Randy Kesterson Email & Phone Number

Randy Kesterson is a highly successful senior advisor, coach to executives, and interim leader in organizations of all sizes. He held executive level positions at HAECO, Heytex Group, Cobham, Doosan Bobcat, General Dynamics, & Curtiss Wright, with prior successful experience at John Deere & at Young & Franklin and Tactair Fluid Controls (privately-held businesses now owned by TransDigm).Extensive private equity and venture capital experience. He earned a B.S. in Engineering from Iowa State University & an MBA from Syracuse University with a concentration in Operations Mgt. He published 2 books on Lean strategy deployment (Hoshin Kanri), change and transformation.------------Consulting / Advisory collaboration with:Prosci (Org Change Mgt), Solomon EOS (OpEx), Breakthrough Partners (UK, Strat Deploy), FlexPaths (Workplace Strategists), and with Alex Krutz at Patriot Industrial Partners.Consulting engagements with:Bank of America, Caterpillar, Motorola, Bank of Montreal, Ford Motor, Abbott Labs, WellPoint, Milliken & Co., RJ Reynolds, Coty USA, Virginia Tech Univ., Western Governors Univ., Ultra Herley Electronics, DR Allen, Federal Aviation Admin., Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Maersk APM, US Dept of Commerce Int'l Trade Admin., State of North Dakota, US Air Force, Dow, Danaher, Beckman Coulter, Johnsonville Foods, Pfizer, Wilbur-Ellis, Pan Am Life Ins., Generac Power Systems, Heytex Group, HAECO, ZIM Aircraft, Spirit AeroSystems, Southern Gear, Excel Interior Door, Trenton Corp, others. Areas of Expertise:Interim CEO, COO, Fractional COO, Strategy Deployment, Execution. Start-ups. Change Management. Manufacturing, P&L leadership, operations, integrated supply chain, Quality, Op Ex, Lean, Agile, TOC, continuous improvement, Strategic Sourcing, supplier development, Hoshin Kanri, Digital Transformation, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, SIOPA unique set of certifications and experiences:• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)• Certified Agile Leader (CAL-E)• Certified Master Coach (CMC)• Intl Coach Federation (ICF) Member• LaMarsh Master of Managed Change™• Certified Prosci Change Mgt.• Prosci Advanced Immersion &• Enterprise Change Mgt Bootcamp • Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt• Certified in WorkPlace Big Five Profile™• eCornell Recruiting & Talent Acquisition • Highly Successful P&L Leader• 5 successful M&A projects • Private equity experience • Post-merger integrations• Restructuring & Turnarounds• 3 ERP projects• 5 S&OP (SIOP) fixes • Corp Board member (2 companies, 5 years each)

Listed skills include Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain Management, and 48 others.