Brian Ebie

Hi, I'm Brian Ebie

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Brian Ebie's Experience:

• Executive Vice President at Hamrick Manufacturing

  October 2014 - Present | Northeast Ohio

  Main Responsibilities: Establish, develop and implement strategies Formulate and implement Administration policies, objectives and goals within the company Coordinate and collaborate with all Administrative staff Delegate responsibilities Coordinate, mentor and supervise administrative staff in performing daily tasks Integrate and conduct functions of administrative, finance, sales and marketing departments Develop and implement innovative strategies to enhance performance of the administrative staff Monitor and maintain file records Participate and conduct staff meetings Participate at conference and other public and social events Handle and update company databases Establish and manage annual budgets Maintain long term relationships with company staff, employees and business partners Handle and solve problems within the department Ensure the accurate interpretation and appraisal as well as analysis of the financial results Ensure compliance with company's policies, standards and regulations Organize internal and external events

• Pipe Organ Technician at Brian Ebie Pipe Organ Service

  1990 - Present

  Providing tuning, maintenance, repair, and rebuilding/restoration of pipe organs, reed organs, and player piano/reproducing piano pneumatics. I currently maintain instruments ranging in size from 3 ranks (about 183 pipes) to 89 ranks (about 5500 pipes). Competent and experienced in all aspects of organ work from new installation to restoration to removal. Capabilities: --Tuning --Releathering --Restoration --Pittman Chests --Tracker Actions --Consultation --Troubleshooting --Adding ranks --Pipe Organ Rescue

• Purchasing Manager at Hamrick Manufacturing & Service

  2007 - 2014 | Northeast Ohio

  Responsibilities include: Negotiating pricing and contracts, and purchasing raw materials in stainless steel, aluminum, carbon steels, plastics, polymers, and rubber; purchasing motion, fluid, and mechanical power transmission components; purchasing electrical and digital components; and overall management of all procurement transactions at a multi-million dollar organization. Other responsibilities include: Establishing foreign and domestic suppliers Negotiating the lowest prices Administering online purchasing systems Acquiring materials and parts needed Structuring product contracts Studying sales records and inventory levels Placing orders and checking shipment Controlling departmental budgets Interviewing, hiring and overseeing staff Appraising products and services

• Director of Music and Organist at Mogadore Christian Church

  1991 - 2001

• Adjunct Faculty at The University of Akron

  1992 - 2001

  Taught courses in Organ, Piano, Music Theory, Graduate Music History, Music Appreciation, Music Education, Tests and Measurements, and Research Methods. Supervised independent studies and Master's Theses.

• District Director/Sales at Levsen Organ Company

  October 2011

  http://www.levsenorg.com/home.htm Levsen Pipe Organ Company is pleased to offer to you our in-depth experience in building new pipe organs as well as preserving, enlarging and renewing present pipe organs. Levsen Pipe Organ Company is headquartered along the Mississippi River in Iowa. We currently tune and service nearly 200 pipe organs in the upper Midwest. Is your church starting a project to buy a new pipe organ or refurbish your existing organ? We can help. Want to know what methods are used to get best positive results? Contact us for an initial appraisal at no cost or obligation. Levsen Organ Company would be honored to be of service to you and your congregation. We also believe in building affordable organs with state-of-the-art technology using both mechanical and electric action.

Brian Ebie's Education:

• Kent State University

  1994 – 1999
  Ph.D.
  Concentration: Education, Behavioral Research, Statistics

• The University of Akron

  1991 – 1993
  MM
  Concentration: Music Education, Educational Psychology, Organ Performance

• The University of Akron

  1985 – 1990
  BM
  Concentration: Music Education; BM Performance: Pipe Organ

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