JAMES S. BREWER

**** *** ****** **., ****** TN **167, Cell: 615-***-****,,Email: acz2c7@r.postjobfree.com, www.linkedin.com/pub/jim-brewer/b/9a7/3b2 SENIOR SALES and MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE

Plant Manager / Strategic Accounts Manager / Director of Sales / President, CEO Accomplished Executive Leader with 20+ Year Record of Consistently Building Sustainable Organizations with Extraordinary, Long Term Results; Successfully Driving Organizational Climate of Growth for Global Businesses, Turnaround and Start-Up Companies

Results-proven, growth-oriented, globally focused leader with consistent record of effectively executing strategies leading to significant sales revenue growth and reduced operating expenses, building sustainable organizations with extraordinary, long-term results.

Professional face of the organization to the community deploying a participatory, relationship based management leadership style that people follow.

Experienced leading acquisitions, divestitures, and consolidations; building capable supply chains, establishing, maintaining and growing cooperating customer relationships for sustainable, year over year, successful business growth.

A dynamic, data-driven change agent skilled in leading organizations to achieve manufacturing and operational excellence to deliver improvements in quality, market position and financial performance. Leading Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing programs, and metric-based management. EXECUTIVE ACHIEVEMENTS AND SUCCESSES

Full P&L responsibility as President for $360MM P&L Managed and directed improved profitability from 9.5% to 35.4% Produced measurable year over year sales revenue growth under dynamic, and shifting markets Led business to realize profit improvement and sales revenue growth of more than 500% Directed 24-month initiative taking an Int’l Computer Mfg. & Service Company from worst to first place P ROF E S S I ONA L E XP E R I E NC E

Data-driven executive manager, experienced leading acquisitions, divestitures, and consolidations; building capable supply chains, establishing, maintaining and growing cooperating customer relationships for sustainable results. Effective manager of numerous high profile and important projects simultaneously; financially, technically and conceptually astute; balanced, energetic, dependable, loyal and reliable. Builder of highly motivated teams, developing personnel for increased responsibilities; start up, facility shutdowns, repetitive high volume, and low-volume-high-mix experience. Effective in unionized and non-unionized work environments.

~Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial Leadership~

~Lean Conversion and Six Sigma Implementation Experienced~

~Numerous New Project and Product Development Strategy & Launch Qualified~

~Government, Private, Public, PE Owned-Enterprises~

~7+ years with Executive Responsibilities~

~In Every Assignment, Increased Sales & Profitability~ BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER

Barnhart, Memphis TN, July 2014 – Present.

Barnhart is one of the largest Heavy Lift and Heavy Transport organizations in the US; with one of the largest engineering teams in the industry, with a full R&D department, driving innovation across all services. Manager of the largest unit within the network for this specialty Construction Services Company. Responsible for a P&L more than $50MM with more than 125 employees. Promoted from the position of Strategic / National Accounts Manager where responsibilities included business development activities for 4 of the largest US Energy Companies. PLANT MANAGER, DIRECTOR OF SALES, BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER O-Flex Manufacturing Group, Murfreesboro TN, November 2004 - April 2014 A Japanese supply company of automotive safety components and assemblies, full service metal finishing, fabricating, and assemblies. Product expertise includes various metallic and composite tubing products for applications in the automotive, commercial and industrial, and military industries, across 5 operating facilities. Manager of the America's Business Units spanning 5 business unit divisions and facilities, primarily serving the OEM Automotive Supply Chain as a tier 1, 2 and 3 supply partner. Annual sales more than $25M. Led the team through the Great Recession with effective turn around strategies, culminating in extraordinary profit improvement and sales revenue growth of more than 500%. Led acquisitions, divestitures, and extensive capital project implementations, resulting in long term customer contracts and expanded manufacturing capabilities. Initiated R&D efforts that earned us GMs preferred supplier status for aluminum finishing and various fabrication processing. DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Quanta Computer Company, LaVergne TN 2003 – 2004

Established in 1988, Quanta Computer is the largest notebook computer ODM company in the world. With leading technology and strong R&D capability, Quanta has become a leader in hi-tech markets and the best partner providing quality design and manufacturing services to top-notched brands worldwide for technology products. Business Development/Executive Management Leadership responsibilities for US startup operations. Planned, created, staffed and led National Sales and Program Management Team. Established policies, procedures and business systems. Assisted with national and international supply chain development, designed, developed and implemented Quality Management Systems for customer qualification approvals. Established effective business relationships with key senior leaders at all US Computer OEM customers leading to explosive growth within the North American market. PRODUCT LINE MANAGER / BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER / PLANT MANAGER / DIVISIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM Eaton Corporation, Shelbyville TN / Kalamazoo MI / Galesburg, MI July 1998 - April 2003 World Class International diversified industrial manufacturer of power transmission components for heavy duty and medium duty trucks, aerospace components, automotive components and electrical distribution components. Initially assigned product line manager over 2 of 4 manufacturing areas of the flag ship manufacturing plant with $360M annual sales, based on performance, selected for a high visibility Plant Manager role of a turnaround assignment with annual sales greater than $65M, with leadership responsibilities of a full functional staff. Performance results of the team earned me, a selection over peers, to an aftermarket divisional startup assignment. Led international outsourcing initiatives, led companywide Malcolm Baldridge business excellence assessment teams, performed and coordinated business shutdown and relocation projects. Considered an expert in lean manufacturing implementations and methodologies and saved millions of dollars through outsourcing programs and participated in 2 ERP implementations. Received specialty training in Karrass Negotiating Strategies, AMA Strategic Planning, Organizational Behavior Sciences, Advanced Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Nominated for the Eaton's Chairman's Business Excellence Award. SUPERINTENDENT / PRODUCTION MANAGER / PROJECT MANAGER Johnson Controls, Murfreesboro, TN July 1995- July 1998 JCI’s Murfreesboro plant is a major tier – 1, automotive headliners and seating supplier, producing over 450 different seat combinations in a high complexity, Just-In-Time (JIT) environment. JCI assembles seat sets for over 600,000 vehicles per year, supporting the OEM assembly plans of Nissan, Mercedes Benz and Ford Motor Company. Operations leader of multiple shift operations consisting of more than 325 production associates in the manufacturing, assembly and Just in Time supply of automotive interior components. Responsible for all areas of operations to include safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost and staffing in a fast paced, high volume manufacturing environment. Actively participated in Kaizen improvement activities both internal to the company and development of the Supply Chain. Received extensive lean manufacturing and six sigma methodologies by industry leading, Japanese experts. AVIATION BRANCH OFFICER, WORLD WIDE ASSIGNMENTS

United States Army, (Retired)

Served honorably and meritoriously on active duty, and in National Guard and Army Reserve worldwide assignments. Faithfully fulfilled leadership and flight proficiency responsibilities, while simultaneously growing a successful civilian career and balancing a growing family. As an Officer and Rated Aviator, routinely selected for management and leadership roles and responsibilities over more senior officers. Selected and assigned the US's most advanced technical aircraft assignments; qualified in more than 9 different aircraft. Chosen to represent Army Aviation in Public Relations events, to include participation in the Tennessee Air Show. Additional responsibilities include: Instructor, Squadron Safety Manager. Advanced Leadership and Executive Staff Training. EDUC A T I ON, S K I L L S & E X P E R T I S E

BA Accounting & Finance

Middle TN St University (incomplete)

MS Business Administration and Management

Embry-Riddle University (Honor Graduate)

US Army Advanced Officer Development Courses and Aviator Flight Training Qualifications Honor Graduate

BS Industrial Engineering / Business Administration / Management SE Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau MO

S E L E C TED COR POR A T E T RA I N I NG COUR S E S

AMA Strategic Planning Karrass Negotiation Training

Lean Implementation Management Change Management Implementation

Six Sigma Qualified Sandler Sales Institute Graduate

Meyers-Briggs, Conflict Resolutions Malcolm Baldridge Examiner

ISO/TS Quality Systems Auditor Commercial-Instrumented Pilot

Toyota Production System Implementation

APQP, PPAP, TS16949, ISO14001

ERP Implementations, SAP, Oracle, IFS

Effective Team Builder

Stamping, CNC Fabrication, Finishing

Zig Ziglar / John Maxwell Prof Development

Miller Heiman, Sales Force, CRM

Project Management

Experienced in Union and Non-Union

Assembly, Warehousing, Distribution

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