Background
Knaack, Willard Andy was born on April 11, 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Son of Carl William and Sivia Suzanna (Halberg) Knaack.
manufacturing company executive
Knaack, Willard Andy was born on April 11, 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Son of Carl William and Sivia Suzanna (Halberg) Knaack.
Bachelor in Management, Michigan State University, 1966. Postgraduate, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. Postgraduate, Central Michigan University.
Postgraduate, Keller Graduate School Management, Chicago.
Supervisor & engineer Pontiac Motor Division General Motors Corporation, 1966—1971. Manufacturing engineer to production manager 2d shift Copeland Corporation, Sidney, West Union, Ohio, 1971—1973. Senior manufacturing engineer Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Columbus, 1973—1975.
Plant manager, industrial division Sullair Corporation, Michigan City, Indiana, 1975—1979. Assistant general manager Hamburg Industries Inc. Division Trailer Train, South Carolina, 1979—1982, vice president, operations Pell City, Alabama, River Falls, Wisconsin.
With Vollrath Refrigeration Inc., 1982—1985. Owner & management consultant Finance Turn-Arounds Company, Hudson, Wisconsin, 1985—1986. General plant manager Certified Welding and Products Inc., Troy, Michigan, since 1986.
Member of American Management Association, Computer & Automated Systems Association (certified), Society Manufacturing Engineers (senior ), Rotary Club.
Married Sandra Joyce Lindquist, September 3, 1971. Children: Holly Suzanne, Nathan Andrew, Wendy Allison.