Brent Case Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas Area

Responsible for market research, product development, engineering, operations, customer service, facilities management and technical sales for a custom composite door and window fabrication facility. Strategic role in capture and business development including pre-bid strategies and budget. Responsible for conversion of business requirements to technical requirements, product design, product launch, delivery and customer interface. Completed numerous testing sessions with various test laboratories including Underwriters Laboratories to achieve UL fire and hurricane rating of products to customer specifications. Provide technical expertise for direct sales and trade shows. Responsible for all customer service and customer problem resolution. Established national and regional pricing. Designed and implemented in-house costing methodology, quoting and scheduling system. Performed estimating on custom bid projects. Authored a building code article for the November 2005 issue of Doors and Hardware Magazine. Increased overall company revenue in excess of 400% by analyzing operations, creating strategic partnerships, streamlining procedures, and cross training and redistributing staff. Improved throughput of office and production by more than 200% in 6 months with no increase in personnel and minimal capital investments. Implementing Lean manufacturing combined with other best practices in low-volume / high-mix custom fabrication facility to reduce approval package lead time on average by 50% and engineering lead time by 35%. Initiated and completed plant relocation including: building selection, environmental compliance and permitting, layout of new facility including new equipment, electrical, and mechanical systems, prime and sub contractor selection, contract negotiation, change order negotiation and approval, schedule and build-out of office and plant. Responsible for all aspects of facilities management, capital expenditures, and budget management.

Responsible for product development, manufacturing, engineering, sales support, production line design and technical support as a final stage manufacturer of Ford F450/F550 chassis cab vehicles. Additional responsibilities included OEM product engineering, process improvements, and sales automation for existing fiberglass door, window, drip pan, and flume/manhole production lines. Promoted to Director of Operations in June 2001.

Fulfilled both engineering and project management duties on variety of structural projects, including: hydrologic and hydraulic studies, segmental and cast-in-place retaining walls, building inspection and retrofits, bridge overlay and footing design, building design, culvert design, tower and rooftop mountings for cellular and PCS antennas and construction support services. Also performed engineering sales and site investigation, design, structural analysis, grading, and framing plans for PCS stand-alone sites.

Masters, Masters Of Business Administration

Bachelors, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: EI-6694, 1995, Project manager for design and construction of concrete canoe for regional competition (1995.