W. Bruce Thompson
Salem, NH 03079
Cell phone: 603-***-****
Home phone: 603-***-****
Email: *******@*****.***
Objective: To utilize my experience with process analysis in a firm that is aggressively seeking to increase process speed and reduce process costs in all corners of the organization.
Career progression
Co-owner of a commercial waterproofing company
Business process improvement software presales engineer ($1 million+ per sale)
Simulation software presales engineer ($10,000+ per sale)
Central planning engineer
Floor engineer
Employment
R&T Waterproofing LLC Manchester, NH May 2006 – September 2011
Commercial waterproofing company providing solutions for new and existing buildings.
Co-owner performing all duties associated with running a commercial waterproofing business, including but not limited to planning and coordinating on-site work, estimating, procuring, contract negotiating.
• Managed twenty successful contracts in the $5,000 - $100,000 range
I2 Technologies, Inc. Irving, TX 1997 - 2003
Business process improvement software company.
Technical sales lead tasked with illustrating the value added to manufacturing companies should they choose to implement various pieces of a business enterprise software package. Successfully translated customer concerns into proof of concept by working with concerned customer parties to analyze the data flow between Order Entry, Manufacturing and Order Fulfillment,
• Received Sales Club award for achieving $1,000,000+ in sales
• Designed and implemented a worldwide presales website
AT&T Istel, Inc. (now The Lanner Group) England 1991 - 1997
Discrete event simulation software development company
Technical sales lead for demonstrating the ease of use and value added to a firm when utilizing Witness discrete event simulation software for process analyses and cost reduction
• Performed multiple process analysis consulting projects in a variety of environments
• Trained over 200 users
• Published and spoke at numerous trade shows
Wang Laboratories, Inc. Lowell, MA 1984 - 1991
Within a Central Planning group, implemented an industry leading lean manufacturing system.
Raytheon Corp., Andover, MA 1980 - 1984
Implemented the Patriot guidance system manual assembly line.
Inventor’s award – Replaceable Torque Drive
Education
BS Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 1980