Bryan R. Kirchmer, PE Page * Confidential

Director of Operations

Engineering Leader, Corporate Director, & Manufacturing Professional

Consummate leader, director and professional engineer. Acquired vast experience over 20 year career in engineering and manufacturing. Acknowledged by peers for driving the cultural change that builds organizational effectiveness and propels revenue growth. Prolific engineer, respected professional and accomplished leader; exhibits excellent interpersonal skills, adept at engineering team development and sustaining a high- performance culture. Track record of achievement in directing multiple complex projects and motivating others to ensure streamlined operations, improved processes, and increased manufacturing efficiency. Brings deep technical expertise to the team with a broad knowledge of best practices in manufacturing. Empathic listener that leads by example and continually elicits great performance from his teams. PRESTON-EASTIN INC., Tulsa, OK

Director of Robotic Products [2012-Current]

Building the Robotic Products business unit to contribute to the parent company’s objectives for growth, profitability and customer satisfaction. Responsible for achieving the top-line and bottom-line targets of the Business Unit. Developing strategies to gain market share in the participated segments through market expansion, penetration and product development. Reviewing budgets, reports and forecasts and driving team to achieve established targets. Coordinating direct reports to optimize the use of resources to achieve goals.

Reduced annual warranty and repair expense from 3% of revenue to less than .5% during tenure.

Driving program to focus resources on customers that made up the top 80% of top line revenue. Have successfully reduced SG&A while maintaining top line revenue, thus increasing gross margin by 10%. ELKHART BRASS, Elkhart, IN

Director of Engineering [2011-2012]

Planned and directed the work of highly skilled engineering staff. Directed 5 Engineering Managers and responsible for workforce of 25 engineers supporting standard product maintenance, research and development, model change, engineered systems and manufacturing engineering.

Traveled internationally in over six countries to support product sales and facilitate project commissioning.

Directed Lean Office Initiative in Engineering, enhanced cross-departmental communications and reduced engineering lead times by up to 30%.

Led international market penetration resulting in $1MM of increased revenue in first nine months.

Successfully completed effort to secure and launch products with Grainger Industrial Supply CRC EVANS PIPELINE INTERNATIONAL, Tulsa, OK

Engineering Manager [2010-2011]

Internally promoted to serve as Engineering Manager. Supervised multi-disciplinary engineers, designers, drafters and technicians. Responsible for product development, manufacturing engineering, standard product maintenance, design control, and value-added engineering initiatives.

Incorporated Lean office principles in engineering department resulting in 20% reduction of design lead time.

Coordinated project tenders for onshore and off-shore Engineer-To-Order projects.

Developed and implemented standard work to promote improvements in quality and facilitate ISO 9001 compliance.

Professional Experience

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Growth Strategies

P&L Responsibility

Organization Leadership

Innovation Culture

Product Development

Intellectual Property

Manufacturing Standards

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Bryan R. Kirchmer, P.E.

Research & Development Manager [2008-2010]

Served as manager of Research and Development for advanced pipeline construction technologies. Responsibilities included planning and execution of jobsite interaction with customer base, product development, prototyping, testing and model change implementation.

Completed stage one prototype and testing for patent-pending onshore Olympic spool base.

Facilitated joint venture for pipeline leak detection using acoustic emission.

Conceived and completed first prototype of all-electric pipe bending machine featuring patent-pending design.

FORCEPRO, LLC, Tulsa, OK

Senior Engineering Consultant [2000-2008]

Served as Senior Engineering Consultant and partner with ForcePro. Company provided innovative molding solutions for large part manufacturers. Responsible for project feasibility studies, conceptual and detailed design, field services, material procurement and overall project management.

Led team to deliver $6M EPC project for production line extension. Responsible for workforce of over 35 people.

Supervised group of engineers, designers and project managers including oversight of design and production processes. Identified new technology-driven opportunities for company expansion and new product development.

Secured patent license from public corporation in 2004 and developed in-house intellectual property surrounding new structural foam molding machinery.

Initiated and facilitated fabrication with outsourced contractors in the United States and China.

Collaborated and supported projects with companies in Brazil, Africa, China and India. BADGER METER, INC., Tulsa, OK

Mechanical Engineer [1996-2000]

Responsible for product design, product support, instructing technicians and drafters, guiding sales engineers and field service technicians, examining specifications, and coordinating product design with manufacturing.

Worked underneath a Professional Engineer and secured PE License in 1999. ALPHA INVESTMENT CASTING, Tulsa, OK

Mechanical Engineer [1994-1996]

Oklahoma Professional Engineer, PE 19564

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tulsa 2003 Technology Business Finance Program (TBFP) Grant from State of Oklahoma 2005 Top Five Most Promising Businesses in Oklahoma US Patent 7,281,922

US Patent 7,220,119

Multiple Patents Pending

Certification & Education

Awards & Patents

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