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Ronny Kisor, Center Director                             

Ronny is the Center Director of the ATN-Rainsville center at Northeast Alabama Community College.  He has over 20 years experience in manufacturing industry, particularly in machining, stamping, welding, metalworking, and assembly operations.   He has held positions in Quality Engineering and Management and has worked with the ATN for over 15 years. Ronny has assisted companies in implementing quality management systems (ISO 9001, TS 16949, AS9100, etc.) and process control programs such as Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments. He has completed training as a Six Sigma Black Belt and holds certifications from the American Society of Quality as a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and Certified Quality Auditor (CQA). Ronny has a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Alabama.                                    

Chris Anderson, Project Engineer

Chris has a background in metal working and wood product companies, working in both the automotive and non-automotive industries. Chris is a NIST certified Lean Trainer with a background in both lean and quality, in addition to MOST (predetermined time systems) and facility layout experience. He is a certified quality auditor and Six Sigma Green Belt with a background of training and implementing QS-9000, ISO-9000 and AS-9100 in varying corporations over the last 10 years. With experience in leading kaizen, 5S, and quick-die changeover teams; Chris has a broad knowledge in applying lean principles to the factory floor. He is certified as a lean bronze level practitioner by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Chris has a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University.


Jada Freeman, Office Manager

Jada joined ATN in 2006 and is pleased to work on the campus of Northeast. She has several years of banking and clerical experience and has a Bachelor's Degree in Management from Athens State University.