Kirk Bruno LLC

KIRK BRUNO LLC
Financial & Management Consulting

CONTACT Phone: 906-399-1432
Email: kbruno@kirkbrunollc.com
Bio: Downloadable here.


MOTTO Creative ideas and practical solutions.


INTRODUCTION Kirk Bruno LLC was formed in 2005 by Kirk D. Bruno who is the CEO and principal owner. After a successful career in financial and general management positions in several manufacturing organizations Kirk D. Bruno started a private, customer focused, boutique consulting service specializing in helping his clients make more money.
Kirk Bruno utilizes a broad financial and general management background combined with a personal interest in creativity and organizational effectiveness to help organizations respond constructively and successfully to their challenges.
It is with a unique combination of financial acumen, business process understanding and an ability to evaluate situations and bring creative yet practical solutions that achieves success. More than one client has labeled “magic” Kirk D. Bruno’s ability to solve problems by effectively interacting with people. There is in fact no “magic” involved. Kirk does solve problems by listening, sorting, learning and developing creative solutions. In the course of doing this he respects the diversity of thought of those around him and fosters and creates success conditions for colleagues and teams. You will find that Kirk Bruno is practical yet does not dwell on technical aspects of organizations or operations. Instead, he brings a conceptual thinking framework and the ability to communicate concepts to all levels of an organization in such a way that action plans can be created and actions can be taken.
Business diplomacy and intuition built from years of leadership experience help Kirk Bruno create a balanced performance outlook that helps organizations reach their goals.



HISTORY Recent clients have included Fortune 500 corporations involved in the auto industry and the packaging and paper industry. Kirk has lead an effort to evaluate a divest/retain decision for a vertically integrated plant of a major division. This involved working with manufacturing, engineering, procurement and financial personnel at the plant, division and corporate level. He also assisted in the financial analysis of a large automotive parts manufacturing facility and lead the construction of financial based communications for that facilities Union leadership. He has also recently advised on the development of a strategic innovative growth initiative intended to double the size his clients business in five years.
Kirk has consulted and guided the planning and implementation of the reorganization of a 100 person corporate accounting staff which resulted in a 20% headcount reduction and relocation and consolidation of employees as well as implementation of new corporate accounting software.
Kirk’s broad background has included union negotiations in the private and public sectors, supplier negotiations, energy supply schemes, property tax reduction initiatives, numerous organization development initiatives, sales of assets and businesses, and involvement with technology decisions and implementations.
Kirk has functioned as an internal consultant in corporate financial operations; he has lead the finance and strategic planning functions for a $500MM company and during a 3 year assignment in Europe he integrated a foreign acquisition from the CFO and then the Managing Director positions.
Kirk’s formal training is in Economics and Political Science from Kalamazoo College, an MBA in Finance from Western Michigan University and an executive MBA with a focus on strategy from Dartmouth. He has also trained with Eli Goldratt in his school of Theory of Constraints and has attended the Center for Creative Leadership.



SKILLS Problem solving through listening, sorting, learning, and developing creative solutions.
Ability to think conceptually and communicate concepts.
Ability to foster and create success in colleagues and teams.
Ability to move appropriately among the roles of teacher, learner and judge.
Ability to apply business diplomacy and intuition in a variety of situations.
A balanced performance outlook that helps an organization reach its goals.



READINGS A Whole New Mind by Dan Pink
   Synthesizing, conceptualizing, creativity and design is what is needed now and in the future and it is what Kirk D. Bruno sells.
Serious Creativity by Edward DeBono
   Developing your own creativity and promoting it in others.
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
   Rapid cognition...it’s more than intuition.
The Breakthrough Strategy by Robert H. Schaffer
   Organizational change through action.
The Goal and other writings by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
   Usable theories on problem solving.
Breakthrough on Skiis by Lito Tejada Flores
   Yes, you can learn to ski anything by reading this book.


		KIRK BRUNO LLC Financial & Management Consulting
	CONTACT	Phone: 906-399-1432 Email: kbruno@kirkbrunollc.com Bio: Downloadable here.

	MOTTO	Creative ideas and practical solutions.

	INTRODUCTION	Kirk Bruno LLC was formed in 2005 by Kirk D. Bruno who is the CEO and principal owner. After a successful career in financial and general management positions in several manufacturing organizations Kirk D. Bruno started a private, customer focused, boutique consulting service specializing in helping his clients make more money. Kirk Bruno utilizes a broad financial and general management background combined with a personal interest in creativity and organizational effectiveness to help organizations respond constructively and successfully to their challenges. It is with a unique combination of financial acumen, business process understanding and an ability to evaluate situations and bring creative yet practical solutions that achieves success. More than one client has labeled “magic” Kirk D. Bruno’s ability to solve problems by effectively interacting with people. There is in fact no “magic” involved. Kirk does solve problems by listening, sorting, learning and developing creative solutions. In the course of doing this he respects the diversity of thought of those around him and fosters and creates success conditions for colleagues and teams. You will find that Kirk Bruno is practical yet does not dwell on technical aspects of organizations or operations. Instead, he brings a conceptual thinking framework and the ability to communicate concepts to all levels of an organization in such a way that action plans can be created and actions can be taken. Business diplomacy and intuition built from years of leadership experience help Kirk Bruno create a balanced performance outlook that helps organizations reach their goals.

	HISTORY	Recent clients have included Fortune 500 corporations involved in the auto industry and the packaging and paper industry. Kirk has lead an effort to evaluate a divest/retain decision for a vertically integrated plant of a major division. This involved working with manufacturing, engineering, procurement and financial personnel at the plant, division and corporate level. He also assisted in the financial analysis of a large automotive parts manufacturing facility and lead the construction of financial based communications for that facilities Union leadership. He has also recently advised on the development of a strategic innovative growth initiative intended to double the size his clients business in five years. Kirk has consulted and guided the planning and implementation of the reorganization of a 100 person corporate accounting staff which resulted in a 20% headcount reduction and relocation and consolidation of employees as well as implementation of new corporate accounting software. Kirk’s broad background has included union negotiations in the private and public sectors, supplier negotiations, energy supply schemes, property tax reduction initiatives, numerous organization development initiatives, sales of assets and businesses, and involvement with technology decisions and implementations. Kirk has functioned as an internal consultant in corporate financial operations; he has lead the finance and strategic planning functions for a $500MM company and during a 3 year assignment in Europe he integrated a foreign acquisition from the CFO and then the Managing Director positions. Kirk’s formal training is in Economics and Political Science from Kalamazoo College, an MBA in Finance from Western Michigan University and an executive MBA with a focus on strategy from Dartmouth. He has also trained with Eli Goldratt in his school of Theory of Constraints and has attended the Center for Creative Leadership.

	SKILLS	Problem solving through listening, sorting, learning, and developing creative solutions. Ability to think conceptually and communicate concepts. Ability to foster and create success in colleagues and teams. Ability to move appropriately among the roles of teacher, learner and judge. Ability to apply business diplomacy and intuition in a variety of situations. A balanced performance outlook that helps an organization reach its goals.

	READINGS	A Whole New Mind by Dan Pink Synthesizing, conceptualizing, creativity and design is what is needed now and in the future and *it is what Kirk D. Bruno sells.* Serious Creativity by Edward DeBono Developing your own creativity and promoting it in others. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Rapid cognition...it’s more than intuition. The Breakthrough Strategy by Robert H. Schaffer Organizational change through action. The Goal and other writings by Eliyahu M. Goldratt Usable theories on problem solving. Breakthrough on Skiis by Lito Tejada Flores Yes, you can learn to ski anything by reading this book.