Brian Jordan - Director
Brian Jordan brings TriVista clients more than 20 years of senior operations experience in the Industrial, Consumer, Energy, Defense and Aerospace industries. Prior to joining TriVista, Brian was General Manager of ITT Corporation’s HydroAir business unit where he led dramatic revenue growth and significantly improved operational performance. In addition to his time at HydroAir, Brian worked extensively within ITT’s various businesses as a Value Based Six Sigma Champion & Director of Continuous improvement.
During his tenure with ITT, Brian worked on and led projects on a global level including factory relocations and sourcing in low cost regions including Asia & Central America. In addition, Brian delivered transformational performance improvement results in Electronics and Mechanical Assemblies businesses, as well as in Machine Shop and Plastic Injection Molding environments. He was recognized numerous times for his commitment to quality and continuous improvement, receiving the following awards:
- ITT Best Practice Award for Facility Relocation to Mexico
- ITT Chairman’s Award for Growth
- ITT Best Practice Award for Customer Delivery “Pull” System
- ITT Best Practice Award for Mfg. Cell development
- ITT Best Practice Award for S&OP Process
Brian received his bachelor’s of science in industrial engineering from Kansas State University. In addition, Brian received his Certificate in Total Quality Management from California State University and has completed an extensive leadership program at Ashridge University, England.
Recent Experience...
Working Capital Improvement
A private equity owned, leading worldwide provider of electronics accessories was facing declining margins and increased competition - the economic downturn had hit them hard and management was struggling to find a solution. The TriVista team worked to increase gross margin by $7 million and reduce working capital requirement by more than $20 million in less than 12 months. ...FIND OUT HOW.
Warehouse Layout & Flow Optimization
The two week warehouse optimization project netted more than $200,000 USD in annual savings to a leading consumer products company and was hailed as a significant improvement to their current state. ...FIND OUT HOW.
Lean Manufacturing – Case Study
A privately held $100 million manufacturer in the automotive industry recognized that in order to reach optimal performance, they needed to change their approach when developing improvement concepts to product flow and plant layout. They needed help looking at the big picture to gain outside expertise to ensure that their improvement approach was holistic and sustainable. ...FIND OUT HOW.