Senior Operations Executive

BRIAN BRZINSKI

**** ********** *** * *******, WI 54173

920-***-**** *****.********@*****.***

Accomplished, multi-disciplined, operations executive with strong work ethic and a powerful blend of P&L management, multi-site operations, global profitability improvements, Lean, Six Sigma, TPM Processes, Supply Chain Management, Physical Asset Management, information systems, customer relations and team development. Results-driven with a penchant for fiscal discipline, tactical and operational planning, methodology creation and strategy. Dynamic communicator recognized for cultivating long-term professional relationships and consistently exceeding growth and performance goals in support of enterprise-wide success

Manufacturing Operations Management

Strategic Planning

Project Management

Capital Projects

Global Multi-Site Management

Strategic Sourcing

Continuous Improvement / Lean

Budgets / P&L

Cost Reductions

Asset Lifecycle Management

Program Road Mapping

Strategy Development & Execution

Inventory / Warehouse Management

ERP System Implementation SAP / Oracle

Leadership Development

“Brian is one of the most professional and solid operations and manufacturing businessmen I have worked with. He is visionary in Global Organizational Management, Physical Asset Management, Information Systems, Supply Chain, and Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) systems.” John Ambrose, Senior Vice President, Infrastructure Advisory Services

Directed national / global process improvement teams in a Lean deployment at all facilities generating throughput increases of 40-80%, yielding $6M+ in labor savings, and $2M+product salvage loss.

Worked jointly on committee to design, develop, and deploy enterprise wide Manufacturing Execution System resulting in raw material waste reductions of 20%.

Designed / implemented a global asset management program and created a cross functional multi-plant team, leading to an decrease of 40% in contract labor, 10% in overtime, 75% in unplanned downtime and a financial yield of $20M.

Saved over $1M in electricity consumption and decreased carbon footprint of one site by 10%, winning the best green reliability program of the year award.

Led procurement team to establish preferred supplier Master Service Agreements achieving $20M in total savings through the introduction of a warranty reclamation process, and 17% total annual reduction in indirect material spending.

Led cross-functional team to develop a new compensation and training program to attract and retain technical leadership within 60 days of position vacancy and a 60% improvement in employee retention.

Collaborated on manufacturing network optimization team that led to the closure of three facilities, divestiture of one facility, and three plant expansions with a total investment of $350M.

ADVANCED MANAGEMENT SERVICES & SYSTEMS, (MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY) GREEN BAY, WI 2014 – Present

President

Founded management consultancy providing multifaceted services including, Supply Chain Management, Facility Management/Maintenance, Lean manufacturing/TPS, Strategic Asset Lifecycle Management, Six Sigma, Training, and ERP system deployment to large multi-site organizations.

Projects include:

GE Appliances:

Retained to design and deploy a multi-site Business Process redesign, and Oracle Asset Management and inventory system and integrate 3 disparate systems into one.

Mead Johnson Nutrition:

Retained to optimize overall Lean Manufacturing program that lead to a reduction of unplanned production downtime and reduced product loss due to quality.

Sunny Delight:

Retained to identify and solve equipment performance and supply chain issues. Analyzed equipment and overall labeling/packaging processes to find a material purchasing specification flaw. Created a “go no go” quality check process significantly decreasing product waste and saving hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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SCHREIBER FOODS, ($5B DAIRY MANUFACTURER) GREEN BAY, WI 2010 – 2014

Director of Operations,

Actively managed a global team of 5 Regional Managers as direct reports, 12 Plant Leaders, and 1100 union and non-union hourly employees. Ensures compliance with EPA, USDA, FDA, OSHA, ISO, FSMA, SQF, and FM Global.

Oversaw comprehensive global process improvements and operations programs, which directly led to the improvement and quality of production output, and reliability of high-speed equipment and facilities.

Managed P&L responsibility of $350M diverse dairy products, and flexographic packaging, also directed diverse project management teams responsible for projects ranging from $4M to $12M.

Appointed to define and document corporate gap analysis and benchmarking study, which included defining the corporate vision, mission, strategy, and process improvement implementation plan.

Directed $250M annual capital spending plan consisting of global acquisition, plant construction, and expansion.

Led the development and execution of enterprise level software upgrades for Enterprise Resource Planning / Scheduling, Enterprise Asset Management, Inventory and Procurement, Business Intelligence, Content Management, and Mobile Devices, which added international business process standardization.

Initiated corporate technical employee development program applicable to both salaried and hourly employees leading to increased availability, and reduced rework.

Served as a key member of Due Diligence team and led 5 plant acquisitions both domestic and internationally.

Led plant and distribution center organizational restructuring resulting in a 10% labor reduction

MYLLYKOSKI NORTH AMERICA (FUTURE MARK PAPER) ($1B PAPER MANUFACTURER) ALSIP, IL 2009 – 2010

Director of Engineering

Responsible for the vision and leadership of multiple facilities including eight Maintenance/Reliability Managers as well as a team of engineers setting strategy for maintenance and engineering for one of the most profitable privately-owned lightweight paper manufacturers in the world.

Led all hiring and retention of middle and senior level engineering and management personnel.

Led strategic initiatives resulting in increased efficiency and lower per unit cost.

Awarded Best Green Reliability Program by Uptime Magazine.

Improved OEE from 72% to 78%.

ARCELORMITTAL ($100B+ STEEL MANUFACTURER) VARIOUS U.S. LOCATIONS 2006 – 2009

Maintenance Technology Manager

Responsible for supervision of seven Reliability Managers as well as all safety, preventive maintenance techniques and troubleshooting of manufacturing equipment for the largest global manufacturer of integrated steel products. Directly responsible for $40M operating budget.

Worked on the team to developed vision and strategy for corporate continuous improvement (WCER, WCM) initiative leading to productivity increases and cost reductions.

Led multi plant teams on Asset Management System implementation leading to an enterprise system with over 100,000 identified maintainable assets, and 280,000 MRO inventory items feeding a strategic sourcing system.

Led team that installed process control automation, which increased production efficiency, and product quality.

LTV/US STEEL GARY, IN 1995 –2006

Division Operations Manager

Responsible for management of 11 production units and other duties as associated with the titles above in direct support of continually improving the reliability and maintenance program efforts.

Directly responsible for quality control (QA/QC), production planning, EHS, production, budgeting and management of support systems.

Conducted interviews, directed and recruited employees, also conducted performance evaluations and reported to senior management on employee ability and attitude.

Created, implemented, and monitored company policies and designed ISO 9001 policies for each department developed to coach employee in changing practices for operations.

Created employee work schedule for three departments and 150 employees with varied matrices and rotations.

Led team that installed process control automation, which increased production efficiency, and product quality.

Enforced policies, disciplined employees, and worked with labor union regarding contract interpretation.

Calculated staff payroll, set pay codes, corrected pay inquiries, ensured bonus was paid correctly.

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Board of Directors, ASPIRO GREEN BAY, WI 2011 – 2014

Board of Directors, BAY AREA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GREEN BAY, WI 2011 – 2014

Board of Directors, GREATER WISCONSIN ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION WAUSAU, WI 2013 – 2014

Masters of Business Administration, Purdue University, Krannert School of Business 2009-2011

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management, Magna cum Laude, St. Joseph’s, Whiting, IN 1999-2001

Pre-Med, Biology/Chemistry Studies, 64 Credit Hours Completed, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 1991-1993

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt: LSSBB 2008 - Current

Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional: CMRP 2006-Current

JIPM Certified TPM Instructor 2007 - Current

PMI Project Management Professional Certification: PMP 2008-Current

Association for Manufacturing Excellence

American Society for Quality

Project Management Institute

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