Richard Wissenbach Email & Phone Number

United States

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Senior Vice President and General Manager 2016 – 2019MTI Industries Utilizing lean best practices to improve product quality and on time delivery motors /controls business serving aerospace and medical industries as part of strategic initiative to expand capacity. Built plant in Mexico and developed/installed performance management system in AS9100D certified quality management system. Refocused operations to improve overall performance and brand equity. Introduced programs to reduce effects of tribal knowledge allowing for transfer of manufacturing of medium volume products to Mexico. Senior VP and General Manager 2015MTFAppointed to this Tier two high volume medical products company to manage and improve profit and loss and brand equity as part of strategic initiative to divest division. Transitioned operations to achieve industry leading AOQL with on-time delivery. Initiated new product process with a collaborative design effort with customers. Implemented new cleaning process to meet next generation requirements for in vitro products with predictive maintenance process.SR VP Development, Sales and Marketing RFL/SL Industries 2013-2015 Recruited to this designer, manufacturer and marketer of mission critical communications systems to power and transportation industry as VP of Engineering, quickly appointed Sr VP of sales, marketing, field service and custom engineering. Managed sustaining and new product engineering while developing strategy to divest division. Developed phases and gates for new product process and testing. Staffed sales organization, created technical sales function and reorganized worldwide sales. Eliminated tribal knowledge of custom engineered products and drove matrix management. Defined, developed and implemented performance management system to implement LEAN conversion.

Implemented lean best practices for Round Table PE European manufacturing, operations and distribution center of UK medical consumables division to manage profit and loss for $50M division. Staffed key executive positions. Initiated cultural change in operations driving accountability, total associate involvement, fact-based management, continued attention to profitability. Developed an acquisition / integration plan for a competing business. Developed and implemented LEAN conversion.

Implemented lean best practices for this capital equipment business providing super-wide format digital inkjet printers to transform profitability and market share for $400M business. Developed and implemented strategy to address loss of market share, improve brand equity and reduce costs. Staffed and reorganized key positions in engineering, operations, and quality. Drove upgrade of two generations of installed and underperforming equipment, outgoing product quality. Transitioned silo-based culture to performance driven, management by fact, customer focused culture. Instituted top grading process. Developed and implemented supply side system including VMI and asset-based management processes.

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