Senior Vice President, Equipment and Procurement

A company veteran of 38 years, John Savage has seen it all. His experience is wide-ranging and includes operations administrations, start-up, construction and project management, including the construction and operations of the Wasco Coal Terminal. John has been instrumental in the development of many of the company’s key productivity and financial management tools. As operations Vice President, he led the development of lightweight state-of-the-art transportation equipment and contributed to the expansion of the company into the national bulk materials management industry.

John is currently responsible for the acquisition, maintenance and sale of all equipment, procurement of materials and services and the acquisition and sale of all real estate holdings. He has also served on the Board of Directors since 2000.

John attended Brigham Young University to study Interpersonal Communications and Organizational Behavior. He has since earned certification from the University of Chicago in Advanced Management Development.