Patrick Brouwer
Trois-Rivières,QC
Summary
Operations and quality-driven professional with 2+ years of progressive responsibility in regulated manufacturing environments. Known for rapidly becoming a subject matter expert, designing systems where none exist, and stabilizing complex, high-risk operations through rigorous inventory control, traceability, and process integrity. Experienced in translating abstract problems into concrete systems, reconciling discrepancies, and maintaining shipment continuity under constrained conditions. Comfortable operating as an individual contributor or systems-focused lead in complex, cross-functional environments. Background includes enterprise technology roles at IBM, supporting data integrity, quality assurance, and system transitions across regulated client environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
Kizos Culture
01.2024 - Current
- Own end-to-end production planning aligned to purchase orders, inventory constraints, and provincial shipment requirements.
- Serve as primary operational checkpoint for inventory accuracy, production readiness, and shipment execution in a regulated, multi-jurisdiction environment.
- Designed and implemented internal lot numbering, batch tracking, and inventory reconciliation systems in the absence of an ERP.
- Manage production and inventory for 40+ SKUs across 5 provinces, each with distinct regulatory, testing, packaging, and input requirements.
- Lead weekly cross-functional planning meetings to align production, inventory, and outbound shipments.
- Maintained uninterrupted weekly shipments during supplier input constraints through adaptive planning and inventory optimization.
Production Coordinator
Kizos Culture
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Coordinated production schedules and inventory readiness across internal teams and third-party manufacturing partners.
- Supported development of standardized product naming conventions to improve data consistency across departments.
Quality Assurance Representative
Kizos Culture
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Ensured batch record accuracy, lot traceability, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Identified gaps in inventory visibility that informed later system redesign efforts.
Quality Assurance, Project & Systems Support (Enterprise Technology)
IBM
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Supported banking, government, and transportation clients in large-scale, regulated technology environments.
- Performed data ingestion, validation, reconciliation, and defect analysis against legacy systems.
- Executed SQL queries to validate structured datasets and investigate discrepancies.
- Acted as primary onshore liaison between clients and offshore delivery teams.
- Led and supported documentation, training, and system transition initiatives.
Education
Bachelor of Business Information Systems -
St. Francis Xavier University
Skills
- Leadership
- Operations management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Cross-Functional Planning
- Data Validation & Reporting
- Production planning
- Process Design & Documentation
- Production scheduling
- Team development
- Inventory Reconciliation & Traceability
- Regulatory Operations
- Excel-Based Systems Design (ERP-Alternative)
- Advanced Excel (cross-file joins, pivot tables, complex formulas)
- Inventory & batch tracking systems (self-designed)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Timeline
Production Manager
Kizos Culture
01.2024 - Current
Production Coordinator
Kizos Culture
01.2023 - 01.2024
Quality Assurance Representative
Kizos Culture
01.2022 - 01.2023
Quality Assurance, Project & Systems Support (Enterprise Technology)
IBM
01.2019 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Business Information Systems -
St. Francis Xavier University