Todd Brink

Experience

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  Veriha Trucking, Inc.

  Aug 1989 - Jun 1991

  Operations Manager

  Oversaw all functions of the business, from driver safety to sales, business development, dispatch, and truck maintenance. Developed and implemented marketing and business development plans.

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  ALBY BLOCK COMPANY, INC

  Jun 1991 - Apr 1997

  Operations Manager

  Oversaw operations, scheduling, and manufacturing of concrete blocks working jointly with Sales Manager. Managed $3M budget. * Established a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program that drove a 15% increase in machine production time.

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  WAUKESHA BLOCK COMPANY, INC (DIVISION OF SPANCRETE INDUSTRIES)

  Apr 1997 - Feb 2004

  General Manager

  Recruited to manage day-to-day operations, sales, and production. Created sales strategies, targeted projects, forecasted manufacturing plant capacity, oversaw delivery trucks, and handled all marketing. Developed and managed $5M budget. Supervised 7 direct reports. Sat on the Spancrete Corporate IT Steering Committee in charge of Oracle implementation.* Accelerated plant productivity and reduced changeover time from 2.5 hours to 30 minutes.* Increased hit rate with projects 10%.

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  THE SPANCRETE GROUP, INC.

  Feb 2004 - Jul 2007

  Director of Lean Manufacturing

  Promoted to Spancrete corporate following divestiture of Waukesha Block. Tasked to start up Process Improvement program from the ground up. Created all training materials and path forward for the program.* Developed Lean champions within the company based on knowledge and Lean leadership skills.Business outcomes include:* Increased capacity in plants 8% the first year, 13% the second year, and 20% the third year. * Grew revenue 10-15% during the same time period. * Increased net profit from an average 3% (pre-Lean) to 5-7% during tenure.* Slashed overtime by 50% the first year and 33% the second year.* Improved productivity 10% and reduced rework 45%. Show less

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  The Boldt Company

  Jul 2007 - Feb 2014

  Vice President of Continuous Improvement

  Recruited to take Boldt to the next level of Lean. Created Continuous Improvement Department and reinvigorated stagnant Lean program of 6 years by building a structured, strategic-thinking discipline across the business with linkage to long-term corporate strategy. Influenced and gained executive buy-in (President, CEO, Board) to build and drive continuous improvement and change management capabilities. Managed $5M budget and 5 direct reports. Sat on Strategic Planning Team, IT Executive Steering Committee, and Corporate Safety Committee. Chaired the BoldThinking Summit Steering Committee. * Grew revenue 50% and net profit 700%. Added $13M directly to the bottom line the first year.* Developed 5-year rolling road map of Lean evolutions and outlined strategy phases of Tools, Problem Solving, and Problem Identification to support and guide company's organic growth. * Spearheaded creation of the BoldThinking Summit, a 2.5-day event where 60 cross-divisional staff members were brought together to strategize on how to apply Lean to drive improvements across the entire international organization. * Led special projects across various industries, helping implement/improve Lean programs, working jointly with customers/subcontractors. Consistently exceeded performance goals including increased capacity, increased productivity, and more project wins. Show less

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  LEAN CULTURE GROUP, LLC

  Feb 2014 - Sept 2018

  President/Owner

  Started Lean Culture Group, LLC in 2014 to help organizations create a culture where sustainable continuous improvement can succeed and the program is truly the organizations program, not a cookie cutter improvement session* Create custom training and education systems for an organization that are made to fit the organization's culture, values, and ultimate goals* One-on-One sessions to help Executives, Senior Management, Management and Staff understand how they must grow and change in order to support the change they are requesting* Develop metrics that mean something to the organization, not just handing out financial information* Help define how the organization can become a "goto organization" where the best and brightest talent want to work for it Show less

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  Bentley World Packaging Ltd

  Sept 2018 - May 2019

  Vice President of Operations

  Recruited to join Bentley World Packaging leadership team in 2018. Provide management and oversight while demonstrating a commitment to excellence at all times. Collaborate with all senior leadership in order to meet the companies objectives in addition to having a passion and a proven record of successful strategic planning and implementation.• Created a road map for growth for the manufacturing group focusing on increasing capacity through pull scheduling and Lean Techniques with minimal increase in headcount.• Capacity for production increased by 23% between 11/2018 – 04/19 without adding overhead• Created Career Pathing Programs and Reviews using A4 methodology or our employees.• Brought Problem Solving and Reflection Program to Bentley so all employees (Plant to Executive) were using the same type of problem-solving techniques. Show less

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  Pneumatic Scale Angelus

  Mar 2020 - now

  Operational Excellence