Mike Buckentin
CEO - Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2)
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer at Metals Innovation Initiative
- Location
- Bowling Green, KY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mike Buckentin
Manufacturing operations executive with a history of managing multi-site plants. Ability to foster environments where people can work together in a collaborative way. Pursue opportunities to drive sustainable and positive change. Experienced in startup, as well as, existing manufacturing environments. Equally comfortable building operations from the ground up or leading efforts to turnaround an underperforming entity. Core Competencies Include the Following:Global Supply Chain ManagementVendor Interactions & NegotiationsInternational Business ExperienceContinuous Process ImprovementLabor Relations & RecruitmentProject Planning & ExecutionTurnaround LeadershipNew Site ConstructionFinancial OversightP & L ManagementCost ControlsPlant Safety
Experience
Chief Executive Officer
Jan 2025 — Present · KY, US
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Materials Science
1983 — 1985
Montana Technological University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Metallurgical Engineering
1979 — 1983
Skills
- Sustainability
- Income Statement
- Team Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Organizational Development
- Customer Satisfaction
- Training
- New Business Development
- Leadership
- Coaching
- Management
- Team Building
- Project Planning
- Customer Service
- Problem Solving
- Business Planning
- Operations Management
- Forecasting
- Steel
- Strategic Planning
- Account Management
- Recruiting
- Negotiation
- Business
- Advertising
- P&L Management
- Business Strategy
- Engineering
- Business Development
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Carpet Cleaning
- Steel Making
- Marketing Strategy
- Budgets
- Sales Process
- Sales Management
- Manufacturing
- Management Consulting
- Marketing
- P&L
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