Brian Westphal Email & Phone Number

Stuart, FL

Orly, Île-de-France, FR

• Lead and oversee a diverse team of up to 40 individuals, comprising new-hire mechanics, training personnel, project interns, workplace coaches, and manufacturing engineers.
• Redesigned the entire training curriculum, aligning it with stringent FAA regulations and specific program requirements for Boeing and Gulfstream.
• Established auditing protocols for newly-trained mechanics, ensuring adherence to predefined learning objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Sit on the North American Communications Board, representing Stuart and North America while supporting Daher corporate in communication strategies, business development initiatives, and marketing endeavors.
• Collaborated with esteemed educational institutions like Indian River State College (IRSC) and various local government bodies in Stuart and Port Saint Lucie counties to develop tailored programs and pathways for.
• Manage day-to-day operations within the training department, fostering an environment conducive to continuous educational advancement and professional growth for all stakeholders within the organization.

Orly, Île-de-France, FR

• Spearheaded the successful acquisition of Sites AS9100 / ISO9001 certifications, demonstrating adept leadership in overseeing Operations/Production, Training, and HR QMS policies.
• Engaged in collaborative efforts with esteemed executives including the VP of Quality NA, VP of HR North America, and VP Operations, among others, to navigate QMS transition, enact policy reforms, and execute seamless.

Orly, Île-de-France, FR

• Oversaw the transition of retired QMS policy infastructure for HR department (and assisted with Operations department), advised VP of HR North America on implementation and compliance. Created necessary policy for US.
• Constructed training matrix for Stuart Site, including "Day 1" required training. Determined all current training certifications taught at Site, overhauled all Subject Matter Experts, and reduced expired training.
• Served as project manager for HR audit compliance. Worked with leadership including VP HR North America, VP QSE North America, Site HR Manager and Operations Manager to ensure HR compliance from internal audit as well.
• Assisted in various HR project responsibilities including, “No Punch No Pay” site-wide posters, transition from TC-1 to UKG, and tasked with creating additional marketing materials for Daher Corporate US.
• Partnered with training center staff to ensure all training was entered into LMS system and created a weekly audit of missing trainings for all employees.

• Misty Design Studios
• Oversaw the partnership of Misty Studios and UNU Electronics Inc. and its affiliate brands/companies.
• Developed and trained personnel to handle customer service as well as 2D and 3D design departments.
• Consulted on brand development, communication strategy, client attainment, and company structuring.Facebook (Meta) 2017
• Consulted on proposed UX/UI design to the Facebook platform that included implementing new features to threads and feeds.

• Responsible to plan, implement, and direct marketing and communications strategy. Collaborating with marketing VP to support the company’s goals of increasing awareness and reputation in the industry.
• Coordinated tradeshow operations, joined prestigious scientific community (ECS), attained scientific speaking roles for C-level executives, and partnered with media and PR companies yielding print and online coverage.
• Instituted procedures for PR, social media, and overall marketing tactics emphasizing analytics-based analysis.
• Forecasted and restructured existing marketing spend, reducing department budget spend by 7% simultaneously coming within 1% of revised year-end forecasts.
• Worked closely with VP to develop strategic and consistent messaging explaining our technology (LFP-chemistry) to ensure comprehension and engagement.

• Directly responsible for business strategy and growth. Primarily focused on large scale B2B business partnerships, such as Walmart, Microsoft Azure, IBM Business.
• Oversaw all internal and external communications including: catalogs, manuals, technical guides, website copy, marketing materials, internal fact sheets, company memos, sales reports, and product messaging.
• Directly managed product development, design, and client services. Created a 24/7 client resource base with live-representatives for business enterprise clients.
• Responsible for internal and external company communications including: press-releases, employee handbooks, company events, product messaging, social media campaigns.
• Recruited and managed cross-functional teams to focus on various nuanced and tech-centric products including Fido2.0 security keys.
• Attended national trade-shows to expand business avenues. Served as company liaison for high-profile clients.

Union City, California, US

• Employee number 7. Led company structuring, and assisted in company strategy with CEO and CTO.
• Created and managed HR, Communication, Design, Marketing, Client Services, Product Management, and Social Media teams, also functioned as Office Manager.
• Hired and developed international 3rd party contractors which eventually led to international offices in India (Customer Service), China (Production), and Russia (Design).
• Responsible for all internal and external company communications, including press releases, press kits, company memo’s, employee manuals, sales sheets, product manuals, packaging, commercials, and sales copy.
• Led market launch of over 100 products spanning over a dozen different brands. Handled entire product development from concept to implementation. Have sold over 20 million units across all SKU’s.
• Worked with media sources including magazines, radio, TV, podcasts, newspapers to expand brand reach.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Literature/Writing

Associate Of Science - As, Behavior And Social Sciences