February 2017

K Company: Sound Manufacturing, Inc. and Monster Power Equipment, Inc. Name: Kelli-Marie Vallieres, PhD Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.soundmfg.com Address: 51 Donnelley Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475 USA Telephone: +1 860-388-4466 Construction / Leading the Way to the Top! g ensure mutual success. Sound Manufacturing is committed to our quality system, and core values, and utilizes them as the foundation of all business decisions. “I am very committed to developing the skills and knowledge of our team. We have developed many internal and external training programs that provide opportunities for our team members to have careers in our organizations. Most of our supervisors and management team are comprised of people that have worked through the ranks, gaining the knowledge and experiences necessary to become managers. “I believe the key to my success has been my ability to develop an organization that works together as a team with common core values and strategic goals,” Kelli-Marie reflects. “I always look at situations as learning opportunities. I work to help people understand the why not just the what, and to learn from our mistakes to develop good critical thinkers and problem solvers. I provide our team members the opportunity to take responsibility and accountability for themselves, provide positive feedback, and appreciate everyone for their contributions. “We have a set of core values we communicate to everyone and work to live up to everyday in everything we do: Respect Everyone; Be a Team; Create a shared Understanding; Make IT Happen; Follow Up and Follow Through. Each core value is depended on the other. Our management team, manages by example and ensures we treat our team according to our core values and they trickle down to everyone. “I always put everyone’s best interest first to create win-win- win situations. If our individual employees are successful, then our organization is successful, and as a leader, I am successful.”