Nearly 20 years ago, I started my career at Oliver on the manufacturing floor as an Inspector for pouches, lids, and other packages. After a short time in the role, I shifted to testing pouches and then received training to be a Pouch Machine Operator. At that time, there was only one other woman as a machine operator. After about three years, I took a promotion as a Quality Inspector, where I was responsible for completing the final inspections and certification of products. A few years later, I was promoted within the quality organization and transitioned into a role focused on CAPAs and nonconformances (NCMs), where I worked for approximately seven years.
At that point, I decided that I wanted to steer my career in the direction of sales. So, I began in a Customer Care role that eventually led me to the Account Manager role that I am in today.