David Manning is an organizational development leader with 13+ years at McKee Foods driving continuous improvement, leadership development, and cultural transformation across frontline and senior teams. As McKee Operating System Manager he blends practical lean practices with psychometrics and experimental design to turn complex people-data into actionable strategy and measurable performance gains. He built his career from production supervision to enterprise-level training and OD roles, giving him a rare, boots-on-the-floor perspective on how governance, mental models, and systems interact. A certified project manager with an MA in I/O Psychology, he coaches leaders to improve engagement, collaboration, and adaptability while embedding sustainable capability-building at scale. Outside HR work he has hands-on technical experience contributing to an open-source SASS plugin for Gulp, reflecting a comfort with developer tooling and build workflows that informs modern learning and process automation. Based in Siloam Springs, AR, he’s known for pragmatic change strategies that prioritize learning culture and long-term results.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Arkadelphia High School
MA, Industrial / Organizational Psychology, MA, Industrial / Organizational Psychology at Louisiana Tech University
BA, Psychology, BA, Psychology at Henderson State University
Contributions:90 commits, 14 PRs, 19 pushes in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:David primarily contributed to the development and maintenance of a SASS plugin for Gulp. Their work included implementing core functionality for compiling SASS files, integrating with the node-sass library, and adding support for various options such as source maps. Furthermore, the user enhanced the plugin with unit tests, documentation, and options to control error logging. The contributions suggest an understanding of build processes and the integration of SASS within a JavaScript-based workflow.
Contributions:3 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 2 years 7 months
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David Manning - McKee Operating System (MOS) Manager