Neil Oconnell Email & Phone Number

Farmington Hills, Michigan, US

• Supply chain and process integration consultancy supporting retail, hi-tech, manufacturing, transportation, and distribution companies. Customer project highlights include the following:
• Overhaul of Domestic and International transportation, and supply chain for building materials manufacturer Masonite.
• Resolution of International systems, transportation, ERP and warehouse issues for oil tools supplier Wenaas.
• Analyzed and then reengineered the procurement and transportation functions of 28 regional offices for one of Canada’s largest tire distributors - Remington. Centralized planning and execution, hired first director.
• Re-engineer the global supply chain process for Phillip’s Medical Imaging, resulting in global process unification.

As we continue to grow and expand The Curated Network™, we are pleased that Neil OConnell, former Chief Product and Technology Officer at TotalTrax, has taken on a leadership role in our Supply Chain practice.

Newport, DE, US

• Managed the merger of three technology companies into a single, cohesive and product driven industry leader.
• Moved newly acquired manufacturing from Texas to Delaware and then to a Contract Manufacturer while improving quality and cutting overall per unit costs.
• Achieved year over year supply chain cost reduction of 10% using Lean techniques, outsourcing and SKU reduction.
• Drive disruptive product strategy using innovations including conversion from commodity hardware to a software platform strategy and layering in insight driven self-service BI/analytics to increase value add.
• Move SaaS server-side product to the Cloud/AWS including CI/CD process, automation of the QA test cycle and front/backend process resulting in accurate, timely product update pushes.
• Manage a new battery management product from concept through factory and IT build to market launch/reference customers.

• Guided 6 Directors and 32 Developers and Technicians while acting as Chief Integration Officer for 8 company acquisitions growing from $0 to $350 million revenue in 5 years. Highlights include the following:
• Product architect and builder of Techlogis global 3PL, NVOCC, and freight forwarding operating system. The finished product ran high-volume pick/pack/ship processes for Target, Best Buy, AT&T, and Home Depot.
• Establishment of national new-store mixing center for Home Depot in 45 days including WMS system.
• Launch of regional distribution center for Target within 60 days, integrating their demand and ordering systems to the Techlogis system.
• Design and launch of BEA/WebLogic customer portal for Lutron Lighting, managing import volumes to final assembly point in USA.

Austin, Texas, US

Established internal supply chain consulting practice, installed i2 supply chain applications (TMS, Factory Planner, ASCP), and trained and supervised 25 Oracle consultants. Designed, built, and managed company’s first (MES) Manufacturing Execution Product at General Electric aircraft engine plant, a standard product application on the Oracle price list.

Arlington, VA, US

Launched the Contract Logistics division within APL. This was a completely new business line with accompanying Products. I helped secure DuPont North America as the anchor account, hired and trained 40 associates. Managed in excess of 500 truckloads per day and controlled annual revenue turnover in excess of $400 Million. Hosted and sold i2’s first.

Management

Ba Management, Business

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration And Management, General