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Vice President Manufacturing in Charlotte North Carolina Resume Bruce Emmett
Vice President Manufacturing in Charlotte North Carolina Resume Bruce Emmett
Vice President Manufacturing in Charlotte North Carolina Resume Bruce Emmett
BRUCE EMMETT
Waxhaw, NC 28173
C: 734-812-0924 ▪ cbruceemmett@gmail.com
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
COO VP General Manager
Strategic leader of manufacturing and service corporations serving diverse global clients. Portfolio of successes
maximizing performance and profitability. Recognized for growing company revenue $48 million by recruiting,
developing, and motivating a high-performance leadership team. Improved subsidiary’s sales 300%, grew a
unit’s revenue $16.5 million in response to a customer-driven opportunity, and reduced facility costs 36% by
renovating new state-of-the-art operation. Creative, forward-thinking executive with depth of experience
optimizing engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales, new business development and customer service.
Achieve enhanced business results through expertise in:
• Strategic Planning • Business Reengineering • Leadership / Management
• Manufacturing • Lean / Six Sigma • Finance
• Service Management • Operations • Sales / Marketing
CAREER PROGRESSION
Specialty Manufacturing, Inc, Charlotte, NC 2008 – Current
Private Equity held design and manufacturing company with multiple sites serving the specialty vehicle industry.
Chief Operating Officer (2008 – Current)
Engaged to develop Directors, Managers and Associates to implement tools to create and sustain
implementation of strategic plans to increase productivity and drive EBITDA improvement across multiple
locations. With full P&L responsibility, grew EBITDA 9.5% in first year. Provided leadership for sales,
engineering, purchasing, customer service and manufacturing operations.
• Installed key metrics and associated processes resulting in 9.5% EBITDA growth in first year.
• Trained direct reports in processes to drive On-Time-Delivery (OTD) resulting in improvement from less
than 72% OTD to 99.9% in less than six-months.
• Consolidated second shift into single shift operation, reducing headcount by 10.5%, while revenue
remained stable.
• Integrated remote facility into an existing facility, on time and under budget, realizing savings in excess
of $300,000 per year, including negotiations to exit two facility leases early.
• Executed plan to develop purchasing strategy reducing purchased material costs by over $2.7M
annually.
Phillips Service Industries, Inc., Livonia, MI 2000 – 2008
Privately held $120 million international manufacturing and service company with multiple stand-alone subsidiaries
serving aerospace, defense, automotive, semi-conductor, and manufacturing industries.
Chief Operating Officer (2002 – 2008)
Promoted to spearhead implementation of strategic plans to increase productivity, grow business, and drive
profitability across multiple locations and subsidiaries in five states and Mexico. With full P&L responsibility, grew
revenue 52%. Developed operating and capital budgets and managed sales, new business development,
operations, and support departments. Consistently met or improved budget projections. Provided leadership
for seven-member executive team, six general managers, and 550-member staff.
• Closed $90 million long-term contract with $2.5 million profit beyond client’s final proposal by presenting
the additional value provided in cost and timesaving. Received customer recognition as “Supplier of the
Year” from a prestigious aerospace organization.
• Turned 2.6% loss into 4.1% profit by increasing sales 52% while cutting costs and headcount 32%
through improved budget accuracy, daily cost monitoring, and meeting accountability targets.
• Shared vision and facilitated process that improved on-time delivery (OTD) from 62% to more than 99%
within 15 months with several months achieving 100% OTD and zero past due orders.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Beckwith Machinery Company / Caterpillar, Pittsburgh, PA
Plant Manager, Assistant Plant Manager, Project Manager, Senior Manufacturing Engineer
General Motors / Saginaw Steering Gear Division, Saginaw, MI
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Associate Industrial Engineer
EDUCATION
M.B.A. (#1 in class), Business, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, MI
B.S., Management, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY , University Park, PA
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Karrass Negotiating, Negotiating, Pittsburgh, PA Certified Recruiter, Recruiting Training, Dearborn, MI
8D Training, Problem Solving, Dearborn, MI Root Cause Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Litchfield, MI
Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma