Brad Roetman

About Brad Roetman

Relationship driven leader who is a passionate to create positive company cultures through empowering employees. With the ability to lead individuals and teams, while successfully managing the business with them. I believe that every process, individual and team can be improved by continuously evaluating the current state and moving towards a new future state. Sometimes the changes are evolutionary and sometimes they are revolutionary, depending on the business need.The list below under “LEAD” are activities of how I lead my teams and the list below under “MANAGE” are activities where I manage the business with the team.LEAD Coaching individualsDevelopment of individuals and teams Empowering team members to make decisionsBuilds relationships with customersCollaboratively developed Key Performance IndicatorsStrategic development of direction Matrix org with solid and dotted line reportsContinuous improvement cultureTeam development of budget (capital & operational)Supports individuals in stretching themselvesMANAGE Individual development process Project ManagementCustomer satisfaction metrics (internal & external)Monitors Key Performance IndicatorsEnsures alignment with corporate strategy Succession planning Training planMatrix org budgets and initiativesMonitors improvement gainsAdjust plan to business climate Budget and P & LPlanning and Timelines Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (SAP) at 2 global companies and experience using Quick books to manage the business at a startup.Production Operations Leader when ISO 9001 was achieved at Danfoss, Lawrence, KansasAchieved ISO 9001 & OSHA VPP re-certification at Danfoss, Ames, Iowa as Facility LeaderProject Management experience as an individual contributor and as a leader of Project ManagersInternally trained Six Sigma sponsorship and a leader for Six Sigma contributorsTrained in Lean and responsible for leading individuals in Lean roles.(Available to discuss new opportunities, please contact me at r•••••••@gmail.com)

Experience

1. General Manager Labs

   Miraterra Technologies Corporation

   Jun 2025 — Present · Ames, IA, US

Education

• Iowa State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Agricultural Engineering, (power and machinery focus)

  1985 — 1990

• The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

  1996 — 1998

Skills

• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Kaizen
• Product Development
• 5s
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Production Planning
• Toyota Production System
• Business Process Improvement
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Continuous Improvement
• Root Cause Analysis
• Supply Chain Management
• Quality Management
• Quality System
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Kanban
• Dmaic
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing