Bruce Whetzel

President Ansvar Group

Education

Youngstown State University

  B.E. Industrial Engineering

University of Pittsburgh

  Mini Executive Program

Carpenter Technologies

  Green Belt 6 Sigma

Kent State University

  Part-Time Professor

Companies & Organizations

General Motors
RTI International Metals
Galt Alloys
Lear Seating Corporation
Atlantis Plastics
Lakeview Athletic Club
Valley Extreme Youth Programs
Thomas Steel Specialty Metals
Metal Works of Ohio
Mega Metals of Ohio

Accomplishments

Saved $3.5/yr by leaning out and redesigning Distribution Center
Certified 3 plants in ISO 9000
Lead 10 Plant Continuous improvements efforts
Turned around businesses losing money – 10-20% Profits
Reduce Un-Necessary Capital Expenditures
Reduce Safety Incident rates for 40-50% to less than 2%
Over 3 Years without a Lost Time Accident from a company to had over 25 per year
Eliminated Cost of Quality problems that increased the bottom line up to $3.0 million per year savings
Drove Revenues to 20% over historical highs
Improved Productivity by 200%