Joseph Brunton

About Joseph Brunton

Highly accomplished and dedicated Product/Business development Manager with 15 years of extensive engineering, product support, new product development, marketing, organizational leadership, and procurement experience. Adept at training and supervising staff, recommending solutions to improve processes, working with dealers both nationally and internationally, and implementing effective programs to streamline operations. Experienced in the design and implementation of products, policies, and procedures, as well as consistently assessing operational needs to impact performance. Specialties: • MBA • Exceptional technical aptitude. • In-depth knowledge of the technologies within the current electric power generation, gas, and petroleum engine markets. • Extensive experience working directly with dealers, OEM’s, and customers both nationally and internationally. • Profound ability to handle technical queries and complaints and resolve them. • Strategic business management and planning training. • Great communication skills in both verbally and written. • Formal risk management training.

Experience

1. Global Director - Electric Power Technical Sales Support Solutions

   Caterpillar Inc.

   Apr 2025 — Present · Lafayette, IN, US

   Enable the transformation of Technical Sales Support into a customer-first organization with an increased amount of direct customer & account support to ensure customer satisfaction through timely execution of technical inquiries and design-to-order quotations across the product line.• Manage order entry business plan for project based businesses (mechanical packaging and electrical balance of plant) and support Sales and Operation Planning process.• Develop and execute strategies to assist sales team in the packaging of integrated customer offerings to maximize balance of plant products beyond the genset (electrical and mechanical).• Provide market based input to Product Definition teams to improve product positioning.• Develop and execute technical training strategies to improve sales team understanding of product line benefits.• Direct large customer interaction with key accounts as well as regulatory groups in a technical stewardship role.

Education

• Purdue University

  Bachelor of Science (BSc), Agricultural Systems Management

  1999 — 2003

• Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

  Masters, Business Administration

  2008 — 2011

• Purdue University

  Masters, Agricultural Economics

  2008 — 2010

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Engineering Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Sales
• Manufacturing
• Petroleum
• Compression
• Gas
• Generators
• Natural Gas
• Sourcing
• Negotiation
• Strategy
• Recruiting
• Business Development
• Training
• Landfill Gas
• Operations Management
• Product Development
• Sales Operations
• Energy Industry
• Automotive
• Energy
• Customer Service
• Process Improvement
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Biogas
• Gas Processing
• Business Strategy
• Troubleshooting
• Market Research
• Strategic Planning
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Six Sigma
• Electric Power
• Project Planning
• Management
• Team Building