Experience

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  Wilbrecht Consulting

  • Jacksonville, Oregon

  • Principal

    • Apr 2009 - Present
    • Jacksonville, Oregon

    www.WilbrechtConsulting.comBeing a CEO in a high-tech manufacturing environment for 25 years has provided me with the tools to identify company dynamics. Seventeen years in a TEC (The Executive Committee) group with other CEOs has given me the chance to understand other companies in detail and help with growth and succession planning issues Having personally managed all aspects of a company manufacturing diverse products in multiple locations, I have demonstrated that flexibility, accountability, and ongoing planning are key to long term success. I offer extensive hands-on expertise in financial analysis, strategic planning, and creating strategic international partnerships. Each company has its unique characteristics and, whether developing a basic business plan or an in-depth strategic analysis, it’s my job to integrate the client’s history and culture into forward planning. A key component of my strategic planning process is comprehensively reviewing both the current situation and trends of the previous five years. The review ideally should include customer, supplier, investment and personnel data as well as standard accounting data. I am experienced in custom manufacturing as well as long run production of catalog products in factories certified to ISO 9001:2000, DoD, and NASA standards. Strategic manufacturing issues addressed include inventory optimization, product life cycles, capital equipment selection, personnel planning, product mix, product line integration and downsizing.

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  Creative Business Coaching

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Associate/Coach

    • Dec 2012 - Present
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    Creative Business Coaching facilitates CEO roundtables and executive coaching for smaller industrial companies in the Twin Cities.

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  Wilbrecht Electronics, Inc.

  • President

    • Sep 1968 - Apr 2009

    Wilbrecht Electronics manufactured precision electro-mechanical components for military, aerospace and medical applications. Its divisions were sold in 2008-2009 to two European companies.

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  Sylvania Electric Systems

  • Senior Engineer

    • Jun 1967 - Aug 1968

    Responsible for classified studies as well as in-house studies of new markets for defense related technologies.