Inspiring Stories from Manufacturing’s Game Changers

In the heart of every manufacturing facility lies a team of all stars — the frontline workers who drive progress, innovation, and transformation.
We celebrate these Faces of the Frontline: Manufacturing’s All Stars by sharing their inspiring stories of achievements and impact on their companies and the manufacturing industry.

Karnel Chevry, McEntire Produce

Karnel «KC» Chevry
McEntire Produce

KC started as a temporary worker and rose through the ranks with an unyielding passion for learning and a knack for embracing new challenges.

Mireya Jimenez, Pioneer Frozen Foods

Mireya Jimenez
Pioneer Frozen Foods

Redzone super-user Mireya has been instrumental in helping her plant increase overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and reduce injuries.

Rudy Laynez, St. Clair Foods

Rudy Laynez
St. Clair Foods

Rudy is a Redzone master who specializes in getting buy-in from employees while maintaining his place as the “encouragement champion” at the plant.

Scott Walker, Nature's Sunshine

Scott Walker
Nature’s Sunshine

Scott takes it upon himself to learn new skills and uses them to reduce waste time at the facility, remove inefficiencies, and train others to do better.

Erwin Araujo, Xlear

Erwin Araujo
Xlear

Erwin’s drive for excellence has included creating maintenance and troubleshooting tutorials that have since slashed downtime and increased team productivity.

Jennifer Allen, KIND

Jennifer Allen
KIND

Jennifer challenge the status quo, inspires excellence in others, and finds solutions that solve business challenges and make processes easier for her team.

Pedro Garcia, California Natural Products

Pedro Garcia
California Natural Products

Pedro went from a temporary employee with great ideas but low authority, to a permanent employee who represented the company’s standards.

Gerardo Camargo, Virginia Park Foods

Gerardo Camargo
Virginia Park Foods

Gerardo’s years-long experience and stellar performance have earned him the unwavering trust of his peers and managers alike.

Leslie Mack, R.S. Hanline & Company

Leslie Mack
R.S. Hanline & Company

Leslie’s dedication to her team has created a corporate culture where all employees are valued and celebrated.

Daniel «Danny» Cavazos
HP Hood

While delivering impactful cost savings, Danny’s efforts have also driven a bigger cultural shift around quality ownership among operators.

Chasity Hightower
Wellness Pet Company

Chasity’s knowledge and enthusiasm inspire and empower others, improving her team’s individual competencies, as well as the company’s operations.

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José Peralta
Olli Salumeria

José’s military background instilled an unmatched attention to detail and curiosity that has enabled him to excel in his maintenance technician role.

Michael «Mikey» Garcia
Claremont Foods

Mikey has earned his team’s respect because, in everything he does, he leads by example, modeling how to do the work and how to treat others.

Christian Terreforte-Rivera
Cloverdale Foods

Christian encourages his team to collaborate and innovate by embracing new ideas and continuously seeking better ways of working.

Shannon Bone
Companion Baking

Shannon’s relentless pursuit of excellence and strategic problem-solving abilities has helped create a culture of efficiency and environment responsibility.

Eucary Pineda
BetterBody Foods

Eucary has a passion for problem solving. Her natural drive to improve the world around her led her to be an early adopter of Redzone.

Brani Jacobo
Gorilla Glue

Over the last four years, Brani has demonstrated such enthusiasm, spirit, and leadership that he’s advanced to assistant supervisor on the second shift (nights).

Roy Barron
ASR Group

Roy has a reputation for dedication and innovation through 18 years of service at the American Sugar Refining plant, a member of ASR Group.

Digna Cedillo
Empire Bakery

Digna brings with her an innate ability to face challenges with optimism and inspire others to do the same at Empire Bakery.

Dave Rios
Allied Wire & Cable

Management estimates that almost three-fourths of the team members actively use new technology thanks to cheerleaders like Dave.

Jessica Hernandez
Dot’s Pretzels

Jessica’s unwavering perseverance and commitment to driving positive change at her organization has led her to become the leader she is today.

Tales of Triumph from the Factory Floor, Vol. 1

Here at QAD Redzone, we believe in celebrating the “Faces of the Frontline” by sharing the stories of how these game changers are driving the manufacturing industry forward.