Brian Simpson
Belle Plaine, KS 67013
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Work Experience
Engineering Manager MW
Ducommun Incorporated
Parsons, KS May— Present
• Lead, supervise and direct the engineering department which includes R&D, prototype development, tool design, manufacturing planning and document control of hot forming and super plastic forming of titanium
• Managed 14 staff members including engineers, programmers and designers
• Supply technical input in bid / proposal process and lead NPI process on commercial and military projects
• Participate in annual strategic planning/budgeting process, with budgetary responsibility for the Engineering Dept.
• Managed chemical process lines
• Team leader for cause and corrective action team
Cross-functional team that includes members from Quality and Manufacturing functions Manufacturing Engineer – Equipment Management
Johnson Controls
Wichita, KS January 2023— May 2024
• Develop & build site and division level equipment register used for life-cycle management of an asset
• Develop site & division level OEE tracking for critical equipment
• Work with site engineering & maintenance teams on OEE improvement efforts
• SME for division’s CMMS software by enhancing usability, deployment, and reporting of equipment issues
• Work with site leadership, manufacturing leadership, and broader organization to develop & document a 3–5-year capacity maintenance and growth capital plan
• Develop rhythm and plan with manufacturing sites to implement stages of the strategic plan
• Develop plant capacity models for equipment that link to the S&OP cycle to help the business highlight where investment might be needed; using this information to influence the medium to long-term capital plans; identify capacity bridges
• Develop opportunities to digitize, automate, and link information together to help manufacturing engineering and maintenance teams plan and problem solve proactively Branch Manager
Central Power System and Services
Wichita, KS January 2022— January 2023
• Oversee all branch activities including parts, sales, and service
• Manage 3 Department leads
• Manage yearly, quarterly, monthly, and weekly budgets
• Manage CAPEX budgets and all major facility update
• Responsible for implementing new technology and training to all employees
• Ensure that safety, health, environmental, legal, and company standards are complied with,
Emphasizing safety as a top priority
• Manage recruiting new employees for all departments
• Implementation of new processes and procedures to increase efficiency Brian Simpson
1183 E. 120th Ave. N.
Belle Plaine, KS 67013
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Production Manager
Kincaid Equipment Manufacturing
Haven, KS June 2020 —July 2021
• Oversee production, paint, fabrication and welding departments
Ensuring quality, cost and production schedules were met
• Manage 15 employees daily
• Mange all repairs internal and external
• Manage year, quarterly, monthly, and weekly budgets
• Manage CAPEX budgets
• Responsible for the proper maintenance and aid in training of heavy machinery
• Ensure that safety, health, environmental, legal, and company standards are complied with
Emphasizing safety as a top priority
• Manage Recruiting new employees and ensuring all employees receive proper training
• Conduct equipment inspections for new acquisitions
• Implementation of new processes and procedures (5S, lean manufacturing, etc.) Shop Manager
Cornejo & Sons LLC
Wichita KS April 2017 — June 2020
• Manage all maintenance shops (3) with up to 35 employees and over 900 pieces of equipment
• Mange all repairs internal and external
• Manage year, quarterly, monthly, and weekly budgets
• Manage CAPEX budgets for current year and projections for following years
• Provide support to all mining locations and mentor new managers
• Plan and organizes daily activities of shop personnel based on fields needs through the shop foreman
• Enforce performance, targets, and measure systems to assess the performance of direct and indirect reports
• Facilitate performance and compliance audits and ensures adherence to minimum standards
• Responsible for the proper maintenance and aid in training of heavy machinery
• Ensure that safety, health, environmental, legal, and company standards are complied with
Emphasizing safety as a top priority
• Manage Recruiting new employees and ensuring all employees receive proper training
• Manage Equipment projections and amortizations and manage disposals and new equipment purchases
• Conduct equipment inspections for new acquisitions Education
MBA Pittsburg State University - Pittsburg, KS 2017 BSA Technology Construction Management - Pittsburg State University - Pittsburg, KS 2010 BSA Mechanical Engineering – Oklahoma State University – Stillwater, OK 2007