Brian P. Doud - Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer at Terves Inc. | ConsultantHighly skilled and experienced Chief Operations Officer and Consultant with a diverse technical background, boasting a career in the oil & energy industry that spans over a decade. Co-founded Terves Inc. in 2015 and served as General Manager at Powdermet Inc. from 2010 to 2014.Consistently led teams of 3 to 10 people, overseeing major manufacturing centers including Foundry, Extrusion, Machine Shop, and Packing and Shipping. Implemented Lean Manufacturing, 5S, inventory management systems, and transitioned from paper to electronic travelers, significantly improving operational efficiency.Spearheaded the installation of an ERP system and built an ISO 9000:2015 quality system, demonstrating commitment to the highest standards of quality and efficiency. Led strategic projects around magnesium and production scale-up, with a notable achievement in 2015 of leading a team that grew from 7 to 35 members, achieving a 13x increase in revenue through innovative solutions for dissolvable materials.Installed an internal magnesium foundry in 2016, significantly reducing the cost of goods sold. Led the acquisition, installation, and operation of a full-scale magnesium machine shop in 2016-2017, which houses over 15 CNC machines that produce hundreds of parts on a weekly basis. Initiated the installation of a $3M metal extrusion press in 2019 and successfully oversaw its operations.In early career at Powdermet Inc. between 2004 and 2014, authored and co-authored between 50 and 100 proposals, securing over $10M in funding for a variety of materials science-related projects, including advanced armor and energy-absorbing metal foams, pre-ceramic polymer heat shield materials for hypersonics, capacitor technology, obscurant technology, nanomaterials, and radar transparent heat shields.Expert in materials science, mechanical design, Computer Aided Engineering and Manufacturing, and programming languages such as Python, PHP, SQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML. Leveraged AI tools to enhance productivity and developed a sophisticated internal quality tracking system.Now offering consulting services, leveraging business expertise in manufacturing and materials science, along with computer programming and artificial intelligence, to help other manufacturing companies maximize their personnel and augment their business processes for greater productivity and efficiency.