Brian Gustin, Pmp, Mba Email & Phone Number

Alpharetta, Georgia, Us

- Leading global cross functional team of 30+ individuals to rebrand all packaging and products from Halyard to Avanos- Developed KPI dashboard to track metrics with team and communicate status to leadership teams- Collaborate with all four Avanos product platforms and all global business units- Manage supply chain and relationships with 503b pharmaceutical facilities for prefilling ON-Q pumps- Developed COGs improvement scenario for NPD project, with $1M+ expected annual corporate COG savings

Alpharetta, Georgia, Us

- Manage operations activities for the Acute Pain category, over $160MM net sales- Facilitate new product launches and cost savings projects for the category - Breadth from disposable injection molded/extruded assemblies to reusable electronic products- Developed key strategic partnership with supplier to launch next generation electronic nerve stimulator- Resolved key supply issue with injection molding supplier to prevent $200K backorder- Strategically evaluate entire project portfolio to identify project synergy opportunities

Irving, Tx, Us

- Oversaw all operations aspects related to the integration of the Life-Tech acquisition into the KCHC Tucson manufacturing facility- Led validation activities with the plant engineering staff and the operators- Led lean process improvements that significantly reduced the manufacturing process time- Managed operations and manufacturing aspects of the TSA with Life-Tech- Implemented an improved safety culture at the Life-Tech facility with zero reportable incidents from the date of acquisition to the date of closure- Led operations due diligence during M&A exploratory activities

Irving, Tx, Us

- Coordinated launch of multiple projects for the Acute Pain business- Completed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification – August 2012- Managed tactical working team with Life-Tech; new external supplier partnership- Managed supply chain relationships with multiple external suppliers, including internationally- Coordinated product supply improvement activities for internal production in Magdalena, MX

Irving, Tx, Us

- Led effort to develop manufacturing solution for next generation sterilization wrap- Managed relationship with external engineering firms to develop the design as well as the implementation timeline- Four patents granted, two for the process and two for product design- Flexible Multi-panel Sterilization Assembly, #8,261,963; Issued 9/11/12- Flexible Multi-panel Sterilization Assembly, #8,485,419; Issued 7/16/13- Process for making a flexible multi-panel sterilization assembly, #8,685,189; Issued 4/1/14- Stack of multi-panel sterilization assemblies, #9,981,449; Issued 5/29/2018- Compiled make vs. buy analysis with several suppliers and internal facilities- Developed capacity planning tool for new asset startup- Owned appropriation for $10MM in new FOAK equipment- Coordinated supply chain activities for internal rapid commercialization initiative- Speed to market goal to launch 15 new product designs in 120 days, typical launch cycle required several months to deliver a few new products- Over delivered by launching over 40 new products within 120 days- Spearheaded rapid development of a new gown with our China-based CM- Developed and implemented expedited timeline for a new internal facemask project- Managed budget for Business Support activities between Global Nonwovens and KCHC Product Supply

Irving, Tx, Us

- Coordinated operations integration and transition of several product platforms from domestic Ballard facilities to internal Mexico-based mfg facilities- Developed and managed timeline for facility improvements and manufacturing process relocations- Facilitated risk assessments for transition activities- Developed and led training for Ballard facilities on trial management and system setups in SAP- Implemented cost savings project for internal Magdalena, MX mfg facility- Provided project coordination for the launch of 6 new internal Mexico-based products,- Developed and managed resource allocation needs for medical device projects

Irving, Tx, Us

- Led supply chain activities for the relocation of entire product platform from internal Mexico-based mfg to external China supplier - Coordinated relocation of equipment from internal facility and installation and startup at the China CM - Collaborated with China supplier and Roswell R&D on design changes needed throughout the project and ensured implementation at the mfg facility- Collaborated with China supplier and KC Japan team on commercialization of new products in China - Coordinated multi-phase implementation across over 20 product codes- Coordinated commercialization activities for multiple surgical and infection control projects

Irving, Tx, Us

- Led commercialization of Huggies Pull-Ups elastic side panel material in UK - Coordinated evaluation of international external suppliers to identify best sourcing solution - Led trials in the UK to optimize the manufacturing process - Project led to successful commercialization of Huggies Pull-Ups at KC facility in the Czech Republic

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Pulp And Paper Science And Technology

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