John P. Rouse brings to the board 30 years of business management experience. For the last 17 years Mr. Rouse has been the President/Owner/Founder of Washington Equipment Manufacturing Company, Inc. (WEMCO), located in the State of Washington. WEMCO is a multi-million dollar entrepreneurial startup manufacturing company. As its Founder, Mr. Rouse was personally responsible for setting up the engineering, manufacturing and financial aspects of WEMCO and continues to run the daily operations.
Prior to founding WEMCO, Mr. Rouse spent 12 years as equipment and operations manager for DHH Investments and its subsidiary companies, Acme Concrete, Acme Concrete Construction Division, Acme Concrete Asphalt Division, Acme Concrete Ready Mix in Richland, WA, Yakima Concrete and Asphalt Company and Cunningham Sand, Gravel and Asphalt. The Construction and Asphalt Divisions operated in most of the Western United States and the Concrete Division was one of the largest users of cement in the United States. As a member of DHH�s Executive Committee, Mr. Rouse was responsible for purchasing new equipment, daily operations and financial/budgeting. |