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As chief executive officer of Skilled Manufacturing, Inc., Russell oversees the strategic direction of the Traverse City, Michigan-based, Tier 1 automotive, aerospace and specialty manufacturer. With roughly 250 employees, SMI is an industry leader in precision machining, production, assembly and testing for the world’s automotive, airline and defense industries. In addition to his CEO role, Russell also founded and heads AMR Group, a management consulting firm that develops organizations as value-added partners. This includes lean manufacturing implementation and compliance management in IATF-16949, AS-9100 and ISO-14000. As a committed supporter of local manufacturing education, Russell is a compliance training instructor for Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center's NIST user group for ISO-9000. He is also certified in NIST/MEP lean manufacturing training, a five-section program that includes value stream mapping, 5S/visual manufacturing, set-up reduction, cellular/flow and pull/Kanban systems.

A senior executive and proven leader with a distinguished record of elevating companies to greater levels of performance. An agile leader, who defines the best, most effective strategic path for the realities of the marketplace, and who transforms business systems/processes and human assets to execute that strategy - including building management infrastructure capable of sustaining breakthrough organizational performance. And, a seasoned leader with comprehensive expertise across numerous industries and market channels. A proud Marine Corps veteran who exemplifies 'Excellence with Integrity'​; achieving superior performance in planning, execution and results; while adhering to a strict,...