With work experience over 33 years, this expert is currently working at TechTown as a Certified Mentor, Certified FastTrac Facilitator. Curtis received his education from 1980 to 1982 at the Michigan State University - The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management. Curtis lives in Detroit, Michigan. To contact Curtis, you can search for their phone or e-mail address or find exhaustive info by requesting access to the person's additional details on this webpage.
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Curt Petterson
Last updated Jul 08, 2024
Contact Information
Last Update
Jul 3, 2022
Email
cp**@absoluteec.com, cp**@techtowndetroit.org
Location
Detroit, MI
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Workplace
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Work History
Certified Mentor , Certified FastTrac Facilitator
FastTrac is a Kauffman Foundation Program. TechTown mentors help start-up companies with business plans, reaching key milestones. Also facilitate classes for MISBTDC at Schoolcraft College a...
from Jan 2009
Senior Member
The Business Improvement Team is a consortium of outstanding consulting firms in southeast Michigan. They collaborate on marketing and delivery of value to clients. They sponsor a free month...
from 2009
Division Mgr
Helped families become debt free and finanially independent. Provided financial needs analysis, debt recovery plan, appropriate insurance and investments.
from 1999
President and Owner
Absolute provides project management services, standard product design services, design work, manufacturing consulting, and continuous improvement training to various companies. One client s...
from May 1996
Contract Subject Matter Expert - Engineering
Independence MO
Reviewed manufacturing engeineer operations at large suppler to government. Identified more than 25% non value added activities by engineering brought on by serious disconnect with supply ch...
Sep 2011 — Oct 2011
Project Consultant
Worked with companies as diverse as Boston Scientific, General Motors, Textimax, SA, and the US Navy to improve design and development and manufacturing processes utilizing lean principles, ...
1999 — Jan 2010
President & CEO
This industrial oven company had a backlog under a half million at less than 10% gross margin in 1992. At the end of 1995, backlog was over $4 million at an average margin of 25 %. Other r...
May 1992 — May 1996
VP- General Manager
Began as Project Engineer and sequentially promoted to Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering, VP-Engineering and, in 1989, VP-GM. Company Sales $100 million, Division, $20 Million.
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Jan 1974 — May 1992
Education
1964 — 1968
Occupations
Executive
President and Owner
Counselor
Moderator
Chairperson
Chief Executive
Advisor
Skills
Six Sigma
Lean Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement
Management Consulting
Team Building
Start Ups
Business Planning
Operations Management
Change Management
Management
Program Management
Strategic Planning
Operational Excellence
Process Improvement
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Manufacturing
Coaching
Organizational Development
Project Management
Problem Solving
Engineering
Leadership
Process Engineering
Performance Improvement
Entrepreneurship
Executive Management
Strategy
Product Design
Value Stream Mapping
Dmaic
Mentoring
Metrics
Process Scheduler
Kaizen
Manufacturing Operations Management
Leadership Development
Human Resources
5S
Kanban
Tpm
Iso
Green Belt
Root Cause Analysis
Quality Management
Business Process Improvement
Scheduling
Lean Sigma
Manufacturing Management
Cost Reduction