摘要: |
Rainy Shorey, a 16-year veteran of Caterpillar Inc. with "lean master black belt" experience in organizational management and a strong supply chain background, was elected as chairwoman of America's Watershed Initiative (AWI), a non-profit based in St. Louis and serving as a voice of the Mississippi River and its basins. Shorey joined Caterpillar in 2007 and spent the first half of her career there as an environment, health and safety professional and manager in central Illinois. After serving seven years overseas as a project manager and new products implementation manager in Poland and Japan, she returned to Illinois in 2020 to her current role as a Lean Master Black Belt. Prior to joining Caterpillar, Shorey worked as a professor of natural sciences at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich., and Illinois Central College in Peoria, Ill. |