Jerome Hamilton

Partner @ Brown Venture Group

About

Board member and strategic business leader proficient at aligning strategy with execution to achieve measurable outcomes while fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. A seasoned business leader with over two decades of experience, I have a proven track record in scaling organizations, building strategic partnerships, and empowering underserved entrepreneurs through my work as a Partner at Brown Venture Group. Guided by a mission to create sustainable business growth and champion inclusivity, I thrive at the intersection of operations, strategy, and leadership, and am committed to delivering measurable impact for companies and communities alike.

Country

United States

City

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Skill

Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Supply Chain, Business Planning, Leadership, Change Management, Strategy, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Management, Business Development, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Business Strategy, Value Stream Mapping, P&L Management, New Business Development, Kaizen, Program Management

Experience

Partner

Brown Venture Group

2019-4 - 2026-2 · 6 yrs 11 mos

Minneapolis, MN

Leading a venture group focused on companies who seek capital for underserved technology talent. Creating sustainable foundations in business for the underserved who have excellent business drive and great ideas.

Chief Operating Officer/Partner

Warecorp

2019-2 - 2026-2 · 7 yrs 1 mo

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Creating profitable global growth. operational excellence, strategic deployment and execution, marketing/sales, capital acquisition, and investor relations. ~ Created a 70% increase in revenues over 24 months. ~ Raised $1M in capital during 2020, and drove 25% YOY growth.

CEO, Board Member, Chief Business Officer

Open Therapeutics

2016-4 - 2022-7 · 6 yrs 4 mos

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

A hybrid life science and information technology company. I lead all external partnerships, investments, global strategy, vision, business development, marketing, talent acquisition, and ROI for shareholders. To date, have created more than $30M in valuation. The company name is now Teraopenscience. See teraopenscience.com

Chairman

Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota

2018-2 - 2020-2 · 2 yrs 1 mo

A 501(c)3 nonprofit that offers job training and customized career support to eliminate barriers to work and independence. Proceeds from thrift retail, e-commerce, grants and financial contributions fund our nearly 20 customized services that help Minnesotans get equitable access to jobs, create stable careers and advance in the workplace.

Senior Vice President of Global Operations

Stratasys

2014-12 - 2016-1 · 1 yr 2 mos

Eden Prairie, MN

I led global manufacturing, strategic sourcing, supply chain, and worldwide distribution teams supporting Stratasys products. I drove cross-functional continuous improvement through pperational excellence that influence global process effectiveness and efficiencies. Developed and institutionalized high quality global manufacturing processes while providing vision, strategy, and tactics to ensure that global operations can support aggressive growth.

Vice President Lean Six Sigma, Corporate Quality, & Acquisition Integration (Global)

2012-10 - 2015-1 · 2 yrs 4 mos

St. Paul, MN U.S.

Global Lean Manufacturing strategy and execution, global six sigma planning, target setting, and execution, global quality management system design and implementation, Supply chain acquisition playbook development & execution, Global engineering project review committee. ~ Delivered $1.2B in cost savings and $300M in top line growth. ~ Developed global Acquisition Integration and Quality playbooks.

General Manager Global Masking & Surface Protection Business

2010-10 - 2012-10 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Responsible for strategy development and operating plan execution. Responsible for product portfolio and sales & marketing planning and execution.

Global Director Lean Six Sigma & Business Initiatives

2007 - 2010-11 · 3 yrs

Member of operating committee, $8 B business.

Plant Manager of Twin Cities Assembly Plant

Ford Motor Company

2004 - 2006 · 2 yrs

Promoted to Assistant Plant Manager and then to Plant Manager of Ford Motor Company’s St. Paul, Minnesota Ranger Truck operation. Improved Management/UAW relations and led plant-wide lean manufacturing implementation

Plant Manager of Maumee Stamping Plant

Ford Motor Company

2001 - 2003 · 2 yrs

Plant Manager of the Ford Maumee Stamping Operations. Led cost improvements totaling 12M through enhanced employee engagement and operational excellence, while sustaining quality performance and winning the Ford Quality Leadership Award for the Stamping Business Unit.

Global Director, Material Flow Engineering

Ford Motor Company

1999-5 - 2001-7 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Recruited to Ford HQ to design/deploy world class Lean Manufacturing globally. Led the re-engineering of one of Ford’s top two plants in size and production, positioning it to generate $200+ M of new business from the same plant footprint while strengthening health/safety performance through improved operator ergonomics.

Engineering Manager

General Motors

1997 - 1999 · 2 yrs

Selected by GM to join New United Motors Manufacturing, INC. (NUMMI) flagship JV of General Motors and Toyota. Acquired lean manufacturing expertise in production facility and in Japanese plants, and implemented lean toyota production principles in floor operations.