Michael Kellner Email & Phone Number

Asheville, North Carolina Area

• Consult with C-suite leadership, physicians, and staff to drive sustainable operational improvements in quality, safety, patient experience and culture in healthcare organizations and physician practice groups.
• Developed a 20% cost reduction in a healthcare organization’s central supply inventory and increased inventory turns while improving delivery to the patient floors.
• Reduced un-reconciled medication 33% and error rate 52% by leading and implementing a process improvement process for a healthcare organization.

Nasheville, TN

• Managed major health care clients and coached other consultants. Introduced Lean Six Sigma methodologies and orchestrated organization’s implementation. Supported clients at pivotal milestones and as needed.
• Led and directed a patient flow initiative for a 760+ bed acute healthcare center that resulted in 18% cycle time reductions.
• Spearheaded redesign of a healthcare supply chain management system that realized numerous efficiencies and major cost improvements.

Ottumwa, IA

• Served as consultant, visionary strategist and guide to diverse industries seeking Lean transformational solutions. Key advisor to C-level executives and leadership teams within acute healthcare systems. Leveraged.
• Increased market share 3.4%, acquired $3M in new business and cut variable costs 43% by deploying key value streams focusing on bottom-line healthcare metrics in acute health care systems.
• Led Lean process for health care provider that cut patient wait times 19 minutes that increased practitioners’ capacity to schedule 3 additional patients.

Warner, NH

• Spearheaded the realignment of operational infrastructures to sustain quality, productivity, and efficiency levels during high-growth periods. Directed engineering and R&D initiatives for the medical and dental device.
• Decreased scheduling backlog $1.6M after deploying rapid improvement events and projects in production value streams.
• Increased on-time delivery to 100% by leveraging Lean tools and principles to eliminate waste and non-value added steps across production and supply chain value streams.

Goshen IN

• Managed development and operational functions. Earned reputation as a builder and steward of alliances with suppliers, processors, and stakeholders. Partnered with sales team in researching and developing new programs.
• Reduced scrap 30% and customer returns 19% resulting in a 4% return-on-sales (ROS) increase.
• Achieved a 100% on-time delivery rating on customer shipments after optimizing customer service programs.

Culver IN & Goshen IN

• Directed plant operations for designer, manufacturer, and distributor of emission and ride control products and systems for automotive suppliers.
• Transformed facility into a Lean Center of Excellence—the first in company history.
• Contributed $1.7M to cost improvement projects via Lean initiatives.