Bruce E. Campbell

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Project Manager / Sales Engineer

Engineering and technical sales executive with extensive experience in the design, manufacture and sales support of electric, gas and electronic consumer appliances and controls. Background includes project design and management, industrial material processes, personnel management, automated material handling, process simulations and contract negotiations. Strong project management skills, including all aspects of estimating, fabricated and purchased part lead times, scheduling, product certification and testing from marketing concept to product launch. Expertise in the following:

· Project and Product Launches

· Marketing and Technical Sales

· Personnel Management

· Product Certification and Testing

· Value-Added Selling Strategies

· MBA, Six Sigma Green Belt

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

· Created business plan that secured 2.3 million dollars business investment for small business expansion, designed facility layout and building floor plans of 17,000 sq ft complex, managed labor, operations and facility marketing

· Steered the sourcing development program of GE’s highly technical Freestanding Induction product, budgeted all charges for development funding and prototype releases for the 18 month, 2 million dollar new product launch program.

· Spearheaded new $600,000 gas system application development with OEM customer, investigated and influenced customers product design to incorporate a value-added modular design that reduced the customers labor cost while boosting sales level and profit margin.

· Transformed design of wall oven line resulting in a 23% improvement in service call rates by addressing design flaws by impact and driving an improvements redesign package that would impact performance and reach production quickly.

Professional Experience

CalsonicKansei Shelbyville, Tennessee 2-10 to Present

Products: Automotive HVAC, Control Panel, Heat Exchangers & Exhaust Components

Cost Management Engineer

· Financial management of new HVAC product project launches

· Responsible for accurate understanding and tracking of all purchasing, raw materials, tooling and production labor effects on product profitability

· Communication of project status and challenges to executive level management

E.G.O. (Elektro-Geraetebau GmnH) North America Newnan, Georgia 10-06 to 4-09

Products: Induction cooking systems, radiant elements, electronics and electro-mechanical control systems

Sales Engineer

· Managed the companies largest North American customer group, General Electric & MABE

· Steered international engineering and manufacturing groups ensuring new product development matched domestic market demand.

· Controlled forecasting, budgeting and pricing strategies affecting $20 million in annual sales

Invensys Controls Carol Stream, Illinois 5-04 to 6-06

Products: Gas, electronic and electro-mechanical control systems

Outside Account Manager

· Technical liaison for multiple major OEM customer accounts equaling over $18 million in annual sales

· Managed all technical specifications and data exchanges between customer and internal engineering groups including PPAP submittals and product and process FMEA’s

· Insured rapid quality response to all issues affecting customer production for multiple component line

Roper Corporation (Subsidiary of GE Appliances), Lafayette, GA 10-98 to 12-02

Products: Electric and Gas Range Products

Senior Project Engineer

· Platform Manager for wall oven product lines, project leader for all programs affecting platforms

· Managed sub-system engineering teams performing design and PCTO projects

· Scheduling and management of pilots, program releases, production dates and Six Sigma standards

Maytag- Cleveland Cooking Products Cleveland, TN 6-93 to 10-98

Products: Electric and Gas Range Products

Project Engineer 7-96 to 10-98

· Development of innovative designs and adaptation of new technologies to product lines

· Creation of real world manufacturing solutions of Marketing design concepts

· Scheduling of product design releases, production pilots and production dates

Industrial Engineer 6-93 to 7-96

· Designed material handling fixtures and work flow layout for new production areas

· Managed personnel requirements and production standards for steel fabrication department, finishing processes and assembly lines

· Developed and analyzed simulation models of existing and possible production systems

Roper Corporation (Subsidiary of GE Appliances), Lafayette, GA 4-89 to 8-92

Products: Electric and Gas Range Products

Engineering Coop 6-91 to 8-92

· Built and tested new prototype unit for international markets

· Investigated alternative designs for cost savings

Product Designer 4-89 to 12-89

· Designed problem solutions which were submitted to engineers

· Trained draftsmen learning use of CAD system

White Consolidated Industries Dalton, GA 3-87 to 12-88

Products: Microwave Ovens

Product Designer

· Designed new product models from marketing request

· Generated domestic and international bills of materials for new product models

Education

Master of Business Administration Degree

University of Tennessee, Graduated May 1999

Bachelor of Science Degree- Engineering Management

University of Tennessee, Graduated May 1993

Associate of Science Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Chattanooga State Technical College, Graduated June 1984

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