Mike Richardson
Company
Walla Walla Nursery Co.
Job Title
Production Manager
Accomplishments
- Helped company navigate the SANC (Systems Approach to Nursery Certification) process. Identifying ways to improve processes and produce top quality plants.
- Continually works to make the company lean and to design his programs with lean first and foremost.
Extracurricular
Favorite Hobby? Filling a backpack with five days’ worth of gear and heading into the wilderness to find a mountain lake to raft and fish. “Not much can beat the feeling of fighting a brook trout after a long hike into the back country.”
Fun Facts
Can’t Live Without: Music. “It has been a part of my entire life … it can spark so many memories and emotions and it really is something special for me.”
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