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Education:
This expert graduated with distinction from Adelphi University with an M.B.A. in Finance.
This expert has a B.A. in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
This expert is APICS Certified, CPIM.
Expertise and Services:
Lean Enterprise, Continuous Improvement, Expert Consultant Resume
The associate has experience with management consulting, inventory management and working capital reduction, sales and operations planning, and business process improvement. Further experience includes development of management reporting and metrics and production planning and master scheduling.
Additional areas of specialty include pull systems, including Kanban and JIT, project management and change management, lean enterprise and Kaizen / continuous improvement, and multi-lingual training.
This consultant offers expertise related to reduction of lead-times, delivery performance improvement, supply chain planning, and scheduling and execution. Further expertise includes financial operational improvement, re-engineering of planning/scheduling processes and distribution inventory, program administration of government and commercial contracts, and production material and labor requirement planning.
This consultant has experience in a broad range of industries including industrial pumps and blowers original equipment manufacturing, multinational beer manufacturing, consumer products manufacturing, and electronics manufacturing. Further experience includes computer manufacturing, multinational adhesives manufacturing, and commercial CCTV system and accessories manufacturing.
Professional Experience:
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing expertise in management consulting, business process improvement, lean enterprise and continuous improvement, sales and operations planning, multi-lingual training, change management, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Independent Consultant, Consulting Group
Made operational improvements, led training, and worked on capital reduction projects in the USA and abroad in both Spanish and English. Developed daily through monthly production and capacity schedules and forecast analysis tools by work center for major food processor, enabling short and long term manpower and purchasing planning. Reduced lead-times, improved delivery performance from 60% to over 85%, and WIP reduction more than 80% through lean manufacturing techniques, lot size reduction, and improved scheduling within 12 weeks of starting project for mold manufacturer. Trained staff in Spanish and English on lean manufacturing techniques, including pull systems, 5S, Kaizen, and set-up reduction through interactive daily workshops (staff implemented some techniques immediately). APICS instructor – taught all 5 CPIM modules. Used Value Stream Process Mapping to redesign planning, scheduling, & execution processes for industrial pumps and blowers OEM at two facilities, reducing lead times, shortages, and WIP while increasing finished goods availability. Created Best Practice Supply Chain Model including planning enhancements and MRP implementation (SAP) for multinational beer manufacturer.
Senior Consultant, Consulting Group
Responsible for leading Supply Chain & financial operational improvements in a broad range of industries in North and Latin America, achieving strategic and sustainable performance improvements to effect working capital reduction. Led core team of 6 and extended team of 16 for reengineering of planning/scheduling processes & distribution inventory in 4 Central American countries for multinational consumer products manufacturer to ensure successful MRP implementation (MFG/PRO), with improved customer service & inventory reductions of up to 30%. Managed global team of 10 people in three continents for analysis and design of planning process and inventory management with electronics manufacturer. Trained & educated client staff in Spanish & English to ensure implementation sustainability. Inventory reduction of $20M (25%) and customer service improvement of 35% for major OEM. Forecast process redesign for computer manufacturer, reducing time from 7 to 2 wks in market with many new products and short product life cycles. Developed planning policies and procedures and implemented new strategies for multinational adhesives manufacturer that reduced distribution and plant inventories by > 20% on two continents.
Vicon Industries, Wiring Division Planner
Manufacturing and subcontract planning for division of commercial CCTV system and accessories manufacturer. Optimized capacity through plant loading analyses and rough cut capacity plans; implemented new and modified product. Ensured schedule attainment in coordination with sales, marketing & manufacturing.
Additional Experience:
Fluent in English, Spanish, and French
Resided in three continents (Australia, England, and Switzerland) and traveled extensively in all seven continents.
