Vice President Of Operations And Engineering
Current
Dec 2023 - Present
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Brian Erickson Email & Phone Number
Vice President of Operations & Engineering at Haworth
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Haworth
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5 phones found area 503, 616, and 617
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Vice President of Operations & Engineering at Haworth
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Holland, Michigan, United States
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Brian Erickson is listed as Vice President of Operations & Engineering at Haworth at Haworth, based in Holland, Michigan, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at haworth.com, phone signal with area code 503, 616, 617, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Brian Erickson.
Brian Erickson previously worked as Vice President of Operations and Engineering at Haworth and Vice President of Engineering & Sourcing at Haworth. Brian Erickson holds Ms, Materials Science from Michigan State University.
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About Brian Erickson
Results-driven, hands-on respected leader with extensive continuous improvement and change management experience in both operations and enterprise wide focus areas. Progressive career leadership responsibilities in many functional areas including; enterprise-wide lean transformation, operations leadership, manufacturing engineering, global supply chain management, distribution, logistics, new product launch, advanced materials and process development.Specialties: Lean manufacturing, Lean transaction/office improvement, Operations Management, New Product Development, Prototyping, Patent Law, Invention, Materials Science, Plastics, Composite Materials, Supply Chain Management.
Listed skills include Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Product Development, and 46 others.
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12 roles · 22 years
Brian Erickson work experience
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Vice President Of Engineering & Sourcing
Jun 2022 - Mar 2024
Vice President Of Quality & Engineering
Aug 2019 - Jun 2022
Director, Engineering & Continuous Improvement
- Created Haworth Management System University to drive breakthrough results globally
- Coach executive level teams on corporate value stream level transformations
- Responsible for all custom tailored product representing 12% of NA sales
- Increased customer satisfaction by 50%, reduced Leadtime by 75% on all custom product
- Lead product engineering teams to meet annual cost reduction & quality improvement initiatives
- Manage all new product development teams to create and refresh Haworth product lines
Sep 2013 - Jun 2022
Continuous Improvement & Manufacturing Manager
- Lead Haworth’s global continuous improvement (Lean) corporate transformation for both manufacturing and enterprise-wide office improvement reporting to VP Global Operations & Business Groups
- Responsible for creating and deploying Haworth’s Goal Deployment Process (Hoshin planning)
- Created enterprise transformation plans with Global Presidents to drive improvements worldwide
- Personally coach Haworth’s top-level executive team in the development of their lean skill set and enterprise transformation (Chairman, CEO, Global Presidents, VP’s and Directors)
- Developed & lead Shingo style lean assessments worldwide for Haworth to identify gaps and measure lean transformation progress
- Initiate, plan and manage transactional (office) lean teams & cross-company projects
Apr 2009 - Sep 2013
Manager, Advanced Manufacturing
- Justified and created a team of ME’s that lead new product launch efforts
- Responsible for manufacturing engineering prior to new product launch
- Re-aligned the new launch process and shortened new product launch time by ~40% through co-located teaming and defined tollgates
- Lowered product launch PPM by >50% through the application of manufacturing readiness process
- Responsible for developing and improving Haworth’s manufacturing operating system
- Created visual management systems spanning top-level operations to team level daily performance
May 2009 - Apr 2011
Global Supply Chain Development Manager
- Responsible for developing and leading the Haworth Global Purchasing “New Deal”
- Created and deployed a supplier VAVE system that generated >$14MM/year savings
- Deployed Global Material Group Management strategy to consolidate commodities
- Created formal supplier measurement and assessment scorecard to drive improvement
- Automated company purchase orders from 4 MRP systems into one online portal
- Hosted supplier roundtables and annual supplier expectation and reward meeting
Oct 2005 - May 2009
Owner
Singing Sand, Llc
Vaction rentals and executive homes in Holland, MI
2004 - Dec 2013
Board Of Directors
Board of Directors 2009-2013Board Secretary 2010-2012ReStore Committee 2009-2013
May 2009 - Jan 2013
Manager, Materials & Sustainability Technologies
- Trained in lean manufacturing (TPS) by Shingijutsu sensei Chihiro Nakao
- Lead a team developing strategic breakthroughs in materials and material processes
- Developed Nature Core™, the industry’s first fire-resistant natural fiber panel system
- Created and deployed a stage-gate process to manage new product development
- Member of HNI’s intellectual property process team
- Manage and direct co-located launch teams developing & launching new products
Mar 2003 - Oct 2005
Manager, Advanced Materials & Process Engineering
- Trained in Six Sigma for managers
- Responsible for leading portfolio transition for JCI overhead products
- Responsible for leading materials and process development for JCI Interiors
- North American Leader for the JCI Global Development team
- Created and deployed a global stage-gate process for new product development
- Developed metrics for measuring the performance of new product development
Jul 1996 - Mar 2003
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
Prince Corporation
- Responsible for overhead systems materials and process development
- Member of JCI NA Intellectual Property team responsible for infringement review, action recommendation, and technical advice to counsel
- Member of three JCI SBU’s responsible for setting the direction for global processes
- Managed global development projects from ideation through production
- Originated new programs, methods, and procedures for manufacturing interior trim
- Started up fiber processing factory that created $73MM in annual revenue
Sep 1993 - Jul 1996
2 education records
Brian Erickson education
Ms, Materials Science
Michigan State University
Bs, Composite Materials Engineering
Winona State University
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Brian Erickson works for Haworth.
What is Brian Erickson's role at Haworth?
Brian Erickson is listed as Vice President of Operations & Engineering at Haworth at Haworth.
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Where is Brian Erickson based?
Brian Erickson is based in Holland, Michigan, United States while working with Haworth.
What companies has Brian Erickson worked for?
Brian Erickson has worked for Haworth, Singing Sand, Llc, Lakeshore Habitat For Humanity, Hni Corporation, and Johnson Controls Inc.
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What schools did Brian Erickson attend?
Brian Erickson holds Ms, Materials Science from Michigan State University.
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Brian Erickson is listed with skills including Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Product Development, Value Stream Mapping, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Kaizen.
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