Rob Bruno
Manufacturing & Transformation Executive | Multi-Site Leadership | Lean Operations | Culture Builder
- Role
- Client Success Leader at Koch
- Location
- North Augusta, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rob Bruno
I’m a passionate operations leader with 20+ years of experience transforming manufacturing environments across North America—from greenfield startups to complex turnarounds. My focus is simple: build world-class operations by empowering people, driving disciplined processes, and delivering measurable value.At Georgia-Pacific, I’ve led large-scale sourcing and manufacturing transformation efforts across multiple divisions, helping teams streamline costs, boost productivity, and embed long-term operational excellence. Prior to that, I held senior leadership roles at Masonite, Owens Corning, and CertainTeed—consistently helping plants become safer, leaner, and more engaged.Highlights of my journey: Led transformations resulting in $100M+ in annual savings Managed $45M+ in capital projects including major plant expansions Repeatedly achieved record safety performance across sites Known for developing future plant managers and high-performing teamsWhat drives me? Building strong cultures that outlast leadership changes. Coaching emerging leaders. And solving tough operational challenges that require both strategy and grit.Let’s connect—especially if you’re passionate about people, performance, and purpose in manufacturing.Email: r••••••••@gmail.com
Experience
Client Success Leader
Sep 2025 — Present
Masen an Industrial IoT startup that takes partners from data capture, to insights, to transformation with one solution
Education
University of Michigan
BS Mechanical Engineering
Oakland University
MBA
Skills
- Supply Chain
- Toyota Production System
- Iso
- Autonomous Maintenance
- Business Process Improvement
- Oee
- Spc
- Customer Service
- Manufacturing Operations Management
- Strategic Planning
- Kanban
- Plant Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Building Materials
- Change Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Operations Management
- 5s
- Tpm
- Manufacturing
- Process Engineering
- Total Productive Maintenance (Tpm)
- Project Management
- Quality Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Dmaic
- Operational Excellence
- Kaizen
- Smed
- Leadership
- Six Sigma
- Iso Standards
- Value Stream Mapping
- Manufacturing Operations
- Process Improvement
- Factory
- Lean Manufacturing
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