Grace Ball

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Area Operations Manager - Vulcan Materials

  • Education

    • Fordham gabelli school of business

      2022 - 2024
      Master of business administration - mba business administration, management and operations
    • Loyola academy

      2008 - 2012
    • University of illinois at urbana-champaign

      2012 - 2017
      Bachelor of science - bs business administration and management
  • Experience

    • Vulcan materials company

      Jun 2017 - now

      -Area operations manager of Granite, Limestone and Sand quarries across New Jersey. -Safety, environmental, P&L, KPI, capex management -Manager of the integration of the formerly US Concrete surface quarries, sand and gravel, and barge facilities as well as the sales department into the Vulcan Way of Operating and company culture.- P&L, KPI, Drilling and Blasting, and Production Management Plant Manager with complete P&L, safety, production and environmental responsibilities of 3 recycle facilities, 2 rail facilities, 2 portable crushing yards and 1 surface quarry. Manage the 3 fixed recycling operations and 2 rail yards. In addition, manage the Illinois Portable Recycling which includes two HSI crushers and multiple pieces of mobile equipment which travel between the Illinois quarries to crush brought in concrete and asphalt. Manage the production, maintenance, budgeting and safety of three recycle concrete and two rail yard facilities.Managed the shipping crew in the sales of 30,000 tons through 1,200 customers trucks coming through the facility while stockpiling 28,000 tons of production each day. Also, supervised the Clean Fill facility which involved multiple dozer operators and laborers taking in over 100,000 tons of dirt and fill material. Worked and trained side by side with the Plant Managers on the mining of a 3 billion gallon reservoir for the MWRD Big Tunnel Project.

      • Area Operations Manager

        Sept 2022 - now
      • Operations Support Manager

        Feb 2022 - Sept 2022
      • Plant Manager

        Oct 2020 - Feb 2022
      • Assistant Plant Manager

        Mar 2020 - Oct 2020
      • Supervisor

        May 2019 - Mar 2020
      • Operations Management Trainee

        Jun 2017 - May 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Explosives handlers lincense

      Illinois department of national reaources
    • Excavating competent person

      Fortier loss control consultants, inc.
    • Msha part 46

      Msha dept of labor
    • Msha part 48

      Msha dept of labor
    • Osha 10 hour

      Us department of labor osha
    • Aggregate base testing technician

      Illinois department of transportation