Ron Brown Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Beaverton, OR

• Product owner for confidential manufacturing digital innovation platform
• Strategic planning and program management for digital additive manufacturing initiatives
• Manager of key partnerships with Nike technical, innovation, and product creation teams

Portland, Oregon Area

• Led team of six remote implementation consultants in successful implementations of ERP systems for the construction industry.
• Provided pre-sales consulting, scoping and statements of work (SOW) development for prospective clients in a high-volume sales environment.
• Managed all aspects of hiring and performance management for highly-skilled software consultants.
• Managed c-level customer relationships during implementation projects to ensure customer satisfaction and project success.

Beaverton, OR

• Provided ongoing program management for Mega-Market Capabilities team, reviewed and summarized project milestones and progression of key workstreams and ensured strategic alignment, technical readiness, product.
• Developed and maintained manufacturing technology roadmaps for Nike automation lab, product creation center, and manufacturing operations.
• Managed portfolio of technical capabilities for Nike manufacturing and product creation center in Mexico.
• Reviewed individual shoe making automation for performance, labor reduction, and overall return on investment to support go/no-go decisions for manufacturing technologies.
• Validated factory partner next-steps through alignment of cost breakdowns (CBDs), master production schedules (MPS), product ramp plans, and technology deployment schedules.
• Developed key Stage Gate project intake and project impact tool (PIT) documents in coordination with engineering and finance colleagues.

Beaverton, OR

• Led program management for digital product creation initiatives in Nike’s critically strategic Manufacturing Revolution organization.
• Drove design and implementation of digital tools to transform Nike’s end-to-end product creation process from design to manufacturing and to the consumer.
• Spearheaded factory technology projects to launch a new Nike footwear contract manufacturing partner in Guadalajara, Mexico, contributing to the fastest factory start-up in Nike history.
• Designed and executed factory end-to-end digital process reviews in support of footwear manufacturing aligned with Nike game plan activities.
• Extensive travel in Asia and Mexico to transfer best practices across factory partners and to launch footwear mass customization for the U.S. consumer market.

Portland, OR

• Key member of executive management team responsible for setting company strategy and direction.
• Infrastructure engineering and operations responsibility for “GTS Online”, the company’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering for 330+ unique customers and 2000+ users, representing $2.5+ million in annual revenue.
• Led datacenter engineering, information technology, systems engineering, customer engagement, and technical support teams.
• Managed transformation of customer-facing IT infrastructure to 100% virtualized computing environment.
• Provided strategic direction for architecture and ongoing development of GlasPacLX® and related GTS software products, managing key product testing and customer beta installations.
• Successful leadership of many business operations and facilities management initiatives including company relocation, customer service automation projects, software quality assurance testing, and vendor management.

Vancouver, WA

• Conducted extensive analysis and auditing of key end-to-end business processes.
• Led all aspects of an extensive Microsoft Dynamics GP and Microsoft CRM implementation.

Portland, OR

• Key member of executive management team influencing and leading strategic projects and decisions.
• Responsible for all aspects of company information technology systems, telecommunications and infrastructure.
• Managed annual IT budget greater than $3 million.
• Directed selection and implementation of ERP, CRM and analytics platforms.
• Managed numerous company relocation and expansion projects.

Portland, OR

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Prague, Czech Republic

Washington, DC Metro Area

Previous Positions: Principal Workstation Specialist, Senior Workstation Specialist