Dodd Russell

EXPERIENCE

President, Skilled Manufacturing, Inc.
1999-present

Skilled Manufacturing consists of three Skilled Manufacturing consists of three divisions: Automotive, Aerospace, and Specialty Manufacturing. SMI’s Automotive Division specializes in high-volume precision machining, assembly and testing for the world’s leaders in automotive production. It’s 125 employees utilize automated, humanassisted, and manual techniques to achieve the highest standards in component production and assembly. The Aerospace Division (with 100 employees) focuses on low-volume/high-mix precision machining, assembly and testing for the private jet, commercial airline, and defense industries.

PAST EXPERIENCE

President, I&W Industries, LLC

I&W Industries is a manufacturing firm focused on small-diameter tube fabrication for the automotive industry with approximately $10 million in yearly sales.

President, Tribal Motorworks, LLC

Tribal Motorworks is a manufacturer of after-market V-Twin billet aluminum components for non-OEM custom parts.

Founder, AMR Group, LLC

AMR is a management consulting firm that develops organizations as value-added partners. This includes lean manufacturing implementation and compliance management (TS-16949, AS-9100, ISO-14000).

Instructor, Center for Business & Industry

Instructor for Northern Michigan College Compliance training for Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center/NIST User Group for ISO-9000, QS-9000: 1998, and TE Supplement.

Instructor for NIST/MEP Lean Manufacturing Training, a five-section program including: Value Stream Mapping, 5S/Visual Manufacturing, Set-up Reduction, Cellular/Flow and Pull/Kanban Systems.