Michael Crosby
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Laurent Beaudouin
I've had the pleasure of working with Mike at several companies and have witnessed his ability to deliver dramatic performance improvement in mature businesses and also explosive growth of profitable start-up companies. He is highly capable in articulating effective strategy and mentoring implementation through the organization to a successful conclusion. Mike has a keen intellect, a well rounded background, and the entrepreneurial drive that makes him extremely valuable to organizations and also a lot of fun to work with.
Patrick Parks
I worked with Mike early in my career at EDS (now HP). At the time, Mike and I worked on various technical projects at an Automobile Engine plant where Mike displayed an exceptionally strong mix of technical and business skills. Mike was very adept at discussing business problems with the engineers and working to apply innovatinve solutions. After Mike left EDS, he earned his MBA to futher his career. Mike is one of the brightest people with whom I have ever worked. He possesses excellent business acumen and leadership skills complemented by his technical background.
Laurent Beaudouin
I've had the pleasure of working with Mike at several companies and have witnessed his ability to deliver dramatic performance improvement in mature businesses and also explosive growth of profitable start-up companies. He is highly capable in articulating effective strategy and mentoring implementation through the organization to a successful conclusion. Mike has a keen intellect, a well rounded background, and the entrepreneurial drive that makes him extremely valuable to organizations and also a lot of fun to work with.
Patrick Parks
I worked with Mike early in my career at EDS (now HP). At the time, Mike and I worked on various technical projects at an Automobile Engine plant where Mike displayed an exceptionally strong mix of technical and business skills. Mike was very adept at discussing business problems with the engineers and working to apply innovatinve solutions. After Mike left EDS, he earned his MBA to futher his career. Mike is one of the brightest people with whom I have ever worked. He possesses excellent business acumen and leadership skills complemented by his technical background.
Laurent Beaudouin
I've had the pleasure of working with Mike at several companies and have witnessed his ability to deliver dramatic performance improvement in mature businesses and also explosive growth of profitable start-up companies. He is highly capable in articulating effective strategy and mentoring implementation through the organization to a successful conclusion. Mike has a keen intellect, a well rounded background, and the entrepreneurial drive that makes him extremely valuable to organizations and also a lot of fun to work with.
Patrick Parks
I worked with Mike early in my career at EDS (now HP). At the time, Mike and I worked on various technical projects at an Automobile Engine plant where Mike displayed an exceptionally strong mix of technical and business skills. Mike was very adept at discussing business problems with the engineers and working to apply innovatinve solutions. After Mike left EDS, he earned his MBA to futher his career. Mike is one of the brightest people with whom I have ever worked. He possesses excellent business acumen and leadership skills complemented by his technical background.
Laurent Beaudouin
I've had the pleasure of working with Mike at several companies and have witnessed his ability to deliver dramatic performance improvement in mature businesses and also explosive growth of profitable start-up companies. He is highly capable in articulating effective strategy and mentoring implementation through the organization to a successful conclusion. Mike has a keen intellect, a well rounded background, and the entrepreneurial drive that makes him extremely valuable to organizations and also a lot of fun to work with.
Patrick Parks
I worked with Mike early in my career at EDS (now HP). At the time, Mike and I worked on various technical projects at an Automobile Engine plant where Mike displayed an exceptionally strong mix of technical and business skills. Mike was very adept at discussing business problems with the engineers and working to apply innovatinve solutions. After Mike left EDS, he earned his MBA to futher his career. Mike is one of the brightest people with whom I have ever worked. He possesses excellent business acumen and leadership skills complemented by his technical background.
Credentials
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Lean Manufacturing Champion
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC)Mar, 2000- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Epolin
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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Oct 2020 - Present
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BASF
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Germany
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Automotive Industry Management
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Jan 2016 - Oct 2020
Responsible for sales, marketing, and innovation for organic, inorganic, and effect pigments of a $1B subsidiary of BASF that was subsequently acquired by Sun Chemicals. Drove growth within automotive OEM, automotive refinish & industrial coating formulations.
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Segment Manager, Transportation, Industrial Coatings & Plastics
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2013 - Jan 2016
Led industry marketing, business development, and product innovation initiatives for the chemical dispersion, pigments, and performance additives business serving automotive and industrial coatings customers.
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Applied Synergy
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United States
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Machinery Manufacturing
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CEO
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2012 - 2013
Consulted with owners of industrial and automotive manufacturing companies to achieve profitable growth. Consulted with owners of industrial and automotive manufacturing companies to achieve profitable growth.
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C&U Americas
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United States
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Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO & President
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2008 - 2012
Led the greenfield startup of North American operations for a $1B Chinese bearing, forging, and seal manufacturer. Formulated the strategic plan, established operations and held full P&L responsibility. • Doubled sales annually to achieve sustainable profitability within 28 months. • Negotiated formation and served on the board of a joint venture between C&U Americas, Zhejiang 8+1 in China, and the largest PE owned automotive wheel bearing forger within NA. • Recruited top engineering, sales and distribution talent to differentiate C&U's brand and won strategic automotive & industrial business to become the fastest growing Chinese bearing company in the US. Show less
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NSK
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France
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Automotive Segment Manager
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May 2005 - 2008
Led strategy, pricing, and program management activity to achieve the revenue and profit objectives of $110M automotive market segment. Led strategy, pricing, and program management activity to achieve the revenue and profit objectives of $110M automotive market segment.
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Corporate Manufacturing Manager
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2004 - 2005
Led restructuring of North American manufacturing operations including plant consolidation, product rationalization and process optimization to improve pretax profit in excess of 10% on sales of $150M.
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Plant Manager
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2001 - 2004
Leadership for a 320 employee union plant with sales in excess of $100 million. Achieved record plant profitability while leading production, purchasing, quality, engineering, HR, and accounting functions. Deployed lean manufacturing methods to improve quality, delivery, and cost as a ISO16949 certified facility.
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Integrated Business Unit Manager
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2000 - 2001
Achieved 6% annual cost reduction to attain record profitability of a plant with revenue of $90M plant. Led Kaizen activity of 20 salaried and 240 production, materials, and logistic team members to reduce bottlenecks & improve on-time delivery from 90.8% to 98.9%.
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Product & Business Unit Manager
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1997 - 2000
Delivered a 25% manufacturing profit improvement of a $30M product line. Managed integral shaft bearing product team consisting of sales, marketing, design engineering, and manufacturing to implement strategy to assume market leadership in North America. Led a plant Kaizen team to reduce cost by 15%.
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Territory Manager / Technical Sales Representative
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1992 - 1997
Application engineering and sales of bearings to industrial and automotive OEMs, rebuilders and authorized distributors. Doubled sales to $7M by gaining new business at key OEMs such as Makita, Reliance Electric, Bosch, Hitachi, Rayloc, Kubota. Developed profitable steel & machine tool business with distribution partners.
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Electronic Data Systems
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineering Systems Development Engineer
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Aug 1990 - 1992
Consulted with engineering and manufacturing clients to identify system specifications (via SLC) to improve efficiency and reduced cost through effective information technology systems deployment. EDS was subsequently acquired by HP Enterprise Services which is now Perspecta Inc. Consulted with engineering and manufacturing clients to identify system specifications (via SLC) to improve efficiency and reduced cost through effective information technology systems deployment. EDS was subsequently acquired by HP Enterprise Services which is now Perspecta Inc.
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Education
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1994 - 1996
Georgia State University
MBA, International Business -
1988 - 1990
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
BSME, Mechanical Engineering -
1985 - 1987
The University of Akron
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