Wire and Cable Extrusion Senior Associate Gene Brown

Wire and Cable Extrusion Equipment

We are currently interested in adding a wire & cable extrusion expert to our team due to overwhelming consulting requests.  We are currently looking to add another Wire & Cable Extrusion expert to our team due to overwhelming consulting interest.
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Extrusion Expert Gene Brown

Gene Brown has proven through his more than 25 years experience demonstrated growth and success in implementing production and project-based initiatives in support of key wire and cable business strategies.  Beyond his technical expertise, Mr. Brown's experience and knowledge includes new product development, strict adherence to product specifications, scheduling of product flow and instituting efficiency/productivity improvements. Technical expertise in continuous extrusion processes and new equipment startups (both in the US and international sites), Mr. Brown has a focus on cost savings, reduced carbon footprint, and ergonomics.  He is known as a “facilitator of people and processes”.

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Professional Experience

August 2019 – Present
Private Practice
Palmetto, Florida

• Consultant for extrusion processes and extruder & other equipment selection for wire and cable coating
• Project Management support during facility expansions and / or equipment installations
• Research and Development Assistance
• One on one hands on training in the trade of continuous extrusion
  • Explain and/or demonstrate the continuous extrusion process at the appropriate level for the individual or audience

 
April 2016 – July 2019
Atkore International, Applications and Development Engineer
Largo, Florida

• Always pushed the envelope for the physical performance of products produced through continuous extrusion processing.

• Provided application and R&D support to operations, engineering, marketing and sales
• Responsible for technical support at base facility and engage in corporate initiatives with all facilities involved with extrusion processes
• Supported regional sales managers by conducting product application training and participating in sales calls, predominantly to the industrial market and OEMs

October 2012 – April 2016
AFC Cable Systems, Inc. Division of Atkore Intl, Product Manager – Liquid Tight Conduits
New Bedford Massachusetts

• Product Manager-Liquid Tight & Flexible Metal Conduits Tight
  • Responsible for all technical sales support, product development, international market development and product/process improvement.
  • Responsible to achieve alignment in North America utilizing 59 Manufacturers Representatives reporting to six Regional Sales Managers. Held each Regional Sales Manager accountable for market growth, concentrating on customer conversions and new industrial account opportunities

• Re-designed packaging and pallet stacking quantity
  • Reduced Carbon footprint
  • Ergonomic improvements
  • Generic cartons with color coded labels resulted in $ 95,000 annual savings.

 
December 2010 – September 2012
AFC Cable Systems, Operations Manager - Manufacturing
Largo, Florida

• Overall operational responsibilities for a manufacturing location producing Liquid Tight Conduit (LFMC-160)  , Flexible Metal Conduit  (FMC  UL -1) and Armored Building , Health Care and Fire Alarm Cable
  • 100 employees with an annual capital budget of $2-3 million
  • Responsible to deliver on all commitments relative to safety, quality, customer service, working capital (capital budgets and inventory turns)
  • Maintained significant year-over-year continuous improvements in safety and production efficiencies

 
August 2002 – November 2010
AFC Cable Systems, Inc. Division of Tyco Electrical and Metals, Corporate Applications and Development Engineer
Largo, Florida

• Provided project management support for three manufacturing facilities
• Involved in application and new product development
• Implemented online packaging of Liquid Tight Conduit and consolidated production of the Liquid Tight Conduit product line from three different manufacturing facilities to one.  Successfully implemented the production of six new products within my first two years
• Proved raw material, and equipment requirements through due diligence testing  prior to qualifying the products with multiple regulatory agencies for public safety.
• Provided equipment procurement and operating training support at four facilities, through tenure at this position.
• Acting Plant Manager for two years,2006-2008 until pulled for Corporate RD in 2008 for new project.
• Developed tooling and process for a new building wire construction utilizing three extruders in a tandem/co-extrusion set-up.  Completed prototype design while simultaneously producing qualifying  test and  submittal samples  for UL approval

 
2000 – 2002
CES Engineering, Project Engineer
Various Locations

• Contract consultant hired by  a U.S. equipment manufacturer to travel to Saudi Arabia to review new equipment installation and prove out system to the customer. Within two weeks, the line speed was increased 200%.  All of the customers cosmetic and physical performance requirements were met which allowed payment to the OEM.
• Project Management, Equipment Start-Ups and Coordination of a Plant Closure with responsibilities to prep and skid all machinery for relocation.  Prepare building and site to pass all EPA compliance requirements and ready site for sale.  
• Co Project-Manager of $30M construction and equipment installation project, in sequence with multiple other projects in various states and countries. Worked with a team of project managers relocating and purchasing equipment for a major Wire and Cable coating manufacturer facilitating installations in Canada, Illinois, and Texas

 
1998 - 2000 
Ford Wire & Cable, Plant Manager
Roseland, Florida
 
1992 – 1998
Genca Division of General Cable
Clearwater, Florida

•  As a Technical Applications Engineer participated in the start-up of the first US manufactured five-layer extrusion system utilizing cross head technology for tubing applications (both automotive and medical applications).
• Additional responsibilities acting as the R/D lab manager for all new tooling designs. Produce samplers of a multitude of applications with diameters ranging from 0.005 OD to 4.5” OD.  Products include the conductor for the Mar’s robot, Ink pen cartridges, pencils from extrudable lead, three layer medical tube .030 OD with wall thicknesses ranging from 0.0005” - 0.001”.

​Education

• Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, Bachelor Science Interdisciplinary Sciences

​Memberships

• Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
• International Wire Association.

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