Brian Johnson Email & Phone Number

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Ensured successful end-to-end production of numerous 3M product lines, starting from raw material inputs to finish good outputs. Extensively worked with suppliers, 3M manufacturing facilities, and contract manufactures to tackle technical challenges and capitalize on improvement opportunities.All the same responsibilities I had as an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer plus:1) Many more projects, including leading a new product introduction project. 2) Becoming the process coordinator for the "Supplier Steering Committee", which including leading supplier performance reviews (TQRDC's), creating/updating SOPs related to supplier processes (e.g. complaints, audits), and presenting 3M's supplier management processes during ISO 9001 audits.3) Being the subject matter expert and the go-to person for technical questions around any of my products. 4) Mentoring newer engineers to improve their technical acumen and teaching them best practices.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Ensured successful end-to-end production of numerous 3M product lines, starting from raw material inputs to finish good outputs. Extensively worked with suppliers, 3M manufacturing facilities, and contract manufactures to tackle technical challenges and capitalize on improvement opportunities.1) Led cross-functional teams to qualify and implement process/product changes affecting 3M plants and contract manufacturers located around the world. 2) Collaborated with New Product Introduction teams to implement new product designs into full-scale manufacturing. 3) Identified and qualified alternate suppliers of key raw materials to ensure business continuity and reduce costs.4) Solved many quality issues, and improved customer satisfaction, through extensive root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.

Nevada, Mo

On-site product engineer at 3M's Nevada plant. Took ownership of several product portfolios, with clear expectations to ensure that all products are made to 3M's high level of quality and performance expectations. High level tasks:1) Evaluated and implemented process/product changes to reduce manufacturing time, reduce production costs, and increase overall efficiencies of manufacturing processes. 2) Executed root cause and corrective action (RCCA) investigations to resolve manufacturing and quality issues negatively impacting product yield and performance.3) Worked as a liaison between corporate R&D teams and operations to ensure smooth implementation of new products and technologies. 4) Audited operator compliance to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure accuracy of documents and identify gaps in personnel training.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Collaborated on an R&D project team and worked independently to support the development of a prototype process. Major responsibilities were to analyze pilot line samples, experimentally verify CAD simulations, and investigate ways to improve process.

Golden, Co

Assisted in day-to-day operations of library.