Brian Gerhardt Email & Phone Number

Topeka, KS

Salina, KS

Managed 20+ mfg/controls engineers installing the countries largest robotics and camera vision project. We installed over 500 robots and 700 cameras to construct the largest single automated electronic cigarette assembly line in the country.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Managed 22 engineers performing NDT, environmental, and physical product testing along with leading a group of engineers to automate and add control to all of our manufacturing processes. These included data collection, plc controls, etc.

Technical lead and project manager for a $3M modernization project that involved robotics and state of the art ink jet marking for military ammunition packaging processes.Reduce equipment down time by 23%, reduced labor by 25% (48 reduced to 36 per shft).Developed new packaging that reduced annual cost by $200K.

Manage 9 Departments, 58 employees, manufacturing fuel tanks for Space SatellitesReduced OT by 60% implementing training and productivityDeveloped manufacturing tracking systems that improved On Time Delivery from 17% to 78% within 6 months. Developed a LEAN program that produced over 20 projects in 4 months, saving 100's of labor hours and thousands of.

Chatsworth, CA

Plant manager for Staley Home Décor. Managed a facility of 48 people. $20M annual sales. Mirror plating, roll forming, and assembly.

$70M Manufacturer of high pressure, lightweight aircraft ductingManaged a staff of 48, including Quality Engineers, Inspectors and NDT Technicians in the Aerospace Manufacturing Industry.Directed plant wide efforts to achieve NADCAP, ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100 Certifications within 1 year fulfilling prime customer deadlines.Implemented a Six Sigma program.

Master BlackbeltResponsible for the management, development, and direction of 5 Blackbelts, and 53 Greenbelts.Completed projects resulting in savings of over $1.0M in less than 3 months. Directed Black belt and green belt projects resulting in over $3.6M in Annual savings. Reduced the Scrap DPMO (Defects per Million Opportunities) rate by over $2.0M.

Lead BB projects saving over $2M in two years, trained and mentored 50+ Green Belts, managed the site Capital Equipment Budget and improved profits and reduced repair cycle times.