Bobby Brooks

About Bobby Brooks

Motivated, respected, and versatile operations, engineering, and manufacturing leader. Background includes high-volume, engineered made-to-order, and process-oriented manufacturing environments. Known for making the workplace an enjoyable place and for getting “buy in” to accomplish goals. Recognized as a hands-on leader, an effective motivator, and a goal-oriented manager. M.B.A; bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. Core competencies include: » Lean operations leadership. As Plant Manager at Gardner Denver (GD), in charge of all operational aspects at this 100K square foot plant with 90 employees and sales of $55M per year. Adept in the use of Lean tools and quality standards such 5S, Kanban, Kaizen, TPM, SMED, and ISO 9001. Reduced inventory by 20%, improved on-time delivery by 25%, and created 16K square feet of floor space. » Engineering management. As Engineering Manager – Centrifugal Blower Strategic Business Unit at GD; managed 16 engineers, designers, and drafters. Leveraged resources in China to produce parts and improve profitability. Reduced direct product costs by over $850K in 2009 and 2010. Within one year of taking over as Plant Engineering Manager, increased the accuracy of engineering department’s bill of materials and routers by 45 points to 95%. » Project management. In the past 13 years, managed eight projects that lasted up to six months, had as many as 12 team members, and budgets up to $1.4M. At GD, after acquiring Hoffman Air and Filtration Systems, developed SAP Product Configurator for eight models in the Hoffman product line. At Cooper, developed plan, budget, and bid documents to relocate one plant to two other sites. Managed this project in MS Project; plan had 1500 activities.

Experience

1. Director of Engineering - Connected Communities at Cooper Lighting Solutions

   Cooper Lighting Solutions

   Jan 2016 — Present · Peachtree City, GA, US

Education

• Georgia Southern University

  Master, Business Administration

  1989 — 1994

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering

  1982 — 1987

Skills

• Project Management
• Supply Chain
• Iso 9000
• Fmea
• Engineering Management
• Value Stream Mapping
• Procurement
• Engineering
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Kaizen
• Smed
• Toyota Production System
• Sap
• Six Sigma
• Kanban
• Product Development
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Ms Project
• Continuous Improvement
• Root Cause Analysis
• 5s
• Tpm
• Manufacturing
• Lean Manufacturing