Dan Brouse

Background

About Dan Brouse

I am a multifunctional operations leader and continuous improvement professional with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. My background in production, maintenance, project management, team development, continuous improvement, site management, environmental health and safety and food safety; are representative of the broad value I am able to bring to an organization. By combining a focus on quality and reliability; I have a proven track record of cost savings, enhanced team performance and efficiency improvements.I bring a participative and outcome oriented leadership style and an appreciation for inclusion and diversity to the teams that I work with. I strive to identify and activate the strengths and skills of all employees.Additional relevant experience and skills:• Accountable for production, safety, customer quality/reliability, financial performance, capital effectiveness, production efficiency and people management for US business.• Experienced in all phases of project management. Manage capital process and budget for US business, to include multiple expansions and 2 facility build projects.• Manage continuous improvement projects resulting in over $2.4M savings per annum. Lean Green belt certified.• Create and manage annual operations budget with 2.5+% year on year productivity.• Accountable for reducing shrink and cycle times by 10+%.• Coordinated activities and teams to achieve 99% operational readiness rate.• Led PM program revision resulting in 20% increase in completion rate.• Reorganizing structure to lead for change and continuous improvement.• Achieved and maintained FAMI-QS Certification 2013 - present.• Instrumental in increasing throughput in multiple facilities and industries.• Manage toll manufacturing relationships. Collaborate with commercial teams to bring new products to the market and new customers to the table.• Ensure legislative, contractual, and regulatory compliance in application of GMP’s.• Participate with local and regional governments, chambers of commerce and workforce development committees.