Todd Drummond’s Background

Quick overview…
Independent Consulting Services -

Since 2003

20+ Years in Truss Industry
30+ Companies Served and Counting

Partial listing of companies where services were provided:

Alberta Truss Ltd. (Edmonton, AB)
Acorn Lumber, LLC (MN)
Anderson Truss Co. (IL)
Automated Building Components, Inc. (3 Locations in WI & MN)
BMC West (Idaho Falls, ID)
Carter-Lee Building Components Inc. (IN)
Cal-Asia Truss Inc. (CA)
Concord Truss Co. (NJ)
Chesapeake Engineered Wood & Truss Dixie (MD)
Component System, Inc. (UT)
Dunkirk Supply (MD)
Evergreen Lumber & Truss, Inc. (MS)
Fabco – Tontarski, Inc. (NY)
Farroh Roof Truss (ND)
Hart Components (TX)
Holden Truss Ltd. (Haliburton, ON)
Kent Truss Limited (Sundridge, ON)
Kylmala Truss (Saginaw, MN)
Locke Truss (Brockville, ON)
Mars-Span Truss Inc. (Drayton, ON)
Millwork Truss Centre (Bowmanville, ON)
Nelson Lumber (Edmonton, Alberta)
Penn-Truss Manufacturing (Saltcoats, SK)
Rockett Lumber (Mississauga, ON)
Star Building Supply (Calgary, Alberta)
Structure Truss (Fort Macleod, Alberta)
Technological Building Structures (NJ)
Tech-Wood Building Components (Rocky View, AB)
Terra Nova Truss (Newfoundland, CA)
Timber-Tech Truss Systems, Ltd (Lethbridge, AB)
Trus-Way Inc. (Vancouver, WA)
U.S. Components, LLC. (AZ)
ZyTech Building Systems (Calgary, Alberta)

Truss Industry Since 1988

Design manager of large and small offices

Truss, Wall Panel and Engineered Wood Products

Lead Salesman
Production Foreman
Involved in all aspect of truss manufacturing

Equipment purchasing
Software evaluation
Employee relations

Summary of Background

After completing a four-year tour in the US Army, I started working in the truss industry in 1988 with my father. It was a small panel-and-truss shop that tried to find a market niche in central Maine. While working part and full-time, I completed a four-year degree in Business Management. In Wisconsin, I refined my technical skills as a truss designer and became their design manager. In Idaho, truss sales became my primary focus. Within a year of employment at this company, I became the lead salesman. After five years, I was up for promotion to a general manager’s position; however, I passed on this to move my family back to the East coast. My skills and experience landed me a position as head design manager in a large Pennsylvania company that produced trusses and wall panels. My last position was with a New Hampshire company as the manager of truss production.

Over the years, one tends to pick up a great deal of information if one pays attention. This on-the-job training has helped me with my consulting skills. It has been fascinating to see how every company strives for the same goals, but goes about achieving them in different ways. I would like to think that after spending all that time in different environments, anybody could gain knowledge of what works best.

I have learned something new from each location I have visited, and I share all the best practices with the next consultation and also with previous clients. It has been a cumulative process that is really making a difference with each consultation. Between learning best practices with each location and the research I conduct, such as lean manufacturing principles, I know I am performing a valuable service that permits companies to become more profitable.

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree

Four-year program for Business Management from University of Southern Maine

Various studies in Lean Manufacturing and other leading management practices
Various studies in Time and Motion
I constantly sharpen my skills by reading numerous books and magazines for research and skill development

Four-year tour in the US Army (1984 - 1988);

Sergeant (E5)
M1A2 Abrams Battle Tank Crew Member
Intense military training that included non-commission officer
Intense team training exercises and programs

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