Keith Hallin

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City: Wentzville

State: MO

Zip: 63385

Country: USA

Phone: 636-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $150,000

Willing to Relocate

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KEITH HALLIN

2408 Callaway Court Phone: 636-***-****

Wentzville, Missouri Cell: 716-***-****

E-Mail: abqizv@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Global Executive with multi-national accountability for driving Product Cost Leadership in New Product Development. Corporate leader responsible for development of global capability in Program Management, Cost Estimating/Modeling and Target Costing Implementation, a Systems Engineering approach focused on delivering market-based product performance, cost and profitability realization. Extensive cross-functional management experience in Finance, Engineering, Program Management and Procurement in product development and operations environment. Expertise includes Strategic Business Planning, Program & Project Management, Finance and Financial Modeling, Mergers and Acquisitions, Collaborative Ventures, Contract Administration, and Building High Performance Teams.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dresser-Rand Corporation, Olean, New York 2011- Present

Global Director - Program Management Office

Responsible for the creation and management of the Global R&D Program Management Office, development of R&D Estimating capability, capacity and resource planning, project schedule development, and the implementation of program management best practices. Responsible for the network of over 30 global program managers and staff supporting the global portfolio of Research & Development programs/projects. Responsible for the Value Engineering, Value Analysis, Target Costing and Design for Six Sigma Support Staff.

* Developed all required new global procedures, including Baseline Management, Project Change Control, Documentation Control, Risk Management, Target Costing, Design Reviews, Release-to-Quote, and Standard Deck of Program Health Metrics to name a few. ISO Compliant in 6 weeks to all new processes (68 projects). On-going Capability Maturity model and assessment team initiated

* Implemented independent estimating capability and cost modeling for new product development projects.

* Growth in Program Management Community of Practice (CoP) to coordinate pilot implementations and new development across global R&D

* Target Costing Implementation pilot achieved 32.3% development cost reduction, and 25.2% Average Unit Production Cost Reduction in 6 weeks.

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, Michigan 2008-2011

Global Director - Target Cost Management

Operational Accountability for $12 M Budget, 76 person multi-national product cost leadership organization. Established offices and deployment capability in support of regional mega product development projects in North America, Europe, Latin America, China and India

* Realized production cost reduction on the initial target costing pilot project of 31% in 9 weeks.

* Reduced production cost of $219 million (3 yrs of production) in first 6 projects. Projected savings in development of current global platforms of well over $700 million.

* Achieved and booked $16.7 million of annualized cost saving in current products through revised purchased orders in first half of 2010 with an additional $62.5 million of potential reductions identified and tracked.

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* Developed all process integration and infrastructure for successful Target Costing deployment for new product development, product technology roadmap support, and existing cost reduction activities. Infrastructure development included e-learning, training courses, process manual, capability/maturity model & guide, standard analyst operations templates and establishment of reporting requirements in engineering & technology project deliverables.

BOEING INTEGRATED DEFENSE SYSTEMS, Seattle, WA & St. Louis, Missouri 2004-2008

Senior Manager (3rd Level) - Engineering, Program Affordability Leader

Drove the development and management of program target costing and lean enterprise implementation on two major Department of Defense programs. Valued at $25+ billion and $40 billion respectively.

* Achieved reduction of the acquisition contract for development and demonstration phase of $196 million.

* Achieved a reduction of $.5 million per airplane in production costs to place the program $7 million below the expected acquisition affordability target of $142 million per unit. Savings to the acquisition budget (108 airplanes) was $756 million.

* Drove the development of comprehensive logistical -basing- models for operations and support costs which were driven below target level to achieve a savings of $65 million per year or $1.625 billion over the expected 25 year operating life.

* Achieved a life cycle cost index of 85% of the acquisition affordability levels and below the target of 86%.

* Drove the documented processes and operational integration of the program target costing practice with the Productivity group and the Lean organization.

* Developed 767 tanker proposal and program plans for target costing, lean enterprise and a cost reduction initiative project that contractually committed the return of $1.2 billion for investment of $400K (300%).

BOEING PHANTOM WORKS, St. Louis, Missouri 2002 - 2004

The technology development organization for The Boeing Company.

Senior Manager (2nd level), Engineering - Senior Manager of Systems Assessment

Responsible for Affordability (target costing) support to 15 Phantom Works Integrated Defense Systems projects. Recognized by the Engineering and Program Management Councils as the Boeing subject matter expert in Target Costing, routinely reviewed major programs across the corporation for application of Program Management best practices including Risk Management, Requirements Management, Baseline Management and Technical Performance Measures.

* Developed requirements forecasting model to accurately manage a 25 person fee-for-service organization for internal consulting target costing analysis and support.

* Developed the Boeing Program Management best practice of Opportunity Management. Received award for cross-functional development of Risk Management e-learning training.

* Led enterprise-wide strategic direction in target costing, culminating in the establishment of the Affordability Support department in Boeing, as well as an inventory of company-wide skills, people, processes, tools and data.

* Developed priorities and delivered ahead of schedule and under budget, St. Louis site tool and process development projects funded at $.203 million.

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BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES, Seattle, Washington 1994-2002

Senior Manager (2nd Level) - Finance

Chief Estimator Product Strategy & Development (1999-2002)

Managed Estimating and Financial Analysis for all product development programs. Led

the decision analysis group supporting the Office of the President to evaluate long term financial impact of company strategic scenarios.

* Reduced the developmental cost of the first 4 target costing implementation programs 29%-40% from the initial estimate. Savings ranged from $81 - $175 million.

* Developed decision analysis methodology which prioritized all engineering and advanced manufacturing R&D projects worth over $700 million for largest potential return.

* Developed cost estimating requirement thresholds for levels of technology readiness assessments and working cross functionally established company operating procedure for the same.

* Managed the business case analysis and associated risk assessment for all commercial airplane developmental programs, eventually leading to the launch of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the best selling (pre-launch) commercial airplane in history.

* Developed a program scorecard and tracking system and a full day training workshop which has been used to train over 5,000 leaders, employees, and suppliers.

Senior Manager (2nd level) - Finance

International Collaborative Ventures, (1996-1999)

Provided guidance to Boeing Commercial Airplanes office of the president, product strategy and sales & marketing. Responsible for business strategy development and financial evaluation of international collaborative programs, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

* Developed business case analysis leading to the development and launch of Korean Aerospace Industries and a multi-billion dollar production contract for F-15 fighters.

* Developed econometric model for the 1992 bi-lateral agreement with Europe on aircraft subsidies, which provided Boeing top leadership an understanding of competitive sales disadvantage based on Airbus development subsidies and eventually led to the filing of an unfair trade practice charge to the World Trade Organization.

* Developed and presented a week-long financial management training symposium to the Aviation Industries of China. Offset agreement valued at $3.5 million.

Senior Manager - Finance Chief Estimator - New Small Airplane Program, (1994 - 1996)

Managed all finance functions related to joint Boeing/Japan Aircraft Industries (JAI) program.

* Developed new supplier relationship model of integrated avionics with Rockwell-Collins with potential savings of 24%.

* Achieved 32% reduction in development, test and certification costs through an international cost reduction project.

* Target costing achieved a -risk-weighted- 28% reduction in average unit production costs.

Finance Manager Total Cost Management Redesign (1993 - 1994)

Developed strategy and a series of tactical measures for management of total cost in Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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Manager Finance Contract Administration - 777 Program (1991 - 1994)

Managed the contract and analysis and resolution of business issues for the development and production contract with the Japan Aircraft Development Corporation (JADC), the joint venture company representing the three Japanese heavy industries (Mitsubishi, Kawasaki and Fuji).

Engineering Operations - 777 Program (1989 - 1991)

Determined the impact of new engineering processes for the 777 Program, primarily digital product definition and digital pre-assembly resulted in savings over program life of $2.5 - $3.0 billion.

Program Manager - 737/757 Propulsion Systems Delivery to Production (1987 - 1989)

Responsible for managing the program to build-up engine cores from the Engine manufacturers, -fit-check and delivery to 737 and 757 Production.

Manager Finance - Economic Systems Model Development (1984 - 1987)

Developed series of economic models to assist engineering in evaluation of alternative design configurations.

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION AND ACHIEVMENT

* 1998 Robert A. Bonsack Award - Consortium for Advanced Management - International (CAM-I) for -Distinguished Contribution in the Advancement of Cost Management-

* Current holder of Department of Defense top secret clearance (2013)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

*Consortium for Advanced Management International

o Management Representative - 1995 - 1999

o Industry Chairman - 1999 - 2001

o Board of Directors - 2004 - 2010

BOOKS CO-AUTHORED

* Target Costing - The Next Frontier in Strategic Cost Management (1996)

* Value Quest - Driving Profit and Performance by Integrating Strategic Management Processes (2000)

* Hitting the Target - The CAM-I Target Costing Implementation Guidebook (2005)

EDUCATION

BA, Economics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Emphasis in Operations & Systems Analysis - 1980

Coursework towards MBA, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

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