Key Responsibilities and Achievements• Project Manager for Microsoft Dynamics ERP implementation across all divisions and sites• Identifying areas of improvement through Lean activities and executing plans to achieve required results

Headquartered in Knoxville, TN with consultants across the US and Canada, Innovative Consulting Group is the largest Fourth Shift Consulting firm in the world. ICG has gained a substantial foothold in the Fourth Shift community and enjoys a 98.6% customer retention rate.Key Responsibilities and Achievements• Reporting directly to the Principals of the organization to drive growth and profitability while managing 25-30 projects on average across North America• Liaison with clients to determine needs and architect solutions to help optimize their processes while ensuring milestones and tasks are completed according to plan

A privately owned company servicing the Medical, Aerospace, Automotive/Trucking and Agriculture industries with three locations in Southern Ontario and a new facility in Mexico dedicated to rapid prototype, mould making, injection molding, paint and assembly.Key Responsibilities and Achievements• Recruited by President to drive business turnaround through process and organizational improvements to achieve strategic and financial goals as required by financial institutions.• Reduced inventory by 50% and implemented inventory systems to improve accuracy from 70% to a sustained level of 99%.• Managed planning, design, construction, start up of 100,000 sq ft facility in Mexico with an aggressive timeline of 12 weeks to first shipment and one year for ROI.• Directing the planning, staffing, budgeting and operations of four manufacturing facilities with approximately 200 employees to increase sales and throughput by 10 % year over year while maintaining and improving key financial ratios.• Full accountability across the areas of manufacturing operations, engineering, supply chain management, and human resources with key involvement with strategic planning and growth.

A family owned 90 year old manufacturing company providing the agricultural industry with machinery, farm bins, livestock equipment, and ProTec buildings from 5 separate facilities dedicated to fabrication, paint and assembly operations.Key Responsibilities and Achievements• Spearheaded cost reductions specifically, in labour, overhead and factory expenses resulting in a 5 fold cash flow turnaround and increase in EBITDA, while supporting an increase in sales of 40%.• Successful managed a reduction in inventory levels by 25% and full integration of the ERP system.• Oversaw the development and implementation of the sales/operations planning process

One of the largest full-service contract manufacturers in North America, Accucaps supplies soft gel capsules and encapsulation services for over-the-counter and pharmaceutical (OTC/Rx), health and nutritionals (H&N), and cosmeceutical industries with cGMP facilities in Windsor and Strathroy, Ontario.Key Responsibilities and Achievements• Key driver in achieving certification of “Class A MRPII” and “Operational Excellence”.• Aided in company goal of generating annualized savings equal to 25% of sales • Reduction of freight costs by 30%• Increase inventory turns by 50%• Increase customer delivery performance from 35% to 95%• Elimination of obsolescence costs • Changed practices to enable a culture of ownership and results oriented behaviour.

Training and consulting company which specialized in interactive learning experiences and business re-engineering geared to achieving results. Key programs includedKey initiatives• Design / development of training programs for St Clair College and major manufacturing/processing companies.• Facilitators of CPIM/CSCP/PMAC/PMM/CIRM designation programs.• Lead Supply Chain Consultants specializing in Class A MRPII implementations, Lean / JIT .manufacturing, Operational Excellence and Change Management.• Clients included: FORD, GM, Magna, Hiram Walker, Heinz, Schukra, Siemens, Leamington Hospital

A Toyota owned company of 1000 employees with total sales of $125 million supplying safety restraint systems to various automakers dedicated to principles of Lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System. Positions progressed from Production Supervisor to Master Scheduler and then Supply Chain Supervisor.Key Responsibilities and Achievements• Implemented and maintained controls to achieve 95% inventory accuracy, 98% master schedule attainment, 98% Bill of Material accuracy as well as ensuring a minimum of 95% forecast accuracy.• Developed and presented long range strategic planning to the organization through monthly reviews with Directors and Senior Management.• Managed various positions including but not limited to: Material Planners, Order Issuance Clerks, Bill of Materials Administration, Customer Service • Developed and executed successful ramp plans for new programs in conjunction with Program Management.• Planned and supervised daily production activities of 12 manual and 2 automated assembly lines (staff of 115).