BMR Business Optimization LLC

I am the face of BMR Business Optimization.

𝘽𝙈𝙍 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙊𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙨 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙙-𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧.

𝙃𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮……

• grown top-line revenue and yet internal operations struggle to keep up with the growth?
• been stuck spinning its wheels trying to determine how to get to the next level?
• ridden the crest of success to the point where it’s time to determine what to do next?
• had to manage the overabundance of ideas from the Visionary while trying to stay focused?
• struggled to get the traction to lead & guide the company as it moves forward?

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• quickly acclimate & assess the current state and then create a vision of changes needed to allow and support growth.
• effectively work with the leadership team to develop and set corporate strategy and objectives.
• translate corporate objectives into a unified vision & strategic plan of implementation
• use EOS® (Entrepreneurial Operating System) tools to attain the traction your leadership team needs.
• support and lead the changes in culture and internal operations needed to support sustainable growth.
• deploy an Operational Excellence mindset to empower others to lead change and foster continuous improvement.

𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 763-221-5048 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮

Contract Manufacturing COO | Fractional Operations Leader | Integrator 

Midwest Rubber Service & Supply Company

Member of the company Leadership Team directly reporting to the president and responsibilities covering Plant Operations that include Planning/Scheduling, Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Manufacturing Engineering.  As a member of the Leadership Team, I supported defining the company's strategic vision & plan through collaboration, developing programs that support the growth of the business, and drive continuous improvement through the integration of EOS.

Drove improvements in manufacturing processes through the reconfiguration of manufacturing operations and warehousing in collaboration with department employees.  This created true process flow in manufacturing, setting the stage for further CI, and process improvements.  Focused on production efficiency improvements through engagement with shop personnel and improved overall shop PE by about 24% over 18 months.  This has led to further engagement of shop employees in overall process improvements.

Improved overall performance of the Operations Leadership team through the integration of EOS tools and processes.  The team has become a very cohesive, collaborative, and strong team that is making a reality of the vision I have created regarding where Operations can go and become.

Through travel to our international operations in the Netherlands & Shanghai, China shared best practices between locations in an effort to ensure all locations are driving improvement towards similar goals.  It also drove a strong sense of teamwork between all locations as the amount of communication between locations grew and improved commensurate with the amount of travel between locations.

Improved service levels of Maintenance through improved budgeting to provide services and the addition of key manpower.  Now scheduling and performing TPM's on equipment driving reduced levels of unplanned downtime.  Also improved on-hand replacement parts for machines also leading to reduced unplanned downtime.

Director of Operations | EOS | Continuous Improvement | Maintenance

Elk River Machine Company

Member of the senior management team with multi-functional responsibilities including ISO Management Representative, Quality Manager, Safety Director and Continuous Improvement Manager.  As a member of the senior management team, supported defining company strategic vision & plan, developing programs that support growth of the business and drive continuous improvement.

As ISO management representative, successfully led company to 9001:2008 certification and continual certification through successful surveillance audits.  As lead internal auditor, lead internal audit team to successful completion of 5 annual internal audits.  Successfully leading efforts to apply company QMS as a true business management system.  Developed an industry leading quarterly management review process that supports those efforts. 

Effective implementation of internal programs driving continuous improvement throughout the organization by improving employee engagement.  Programs include the SHAPE program (company proactive safety initiatives), SCIP program (Small Continuous Improvement Projects) providing improvements from the manufacturing floor to business processes and the company QMS.  Programs provide opportunities to all employees to continually improve and shape how the company does its business. Through efforts in the SHAPE and SCIP programs, the level of employee engagement is industry leading and fueling even more change and continuous improvement.

Manager of Operational Excellence | ISO | Quality | EHS | Continuous Improvement

Mate Precision Tooling

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer working in the role of Lean Coordinator responsible for leading enterprise wide Lean journey.  Responsibilities in that capacity for leading the development and implementation of an enterprise wide strategy for Lean.  These responsibilities were multifaceted and had the requirements of developing corporate training materials, a successful 5S/6S strategy, and a successful Kaizen program.  This resulted in successful efforts in setup reduction, restructuring of order processing, implementation of multiple Kanban systems, some initial efforts in TPM, cellular manufacturing and more.

In addition, also developed, trained and led a team of internal Lean Champions that supported and led portions of our lean efforts.  The success of leading this team culminated in the awarding of "Manufacturer of the Year" award by the Manufacturers Alliance in 2009.

Lean Coordinator / Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

Lexington Manufacturing, LLC

Led manufacturing engineering group managing overall project workload & working on personal projects.  Help lead, drive, implement and support Lean Manufacturing Initiatives through use of value stream maps, manufacturing cell development and implementation, 5S efforts and Kaizen events.  Assist in driving corporate level integration and streamlining of manufacturing documentation system reducing overall number of documents and labor to utilize and maintain.  Effectively lead projects involving cross functional integration of Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing and Purchasing.

Manufacturing Engineer

Boston Scientific

Engineering Supervisor

𝙄𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙪f𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮...
• Struggling to grow because you are stuck trying to solve day-to-day manufacturing problems?
• Suffering from poor quality & OTD performance because manufacturing can’t keep up with increased demand?
• Struggling to get the traction needed to consistently and move the company forward?

𝙋𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪… 
I help small manufacturing businesses create internal alignment to make positive breakthroughs in performance. I solve manufacturing problems of poor OTD, poor quality, and more through hands-on manufacturing experience and visionary leadership to create strong bottom-line growth. I know and understand the journey the company needs to take to successfully evolve and grow.

𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 … I embed myself in your company’s manufacturing team as a Fractional Leader to teach, coach, and mentor them on the principles behind the changes being made while working with them to make the changes. When we need to go to the manufacturing floor, I am with them, helping them get it done.

We work together, uncovering problems that need to be solved, which are often very different than problems you think need to be solved. I translate the poor-performing metrics you see, to core issues often identified by the team, to be solved.

As a strong, effective, and experienced leader, and builder of strong, collaborative teams, I bring your team the ability to:

• Quickly acclimate & assess the current state and create a plan needed to allow and support growth
• Work with the leadership team to develop and set corporate strategy and objectives
• Translate corporate objectives into a unified vision and strategic plan of implementation
• Use EOS® tools to attain the traction your leadership team needs
• Support & lead change within the culture and internal operations needed to support sustainable growth
• Deploy an Operational Excellence mindset to empower others to lead and foster continuous improvement

If this sounds like your company, I can help. Call me at 𝟳𝟲𝟯-𝟮𝟮𝟭-𝟱𝟬𝟰𝟴 or 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗲@𝗯𝗺𝗿𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗼𝗽.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Areas of Expertise:
Managing in EOS® Environment | Operations Leader | Manufacturing Leader | Strategic Planning | Business Process Improvement | Lean | Fractional | Continuous Improvement (CI) | Integrator | Quality | ISO | EHS | Fractional COO | Director of Operations

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