Corser Promoted to Operations Manager, Valders Stone and Marble

Words: Dan KamysCorser Promoted to Operations Manager, Valders Stone and Marble

Jeremy Corser has been promoted to operations manager of Valders Stone and Marble Inc. Corser started working for the firm part time in 1993, while in school. He began his full-time career as a mechanical draftsman with a food process equipment manufacturer and joined Valders and Eden Stone in 2001 in a similar role in architectural drafting.

Since his full-time start, Corser has moved up steadily in the company and acquired expertise. He began performing programming production CNCs in 2002, and continued with his technical education becoming overall programming manager for the fabricating facility in 2005. Since then, he has sought and completed additional training in the United States and Italy on specific fabricating equipment. He also has completed programs in Facility Operations and Management Training to include QRM (Quick Response Manufacturing) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Corser currently is involved in getting an APEX certification and is on the Lean Manufacturing team for Valders Stone. Jeremy also is a member of the Eden Stone Executive Committee and performs the duties of corporate secretary for Eden Stone.

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