Associates

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John Kelley Personal Summary

For the past 10 years, John Kelley has deployed various process improvement initiatives for his own company as well as for his former employer JCIT International.  These services were deployed on average of 44 weeks per year in Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America.  Major engagements included:

  • 13 Instances of Kaizen events for Lean initiatives, Kanban implementation, and 5S
  • 4 Instances of business process improvements
  • 2-Deployments of enterprise software
  • 15 Business Analysis Audit reports
  • 4 Major Business Plans resulting in business reconfiguration for cost savings and profitability
  • 14 Customized in-plant training courses using Demand Flow™ Technology and other technologies
  • 44 Public Demand Flow™ Technology Courses
  • 12 Private Demand Flow™ Technology Courses
  • 59 Redesigns of Existing Manufacturing Lines or New Manufacturing Line Designs for 31 different companies ranging from small microprocessors to major electronic assemblies, fabrication of small metal components to heavy construction equipment assembly, and process plants ranging from pharmaceutical manufacturing to circuit board manufacturing.
  • 2 Designs of multi-million dollar repair facilities
  • 1 ASME Section X Certification Program
  • 1 Deployment of TPM
  • Innumerable customized software integrations and practical spreadsheets

 

John Kelley’s 20 years of corporate experience includes

  • Positions as Chief Engineer and Quality Control Manager for a major pressure vessel manufacturer.
  • General Manager of a Naval and Commercial Ship Repair Company
  • Chief Technical Proposal Writer for a Ship Repair Company.
  • Quality Control Manager for a Ship Repair Company
  • Chief Engineer for a Marine Engineering company engaged in Naval and Military Sealift Command Ship testing, repair and overhaul planning
  • 5 years Award winning sales representative and Course instructor for Dale Carnegie and Associates

After graduating from the US Naval Academy with a BS Engineering degree, John was certified in Submarines and in the Operation and Maintenance of Naval Nuclear Power Plants.  He ended his military career after serving in the Submarine Service during the Vietnam War. (Back to top)

Jay McIlroy Personal Summary

Jay McIlroy has more than 30 years experience in practical “process-solving” for continuous improvement, productivity and quality enhancement, and culture change.  His toolkit includes

  • Using all the tools of Lean
  • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
  • Demand Flow™ Technology practitioner

For Integrated Systems Western Region at Northrop Grumman Corporation

  • Led and shaped the F/A-18 and F-35 continuous improvement strategy
  • Organizational structure and operational processes consistent with enterprise goals. Defined
  • Planned, guided growth strategies and plans

Adapted change management and group problem-solving techniques (WorkOut, Kaizen).to facilitate re-engineering of transactional and production practices to achieve organizational excellence.

  • Introduced WorkOut to several company sites
  • “Invented” the five-year “Lean Sigma Transformation Roadmap” to guide transformation from current traditional operations to Lean/Six Sigma/Demand Flow Business Model
  • Responsible for translating this strategic roadmap into leadership commitments consistent with annual organizational excellence challenges, operating plans, PMP, etc. (back to top)

 

Adil Dalal Personal Summary

Adil Dalal is an internationally recognized flow and lean manufacturing expert and the founder of the Pinnacle Process Solutions, International.

  • Over 10 years of hands-on experience
  • Numerous speaking engagements at industry group conferences.
  • Customers in US, France and Mexico
  • Generated powerful results for clients
    • Medical manufacturing
    • Laboratory equipment manufacturing
    • Furniture manufacturing
    • Defense and automotive industries
  • Employs Pinnacle product line of advanced flow manufacturing consulting services, training and simulation and statistical software tools.

Adil was previously employed as a senior executive of a prominent global medical equipment manufacturer, where he achieved millions of dollars in cost savings by implementing flow manufacturing best practices in numerous projects. (Back to top)

 

Tim Raynaud’s Personal Summary

Tim Raynaud has focused mostly on business process solutions for the past six year with a Dallas, TX based Wireless provider.  He has served as a Corporate Sales Executive and Data Solutions Manager.  Major activities included

  • Corporate business analysis, followed by providing wireless communication solutions
  • Leading improvement initiative in his area of expertise

Prior to his business process experience, Tim worked in the manufacturing industry.  Except for his early hands-on engineering experience, his focus was involved with process improvement, including the deployment of training, Demand Flow™ Technology, and various activities that are now generally categorized as Lean Six Sigma.  Specifically, he

  • Led the corporate implementation of Demand Flow™ Technology (DFT) in an electronic component fabrication and electronic assembly company.
  • Implemented the DTAKT Flow Production Software System, to support DFT in that same company
  • Developed and implemented additional software and business process strategies to benefit the DFT factory.
  • For five years, he provided the following services for a major equipment manufacture
    • Business process development leader
    • Systems process analysis and documentation
    • General and detailed design documentation and data models for manufacturing processes
    • Documentation for testing, training, and security
    • Shop control process improvement
    • General engineering systems process improvement
    • Developed and implemented the Y2K readiness plan
    • Primary engineer for a commercial HVAC assembly line

Tim received his BS, Mechanical Engineering from Mississippi State University.

He is a power user of MS Access, MS Project, and Micrografx Flowcharter as well as all the usual MS Office productivity tools. (Back to top)

 

Kim Scott’s iGrafx® Personal Summary

Kim Scott is a Senior Consultant for iGrafx® at Corel Inc, a software manufacturer. Some of Kim’s key qualifications and experience:

  • Has helped his customers save at least $10 Million.
  • Over 9 years experience in iGrafx, process improvement, and simulation.
  • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (trained by the American Society for Quality).
  • Primary author for the iGrafx training manuals.
  • Trained in Lean, Continuous Improvement, ISO 9000, and Myers-Briggs personality typing.

Kim received a BS in Computer and Information Science from the University of Oregon. He has held Consulting, Marketing, Quality Assurance, and Customer Support positions throughout his career. (Back to top)

 

Aaron Bozeman’s iGrafx® Personal Summary

Aaron Bozeman is a Senior Consultant for iGrafx® at Corel Inc., a software company.  Some of Aaron’s key qualifications and experience:

  • 14 years of process modeling and analysis with simulation.  Key uses include:
    • Multi-million dollar capacity expansion projects
    • Evaluation of new customer program proposals with respect to (WRT) impact on revenue and profitability
    • Proposed and implemented process improvements
    • Factory loading WRT product mix and volumes
    • Labor staffing levels
    • Equipment demolition impact
    • Cycle time and product lead time quotation
    • One time project planning and scheduling (i.e. moves and construction projects)
    • Proof of concept WRT key process performance metrics for newly designed processes or equipment prior to implementation or purchase commitment
  • ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
  • Experienced Lean and Theory of Constraints practitioner
  • Project manager for:
  • Lean Six Sigma projects and Kaizen events
  • Manufacturing line design, construction management and implementation
  • Cross-functional business process design and process improvement
  • New product introduction – supply chain planning and operational readiness
  • Operational process improvement projects using methodologies including: Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, JIT, and Operations Management.

Aaron received a B.S. in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from Oregon State University. He has held Consulting, Engineering and Project Management positions throughout his career at iGrafx, Xerox, IBM, Merix and Wacker Siltronic. (Back to top)

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