Brian Erickson

Results-driven, hands-on respected leader with extensive continuous improvement and change management experience.

With work experience over 18 years, Brian is now working at Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity as a Board of Directors. Brian received his education from 1991 to 1993 at the Michigan State University. This person is located in Holland, Michigan. To contact Brian, you can search for their phone or e-mail or receive full info by requesting access to the person's further details on Connexy.
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Last Update
Jan 29, 2016
Location
Holland, MI

Workplace

Board of Directors

Holland, MI

Industry

Construction

Work History

Board of Directors

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
Board of Directors 2009-2013 Board Secretary 2010-2012 ReStore Committee 2009-present
from May 2009

Continuous Improvement & Manufacturing Manager

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
•Lead Haworth’s global continuous improvement (Lean) corporate transformation for both manufacturing and enterprise wide office improvement reporting to VP Global Operations & Business G...
from Apr 2009

Owner

Vaction rentals and executive homes in Holland, MI
from 2004

Manager, Advanced Manufacturing

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
•Justified and created a team of ME’s that lead new product launch efforts •Responsible for manufacturing engineering prior to new product launch •Re-aligned the new launch process and short...
May 2009 — Apr 2011

Global Supply Chain Development Manager

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
•Responsible for developing and leading the Haworth Global Purchasing “New Deal” •Created and deployed a supplier VAVE system that generated >$14MM/year savings •Deployed Global Material ...
Oct 2005 — May 2009

Manager, Materials & Sustainability Technologies

Davenport, Iowa Area
•Trained in lean manufacturing (TPS) by Shingijutsu sensei Chihiro Nakao •Lead a team developing strategic breakthroughs in materials and material processes •Developed Nature Core™, the indu...
Mar 2003 — Oct 2005

Manager, Advanced Materials & Process Engineering

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
•Trained in Six Sigma for managers •Responsible for leading portfolio transition for JCI overhead products •Responsible for leading materials and process development for JCI Interiors •Nort...
Jul 1996 — Mar 2003

Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
•Responsible for overhead systems materials and process development •Member of JCI NA Intellectual Property team responsible for infringement review, action recommendation, and technical adv...
Sep 1993 — Jul 1996

Education

Occupations

Leader
Executive
Board Member
Plant Manager
Owner
Health Specialist
Secretary
Vice President
Sport Trainer
Sports Trainer
Chairperson
Chief Executive Officer
Managers
Management Team Executive
Operations Manager
Production Manager
Chief Executive
Sports Trainers
Corporate Executive

Skills

Invention
Supply Chain Management
Materials Science
Product Development
Prototyping
Plastics
Patent preparation
Patentability
Patent Drafting
Patent Strategy
Patent Analysis
Polymers
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Strategy
Patents
Injection Molding
Manufacturing
Product Management
Coatings
Trade Secrets
Extrusion
Supply Chain
Composites
Procurement
Polymer Science
Operations Management
Strategic Planning
Product Design
Sourcing
Lean Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement
Materials
Manufacturing Engineering
Strategic Sourcing
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Process Engineering
Manufacturing Management
Process Improvement
Problem Solving
Kaizen
Value Stream Mapping
Manufacturing Operations Management
Kanban
Global Sourcing
Toyota Production System
DMAIC
Team Leadership
5S
MRP
Root Cause Analysis

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Holland, Michigan is the place where Brian Erickson currently lives

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The professional worked at eight jobs.

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This expert`s website is http://www.haworth.com/.

Where has Brian Erickson studied?

Brian studied at the Michigan State University from 1991 to 1993.

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This person works in Furniture industry.

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This person has the following skills: Invention, Supply Chain Management, Materials Science, Product Development, Prototyping, Plastics, Patent preparation, Patentability, and Patent Drafting.
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