Vice President of Welding and Technology, American Welding Society – USA

Richard Arn is a senior level executive with a comprehensive “hands on” background in sales, marketing, financial planning and forecasting, operational and capital budgets, project planning, project management, supply chain management, manufacturing engineering, capital equipment design, manufacturing operations, warehousing operations, quality systems, and human resources. Successfully grew revenue, increased efficiency and productivity, reduced costs, improved operations, and expanded a regional company to one with a global presence. He has a comprehensive understanding of commercial and industrial sales using direct sales personnel, sales representative networks, distribution networks, and commercial marketing techniques. Extensive manufacturing management and operations experience, with specific expertise relating positions combining technical and financial expertise to effectively lead manufacturing operations management, manufacturing operations, and manufacturing technology efforts. Vast manufacturing and engineering experience in the manufacturing and repair of products and capital equipment for the nuclear, aerospace, defense, heat transfer, pressure vessel, power generation, petrochemical, structural steel, steel mill, aluminum mill, and copper mill industries, in the domestic and international marketplace.   

Specialties: Executive Management, Sales and Marketing, Manufacturing Engineering, Welding Engineering, Quality Systems