Strategic Development, Continuous Improvement Expert Consultant Resume

• Lean Manufacturing
• Quality
• Change and Conflict Management
• Continuous Improvement

This associate has a MBA in Focus on Leadership and Leading Change from Waynesburg College.

This consultant has a B.S. in Materials Engineering-Ceramics from North Carolina State University.

This expert is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

This expert has certifications in Juran on Quality Improvement, Statistical Process Control, Engineer in Training, and Dale Carnegie.

Strategic Development, Continuous Improvement Expert Consultant Resume

This associate is an expert in manufacturing and marketing strategy, lean implementation, change and conflict management, and new plant start-up organizational / analytical skills. Further experience includes leadership and teambuilding and time management.

This expert offers the experience of a 25-year career in operations, management, lean six sigma, quality systems and business development sectors. As a practitioner and strategic planner with strong qualifications in short-and long-range goals, relationship building, staff development, and team building / leadership, this consultant has the capabilities to provide continuous improvements in productivity and efficiency.

This associate has extensive experience in strategic planning, including developing and leading successful Lean Six Sigma projects and is driven to enhance the divisional goals. This expert has a proven ability to develop program with profitable results under pressure and within deadlines.

Additional capabilities include business analysis and development, through development and implementation of comprehensive strategies in both manufacturing and sales to help the organization pursue new business opportunities that align with current strengths to achieve business goals.

Other areas of specialty include organizational effectiveness, managing ongoing relationships with key personnel; coordinating planning, and development and delivery of customized programs. Further specialization includes implementing and developing Lean Six Sigma strategies regarding improvements and allocation of personnel, budgets, and resources.

Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.

Owner/Analyst/Consultant, continuous improvement consulting firm

Director of Business Development, ATI Firth Sterling Madison, AL

Director of Operations, ATI Firth Sterling Madison, AL

Director of Technology/Quality, Hydro Carbide Latrobe, PA

Operations Manager, Basic Carbide Corporation Buena Vista, PA

Plant Manager, Basic Carbide Corporation Buena Vista, PA

Systems & Materials Manager, Kennametal Incorporated Henderson, NC

MRP Project Leader, Kennametal Incorporated Henderson, NC

Quality Control Manager, Kennametal Incorporated Henderson, NC

Plant Engineer, Kennametal Incorporated, Henderson, NC

Plant Engineer for powder hard materials processing of ceramic and cermet products. Reduced WC operation cost by $60k annually. Reduced Silicon Nitride production scrap by 300 % through statistical standardization. Reduced graded product line scrap from 50% to less than 5% through raw material quality specifications and standardization.

Lean Implementation - Powder Hard-Materials

Results: 3 fold lead time reduction plant 1, 2 fold lead time reduction plant 2

Strategic development, barrier breakdowns, MRP design, performance metrics, development and training of order scheduling system, establishment, training and project lead Kaizen Teams, cellular manufacturing design and implementation, in-process inspection, training schedule, lean concept training, problem solving training

Project Management-New Plant-Materials Processing

Results: Implementation On-Time and at cost.

Strategic planning, team development, budget, schedule, risk management, building specifications, subcontracting, process development, used equipment refurbishing, process training, procedures work execution, lean process flow, VOC permitting

ERP Implementation- Project Leader

Results: Implementation On-Time and at projected cost.

Module Design-(costing, manufacturing, order entry, scheduling, quality control), QC software design, team development, complexity evaluation, activity based costing set up, project schedule, live transition

ISO9000 Implementation-Project Leader

Results: Successful certification for European Customer Approval

Quality management system, management responsibility, resource management, product realization, measurement, analysis, and improvement, quality manual development, process and procedure development

Lean/Six Sigma-Extrusion (VOC-Manufacturing - Sales)

Results: 10 fold increase in sales.

Continuous Improvement, team development, strategic planning, risk management, capacity utilization, time traps, order quantities, processing parameters, pricing structure, product variations

Cellular Manufacturing Design and Implementation-Aerospace, Nuclear, Medical

Results: 30% increase in productivity

Strategic planning, cross functional team development, order entry, contract review, and engineering flow pattern, cellular manufacturing development and implementation, kaizen team development

Continuous Improvement-Complexity implementation and process evaluation

Results: Cost of quality reduced by 300%

Process standardization, complexity evaluation, statistical over-control evaluation, market product quality evaluation

Deming Techniques & Technical assistance

Results: Secured major account

Union negotiation, cross training schedule, Heijunka implementation, technical assistance, product and process cost analysis

Key words and phrases related to this expert's capabilities include:

Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, MRP, ERP, EHS, Environmental Health and Safety Optimization, Green, Manufacturing Optimization, Project Management, Team Development, Staff Development, Constraint Management, Strategic Planning, Deming, Juran, Shewhart, Statistical Process Control, SPC, Lean Tool Utilization, Six Sigma Tool Utilization, Quality Systems, Quality Improvement, Quality Deployment, In Process Testing, ISO9000, AS9100, Complexity Evaluation, Cell Development, Quick Response Manufacturing, Customer Market Alignment, Individualized Training Optimization, Training Techniques, Training, Supplier Alignment, Waste Elimination, Engineering Solutions, Engineering Optimization, Process Development, Work Flow Optimization, Environmental Opportunities, 5s, Kanban, Cellular Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, Supermarkets, Kaizen Teams, DMAIC, Time Traps, Capacity Constraints, Gage R&R, Design of Experiments, DOE, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, FMEA, Kaizen Events, Brain Storming, SIPOC, VOC, Control Charts, Capability Studies, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, TPM, TQM, Mistake Proofing, Pull Systems, Powdered Materials, Hard Materials, Tungsten Carbide, Silicon Carbide, Carbide, Ceramics, Cermets, Materials Processing, Machining, Pressing, Iso- Static Pressing, Milling, Blending, Mixing, Drying, Vacuum Drying, Sintering, Heat Treating, Extrusion, Continuous Processing, Batching Processing, Job Shop