Rob has been active in the development and application of advanced analytical methods in manufacturing and service industries throughout the US and Canada for over 38 years. Having spent 27 of those years working directly inside pulp and paper mills, Rob has an appreciation for the manufacturing experience and how to get best value from tools and methods. Rob has teamed with leaders in operations throughout North America to develop and deploy tools which are having a major impact on bottom line results in dozens of operations today.In recent years, he has branched out into a diverse mix of manufacturing and service industries including work in financial services, food manufacturing, timber harvesting, agricultural products, energy alternatives, and energy conservation.Rob is a current member of the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals International (ACA) and is a past member of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP), Strategic Planning Institute (SPI) Council of Benchmarking, and Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI).Specialties: - Application of Constraints Management methodologies (i.e., Thinking Processes, Process of On-Going Improvement, Critical Chain, Throughput Accounting)- Operations Research- Statistical analysis- Advanced modeling (optimization, dynamic simulation, artificial intelligence)- Risk analysis- Game theory
Listed skills include Process Improvement, Analysis, Management, Leadership, and 24 others.
