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Do you need an experienced operations leader that applies world-class Continuous Improvement methodologies (Lean Manufacturing and 6-Sigma), as well as strong team leadership skills across geographic and cultural boundaries to drive product, process, and team excellence? or...
Are
you looking for a seasoned leader with a strong manufacturing background, skilled
in quality leadership, and able to bring new products into
manufacturing - someone that can drive improvements across the entire value stream, from suppliers to customers? or...
Are you looking for a passionate, empowering, hands-on Plant Manager who thrives in a factory environment, fully appreciates diversity, enjoys leading teams, who loves to excite and inspire higher levels of performance and contribution, but can also contribute at higher levels for broader business success?
If so, we should talk!
I am interested in considering all Plant Manager opprtunities, as well as Director or VP positions in Operations, Manufacturing, and Quality.
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Welcome to my Digital Resume (my online Career Portfolio).
Please take a moment to explore this site to see how I can help you. Use the tabs across the top to navigate through the site to gain a better understanding of my skills, experiences, the value I can bring to your company, and what others say about me.
My name is Bill Brown, a multi-dimensional manufacturing/quality /operations professional with more than 25 years experience managing factories, manufacturing products, leading teams, solving problems, and developing organizations for improved product, process, and company performance.
With a background leading organizations in
(1) challenging manufacturing environments,
(2) driving productivity / quality improvements using world-class methodologies,
(3) building empowered teams fully aligned to the challenges of today's market challenges, and
(4) building new leaders that inspire the best,
I have led teams to improved profitability after years of declining margin, reversed quality trends, successfully brought new products through manufacturing launch when others failed, and optimized factory output and production in global businesses.
My extensive experience at Eastman Kodak, working in its flagship high-volume equipment business, has positioned me to lead your teams to world-class excellence. I reinforce my leadership and organizational management skills with a strong background in product manufacturing, process management and optimization, and an affinity for building effective relationships on the factory floor and across organizational boundaries.
Please check what others say about my skills and ability to contribute: Recommendations
Besides the tabs across the top, feel free to visit any of these Links to explore my background further:
To request a copy of my resume, or an Executive Bio (not included in this site), please feel free to contact me at Bill@WmCBrown.com or use the "Contact Us" page. |
| Career Capsule Summary |
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Overview:
As a hands-on multi-dimensional executive with a passion for excellence my 25+ years leadership experience in manufacturing and quality organizations (nationally and internationally, applying Lean, six-sigma, and organizational development to close gaps to world-class performance) inspires me to pursue excellence in manufacturing with a keen desire to maintain manufacturing as a vital competency in the US.
For manufacturing to be sustained, however, we must have the most customer-focused, quality-obsessed, productivity-minded leaders relentlessly pursuing the elimination of waste while empowering teams to achieve to their highest potential.
I am a leader with the skills to move manufacturing forward. My education (BS in Engineering, MBA in General Management), my certifiable skills (200 hours of Blackbelt training, ASQ Certified Quality Manager, and a pending APICS CPM) along with my vast range of experiences has prepared me to make substantial contributions to companies that desire to make their manufacturing capabilities a source of competitive advantage. | |
| Accomplishment Highlights, by Major Category |
| My diverse range of experiences contains the following: |
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• Leadership and Management: Managed 600+ employees across multiple plants providing leadership to all improvement initiatives.
• P&L, multi-site: Driven significant margin improvements in $150M product bill (across 18 cost centers).
• Strategic Deployment: Delivered $53M of productivity improvements in 1 year in a $450M business unit; international scope, with projects in 3 countries.
• Plant Turnaround: Increased operating margin $6M, improved quality 50%, and lead-time 30% in one year.
• Quality Systems and Continuous Improvement: Reduced defects by 50% or more in one year, on three occasions, in three countries. Built new ISO 9001:2000 quality system. Certified Quality Manager, Black belt.
• Plant Start-Up & Management: Greenfield operation in Mexico. JV in China. Lean focused factory in US.
• New Product Development: Reduced development cycle time by 80%. Produced $4.5M incremental sales.
• Organization Development: Experienced coach and developer of high performance teams; balanced scorecards, cross-functional leadership, personal commitment to success of each employee, effective feedback. Promote inclusion, and recognition.
• Integrated Supply Chain: Leadership from purchasing and planning, through manufacturing, to warehouse and distribution. APICS CPIM in process.
• International ex-pat: 6 years experience working outside US (5 years in Mexico, 1 year in Brazil). Led Lean and Quality initiatives across US, Mexico, China. Conversant in Spanish.
• Civic Responsibility: Founder and First Chair of the Middle Georgia Manufacturing Council. Supported by the Chamber of Commerce with the goal of sustaining and growing manufacturing competencies in middle Georgia. |
| Job Skills |
| The following summarizes my main functional competencies that are directly applicable to any manufacturing or service operation - see the tab "Skills" for specific examples. |
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Manufacturing and Quality Improvements
> Lean Manufacturing Leadership
> Lean deployment across multiple sites
> Quality Organization Leadership
> Six-sigma methodology
> Productivity optimization
> Defect reduction
> Hoshin Kanri (Policy/Strategy Deployment)
> ISO-9001 system development
> Strategic initiative development, and tactical planning
> Project management
> Blackbelt and Greenbelt coaching
> Product launches through manufacturing |
Operations Management, Team Leadership, Global Experience
> General Management
> P&L, budget management
> Plant management
> Plant turnaround
> New Plant Start-up
> Change Agent
> Ability to live overseas
> Multi-site experience
> Organization development
> Coaching and mentoring
> Career development
> Performance management
> Team leadership, including internationally
> Crisis management
> Inclusion
> Scorecard development
> Balanced scorecards
> Project management
> Integrated supply chain
> Functional Spanish language skills |
I have experience with the following major categories of Products, Processes, and Organization Leadership:
• Processes - Automated, Manual, Batch, Continuous Flow (see the "Process Experience" tab for details)
Manual and automated assembly - mechanical, electrical, sheet metal component fabrication, plastic injection molding, packaging, wire manufacture, weaving (textiles), dyeing, metal stamping
• Organizational leadership/functions: Local, International, Plant Management, Lean, Quality, Director, VP
Plant Manager (including start-ups), Product Manager, Manufacturing Launch leader , Quality and Lean - factory teams, global teams, Journeyman-level Instrument Makers, Engineering Manager, Product Development (Tech Center), Supply Chain Leader (planning, purchasing, distribution, warehouse), Director, VP - Manufacturing, International (as ex-pat and as worldwide team leader)
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| My Overall Career Goal |
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I am looking for my next career challenge:
To leverage my expertise in operations, team leadership, supply chain and strong continuous improvement skills to lead a manufacturing or service organization to world-class performance resulting in significantly improved organization efficiency and profitability.
I am interested in considering all Plant Manager positions as well as Director or VP level positions in Manufacturing, Quality, or Operations, national or international, single site or multi-site.
I am free to relocate anywhere on this planet! | |
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