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Brian Brown

Swartz Creek,MI

Summary

Lean Manufacturing Management Professional who enjoys building strong teams and consensus with stakeholders. Diverse Management experience, able to recruit, motivate, train, develop and promote a professional staff. Natural leader who enjoys resolving conflict and mitigating risk. Persistent, driven and welcomes responsibility. Proven track record of upgrading operations through cost reduction, increasing productivity, improving quality and driving out waste while maintaining safety standards.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

CNC Machine Operator

Moeller Aerospace
05.2022 - 08.2023
  • Properly loaded and unloaded materials in and out of machines.
  • Inspected finished parts by checking for defects to meet quality standards.
  • Monitored machines during operation to make adjustments when necessary and produce quality parts.
  • Performed daily cleaning to keep machines in good working condition and prolong equipment lifespan.

Quality Control Inspector

General Motors
05.2015 - 12.2020
  • Inspected incoming and outgoing materials for accuracy and quality.
  • Communicated with production team members about quality issues.
  • Inspected quality of products, taking note of functionality, appearance and other specifications.
  • Performed visual inspections and non-destructive tests where appropriate.

Management Executive

General Motors
07.2008 - 05.2015
  • Drafted reports and documents to improve correspondence management, schedule coordination and recordkeeping.
  • Processed vital documentation, completed forms and obtained appropriate insurance verification and authorization for services.
  • Co-Lead Divisional Quality Counsel.
  • Plant funding supervisor, local joint funds.

Trainer Coordinator

General Motors
02.2007 - 06.2008
  • Train - Trainer, Quality Network and Health & Safety classes.
  • Optimized day-to-day instruction to align educational strategies with industry best practices.
  • Initiated new learning methods, eliminating instructional gaps and improving comprehension.
  • Observed and adopted new techniques from skilled instructors and lecturers.

Suggestion Administrator

General Motors
09.2006 - 02.2007
  • Confirm, Analyze and distribute employee suggestions to proper engineering departments.
  • Maintained personnel records and updated internal databases to support document management.
  • Collected, validated, and distributed information to employees.

Production Team Leader

General Motors
06.2000 - 09.2006
  • Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
  • Cultivated professional working relationships with peers and supervisors.
  • Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
  • Monitored and evaluated teams, identifying and targeting opportunities for improvement.

Education

Associate Degree - Business Management

Charles Stewart Mott Community College
Flint, MI

Green Belt - Six Sigma

Villanova University
Villanova, PA
2014

Lean Management - Six Sigma

Villanova University
Villanova, PA
2014

Skills

  • Quality Control
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Malfunction Troubleshooting
  • Maintenance Processes
  • Environmental Compliance
  • Improving Product Quality
  • Safety Processes
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Issue Reporting
  • Corrective Maintenance
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Six Sigma
  • 5s
  • Problem Resolution

Timeline

CNC Machine Operator

Moeller Aerospace
05.2022 - 08.2023

Quality Control Inspector

General Motors
05.2015 - 12.2020

Management Executive

General Motors
07.2008 - 05.2015

Trainer Coordinator

General Motors
02.2007 - 06.2008

Suggestion Administrator

General Motors
09.2006 - 02.2007

Production Team Leader

General Motors
06.2000 - 09.2006

Associate Degree - Business Management

Charles Stewart Mott Community College

Green Belt - Six Sigma

Villanova University

Lean Management - Six Sigma

Villanova University
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