1. Donald C. Brown
Fremont CA 94538
(408) 655-2369 - dcbrown761@yahoo.com
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/don-brown/1b/63b/240
CAREER SUMMARY
• Self-motivated and ambitious. Able to affect change naturally though progressive development,
defining roles and responsibilities, setting expectations, and measuring accountability.
• Firsthand experience in Customer Service, Manufacturing Operations, Maintenance and Facilities
Management, Sales, Project Management and Continuous Improvement. Successful Team Builder,
Employee Development, Safety, Process and Continuous Improvement, and Communications. Makes
tough, quick, decisive decisions.
SKILLS
Leadership – Team Building, Collaboration, Employee Engagement, Focusing on Proficiency and
Accountability. Efficiency, Productivity, RFT, Safety, EH&S, Quality, Cost, People, RCM, TPM, CI, GMP,
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Project Management, Program Management, Budgets &
Dept. P/L’s, Inventory Control, and Performance Indicators. Highly effective in Customer Service. Natural
people person, maintaining sound professional relationships.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant
AuBrown Pharmaceuticals - Jinhua/Shanghai China, Fremont CA 2014-2016
• Research and development of new drug discovery, Manufacturing process improvements, New
technology improvements for existing drug development. Focus on GMP, Safety, FDA/USDA
Standards
Sterling Foods – DBA Caravan Trading Company, Union City, CA 2010 - 2014
Director of Operations
• Responsible for daily operations of large scale commercial bakery operations with onsite presence of
USDA. (300+ employees in a Union/Non-Union environment, 6 direct reports) as a co-packer with
average monthly sales of $2.6MM. Focused driver of change to improve efficiencies in daily
operations, with an emphasis on GMP, Safety, Quality, Right First Time, Service, Cost, People, and
Lean Manufacturing. Completed SQF Level II certification summer 2014.
Director of Maintenance and Engineering
• Program manager with oversight in all 3 locations with a technical focus on operations, lean
manufacturing, production efficiencies, 5S and TPM.
• Led significant changes in several capital improvements projects in 2 manufacturing facilities.
Director of Maintenance
• Reporting directly to COO to ensure that the production equipment is maintained to meet operations,
production, quality, safety and EH&S standards so that the company is able to meet the sales and
shipping commitments for 7 production lines in 2 facilities. Review maintenance downtime daily.
Perform a root cause analysis of the problem. Take corrective measures to prevent reoccurrence of
similar problems. Operating at a downtime of 2-4%, PM compliance of 87%
• $1.0 MM in payroll responsibility, Annual Operating Budget: $3 MM. Returned more than $90k in
rebates and energy savings through partnering capital improvements with PG&E.
ConAgra Foods, Gilroy Foods and Flavors, Gilroy, CA 2008 – 2010
Maintenance Manager
• Overall responsibility for Two (2) facilities (Gilroy East and West) Functional responsibilities include
Preventive Maintenance, Storeroom, Process Engineering, Equipment Development and Design,
Facilities Management, Vendor & Contractor oversight, Capital, and Project Engineering.
• Improved unscheduled downtime by 12%.
• $2.0 MM in payroll responsibility, Annual Operating Budget: $8 MM. $10 MM Capital

2. Coca Cola Enterprises, San Leandro, CA 2007 – 2008
Maintenance Manager III
• Management of the department for a large high speed bottling facility, operating 5 production lines.
• Developing a quality process geared toward Evolution 3 by focusing on preventative and predictive
maintenance which eliminates reactive downtime and creates organization and structure, while
maintaining GMP Standards for a productive working environment utilizing Maximo
Owens Corning 2003 – 2007
Maintenance Manager – Fiberglass, Santa Clara, CA
• Department Manager with responsibilities for $9M annual budget, $3-5M capital budget, and $800K
stores inventory.
• Department comprised of engineers, supervisors, and 71 (union) crafts/trades, which maintains
manufacturing equipment, facilities, bldg & grounds, fleet vehicles, and related assets with SAP as the
CMMS. Developed employee promotions to key positions and supervision.
• Accountable to all Safety, Insurance, OSHA, BAAQMD, Environmental, City, and other regulatory
agencies
• Effectively managed the transformation to a world class maintenance organization, by reducing DT by
18%, improving OEE by 4%, PM completion percentage over 80%, and overtime reduced to 2%.
Maintenance Manager - Cultured Stone, Napa, CA
• The Management, leadership, reliability, and coordination of the plants maintenance program,
overseeing 26 trade mechanics. Created employee development program, advancing employees to key
positions. Created equipment reliability metrics utilizing historical data. Reduced overtime from 30-
12%.
Kroger Manufacturing, Compton, CA 2002 – 2003
Maintenance Planner/Controller
• Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of production equipment through management and
coordination of 18 (union) maintenance engineers and outside contractors.
• Responsible for project management, vendor management, employee safety, training, performance
evaluations, Safety, GMP’s and policy implementation.
AAR Distribution, Costa Mesa, CA 1999 – 2002
Outside Sales/Account Executive
• Sales Team Leader, Outside and Inside Sales Account Manager, and New Business Development.
• Responsible for a three state territory and increasing sales from $66k to $220k/month in 4 months.
• Trained and mentored new sales representatives, and coached on cold calls to new and existing
customers until regions excelled in profits.
• Reorganized and improved distribution channels, and exceeded monthly sales quotas.
United States Marine Corps, Various US & Overseas 1979 - 1999
Gunnery Sergeant/E7 Retired
• Gulf War Veteran
• Squadron Maintenance Director, Operations Manager, Preventative Maintenance Leader, Purchasing
Manager, Technical/Physical Training Instructor, Ground and Aviation Safety Director, Helicopter
Mechanic and Crew Chief, Administration and Program Manager, HR Manager (Staff level), Recruit
Training Instructor. Held T/S Clearance. Numerous commendations.
EDUCATION
BA in Organizational Leadership 2002 Chapman University, Orange CA
Marine Corps University – Leadership 1999
Society of Manufacturing Reliability Professionals (SMRP) Member