Brian Curtis

About Brian Curtis

Working Knowledge of raw fruit blending, fruit dehydration/drying, IQF apples/cherries, low moisture milling/granules/powders, Apple/Pear concentrating, berries/grapes/cherries concentrating, stone fruit and citrus concentrating, Not from concentrate fresh press clarified and cloudy, Bulk concentrate containment and blending, apple sauce production, Vertical and horizontal form - fill - and seal packaging, hot and cold fill juice bottling and tin/aluminum cans, multi serve and single serve apple sauce packaging, ingredient small batch blending and industrial packaging and individual pouch production on multiple machine brands.•Theory of Constraints Thinking Process Practitioner • Theory of Constraints Fundamental Certification• Certified Process Improvement Specialist• HAACP certified, Acidified Foods certified, SQF Practitioner, PCQI certified • Working Knowledge of Good Manufacturing PracticesSpecialties: Operations and Constraint Management, Holistic critical thinking, conflict resolution

Experience

1. Director of Operations

   Tree Top, Inc.

   Dec 2022 — Present

Education

• Pacific Lutheran University

  BA, Business, Operations and International concentrations

  2005 — 2009

• Sichuan University

  Study Abroad

  2006 — 2007

Skills

• Change Management
• Haccp
• Management
• Team Building
• Juice Concentration
• Public Speaking
• Lean Manufacturing
• Iqf Fruit
• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing
• Operational Excellence
• Continuous Improvement
• Theory of Constraints
• Supply Chain Management
• Quality Assurance
• Strategic Planning
• Project Management
• Food Packaging
• Supply Chain
• Sqf
• Gmp
• Operations Management
• Quality Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Dehydration
• Acidified Foods
• Ingredient Blending
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Business Process Improvement
• Six Sigma