Jeffrey Brower

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT JEFFREY BROWER

Highly accomplished self-motivated General Manager with 31 years of Steel Industry experience focusing on Operations Management, Business and Product Development, Design Engineering, and Change Management. Increased levels of responsibility through several global and domestic acquisitions. Strong record of building employee and customer relationships, improving quality, and increasing productivity while reducing operational process variation and costs. For the past 20 years I have focused on business and product development while managing a staff of highly skilled industry experts through periods of significant growth and industry contraction. Responsibilities include contract development and negotiations for new and existing business initiatives supporting multi-state facility operations. Experience with managing ISO compliant manufacturing facilities with multiple product lines and diversified workforce. Most recent General Manager of Operations assignment resulted in stabilizing business activities, customer relations, quality, and optimizing operations resulting in improved sales and profit.Ability to build strong relationships with customers by developing trust in workmanship, quality, and improving response times. Diverse background includes a working knowledge of: • Production / Operations Management• Steel Mill Maintenance Services• Steel Mill EAF, Continuous Caster, and Hot Strip Mill Equipment• Steel Mill Equipment Sub-Components and Supply Chain• Business Development for Multi-Facility Operations• Contract Development and Negotiations• Fabrication, Machining, and Manufacturing Process• Electro-Plating Operations• CAD/CAM, CNC, Machine Process • Shipping and Receiving • Quality Systems Management • Design Engineering• Purchasing and Inventory Controls• Supplier and Supply Chain Development• Accounting and Budgeting• Extensive Domestic Travel• International Travel• High Growth Companies• Proposal Development• Human Resource Recruitment• Process / Cost Control • Author of Technical Papers• Employee Development• Supervision of Union and Non-Union Workforces • OSHA, MI-OSHA, DEQ compliance• Project Management • Acquisitions and Due Diligence• Conflict Resolution• Strong Presentation Skills International Business Activities: China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Brazil, UK, Germany, Austria, Canada, MexicoMember AIST – Continuous Caster Technology Committee - Chairman of Education Committee (2006-Present)