Tom Burmeister is an entrepreneur and consultant who gained his business and manufacturing expertise over 30 plus years in positions ranging from shop floor to senior management in companies of various sizes and industry segments throughout the US and Canada.
With his unique perspective and practical, hands-on approach, Tom has helped companies from small, closely held businesses to Fortune 500 multi-nationals increase their competitiveness and profitability. He has successfully managed a broad variety of engagements including business start-ups, marketing, capitalization, lean transitions and process improvement, supply chain initiatives, quality systems, turn-around and workout situations, facility expansions and relocations, and new product introductions.
Tom has founded and operated several successful businesses, with Profit Miners being the most recent venture in which he is involved. Past enterprises include a manufacturing consulting company, a factory automation business, and a non-profit business that acquired old manufacturing facilities and put them to new use. He was also one of the founding members of Connecticut’s ConnStep program, a NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center that provided mentoring and technical assistance to small and mid-sized manufacturers.
In 2004, Tom was selected by the State of Connecticut to develop curriculum and provide Lean training to groups of manufacturers under the Progressive Manufacturing Pilot Program. He has performed operational reviews and assessments of businesses for the Connecticut Development Authority and the Connecticut Department of Community and Economic Development, and provided technical assistance and consulting services in support of their efforts to attract new business to Connecticut.
Over the years, Tom has established close working relationships with various state and federal agencies to access government funding sources to offset engagement costs, a benefit still enjoyed by his clients.
