Denton Bramwell

2853 East Country Oaks Dr., LaytonUtah84040

telephone (801) 593-9494, email

Professional Experience

4 years

Promontory Management Group, Inc, Layton, UtahSr. Partner. Manage and direct the activities of the company, including the development and delivery our of process improvement products.

  • Direct the delivery of Six Sigma programs for multiple clients, including Iomega, Autoliv, Parker-Hannifin, IDEXX, Thiokol, Barnes Aerospace, Johnson and Johnson, Pepperidge Farms, and other prominent accounts. All programs have been highly successful, and have made the transition to self-sufficiency at the appropriate time. In many cases, I was also the lead instructor.
  • Principal author of the company’s teaching curriculum, 1,250 presentation slides, on 59 topics, plus four classroom textbooks, The Big QuikSigma Book, The Little QuikSigma Book, Directing Six Sigma, and the Instructor’s Guide for the Big QuikSigma Book.
  • Major contributor to the development of our QuikSigma® software. Co-inventor on the patent, and co-author on the copyright.
  • Direct and coordinate the development of new Master Black Belt talent, and interface with top management at client companies.

6 years

Iomega, Roy Utah. Six Sigma Sr. Master Black Belt/Director. Reporting to the Sr. Vice President in charge of Six Sigma, helped set up, develop, and direct Iomega’s global Six Sigma program. This three year old program has netted savings/revenue growth equal to 3% of the company’s gross sales every year, and was recognized as one of the best run Six Sigma programs in the world.

  • Director of Iomega’s Six Sigma program, with secondary responsibility for Six Sigma in Marketing and Sales. Very experienced in directing manufacturing, transactional and service projects.
  • Fully competent in the delivery of all Black, Green, and Brown Belt topics, ranging from simple descriptive statistics to advanced topics such as Statistical Process Control, Design of Experiments, and Response Surface Modeling.
  • Chairedthe Curriculum Committee, which is restructured and rewrote our course material.
  • Led “Innovation Days” project, which provided 1800 employee suggestions for new products, 37 items worth serious investigation, and three new products.

5 years

President, Demax Corporation, St. Joseph, Michigan. Developed and sold a line of science and technology teaching tools for middle and high schools. Wrote student manuals, designed “hands-on” equipment, sold product, and wrote grant requests for schools.

5 years

Director, Heath (subsidiary of Zenith Data Systems), St. Joseph, Michigan. Reporting to the Executive Vice President, had profit and loss responsibility for two of our three largest product lines, computers and test equipment. Directed new product development, advertising, pricing, and inventory management for both businesses.

  • Introduced 73 new products, with an 84% financial success rate.
  • Developed new product analysis system adopted by other company businesses.
  • Consistently had 7-8 of the company’s top 10 margin producers, and none of the bottom 10.

1 year

Instructor,University of Nevada, School of Business, RenoNevada. Taught Production Management, Quantitative Methods for Management, Marketing, Marketing Channels, and Industrial Marketing. Simultaneously did the marketing for a local startup. The university job ensured that I had a regular income.

3 years

Manager of Product Promotion and Market Development, Bently Nevada, MindenNevada. Reporting to the Vice President of Marketing, managed advertising, pricing and contract management, and product management for this leading manufacturer of monitoring equipment turbines, compressors, pumps, and other large rotating machines.

  • Improved response to our advertising tenfold.
  • Conducted primary market research that revealed successful strategies for us.
  • Reduced costs of one key program by $50,000 per year, reduced excess staff, and still exceeded objectives.

11 years

Tektronix, Beaverton, Oregon. Several progressively more responsible assignments, for what was then one of the world’s leading test equipment companies.

  • As Marketing Product Manager, managed a group of products for the medical OEM market, with 40% annual growth and above average profit margins.
  • As Field Engineer Training Manager, redesigned the training program to fit the requirements of a new set of Field Engineer responsibilities. Reduced costs 40% while improving results.
  • As a Field Engineer (salesman), displaced our competitor at the largest account in the region.
  • As an Engineer in Cathode Ray Tube Production, invented a new process for salvaging scrap tubes, saving $250,000 per year.

Education

MBA, University of Portland. BS, physics, BrighamYoungUniversity. Six Sigma Green Belt, Champion and Sr. Master Black Belt. ASQ Certified Quality Manager.