John Garrison

John Garrison has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Their most recent role is as the Director of Advanced Training at Louisiana Delta Community College since October 2020. Prior to that, they worked as a Continuous Improvement Manager at Hydro from June 2019 to October 2020. Before that, they held the position of Project Manager - LDCC at Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana from November 2018 to June 2019. From August 2016 to October 2018, they worked as a Project Engineer at Voith Paper, and from September 2014 to August 2016, they served as a Project Manager at Hunt Guillot & Associates. Additionally, they have experience as an Engineer at Haynes International from November 2011 to May 2014 and as a General Manager at XYZ Systems, LLC from July 2010 to November 2011. John also worked at Gardner Denver in various roles, including Manufacturing Engineer III, Lean Leader II, and Manufacturing Engineer II, from August 2005 to July 2010. Furthermore, they served as an Officer in the Louisiana Army National Guard from April 1997 to September 2004.

John Garrison obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana Tech University, where they studied from 1997 to 2002. Additionally, they hold several certifications, including being a Certified Production Technician (CPT (AE)) - Instructor from MSSC - The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (obtained in December 2021), a CNC Milling Trainer from Vincennes University (obtained in June 2021), OSHA #510 from The University of Texas at Arlington (obtained in January 2021), a Forklift Operator Safety Trainer from the National Safety Council (obtained in December 2020), a Certified Instructor from NCCER (obtained in November 2020), a Curriculum Performance Evaluator from NCCER (obtained in November 2020), a Curriculum Proctor from NCCER (obtained in November 2020), and OSHA #500 - Authorized Outreach Trainer - Construction from The University of Texas at Arlington (obtained in June 2021).