Managing a system for municipalities to compare municipal metrics.
Greater Detroit Area
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- Affiliate at Salesforce.com
- Contracted Services at Comerica Bank
- Contracted Services at Volvo Information Technology
- President at Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society
- President at QLINC
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- Contracted Services at Kittle Group
- Contracted Services at Keego Technologies
- Contracted Services at Hewlett Packard
- Contracted Services at Michigan Professional Firefighters Union (MPFFU)
- Contracted Services at FIAT-GM Powertrain
- Contracted Services at Johnson Controls Inc.
- Contracted Services at General Motors Powertrain
- Contracted Services at General Motors Powertrain
- Contract Services at Ford Motor
- Contracted Services at EDS
- President at Advanced Center for Technology Training
- Vice President at Inacomp
- Controller at Inacomp Computer Center
- Education
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- University of Michigan
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Buzz Brown’s Summary
QLINC has a proven record of designing and implementing software tools to manage complex product planning and development processes in a multicultural environment.
Buzz Brown’s Specialties:
Brand Management, Customer Relationship Management, Engineering Workload Estimation, Product Life Cycle Management, Product Development, Sales Forecasting, and Repetitive Task Management & Analysis Models.
I am passionate about getting real public transportation into Southeast Michigan. People tell me I make the world's best popcorn. For Thanksgiving I make popcorn turkeys. In my personal time I enjoy Geocaching, Sailing, History and Music.
Buzz Brown’s Experience
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Affiliate
Salesforce.com
(Public Company; CRM; Computer Software industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
We have developed a custom Force.com application that permits municipalities to compare fiscal indicators and metric analysis.
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Contracted Services
Comerica Bank
(Public Company; CMA; Banking industry)
July 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)
Designed and implemented a Construction Draw Management System, Compromised Credit Card Management System, and Mortgage Audit Management System
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Contracted Services
Volvo Information Technology
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2005 — Present (4 years 8 months)
Software Prototype Development and Production Implementation: Brand Management, Engineering Workload Estimation, Product Portfolio Management, and Planning and Manufacturing Volumes
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President
Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society
(Museums and Institutions industry)
2000 — Present (9 years )
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President
QLINC
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
January 1989 — Present (20 years 11 months)
I have a proven track record of selling, designing, implementing and managing interactive global database applications in a multicultural environment. The extensive collection of successful web-based systems includes the disciplines of brand management, customer relationship management, engineering, finance, product life cycle management and technology risk assessment. The clients include Comerica Bank, General Motors Powertrain, Volvo Group of Sweden, Hewlett-Packard, Ford Motor Company and FIAT-GM Powertrain in Italy. I have the unique ability to meet and close sales with clients as well as work with technical departments to deliver finished projects.
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Contracted Services
Kittle Group
(Computer Software industry)
2007 — 2009 (2 years )
For this project we designed an off-the-shelf Sales Forecasting tool that can be cusotmized to multiple client applications.
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Contracted Services
Keego Technologies
(Computer Software industry)
2005 — January 2009 (4 years )
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Contracted Services
Hewlett Packard
(Public Company; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 4 months)
This started as an MS Project initiative and ended in a complete design of a Repetitive Task Management and Analysis web-based application.
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Contracted Services
Michigan Professional Firefighters Union (MPFFU)
(Public Safety industry)
December 2003 — December 2006 (3 years 1 month)
Designed and implemented a web-based database that permits Michigan firefighter locals to compare all components of each local's labor contract.
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Contracted Services
FIAT-GM Powertrain
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)
January 2002 — March 2005 (3 years 3 months)
Adapted the General Motors North American web-based Portfolio Planning and Workload Modeling databases to the European alliances. The installation is maintained in Turin, Italy and supports users in Sweden, Germany, Italy, and Brazil.
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Contracted Services
Johnson Controls Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JCI; Facilities Services industry)
January 1995 — June 2004 (9 years 6 months)
Designed, developed, and implemented a personnel database management system with an interface to PeopleSoft.
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Contracted Services
General Motors Powertrain
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GM; Automotive industry)
January 1996 — January 2004 (8 years 1 month)
Designed, developed, installed, and maintained the web-based Portfolio Planning database that manages the reporting of every combination of Vehicle, Engine, and Transmission engineered worldwide. The application included a real-time calculation of weighted volumes for various reporting purposes.
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Contracted Services
General Motors Powertrain
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GM; Automotive industry)
January 1995 — January 2004 (9 years 1 month)
Designed, developed, installed, and maintained the web-based Workload Modeling database that calculates engineering workload worldwide.
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Contract Services
Ford Motor
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; F; Computer Software industry)
August 1993 — December 1995 (2 years 5 months)
Designed, developed and implemented a Feasibility Management database for the Cross Vehicle Engineering Group.
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Contracted Services
EDS
(Public Company; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry)
1989 — 1995 (6 years )
Southfield, MI and Plano, TX – contract trainer and consultant specializing in the project management software tools Timeline and MS Project. In this position I taught several hundred System Engineers on the use of project management software and how the GM standard SDP-21 process is managed.
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President
Advanced Center for Technology Training
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
January 1984 — January 1989 (5 years 1 month)
Was the motivating factor behind the development and marketing of a hands-on technology literacy curriculum licensed from an international, non-profit organization in London, England. Was responsible for building an organization from the ground up.
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Vice President
Inacomp
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
1979 — 1984 (5 years )
As Vice President of the fourth largest computer retail firm in the United States, coordinated the diversification of the company into vertical markets. During this time, the company was included in Inc. Magazine's Fast Track 100 of Publicly Held Companies. Gross annual revenues increased from $10 million to $150 million.
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Controller
Inacomp Computer Center
(Computer Software industry)
1979 — 1984 (5 years )
While serving as Controller and General Manager the company received recognition such as: 38th fastest growing company in the United States by Inc. Magazine and "The Best Managed" Computer Retailer in the United States by Computer Merchandising Magazine.
Buzz Brown’s Education
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University of Michigan
Working towards an MSI , Information , 2005 — 2008
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Buzz Brown’s Interests:
Education, Sailing, History, Geocaching, GeoConnecting
Buzz Brown’s Groups:
Automation Alley, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Transportation Riders United, President - Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society, Tenor - 5th Michigan Regiment Band, Volunteer Crew - Highlander Sea
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