Franklin Westbrook

About Franklin Westbrook

Senior Manufacturing Leader with 48 years of experience eliminating manufacturing chaos. Utilize Project Management tools or new product and process Introductions to manage plant transformations, improve manufacturing environment, increase overall business performance. Apply Functional Excellence principles and tools to achieve and sustain operational improvements, while balancing business and customer needs. Expert at organizing tasks and teams by focusing on what is optional versus what is not. Able to coach senior leadership and project managers to drive understanding and action at all organization levels. Core professional competencies include:PROJECT MANAGEMENTManufacturing projects up to $200M -> Facilities, Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Operations and Operating Systems. Experienced with several “Brown-Field” Startups.Currently direct global projects and coach over 50 project managers as leader of global manufacturing projects process adherence. Manage unified project database implementation for approximately 45 open projects lasting 2-3 years each. Sales associated with closed projects totaled over $20M in 2011, and $21M in 2012. PLANT MANAGEMENTP & L leadership for plants producing gas & diesel engines, screws, fasteners, and engine filters (lube, fuel, air, hydraulic). Defined, created and maintained team-based work systems in union environments. Participated in four union negotiations across three unions. Organizations of up to employees and annual sales up to $1B. FUNCTIONAL EXCELLENCEDirected the methodical application of consistent practices, tactics, requirements and measures to drive effective and efficient process results. Promoted collaborative, team-based cultures that were well-trained and highly motivated. Defined actionable and auditable tasks, as well as trained, executed, audited and quantified Cummins Operating System. Model replicated by other plants worldwide. Also directed plant Manufacturing Engineering & Maintenance Improvement for 21 global plants.

Experience

1. Director Manufacturing Project Management Office and Functional Excellence Leader

   Atmus Filtration Technologies

   Mar 2023 — Present · Nashville, TN, US

Education

• Hutchison Central Technical High School

  N/A, College Prep - Computer Science

  1972 — 1976

• Purdue University Daniels School of Business

  MSIA, Industrial Administratioin - MBA

  1987 — 1988

• Tennessee State Univeristy

  Adjunct Professor, Business Admiistration, Supply Chain Management, Operations Manangment

  2018 — 2024

• Kettering University

  BS Electrical Engineering, Controls

  1976 — 1981

• General Motors Institute

  BSEE, Electrical Engineering

  1976 — 1981

Skills

• Operations Management
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Lean Manufacturing
• Product Management
• Six Sigma
• Industrial Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Engineering
• 5s
• Product Development
• Spc
• Ppap
• Team Building
• Management
• Supply Chain
• Manufacturing
• Apqp
• Business Process Improvement
• Value Stream Mapping
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Process Engineering
• Fmea
• Negotiation
• Kaizen
• Quality Management
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Continuous Improvement