Manufacturing Leader

Bradley Currier

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Summary

Highly motivated, creative, and versatile manufacturing director with over 20 years of proven management and engineering success in increasing roles of responsibility. Industry experience includes electromechanical assembly, liquid and powder mixing and filling, injection molding, hollow fiber spinning, filtration manufacturing, polymer processing, and continuous improvement in an ISO 13485 and QSR environment.

Areas of Expertise

Continuous Improvement

Process Improvements

Implementation of New Processes

ISO 13485 and QSR

Experience

Medivators Corporation (formerly Minntech), Plymouth, MN May 2015 to January 2017

Director of Manufacturing Operations

Direct manufacturing operations of all focus factories at the Plymouth, MN site in support of $180MM in sales. Responsible for the quality, cost, and on-time delivery of all finished goods, sub-assemblies, accessories, and service parts manufactured at Plymouth, MN site.

Successfully led cross-functional teams in transitioning of two manufacturing operations from an external division and an acquisition without disruption of the supply chain.

Oversaw facility, line layout, and staffing modifications to support 128% increase in production of AER’s.

Created manufacturing plan needed to support the corporate objective of doubling revenue in 5 years.

Minntech Corporation, Plymouth, MN 2007 to 2015

Director of Manufacturing – Filter Products

Directed operation of multiple departments manufacturing medical and industrial filtration devices used in medical, biomedical, and pure water applications. Responsible for the quality, cost, and on-time delivery of all filter parts and products.

Successfully implemented eight new filter products in manufacturing to support new biomedical filtration applications and emerging therapeutic treatments.

Led a cross-functional team that reduced field returns by 69% through process change, process development, and improved employee engagement.

Reduced assembly processing time by 18% for the dialyzer line by automating preparation step.

Minntech Corporation, Plymouth, MN 2000 to 2007

Fiber Spinning, Molding and Extrusion Manager

Directed operation of fiber spinning and injection molding departments for a medical device manufacturing company. Responsible for quality, cost, and on-time delivery of molded parts and fiber bundles used for medical filtration devices.

Reduced in-process inventory by 36% through the implementation of kanbans in fiber bundle manufacturing.

Significantly reduced overhead through developing and training manufacturing employees to test and measure process outputs.

Overcame multiple discontinuations of raw materials by leading cross-functional teams in qualifying new materials that improved quality and reduced costs.

Minntech Corporation, Plymouth, MN 1997 to 2000

Fiber Spinning Manager

Directed operation of fiber spinning manufacturing area. Responsible for cost, quality, and on-time delivery of hollow fiber bundles used in medical and industrial filtration. Directed seven day a week, twenty-four hour a day manufacturing operation.

Stabilized the spinning process that reduced the need for quality control inspection from 30 hours per week to 9 hours per week.

Transitioned twelve new fiber spinning processes from Research and Development into Manufacturing. Includes writing and executing qualification protocols and writing new manufacturing procedures.

Minntech Corporation, Plymouth, MN 1995 to 1997

Manufacturing Engineer

Supported manufacturing through process improvements and qualifications. Installed and qualified new equipment for the manufacture of hollow fiber and filtration devices used in medical and industrial filtration. Responsible for trouble-shooting equipment and process upsets.

Redesigned and implemented hot water rinse system that resulted in one-half the water usage and 70% energy savings through heat reclamation.

Improved overall material yields from 55% to 90% through equipment and process modifications.

Transitioned polyimide hollow fiber manufacturing from Research and Development to Manufacturing.

Cargill, Savage, MN 1992 to 1995

Senior Operation Technician

Responsible for operation of plant for the manufacture of the biodegradable polymer, polylactic acid (PLA). Assisted in the start-up of the new semi-works facility.

Shift leader responsible for the manufacturing of polymer and training of new employees.

Member of a team that transitioned a research and development project into a viable manufacturing process.

Education

Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2010

M.B.A

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1992

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Emphasis in Business, Economics and Administration

Training, Skills & Seminars

Lean Black Belt Certificate, Institute of Industrial Engineers

How to Deal with Difficult Employees, University of Minnesota Continuing Education

Lean Manufacturing Workshop, Manufacturers Alliance

Visual Management and 5S Improvements, Manufacturers Alliance

Value Stream Mapping, Manufacturers Alliance

Authenticity and Courage in Action - Leadership Development, Above the Line Leadership

Multi-Variable Testing Techniques for Manufacturing Processes, QualPro

Internal Quality Auditor Training ISO 9001:2000, River Systems

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