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Lean Transformation Expert Consultant
Expertise in leading, facilitating, and implementing lean strategies, and lean conversions of manufacturing and service industry organizations, training with Shingijutsu consultants, advanced methods expertise such as gemba kanri and 3P, shopfloor kaizen breakthrough, executive overview, assessment and lean transformation launch.

This associate is an expert in areas including lean transformation system introduction, kaizen promotion office training/development, product production preparation (3P), value stream synchronization - internal, external, extended, Toyota production system tools, senior management leadership, managing for daily improvement, enhancements in productivity, lead-time, manufacturing cost, floor space, purchased parts WIP and fabricated parts WIP

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Appliance, Manufacturing, Vending Machines

EDUCATION
BSMT, Athens State University, Athens, AL
Motlow State Community College, Tullahoma, TN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing project management, leadership, facilitation and implementation of lean strategies and lean conversions for a wide variety of clients.

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Lean Transformation Course Development, In-depth Hands-on Simulation, Strategy/Alignment/Measurement, Plant Lean Conversion, Daily Management and Sustaining Improvements, developing, and managing existing client base, developing and enhancing new client relationships with attention to maintaining continuity and ensuring client value.

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Dixie Narco - Bottle and Can Vending Machine
Developed 5 Year Kaizen strategy to transform organization, performed plant-wide routing standardization to define product families, implemented product focused machining and assembly cells to support customer demand, implemented quick change die set-up to support capacity problems and TPM program to support and solve downtime issues; significant enhancement of productivity, lead-time, manufacturing cost, floor space, purchased parts WIP and fabricated parts WIP.

Butler Manufacturing – Metal Building Manufacturer
Coordinated four plant lean conversion, product routings to develop focused product cells for components, developed product focused units for quote-estimating-engineering, 3P – Development of One-Piece-Flow Frame from truck to RM, 900,000 man hours saved division wide, significant engineering lead-time reductions.

Maytag – Washer/Dryer
Developed 2 Year Kaizen Plan for lean conversion, developed Assembly and Machining cells to support customer demand, implemented quick change die set-up to support capacity problems, implemented TPM program to support and solve downtime issues, significant enhancement of productivity, lead-time, manufacturing cost, floor space, purchased parts WIP and fabricated parts WIP.

Continuous Improvement Manager, Copeland CRI, Hartselle, AL

Change agent for redefined Kaizen rollout, mentoring 24 supervisors over six months through two events per week in order to revitalize a Kaikaku / Kaizen culture, facilitated 120 Kaizen events plant wide and trained over 300 associates averaging increase of 21% in productivity, 45% reduction in set-up, 60% reduction in WIP, 23% increase in through-put, implemented vertical cellular machine center increasing Yield 20%, Productivity 38%, reducing scrap 60%, and freeing up six associates, implemented SOP for standard work and communication metrics plant wide; training matrix for associates and CRI Staff on Lean Techniques and Tools, instrumental in the implementation of ISO 9002 Certification serving as lead auditor, represented CRI at the Assembly Magazine Expo and spoke on Lean Manufacturing.

Improvement Team Manager, Calsonic Manufacturing Corp., Shelbyville, TN

Served a one on one mentorship with Japanese advisor for eight years, facilitated 300 shopfloor Kaizen events and trained over 700 associates in Lean Manufacturing Techniques, improved productivity by 24%, freeing up 21 associates and saving over 2.1 million dollars over three year period, participated in a one month information sharing program at Calsonic World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, presented three manuals, Shop floor Management, Kaizen Improvement, and SPC, written during mentorship, facilitated joint improvement training forums between Calsonic and Nissan throughout the U.S., supervised Condenser Line with full responsibility for all shift operations, production and material control, scheduling, and training.

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