Mark Buhr Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Eighty Four, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

• Selected as the top-down consultant to manage the transition of Katerra Inc. assets and business units to VBC• Rationalized the product offering and engineering to create a design-for-manufacturing plan• Actively collaborated with sales and accounting teams to develop competitive cost and pricing structures• Responsible for plant engineering and workflow design for both flow and batch processing• Trained Executive leadership on industry standards, best practices, and business strategy • Established and implemented lean manufacturing processes• Created product lifecycle management strategy

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

• Recruited to Katerra to set up factories and manage factory layout and software integration • Responsible for quality and accuracy of the digital assets used to drive multiple factories• Capital equipment specification, procurement, machine integration, and commissioning• Software systems architecture, implementation, and integration• Managed design teams, process engineers, order entry, and digital output teams• Configured MES routings and process flows to maximize factory efficiency• Managed and coordinated software developers to create custom solutions• Hired, onboarded, and trained new employees, evaluated performance, and tracked improvements • Developed products to achieve a specific user experience• Implemented OSHA safety standards, led, and coordinated safety training

• Recruited to manage software and software integration specific to the cabinet industry • Managed the entire shop and developed a skill set in cabinet engineering and factory layout • Collaborated with shop ownership to change processes and improve business strategies

• Gained deep hands-on experience in the construction industry and business processes • Developed a skill set to manage teams, resolve conflict, train and manage a high-quality product