Brian Yarbrough
Leadership
Granite Falls,Washington
Summary
Meticulous distribution, logistics, 3PL, manufacturing and supply chain leader with strong desire to find effective solutions to performance shortfalls and high operational costs utilizing data intelligence while still focused on future state business growth, decisively incorporating new value add opportunities. Experienced in guiding and mentoring employees in an empathetic, engaged, supportive and proactive manner, while ensuring that safety procedures and protocols are followed. Offers successful career history spanning more than 20 years. "Mission First, People Always"
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Manufacturing Operations - Fabrication
Korry Electronics - Aerospace
Everett, WA
01.2023 - Current
- Managed areas of manufacturing, safety, inventory control and process implementation.
- Provided top product quality control and inventory management resulting in reduced downtime and maximized revenue.
- Adhered to applicable regulations, policies and procedures for safety and environmental compliance.
- Identified and solved complex problems that impacted management and business direction.
- Developed production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance and other operational reports to detect production problems.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
Manager - Distribution
Solta Medical, BAUSCH HEALTH - Medical Devices
Bothell, WA
04.2022 - 10.2022
- Monitored inventory levels of products and materials in warehouses to keep needed goods on hand.
- Direct MFG support of 20 work cells providing daily raw component replenishment, as well as finished goods movement, storing. Provided Kaizen input to improve MFG cell JIT delivery of components outside the cells without disruption of MFG operators.
- Proactively identified complex strategy problems impacting business direction.
- Reduced process lags and effectively managed associates to ensure optimal productivity.
- Identified opportunities to reduce cost and improve productivity.
- Analyzed data to identify trends and make recommendations for improved performance.
- Utilized Six Sigma and Lean charts to analyze production operations.
- Leveraged leadership skills to identify deficiencies and opportunities to improve policies, procedures and controls.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
Distribution Center Manager
Victaulic - Construction Piping Products
Kent, WA
01.2013 - 02.2022
- Supervised, trained and guided team by coaching on daily activities.
- No injuries or time loss in 9 years.
- Oversaw production, quality control and material handling operations and made improvements.
- Coordinated and monitored inbound and outgoing deliveries, keeping abreast of delays and other issues.
- Established lasting relationships with clientele through effective issue resolution and negotiation, boosting business opportunities.
- Analyzed operational performance and implemented plans to attain organizational and financial goals.
- Drafted budgets, monitored warehouse costs and reduced expenses.
- Immediately addressed logistical issues and applied remediation techniques.
- Implemented safety guidelines for warehouse and trained employees on applicable policies.
Distribution Manager
Medosweet Farms - Food & Beverage Delivery
Kent, WA
09.2009 - 01.2013
- Tracked goods to verify delivery timetables and effectively routed to final destinations.
- Consolidated routes. Temp tracking for product freshness.
- Managed performance issues with delivery team members.
- Maintained positive relationships with clients to meet deadlines for service delivery.
- Coached delivery teams to take accountability for delivery, risk and issue management.
- Tracked driver behavior, timekeeping and attendance. Resulted in no injuries and time loss in over 3 years.
- Tested, purchased and implemented new routing software solution which reduced number of routes, vehicles, fuel purchased, and per stop times saving the company $400k in the first year.
Education
Doctor of Chiropractic - Chiropractic
Pasadena College of Chiropractic
Pico Rivera, CABachelor of Science - Human Biology
Pasadena College of Chiropractic
Pico Rivera, CACertificate - Safety Inspection 80, OSHA 10, HAZWOPER 40
Edmonds Community College
Lynnwood, WAProfessional Networking & Self-improvement
Linkedin.com/in/brianyarbrough
Skills
- Data Detail Driven / Analysis and Interpretation / Share Results
- Issue Resolution Methodology - Root Cause, 5 Why's, Process Mapping, Spaghetti Charting, Pareto, Value Add Opportunity
- Critical Thinking - LEAN MFG, FEM, 5S, Baseline, SWF, SUR, TPM, QCPC, HACCP, Lean Six Sigma Discipline - DMAIC / DMADV, Process Mapping Refinement
- KPI Creation & Monitoring - Safety, Inventory, On-time Delivery, Quality, Productivity and Equipment (R&M / Breakdown)
- Inventory Management - Accuracy, Corrections, Cycles, IT Upgrades, KB, Lot Size, Physical Inventory, Slotting, Velocity, Packaging, Labeling
- Materials Monitoring - Loss Prevention, QA/QC, RMA, Defects, RTV
- Relationship Building - Positive Influencer and Motivator, Effective with High Profile Clients for Mutual Benefit
- Exceptional People Skills (Globally) - Customer Care, Finance, Credit, Supply Chain, MFG, EH&S, Sales, C-Suite, Listens & Considers Others' Opinions, Worker Coaching, Development, Motivation and Supervision
- Process Monitoring - Auditing and Recovery Planning
- ERP / WMS / CRM / TMS Software - SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, AS-400, PeopleSoft, High Jump, Profound, Integration Point
- Regulations Compliance - ISO 13485 & 9001, QMS, GMP, COO, FDA, EPA, DOT, Import / Export (CI & SLI), AS9100 & AS9102 (FAI)
- Budget Preparation and Management (P&L) - Goal Setting, Planning, Expansion & New Ventures
Work Availability
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Quote
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire
Accomplishments
Linkedin.com/in/brianyarbrough
Professional Networking & Self-improvement
Completion of certification programs...
Operational Excellence Foundations (2022)
Kaizen Work-out Facilitator (2023)
Lean Six Sigma Foundations (2022)
Lean Six Sigma: Define & Measure (2022)
Lean Six Sigma: Analyze, Improve & Control (2022)
Six Sigma levels achieved: White & Yellow (2022)
Green & Black (2023)
Root Cause Analysis: Getting to the Root of Business Problems (2022)
Process Improvement Foundations (2022)
Project Management Foundations - Quality (2022), Communication & Teams (2023)
Statistics Foundations: The Basics, Using Data Sets, Advanced Topics, ANOVA, Regression, Variation (2022)
Change Management Foundations (2023)
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