Allen Funston, P.Eng., Mba Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Canada

I apply Management Science techniques to help align clients' decisions and actions to what they VALUE using my multi-disciplinary map of the human condition - "Sentient Process Network Theory". I solve the painful problem of REGRET - wasted time and money we could 100% prevent and its drivers like the emerging Attention Economy - by optimizing my clients’.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Responsible for the success of Kron Technologies' departments and Kron Tech as a whole, I adopt a servant leadership approach to define opportunities, facilitate collaboration, and empower emerging leaders. Our team of kind, hard-working, brilliant people leave me in awe everyday, and I am grateful to be helping Kron Tech solidify itself as the world.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Resigned from Director role in 2017 to raise my kids (Zac/Chloe/Noah) full-time while continuing to advise part-time, only to return to manage the team once more as of September 2024. I provide senior-level advisory services with Ausenco on a fractional basis while leading our team of engineers and developers to create 100x returns for our clients.

Vancouver, Canada Area

I was fortunate to lead uniquely-talented management consultants who create 10-100 fold returns by optimizing our clients' complex businesses with data-driven approaches. Intuition is expensive. Foresight is priceless.Why Ausenco?1) Quality, due diligence, and objectivity you expect from Professional Engineers2) World-class simulation technology and.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Advised C-suite Executives and Boards of Directors of multi-billion dollar companies on the benefits, process, and execution of data-driven decision making, with the following results:
• Saved clients $4.7B in capital, operating, and opportunity costs by optimizing global value chains
• Engaged diverse client stakeholders through empathy and use of function-specific language
• Aligned diverse client stakeholders to their optimal strategy by demonstrating how their cooperation sustainably benefits both the whole and its individuals (e.g. Operations, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Management)
• Enhanced objectivity, transparency, and rigour of clients'​ decisions by introducing structured decision-making frameworks such as "Weighted Criteria"​ and "Options-Led Approaches"​
• Created Ausenco's Business Intelligence (BI) service platform, facilitated development of its strategy, and championed its marketing

Vancouver, BC, Canada

• Managed engineering project teams to plan and optimize multi-billion dollar organizations’ complex supply chains and business processes, with the following results:
• Saved clients $100M+ in capital and operating costs by minimizing risk, alleviating bottlenecks, quantifying economic capacity, controlling variability, and simulating alternatives
• Guided clients through decisions logically to increase their confidence and trust
• Delivered 40+ projects on schedule and under budget through disciplined tracking
• Engaged diverse groups of up to 50 people, from junior staff to Directors, VPs, and Presidents
• Authored 50+ client-focused reports with simple, supported, actionable recommendations

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

With my experience in process improvement and team organization, I advise Ugeddit on its strategy and alignment to the values of its team, partners, investors, and users. I also assist with the analysis, tactics, and design of game-mechanics related to group-psychology to help promote stakeholders’ and users’ communication, empathy, and collaboration.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• I was responsible for 3 supervisors and 13 staff in exceeding the Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Cost goals of a manufacturing plant in Surrey, BC, with the following results:
• Improved the plant's safety audit score by 19%
• Achieved a zero-defect quality rating
• Improved productivity by 10%
• Reduced costs by 5%
• Earned team’s trust and dedication through regular feedback, coaching, and one-on-ones

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Responsible for the development, execution, and delivery of operations and planning studies using simulation modelling, with the following results:
• Analyzed years of hourly historical operating data for numerous clients, extracting and reporting KPIs
• Built 30+ dynamic simulation models to evaluate infrastructure and operating alternatives
• Calibrated models to 30+ KPI targets to guarantee reliable results
• Determined practical capacity for complex systems by comparing economic trade-offs
• Sized fleets and labour forces by balancing costs/benefits of excess capacity

Mba, Consulting And Strategic Management

Basc, Engineering Physics