Wes Brant

About Wes Brant

Wes Brant Summary• Highly accomplished Global Business and Engineering Executive with expertise in operations management, product development and improvement, international sales and marketing, and customer and dealer training• Recognized for contributing to the introduction of vital Western manufacturing and quality process to a Chinese company and writing the ISO manual for a successful ISO 9001 certification in 2008• As COO, dramatically boosted the quality and reliability of equipment, which saved a large account with the City of Los Angeles and eliminated equipment safety issues, increasing sales 33% and share value 4.5-5.5%• Responsible for completing core product development of new product lines and for creating dealer development plans that increased unit production by 20% and doubled sales from $30 to $60 Million in 4.5 years for Schwarze• Developed a new product line that captured 10% market share during the first year of production with $4-8 Million in annual sales for Reedrill• Successfully completed a 5-year plan within budget, leading to a successful consolidation of Canadian and US products and increasing revenue 150% from $24 to $60 Million over 4 years with new exports to Central and South America, the Middle East, and AsiaSpecialties: • Operations Management • P&L Experience• Product Development and Project Management• Marketing, Sales• Engineering Management• Process Engineering Controls• Distributor and Customer Liaison • Customer Service• Research and Design • R&D Test Procedures• Tier I Supplier Experience• Product Improvements• Global Engineering

Experience

1. Vice President of Engineering & Product Management

   LeeBoy

   Jul 2015 — Present · Lincolnton, NC, US

Education

• Kansas State University

  BSME, Engineering

  1972 — 1977

Skills

• Quality Assurance
• Process Engineering
• Strategy
• Cad
• Product Marketing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Program Management
• Automotive
• Change Management
• Forecasting
• Product Management
• Sales Operations
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Negotiation
• Budgeting
• Engineering Management
• New Business Development
• International Sales
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Mrp
• Manufacturing
• Research
• R&D
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Sales Management
• Market Development
• Budgets
• Management
• Team Building
• Key Account Management
• Global Sourcing
• Business Strategy
• Team Leadership
• Mergers
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation