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, MIGreen Belt - Six Sigma
Villanova University
Villanova, PA2014
Lean Management - Six Sigma
Villanova University
Villanova, PA2014
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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