Mike Mitchell
Berlin
Summary
Experienced Meat Production and Distribution Specialist with a focus on processing techniques and facility management. Leads slaughter operations and logistics to meet growing demand while driving team development through targeted training programmes. Cultivates stakeholder partnerships to maintain supply lines and support expansion. Delivers quality outcomes through effective project management and client engagement, backed by over fifty years in the industry.
Overview
58
58
years of professional experience
Work History
Meat Production and Distribution
Owner operator
07.1968 - 02.2026
- Grew skills under father’s leadership across major meat-industry roles.
Accepted responsibility for training from 9 years old while working store roles.
Provided hands-on slaughter facility support starting at 17.
Led creation of meat distribution centre and acquisition of HRI plant.
Managed distribution operations to sustain 3x prior-year growth for several years.
Oversaw sale in 2007 and continued seasonal wild game processing for income.
Minister of Religion
Assemblies of God
Spur , Texas
05.2017 - 06.2024
- Maintain Dean’s List standing across Assembly of God University two-year programme.
Auto Sales and management
Adobe Auto
Lubbock , Texas
05.2008 - 11.2016
- Owned end-to-end sales activities, including buying, selling, and trading decisions.
Led appraisals and valuations to guide deal outcomes and commercial terms.
Coordinated staff training and supported financial officer and manager duties.
Education
High School Graduate
Crosbyton High School
Crosbyton Texas01-1977
Ministry
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
TexasSkills
- Retail production, slaughter floor, breaking and boning carcasses, extensive grinding steak cutting, vacuum tumbling Working to move the things which the large packers do not want to put in their own box This ensures continuous supply line helping them helps yourself Training people to do the work is the largest task Small abattoirs need trainers to teach skills When you have skills you can then increase speed, and tonnage, and profits, which lead to growth, and expansion Working to build a team is a key concept Sell the Idea to the team let them earn through solving the problems, while monitoring and overseeing from a distance It seems to still work
- Team leadership
Languages
English
Advanced
C1
Interests
- buying selling and trading knives, sharpening knives
Sharpening knives of all types
- I was taught to sharpen knives at about twelve years old. It has always helped those starting in the meat business. I would go early and sharpen their knives. Soon they would sharpen their own. I taught my grandsons they are twelve, and fourteen, they did it the same day. It is fun to me.
Timeline
Minister of Religion
Assemblies of God
05.2017 - 06.2024
Auto Sales and management
Adobe Auto
05.2008 - 11.2016
Meat Production and Distribution
Owner operator
07.1968 - 02.2026
High School Graduate
Crosbyton High School
Ministry
Southwestern Assemblies of God University