Bradley Scott Farrenkopf possesses extensive experience in the South American, Asian, and European markets, including new line and plant launches in all three regions as well as in North America. He spent four years on assignment in Brazil as well as four years in Mexico.

He has worked at Schneider Electric Corporation, Delphi Corporation, and General Motors Corporation, in addition to running his own consulting firm.

Mr. Farrenkopf has contributed to product-engineering activities relating to sensors, engine-cooling systems, wiper systems, charging systems, air- conditioning systems, controlled braking systems, and controlled suspension systems. He has also engaged in software-engineering activities relating to algorithms, diagnostic modules, serial-communication protocols, and calibration sets in embedded integrated-software packages, including user-interface software applications for PCs. He has also served in manufacturing- engineering activities relating to sensors, chassis modules, bearings, batteries, and hydraulic and pneumatic valves.

Mr. Farrenkopf is currently Owner of Farrenkopf Consulting and is also an Account Executive working with the Transworld Systems Inc. subsidiary of NCO of One Equity Partners. In his Account-Executive role, he assists private and public small, medium, and large businesses, law and accounting firms, medical practices and clinics, banks, as well as governmental entities faced with the challenge of getting paid for their products or services on time to recover their debt while maintaining profit. In his Owner role, he helps companies with general management business-process improvement; manufacturing operations cost-reduction; program management on time, below cost, and desired risk execution; product and process-engineering excellence; scrap, quality incident, and warranty claims reduction through structured problem-solving; and technical litigation case win probability improvement.

He was most recently the General Manager of the $120,000,000 USD annual revenue North American Kavlico Corporation and the Custom Sensors and Technologies business unit of Schneider Electric, which manufactures ceramic, piezo-resistive MEMs, capacitive MEMs, and thin film-pressure sensors for the transportation, industrial, medical, and aerospace markets. He held this position of executive-in-charge from 2006 through 2008 in Moorpark, California USA and Tijuana, Mexico.

From 2002 to 2006, he was responsible for Mexico engineering and program management for actuator and module products, including overseeing the productionization of ABS valves, transmission valves, gasoline fuel-injector coils, evaporative-emissions valves, cam-phasing valves, cruise-control modules, construction equipment hydraulic ram-control modules, and variable turbo-control modules at Delphi Automotive Systems in Juarez, Mexico. He also acted as the Mexico Technical Center Director and participated as a member of the Sensor and Actuator Business-Line Team.

From 1998 to 2002, he was responsible for South American engineering for chassis products, aftermarket products, batteries, and the South American technical center facilities and support groups, as well as the South American Strategic Regional Chassis Product-Line Manager at Delphi Automotive Systems in São Caetano do Sul and Piracicaba, São Paulo Brazil.

• Financial Debt-Recovery

• Corporate General P&L Management

• Regional Product-Line Management

• Systems Engineering

• Application Engineering

• Product-Component Engineering

• Test Engineering

• Aftermarket Engineering

• Manufacturing Engineering

• Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

• Plant Engineering

• Program Management

• Sales Technical Service

• Materials-Management Production Control

• Supplier Quality and Development

• Quality Control

Boosted South American aftermarket business with customer-service group from 0% to 10% of revenue in two years. Prepared $150,000,000 in quotation packages, with $120,000,000 won. Mitigated $10,000,000 in business loss. Launched first-to-market technologies in production including non-valved dampers, a full electric brake system, and motor-based turbo control. Won $3,000,000 in new battery business with Honda Brazil. Introduced ten new global manufacturing lines in Mexico, Portugal, China, and Korea. Reduced customer-quality rejections 100-fold in ten months. Achieved facility TS16949 and ISO9000 certification in first year.

Achieved US$3,000,000 of annual global material cost-reduction for three years. Localized 80 suppliers in Brazil to avoid local currency-devaluation impact on imported material cost. Established Bill of Design (BOD) and Bill of Process (BOP) standards across the engineering organization. Developed product and process- graded design reviews linked to employee compensation. Launched Mexico plant and moved 36 lines to decrease labor costs 50%. Consolidated operations of two Brazil plants into one in six months, avoiding top-employee impact. Received $2,000,000 USD litigation award with contract and IP violations. Launched new corporate ERP system and e-mail system in six months.

• Set corporate and plant, as well as department vision, mission, values, and tactical and strategic goals.

• Established five-year business plans with associated expense and capital budgets, metrics, and bonuses to place company within top 25% of market sector for revenue growth and profitability.

• Exceeded committed revenue growth and EBIT plans.

• Analyzed and improved financials monthly with focus on cost elements for minimum of 3% net productivity.

• Communicated with and won support of customers, suppliers, and employees by walk-the-floor, informal diagonal-slice employee lunches, and formal quarterly supplier, customer, and employee updates.

• Structured and led large global organizations efficiently, including overseeing multiple remote global sites.

• Established excellent executive-leadership team via development and replacement by leveraging networks.

• Understood all staffs within corporate structure to detailed level.

• Developed and refined corporate procedures from implementation into practice within one month.

• Planned technology for electronic devices, mechanical components, software and algorithms, modules, and systems with 80% execution to initial plan and 95% execution on-time to customer initial-launch date.

• Conducted product research, development, quote, launch, and continuous-improvement activities.

• Created sensors, actuators and motors, controllers, software, and wiring with associated systems and modules.

• Engineered lean, flexible, quick-changeover, and efficient manufacturing lines, right-sized for required capacity.

• Improved manufacturing processes, leveraging Lean and Kaizan practices for 10% labor and WIP savings.

• Maintained cleanroom standards in manufacturing plant, ensuring 5S culture.

• Reduced scrap, quality, and warranty issues for 24-hour containment and 30-day corrective action.

• Solved difficult problems, using Shainin techniques with up to 10% of revenue saved.

• Leveraged global experiences and cultural understanding to take advantage of emerging markets.

• Launched low-cost country manufacturing plants and lines for 50% labor savings.

• Oversaw mediations, arbitrations, and litigations, including IP.

• Ensured conformance to ISO9000 and TS16949, UL and CE, and ITAR requirements.

One Equity Partners farrenkopf consulting, Woodland Hills and Moorpark, California USA

Oversaw profit recovery for private as well as public small, medium, and large-cap businesses. Served all markets.

Consulted for results-attainment in the areas of general management business-process improvement, manufacturing operations cost-reduction, program management on time and below cost-execution, product and process engineering excellence, scrap and quality incident, as well as warranty claims-reduction through structured problem-solving and technical litigation case-win probability improvement. Served all markets.

Held Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility for company with $120,000,000 USD revenue, 1,000 employees, 12 directors, and two sites. Oversaw pressure-sensor manufacturing company producing capacitive ceramic, piezo-resistive MEMs, capacitive MEMs, and thin- film technologies. Served transportation, industrial, medical, and aerospace markets.

Led global project management, product engineering, and design-based material cost-reduction, with $180,000,000 in revenue, $7,000,000 development budget, 60 engineers, 12 managers and supervisors, and seven sites. Managed actuator and manifold- and module-development group producing hydraulic and pneumatic valves for fuel, transmission, engine, braking, turbo, and hydraulic cylinders. Served automotive, commercial, construction, and agriculture transportation submarkets.

Directed facilities with US$14,500,000 budget, 1,800 employees, five divisions, and one site. Oversaw component, module, as well as system global development and testing site with EMS and chassis, steering, HVAC, electronics, and interior divisions. Served transportation markets.

Oversaw facilities with US$3,000,000 budget, 100 employees, three divisions, four engine dynos, three chassis dynos, one test track, and one site. Managed component, module, and system global development and testing site for EMS, HVAC, and aftermarket. Served transportation markets.

Held responsibility for P&L as well as sales for division of US$120,000,000 in revenue, 100 employees, five managers and supervisors, and four sites. Oversaw chassis-module and bearing-manufacturing plants, as well as application-engineering center. Served automotive markets.

Directed South American product engineering, manufacturing engineering, and supplier quality with $100,000,000 in revenue, $5,000,000 development budget, 40 engineers, eight managers and supervisors, and five sites. Led chassis, battery, and aftermarket development groups, as well as supplier-development and quality group. Served automotive, commercial, construction, agriculture, marine, and rail, as well as motorcycle-transportation submarkets and stationary-power industrial markets.

Led global system and product engineering, with $60,000,000 in revenue, $8,000,000 budget, 30 engineers, 5 managers and supervisors, and one site. Controlled damping, leveling, and roll-control system-development groups, as well as brake-by-wire electrical system and algorithm and software research and development groups. Served automotive markets.

Education

• University OF DAYTON, Dayton, Ohio
  M.S., Engineering-Management Studies

• University OF CINCINNATI, Cincinnati, Ohio
  B.S., Electrical and Computer-Engineering Degree

Certifications

Shainin

• Rolling Top 5 Manager, 2006
  

• RED-X Certified, 1997
  

• Statistical Engineering, 1994
  

• Reliability Engineering, 1994
  

  
  

• Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE)
  

• Professional Engineer "In-Training," 1986
  

Affiliations

• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  

• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
  

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  

• Rotary International
  

• American Chamber of Commerce
  

• Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Alumni
  

• American Legion Buckeye Boys State Alumni Association – Senior Counselor
  

Patents

• U.S. Appl. # 2005044935
  "Integrated Pressure Sensor and Carbon Canister Purge Valve for Vehicle Engine"

• U.S. Appl. # 20020100649
  "Vehicle Suspension Damper with Integral Linear Position Sensor"

Publications, Seminars, and Panel Discussions

• 2008 Shainin Symposium
  Speaker

• 2006 (Oct. 18) Wall Street Journal “Ten Innovations That Will Reduce the Amount of Energy We Use”
  Quoted Business Expert.

• 2001 SAE 10th International Congress/Exposition in Brazil
  "MagnaRide Controlled Suspension" Presentation and Panel Discussion

• 2001 SAE Fifth International Brake Colloquium in Brazil
  "Brake-by-Wire Technologies" Presentation

• 2000 SAE Brazil Advanced Technologies Symposium
  "Integrated Safety and Security Systems" Presentation and Panel Discussion

• 1999 SAE Brazil Congress
  "Electronic Suspension System Control, Utilizing ABS System Wheel-Speed Sensors," Paper Number 1999-01-3079

Languages

• Fluent in English and Portuguese.

Blog

• Collections/Debt Recovery: Collections4Less.Blogspot.com