Bryn Kahrl

Lead Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, CI/Lean and New Product Launch with indirect responsibility for plant HR/Safety and Finance. P&L Responsible. • Hired to lead company out of bankruptcy by Private Equity, implemented standardized management systems in all areas, restructured leadership teams and closed 2 manufacturing plants. • Improved EBITDA performance within 6 months, through standardized manufacturing methods. • Improved productivity by ~30% over 2.5 years using Lean VSM and waste reduction tools. • Implemented global Quality Management system, delivering consistency in performance and reducing ePPM by 50%. • Led implementation of supply chain planning tools, reducing inventory by ~20%. • Sponsored implementation of employee communication, training and high potential development. Implemented individual scorecards for all salaried employees. • Visioned and sponsored implementation of Safety Culture and Lean Management system.

Led Safety, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering and Production in Americas market. • Implemented Daily Accountability process from shop floor to plant leadership, increasing productivity by 10% - $500,000 annualized benefit. (based on Danaher system) • Reduced backlog by 70% in 60 days through clear objectives, appropriate KPI’s and cadence of accountability. • Increased On Time delivery by 10% though supplier management and process control. • Implementing Shop Floor quality system – including Layered Process Audits, Visual Controls and Weekly Masterplan Review.

Led 9 plants and ~1400 employees, supplying Architectural doors to the North American market. • Sponsored Quality at the Source system implementation, resulting in $1M annual savings. • Implemented Lean Management System, stablizing operations performance. • Led footprint rationalization, closing plant and improving asset utilization - $4M annual savings.

Led Europe Operations including: Production, Quality, Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, IT, Launch, Regional HR and Regional Finance • Grew business from 650 to over 2000 employees and from $80M to $200M in revenue. • Sponsored implementation of Lean Management system • Led site selection and launch of new plant in Europe. • Full P&L responsibility for Europe division.

Led continuous improvement team consisting of Subject Matter Experts in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Finance and IT to identify, plan and execute process and system improvement projects in 9 countries. • Utilized business process maps and value stream mapping to identify and realize value opportunities. • Spearheaded cross-functional turnaround teams in multiple plants. • Leader of internal audits of business processes for Materials and Finance business processes.