Brian Lothson Email & Phone Number

I am a seasoned manufacturing and operations leader that has expert experience in production tool room equipment and processes, along with product design, speed to market, and lean technique skills.As a Tooling Operations Manager I have lead many successful growth & restructuring projects including the relocation and rapid startup of a new Foam Mold Tool operations that serviced more than 10 production facilities across the United States and Mexico, enabling further merging of the product development process throughout the organization.I am a champion for safety and empowering employees thru involvement. Recognizing that key to any organizations success are the people and their well-being that gets the work done successfully, so they can go home the same way they came in, and enjoy their lives with family and friends.Customer satisfaction and attention to quality have also been key to my success as a leader. On time, In full and to standard can only be achieved with robust process and controls in place.I have designed and created many collaborative project management tools from the ground up using data driven, web based tools in ASP.net and SQL. I have also lead identification, implementation and management of different PLM, CAD, and ERP business applications including the following;• SolidWorks• Exact JobBOSS ERP Systems• BlueCielo ECM Solutions • PowerMill• SurfCAM• MasterCAM• Pro/EngineerApplications development and management have been key to leveraging speed to market and distributive collaboration for Sales, Product development and Manufacturing operations in the packaging industry.Specialties:Operations ManagerSupply Chain ManagementTool Room & Shop MangerManufacturing Manager Safety & Quality ManagerProject & Team LeaderDesign & Applications EngineerProgrammerTechnology consultant

Listed skills include Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and 10 others.

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  Kishwaukee College

  Computer Science & Business Managment