{"id":331,"date":"2023-02-02T16:01:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T21:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secontainer.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=331"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:04:15","slug":"john-underwood","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/about-us\/senior-leadership\/john-underwood\/","title":{"rendered":"John Underwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-f9x5k-b88272982b5aa0fc3c49b4ad266e3cb1 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ldbs3b4v-10070c83de71aae6bf6b046f2e207686\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ldbs3b4v-10070c83de71aae6bf6b046f2e207686 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ldbs3b4v-10070c83de71aae6bf6b046f2e207686 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ldbs3b4v-10070c83de71aae6bf6b046f2e207686 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-971 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-971 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14.png\" alt='' title='14'  height=\"1600\" width=\"1600\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14.png 1600w, https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-1030x1030.png 1030w, https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-1500x1500.png 1500w, https:\/\/ext.secontainer.com\/ext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-705x705.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-g4f5c-5639aa4364e65f47c78fd4b74cb6de93 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldbr8lyy-4ba1b2b5a2aacccadbe0957bf37c22bb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Underwood<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vice President of IT and Manufacturing Services<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-bliy8-d5332cbc81950f3855164691f4bd7e55 hr-default  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldbrcj66-90eb342855fb5659015ee23a3b12b1fe '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Career:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Underwood joined SEC as a Project Engineer in 1990. John was promoted to Engineering Manager in 1993. During his time in engineering he was responsible for managing the construction of eight new facilities and the expansions of two existing facilities as well as the installation of the production equipment. In 2009, he was asked to join the Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP implementation team coordinating capital projects, purchasing, spare parts inventory, and the MRO aspects of the AX implementation. In 2011, he joined the Finance group and was given the responsibility to develop operating budget and financial reporting tools that integrated with AX. In 2019, John was promoted to Senior Director of IT and Manufacturing Services with responsibilities for the Information Technology department and the Manufacturing Services department. In 2023, he was promoted to the role of Vice President maintaining his responsibilities for the Information Technology and the Manufacturing Services departments.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Education:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering and a Minor in Computer Programming from North Carolina State University in 1990. John also served 8 years in the United States Army Reserve as a Combat Engineer achieving the rank of Sergeant.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Social\/Community:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John is very active in his local church. He has served in many capacities and he and his wife coordinated an outreach to the homeless community in the Asheville area for more than 10 years. He is an avid supporter of ABCCM through the United Way. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Personal:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John was born in Haywood County, but grew up in the Enka\/Candler area. He and his wife, Jill, were married in 1986. They have three children and five grandchildren who John enjoys spending as much time as possible with. He loves to hike, fish, and camp. 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