Brian Fussner
Charlotte, NC,United States
Summary
Operations Manager With an Extensive Track Record of Successful Acquisition Integration with over thirty (30) years of leadership experience with a proven track record to ensure success in the manufacturing process through the operating disciplines of Procurement, Process Engineering, Materials, Manufacturing, Finance, I/T, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing. Savvy in creating and executing 1-, 3-, and 5-year business plans to include staff goal alignment.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Operations
Nu-Tec Systems
Mooresville, NC
10.2016 - Current
- Currently manage a privately owned automotive tool manufacturer to promote profit for the business and to manage the company’s line of credit, P & L and the owner’s balance sheet
- Additional responsibilities include hiring/terminating, manage the employee 401k program, established health care benefits, banking, performing wire transfers to foreign suppliers, as well as the responsibility for all shop and labor operations
- A critical responsibility was to be trusted at one year tenure, to lead the closing of a related leased Canadian business unit in 2017.
General Manager
TEK-Cumberland Valve & Fitting Div.
Knoxville, TN
09.2010 - 10.2016
- Small privately owned distributor of Parker Hannifin Instrumentation products. Cumberland Valve and Fitting served a wide variety of markets – Power (TVA), Fiber optic (Corning) Department of Defense (Oak Ridge National Lab) in a territory consisting of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
- Complete operational management of the business.
- Had full P&L responsibility, hiring and firing responsibility, managed the outside sales team.
Director of Lean
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Irvine, CA
12.2008 - 09.2010
- Integrate newly incorporated acquisition into Parker Hannifin SOP's and Culture.
- Full P+L responsibility for the Aerospace Group's recent acquisition in Naples, FL.
- Ownership of full lean development for a $425m division of Parker Aerospace.
- Site's included: Elyria, OH, Devens, MA, Phoenix, AZ, Irvine, CA, Naples, FL.
Operations Manager | Instrumentation Valve Div.
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Jacksonville , AL
06.2002 - 12.2009
- Implemented SOP's, Strategy, and Execution to drive the Division to become the most profitable North American Industrial division on RONA.
- Through Implementation of LEAN methodology and TPS, became one of 2 Global teaching sites for all of Parker Hannifin Corp.
- Main contributor of acquisition team during the evaluation, purchase, and integration of an Oil and Gas Related Div. in Beaumont Tx
- After purchase, took on full operational responsibility.
General Manager | Veriflo Div.
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Richmond, CA
06.2000 - 06.2002
- Was in charge of all P+L for a multi-facility, $125m+ division of Parker Hannifin.
- Assumed position after PWC Audit resulted in needed change of top management 1 year after acquisition and integration of division.
- Instituted publicly traded company HR practices into a formerly privately held union shop.
- Locations include: Industrial Regulator Operation in Carson City, NV, 50% joint venture stake in a bulk gas-valve operation in San Louis Obispo, a Regulator Operation in Ewal, NJ, and a High-Purity Regulator exclusively catering to the Semiconductor Industry in Richmond, CA.
- Responsible for closing a redundant facility (Ewal, NJ) and moving all operations to the Richmond, CA facility.
General Manager | Instrumentation Valve Div.
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Jacksonville, AL
05.1996 - 06.2000
OEM & Distributor Development Manager
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Waterville, OH
01.1994 - 05.1997
Production Control Manager
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Huntsville, AL
11.1991 - 02.1994
Education
MBA - International Finance
Mendoza College of Business | University of Notre
South Bend, INBachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, INSkills
- Managed a variety of plants and divisions; many with them with full P&L accountability, joint ventures with revenue streams between $40m - $120M
- Managed all operating disciplines: Product Engineering, Procurement, Process Engineering, Materials, Manufacturing, Finance, IT, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing
- Managed multiple sites, up to $120M in revenue with divisions having as much as 900 total employees and experience with both union and non-union shops
- Financial Return: Led all NA operating units in RONA Achieved highest ROS as measured against asset investment per sales dollar
- Lean: Chosen as one of two(2) North American lean model sites The degree of lean progress led to the site being a teaching site internal and external to Parker Hannifin Lean success measured year over year improvement in DSI; on-time delivery and sales/employee retention
Timeline
Director of Operations
Nu-Tec Systems
10.2016 - Current
General Manager
TEK-Cumberland Valve & Fitting Div.
09.2010 - 10.2016
Director of Lean
Parker Hannifin Corp.
12.2008 - 09.2010
Operations Manager | Instrumentation Valve Div.
Parker Hannifin Corp.
06.2002 - 12.2009
General Manager | Veriflo Div.
Parker Hannifin Corp.
06.2000 - 06.2002
General Manager | Instrumentation Valve Div.
Parker Hannifin Corp.
05.1996 - 06.2000
OEM & Distributor Development Manager
Parker Hannifin Corp.
01.1994 - 05.1997
Production Control Manager
Parker Hannifin Corp.
11.1991 - 02.1994
MBA - International Finance
Mendoza College of Business | University of Notre
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Valparaiso University
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