Brian Tsuchiya is the Vice President of Operations for ReSound. He is responsible for defining strategies and cross-functional initiatives that will increase ReSound’s custom hearing instrument market share. Prior to joining ReSound in 2005, Brian was the director for the Minneapolis-St. Paul operation of Mesaba Aviation. He was responsible for developing and maintaining a safe operation for over 400 employees while leading the daily coordination of multiple operating groups including pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, operations control, and ground operations. He achieved industry-leading safety and operational performance, and successfully led the only union-free operating group in the company. Brian earlier worked at Metro Machine & Engineering, a firm that engineers, fabricates, and integrates large scale capital equipment for the medical industry. Brian worked in business development and was responsible for negotiating partnerships and sales channel relationships. Similar positions prior to these combine for 10 years of achieving growth through streamlined operations, cost effectiveness, and successful operational benchmarking while leading engineering, operations, and business development functions. Brian earned his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. |