Brian Patrick

Background

About Brian Patrick

Operations, Engineering, Business Development, Accounting executive with diverse international and domestic experience serving company, clients and investor interests. Currently the President of East Lake Metals. A pre-painted metal service center for the building and construction markets. Technology development (automation, thermal and industrial processes, ERP systems, robotics) information technology (CRM, ERP) and business development leader in manufacturing, energy technologies, inventory, sales, and controls. Project manager (including large industrial projects), with fifteen years of experience skilled in management, planning, execution, risk analysis and reporting. Instrumental in significant LEAN, six sigma operational improvements, legal work and insurance work. Proven team builder and people developer. Skills: • Team developer and builder, great with people and an excellent communicator • Change leader and implementer • Strategic procurement director and negotiator • Technology champion with ERP and cloud based manufacturing solutions that are complimentary to ERP systems. • Highly competent engineer that has consistently brought cutting edge technologies and practices to standard manufacturing environments • Focus on big picture cost reduction strategies that bring meaningful and sustaining benefit to the bottom line • Strategic planning and implementation with practice in putting together organizational and responsibility plans and technology plans • Large scale industrial project manager • Collaborative R&D with multiple stakeholders • Innovator in all aspects of the business • Excellent analytical skills, excellent educational background • Ability to bring a worldview to the everyday operations of the work place.