Sales Six Sigma

Kevin M. Kenny

** ************ ****** • Hampden., ME 04444 • 207-***-**** • ab9kju@r.postjobfree.com

Experienced Leader and Organizational Excellence Professional

Enthusiastic, motivated and driven professional with progressive and diverse work experiences.

Possess superior leadership, communication and take-charge skills needed to drive an

organization towards its goals and objectives. A strong communicator and motivator o f people

with proven core competencies which include:

• Operational & Financial Turnaround

• Strategic Business Planning & Execution

• Financial & Operational Management • Change Management

• Customer Relations & Competitive Negotiations • Supply Chain/Inventory Management

• High Volume Mfg. & Capacity Planning • International Operations

• Investment Strategy & Analysis • Key Performance Metrics

• Organizational Leadership & Development • Team Building

• Budget Planning & Control • Continual Improvement (Lean Mfg.,

ISO, Six Sigma, TPS, TPM, VA/VE)

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Managed financial and operational performance of 17 manufacturing facilities throughout

the United States, Mexico, and Canada - $750M in annual sales.

Rationalized business operations in order to establish a “center of excellence” concept.

Established a standardized organizational infrastructure by focusing on Lean/Six Sigma

implementations, key process indicators, inventory optimization, and a new product

launch management program.

Managed a $350M global sales and marketing effort.

Provided management consulting services including strategic planning, merger and

acquisition due diligence, organization excellence workshops, quality management

program implementation, sales management programs, supply chain management, and

customer negotiations.

Successfully negotiated multi-million dollar carryover and new business opportunities.

Implemented and oversaw a formal year-over-year multi-million dollar cost reduction

program required to offset annual customer contracted price reductio ns.

Implemented a self-assessment business excellence model to drive organizational

continual improvements. Program was adopted throughout the North American

operation and used to identify, deploy and track short and long-term strategic plans and

organizational/personal goals and objectives.

Developed a formalized performance review and leadership assessment & development

program.

Instituted an employee recognition program designed and implemented by the

employees.

Deployed an annual employee survey and improved results by 22% – exceeding the

national average benchmark by 15%.

Improved inventory turns 53% - $3.5M in total inventory.

Increased equipment efficiency 15% and labor productivity 25% - opening plant capacity

by 10% and reducing total headcount from 400 to 290 in four years.

Implemented Six Sigma, Lean Mfg., and ISO9001/TS16949 and ISO14001 programs.

Maintained a 100% on-time customer delivery performance rating and an annual quality

rating of less than 10 DPPM.

Implemented a comprehensive safety program reducing accident incidents by 50%.

Developed and implemented SAP Controlling/Cost Module s and Warehouse

Management Systems.

Experienced in fiscal responsibility, budgeting, financial statement preparation and

reporting, product and operational costi ng, and quantitative decision-making.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

The CPA Solution, LLC (Bangor, Me. – Mgmt. Consultant) September 2012 – Present

Provide operational management and financial consulting services to clients in a variety of

industries. Services focus on operational excellence, due diligence, audit, operational cost

analysis, supply chain management, key performance metric management, etc.

Levant Corner Store (Levant, Me. - Owner) November 2008- August 2012

Convenience store with annual sales of $3.8M Sales – 12% EBITDA

Bangor Hydro Electric (Bangor, Me.) Aug 2007 - July 2008

Mgr. of Field Operations

Cooper Standard Automotive (Auburn Hills, MI) Aug 2006 – Mar 2007

VP of North American Operations - Automotive Manufacturer - $700M Sales. Tier 1 and Tier 2

supplier to Ford, GM, DCX, Toyota, Honda, Subaru and Nissan.

MacLean Vehicle Systems (Rochester Hills, MI) – 2005 to 2006

VP of Sales and Engineering – Automotive parts manufacturer with global sales of $350M. Tier

1 and Tier 2 supplier to Ford, GM, DCX, Toyota and Nissan.

ZF Lemforder Corporation, Inc. (Brewer, Me.) – 1998 to 2005

VP/General Manager, Plant Manager & Controller - Automotive parts manufacturer with global

sales of $8.0 billion. German/Japanese joint venture experience.

Village Variety (Glenburn, Me. - Owner) – 1991 to 1998

Convenience store with annual sales of $2.0M. Grew sales 100% in seven years.

Cole Enterprises, Inc. (Bangor, Me.) - 1986– 1991

General Manager and Divisional Controller - Truck & trailer sales and service franchise.

Great Northern Paper Co. (Millinocket, Me.) - 1983-1986

Supervisor - Accts. Payable and Senior Financial Analyst - Pulp and paper manufacturer.

EDUCATION

B.S. Finance Management M.S. Business Management (1/3 Complete)

Husson College Husson College

Bangor, ME Bangor, ME

TRAINING – CERTIFICATIONS - AFFILIATIONS

Top Gun Mentor, University of Maine, Entrepreneur Innovation Center

SCORE – Certified Business Counselor, Bangor Maine Chapter

Six Sigma Green Belt Training (Six Sigma Qualtec, Inc.)

Six Sigma Champion Training (Six Sigma Qualtec, Inc.)

Six Sigma/Lean Accounting (Six Sigma Qualtec, Inc.)

Lean Manufacturing Training (Ford Motor Company)

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