Brian Cooley – Senior Breakthrough Leader
Dynamic and Reliable Operations Management Executive & Business Owner
Brian's drive and passion are helping others succeed in environments with exceptionally high expectations. Brian has worked cross-functionally within several companies honing his skills in developing leaders, breaking down institutional barriers and driving results.
Career Achievements
- Led Mexico railcar fabrication operation ramp-up using 70% of the previous manufacturing footprint saving the company $5.5M.
- Doubled production rate for a Mexico railcar plant per week and reduced work-in-process 25% over the course of the project. Improved productivity 66% and efficiency 60% within 6 weeks.
- Led Steiner eOptics consolidation from 2 plants to 1. Rebuilt staffing with unique selection process. Exceeded production goals in the first year with 93% newly hired personnel. Boosted efficiency by 28%. Developed 2 new engineered products that were unique to the industry.
- While leading The Phoenix Group, built, trained, and managed elite high-performance team that reduced laboratory errors by 36%, reduced turn-around time by 59%, and negotiated an 8.5% increase in rates for lab services.
- Let the Floturn Anodizing team to engineer and implement a pick-n-place product handling system which increased productivity by 31%, improved customer reject rate by 67%. Re-engineered process flow which improved standard labor hours by 29% and increased overall profit margin by 22%.
Talent/Skill Set
- Strategic Planning
- TPM Development & Deployment
- P&L Accountability, Multi-Site Operations
- Workforce Planning & Scheduling
- Operations Management Project & Program Management
- Process, Capacity Improvement & Efficiency
- Quality Assurance
- Contract Negotiation
- Purchasing & Procurement, Capital Planning
- Six Sigma
- Team Training, Development & Mentorship
Work Experience
- Senior Breakthrough Leader, Liberty Breakthrough Results LLC
- CEO, Cool Results LLC
- VP of Operations, Steiner eOptics
- Project Manager, Definity Partners LLC
- Operations & Client Relationship Manager, The Phoenix Group
- Operations & Engineering Manager, Sensor Technology Systems
- Anodizing Plant Manager, Floturn
- Product Engineer and Chemical Engineer, Floturn
Industry Experience
- Military Support
- Laser Aiming Devices
- Beacons
- Night Vision
- Engineering
- Metallurgical Testing
- Chemical Tesitng
- Chemical Evaluation
- Anodizing
- Plating
- CNC Machining
- Metal Working
Certifications/Education
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Global Six Sigma
- BS - Chemistry, University of Cincinnati
Personal
Brian has been married to his wife Jenn for 23 years and has 3 children. The oldest is going to college to become a Nurse. Brian currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. He enjoys his family, running 2 businesses and is a big movie buff.
