Brian Foster is the President and Principal Consultant of Foster Rush. Brian is an accomplished global business leader with over 25 years of involvement in ceramic, metal and glass technology for the electronics, nano technology and clean tech industries. During the course of his career he has accumulated a substantial amount of international management experience, spending a significant amount of his time in Asia and Europe. His expertise includes creating technology driven manufacturing and research and development organizations as well as extensive experience in all aspects of product line management including P&L responsibility. Brian is an expert in engaging cutting-edge technologies to advance corporate-wide initiatives that expedite manufacturing processes to achieve aggressive revenue growth, cost-cutting objectives, and profitability margins for all phases of the business life cycle (startup, expansion, contraction, turnaround, reengineering). He is skilled in assessing company business position, equipping organizations with tools for turnaround and growth, and developing benchmarks to measure performance. He has extensive hands-on experience in manufacturing process engineering, applications engineering, technical service, and product design and development.Specialties: * Raw material strategic planning and supply chain development including supplier audits* Risk analysis and mitigation planning * Immerging technology assessments including technology
Listed skills include Product Development, Process Engineering, Electronics, Materials, and 16 others.
