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AlphaPoint Advisors is an operational turnaround and performance improvement firm serving middle market compaines, lending institutions and private equity firms.We specialize in helping companies maximize their current resources to increase cash flow and operating profit by uncovering areas of improvement within their operations.

Westchester, Illinois, Us

Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR)headquartered in the suburbs of Chicago, is a leading global ingredient solutions provider serving customers in more than 120 countries.With 2023 annual net sales of nearly $8 billion, we turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant-based materials into value-added ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing and industrial markets. With Ingredion Idea Labs® innovation centers located worldwide and approximately 12,000 employees, we co-create with customers and fulfill our purpose of bringing the potential of people, nature and technology together to make life better.* Co-created the global CX vision, strategy & coordinating execution plans to improve business processes & create greater customer, employee & leadership engagement.* Defined performance targets/ SLAs aligned to customer segmentation & value creation* Built/Empowered teams to build tools & enterprise capabilities targeted at improving customer experiences* Led the design, development, testing, launch, support & adoption of business intelligence tools/ technology to enable data-driven decisions.* Developed executive-level presentations to communicate program status & priorities

Deerfield, Il, Us

Purpose - Applied innovative thinking to ensure we drove toward strategic targets, digitally transforming our E2E processes, and build the right future for our customers and employees. Approach - As a thought leader, enabled teams to bring various frameworks for Optimization and Smart Automation (RPA/OCR/AI) to solve business challenges. Enabled business requirements to be translated into technical requirements. Coached and engaged key stakeholders along our digital roadmap/journey to deliver large-scale transformational programs. Planned and led a series of multi-week Sprints/Scrums through facilitating executive leaders to drive value focused outcomes and customer backed thinking in solution designs.Value - From Ideation to POC to scaled-out solution design, prioritized and value vetted all ideas generated for business case justification (ROI).

Create and link the Strategic Roadmap for transformation to the company’s strategic goals/objectives. Develop growth and productivity pipelines for deployment across the enterprise. Execute plans by transforming the end-to-end business processes to better deliver value and create agility for internal and external customers: ● Multi-location deployments across all global regions & industries (eg. distribution/ logistics, automotive, healthcare, chemicals, energy, food & beverage, metals). ● Engage Senior Management with Lean strategic planning, development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) & project management (AIPs) during roadmap implementation.● Facilitate kaizen & workshop events for cross-functional team of hourly & salary at medium companies in Mid-West region.

Downers Grove, Illinois, Us

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider with annual revenue of over $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services through five operating segments:Engineered Products, Clean Energy & Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Climate & SustainabilityTechnologies. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve.Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for over 65 years, our team of over 25,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what's possible.With revenues of approx. $2.5 Billion across 150+ manufacturing rooftops, I drove the global transformation within our 10 operating companies (OpCos) in North America, Europe and Asia within our Dover Engineered Systems segment. By engaging & coaching the business leadership, conducted lean training & hands-on project support, I enabled lean thinking & continuous improvement methodologies to be applied within our operations, back-office shared services, supply chain & acquisition/ integration initiatives.

Bannockburn, Illinois, Us

Manage & coordinate strategic LRP initiatives with Project Leaders. Work at all levels creating value and buy-in across multiple US & Canadian facilities within Customer Service, Financial Shared Services, Sales, Marketing, Transportation, Operations. Support the Field Service and Operations teams to drive continuous improvement activities. Ensure alignment of CI activities with corporate True North elements and business goals. Share & communicate best practices across the organization.

Danbury, Ct, Us

As part of the Global Lean Six Sigma Deployment Team within a business unit of a $10 Billion chemicals company, responsible for deploying Lean across all US & Canadian major facilities (approx. 50 sites). Plan & execute all kaizens through cross-functional teams, six sigma & JDI projects aligned with business objectives. Standardized & optimized logistics scheduling, routing, predictive analytics & productivity

Glendale Heights, Illinois, Us

Lead & Coordinated high impact productivity & commercial improvement projects while communicating project status to executive management. Also trained personnel on Business Process Excellence tools (Lean Six Sigma). Worked with Business Unit Managers to prioritize projects directly affecting their BUs. Maintained KPIs to ensure all projects met expected timelines & objectives.

Neu-Isenburg, De

Supervised 140+ employees & four members of management in Equipment & Sanitation Dept.. Deployed Lean manufacturing best practices across four Midwest CSCs. Developed Lean skill sets for internal staff including Value Stream Mapping & Gap Analysis. Familiar with HACCP & FDA requirements.

Northville, Michigan, Us

Supervised the activities of approximately 100+ employees in Production, & the Buyer/Planners in the procurement of all ordered materials. Also, championed Plant-wide implementation of Lean projects.