Chief Of Operations
Dewolff Boberg And Associates, Inc.
Management Consulting Firm helping companies achieve objectives through improved performance and resource utilization• Led all phases of the client installation including problem identification, approach development, engagement installation and results generation. • Provided financial guarantee ranging from 2-3:1 and successfully completed all improvement projects.Diverse industries and organizations:Engineering• Collaborated with the Executive Director of Engineering and 3,500 engineers (NAVSEA, Naval Engineering).• Developed and implemented a system that decreased delay penalties by 25% (Naval Shipbuilding – ME, CT, VA, MS/LA, CA).• Partnered with the COO (Satellite Engineering and Manufacturing, Palo Alto, CA) to go from a backlog of four to nine satellites without increasing the manufacturing footprint.• Provided engineering and manufacturing consulting services to Defense Contractors. Service Industry• Teamed with the EVP for Health Insurance to reduce business costs (Health Insurance – Call Center, Claims, IT, Finance and Shared Services).• Decreased direct labor by 28% while increasing the service levels (Commercial Laundry).Manufacturing• Reduced cost and increased service levels (Tier 1 Automotive suppliers and GM SPO Organization).• Allowed mills to increase process throughput by over 18% through better engineering and equipment reliability (Wood Manufactures).• Increased paper mills output while better managing overtime hours and costs.