Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Interests
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Brian Kramer

San Antonio

Summary

Dynamic, innovative, and versatile professional with extensive experience in computer technologies, manufacturing, design, and engineering. Demonstrated expertise in improving work flow and productivity to advance organizational goals. Skilled in aligning technical solutions with business objectives through project management, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Construction Superintendent

KB Home
03.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for day-to-day operations, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and adhering to all safety and quality standards.
  • Managed subcontractors effectively, ensuring timely completion of tasks and quality workmanship.
  • Understanding of construction plans, specifications, and safety regulations.
  • Ability to identify and resolve issues effectively
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively
  • Coordinated required inspections with local jurisdictions to identify and quickly resolve any code concerns.
  • Supervised field crews to maximize quality and work efficiency.

Construction Manager

Scott Felder Homes
01.2022 - 03.2022
  • Planning, scheduling, implementation, and coordination of quality-built homes from development to final construction. Responsible for overseeing and coordinating all of the activities of a construction site according to project blueprints and schedule plans.
  • Scheduling and overseeing subcontractors, safety, quality control, code compliance and passing required inspections in a timely manner
  • Oversee and manage the daily activities on multiple homes
  • Identified and resolved construction issues promptly to prevent delays.
  • Ensure that homes are built per specifications and properly translating that to all the contractors that are involved.
  • Coordinate with vendors and suppliers to ensure both custom and standard option packages and materials are ordered, delivered and installed per project specifications.

Construction Manager

Lennar Corporation
03.2021 - 01.2022
  • Responsible for managing, scheduling, and coordination of new residential construction projects. Analysis of jobsite preparedness to ensure projects meet readiness conditions for inspections to include the City of San Antonio as well as applicable third parties. Collaboration with contractors and subcontractors to plan and prepare for each stage of homesite construction.
  • Schedule and supervise daily trade partner activities in accordance with job schedules.
  • Plan and schedule all construction activities on homes from start to finish.
  • Inspect and ensure that work is in compliance with City/County/State requirements and building codes.
  • Maintain a current working knowledge of all applicable building codes and OSHA job safety regulations.
  • Ensure erosion compliance

Supply Chain / Inventory Control Manager

Lucifer Lighting Company
06.2019 - 03.2021
  • Responsible for managing inventory levels to ensure accuracy of both incoming raw materials and outgoing finished goods. Coordinate daily operations of inventory control teams. Investigate, recommend, and utilize new approaches to inventory management to achieve the most productive and efficient inventory control performance
  • Ensure inventory requirements and communicate directly with teams and vendors to ensure that adequate resources are available to execute daily shipping, receiving, and warehouse requirements
  • Set and monitor inventory control key performance indicators to calibrate department performance and proactively take steps to correct poor trends and performance in order to attain goals and objectives
  • Responsible for managing all relevant staff and compensation reviews.
  • Manage cycle count program throughout the year and for annual physical inventory to ensure continuous accuracy, and minimal inventory adjustments.
  • Evaluate warehouse space to ensure capacity aligns with business needs, and proactively make recommendations to address warehouse constraints ensuring smooth business continuity
  • Conducted regular audits of inventory levels to identify discrepancies, taking corrective action when necessary to maintain accurate records.
  • Improved inventory accuracy by implementing a robust cycle counting program and refining warehouse organization strategies.
  • Maintained control of cycle counts, physical inventory and discrepancy research.
  • Optimized warehouse layout for efficient storage and retrieval of items, reducing time spent on locating products during order fulfillment processes.

Quality Control Engineer

Lucifer Lighting Company
12.2018 - 06.2019
  • Responsible for maintaining and improving the quality level of material received from outside vendors as well as any finished goods produced internally.
  • Ensured consistent product performance by routinely calibrating equipment, monitoring test results, and adjusting processes accordingly.
  • Reduced product defect rates through meticulous analysis of production data, identifying trends, and implementing targeted improvements.
  • Responsible for verifying and leading the disposition process for non-conforming material including the issuance of corrective action.
  • Communicate with suppliers and vendors to resolve Quality issues as well as cross-functional departments to create corrective and preventative actions.
  • Review First Article Samples and provide disposition to suppliers.
  • Process first article samples; perform inspection, audit reports, identify features non-conforming to design data, and final FAS disposition.
  • Analyze in-process issues; document, communicate, identify root cause, and drive issue resolution.
  • Final inspection of finished goods; conducts visual and functional tests; identifies issues and communicates resolution.
  • Process material returned from the field (RMAs); confirm the reason for return, perform root cause analysis on failures, able to effectively communicate inspection results.
  • Build in-process products; confirm correct assembly, conduct visual and functional tests.

Quality Control Manager / Engineer

Indo-MIM Inc.
03.2018 - 12.2018
  • Responsible for leading a small team of inspectors that ensured the overall quality of metal injection molded parts for various arms manufacturers in an ITAR and ISO 9001-2015 compliant facility.
  • Adhered to the strict criteria for inspection and testing using advanced digital measurement tools and inspection techniques on post sintered and heat-treated parts include pre-production raw materials.
  • Programming optical systems to measure critical dimensions with and without a restraining fixture.
  • Use of metrology and inspection tools to measure variable and attribute tolerances.
  • Laboratory testing to include metallurgical micro-structure, X-ray Fluorescence, carbon, density, and viscosity
  • First Article Inspection
  • Processing RMA's and customer complaints
  • Project Management – Planning and implementation of small projects, creating standard operating procedures, control plans, operator training, and maintaining process practices

Lieutenant - Assistant Watch Commander

Bexar County Sheriff's Office
08.2001 - 12.2015
  • Led facility operations in dynamic environment including scheduling, facility inspections, task delegation and performance management for personnel, and training.
  • Conducted investigations, incident response, and directed coordination and collaboration with cross-functional departments.
  • Fielded and addressed incidents or complaints from public, and supported other public officials as needed.
  • Supervised up to 200 officers and civilian staff
  • Responsible for maintaining duty rosters, payroll review, staff leave requests and annual training
  • Administered and managed staff disciplinary and regularly assisted in like review boards
  • Performed daily roll call and information briefings
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including strong organizational skills
  • Attended administrative briefings to disseminate new information and policy updates among staff
  • Directed facility safety and emergency response drills to maintain staff preparedness
  • Performed facility inspections
  • Enhancement of special emergency response plans for riots, escapes, death in custody, fire and evacuation
  • Approving authority for incident response actions for use of chemical agents and strategic tactical measures

Education

BSME - Enterprise Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities Planning, Mechatronics

University of Texas San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
01.2017

Skills

  • Revit MEP proficiency
  • Advanced SolidWorks modeling
  • ASME Y14 Geometric Dimensions & Tolerances
  • ISO 9001 standards
  • Quality & Productivity Improvement
  • Project Management
  • Resource Planning & Allocation
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Drafting & Technical Drawings
  • Mechanical Design
  • Continuous improvement methodology
  • OSHA safety compliance
  • Precision machining
  • 3D modeling and printing
  • Electronics & Electrical Circuits
  • Mechanism Design
  • Mechatronics
  • Engineering Design/Prototyping
  • Read & Interpret Technical Drawings & Schematics
  • Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
  • Finite Engineering Analysis
  • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
  • Finite Element Analysis (ANSYS)
  • Analytical Simulation
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Metrology Software
  • Construction scheduling
  • Blueprint reading

Certification

CompTIA Security Plus – 2025-04

Interests

  • Auto Repair/Restoration
  • Electronics and Circuit Building
  • Designing and Printing 3D Models
  • Laser cutting

Timeline

Construction Superintendent

KB Home
03.2022 - Current

Construction Manager

Scott Felder Homes
01.2022 - 03.2022

Construction Manager

Lennar Corporation
03.2021 - 01.2022

Supply Chain / Inventory Control Manager

Lucifer Lighting Company
06.2019 - 03.2021

Quality Control Engineer

Lucifer Lighting Company
12.2018 - 06.2019

Quality Control Manager / Engineer

Indo-MIM Inc.
03.2018 - 12.2018

Lieutenant - Assistant Watch Commander

Bexar County Sheriff's Office
08.2001 - 12.2015

BSME - Enterprise Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities Planning, Mechatronics

University of Texas San Antonio

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