Al Grainger

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Professional Profile

A highly effective leader of LEAN Management, Continuous Improvement, Organizational Change Management and Business Analysis. An engaging master facilitator with over 17 years of experience leading companies in their growth, by specializing in loss and waste analysis, process mapping, process improvement, implementation of production systems (TPM), project leadership and delivering highly effective training. Industries I am fully experienced in include oil and gas, chemical manufacturing, information technologies and finance. A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and PROSCI change manager.

Career Highlights

Converted multiple Bayer agriculture, agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology sites from traditional operations into Lean manufacturing facilities with strong leadership capable of delivering sustainable results.

Completed a Set Up Time project on a bioingredient production line. Net benefit realized changeover time reduction on the first pass of 38%, generating an increase in production in excess of 2.6 million lbs. annually.

Led teams to implement 70 projects generating net savings in excess of $3 million, an increase in production of 1.6 million lbs. and generated an 11% increase in overall effectiveness.

In the first year with Dyno Nobel, identified over 60 improvement initiatives with a potential North American net savings in excess of $6.5 million.

Initiated and led a North America wide project to recycle single-use pallets. Project required integrating manufacturing, procurement, transportation, logistics and safety to produce a sustainable solution producing annual savings in excess of $600,000.

Redesigned a production line process and identified a potential increase of production by 55% from an average of 650 bags of product produced per day to almost 1,100, with a minimal investment of $12,000.

Identified new best practices for an acquired company, and integrated core functions into the parent company. Created the business case, presented to leadership and successfully integrated new processes.

Led multiple teams to reduce gaps through utilizing value stream mapping, DMAIC, PDCA, SIPOCR, zero-based analysis, 5 Why, spaghetti/fish-bone diagrams, TPM, Kaizen, leadership standard work, ITIL/Agile methodologies, stage gates and change management practices.

Career History

COMPETITIVE CAPABILITIES INTERNATIONAL Nov 2016 to Present

Continuous Improvement Specialist/Senior Manufacturing Consultant

Leveraged business analysis, OCM and Lean Six Sigma tools to deliver leadership, coach executives, provide advice and change expertise and implement software with embedded tools and training to empower businesses to drive end-to-end world class performance.

Bayer (Monsanto), Corbion, Nova Chemicals

oLed clients through integration and adaptation of production methodologies (TPM). Facilities ranged in size from 25 – 1000-person plants with production in excess of one billion lbs of product per year.

oDeveloped personnel into highly efficient, Lean thinking teams of problem solvers with the ability to lead others.

oTrained and developed over 700 people in 5S, visual management, focused improvement, problem solving tools, SMED, asset care and waste identification/reduction. Results included increased production, increased OEE and reduction is costs.

oEvaluated and mapped current processes, identified areas for waste reduction and led teams to reduce gaps.

oEvaluated and reported on the current state of functions/processes, and reported on findings/recommendations to leadership.

oEvaluated the effectiveness of a client led rollout of focused improvement and Lean initiatives. Involved in a detailed analysis of site functions. A fascinating look at a well-established manufacturing plant.

DYNO NOBEL May 2015 to Sept 2016

Lean Project Manager, Business Excellence - Employee

Leveraged business analysis, Six Sigma and OCM to drive business excellence to over 50 operational sites throughout North America.

oEvaluated and improved production facilities and product lines

oLed practical problem-solving exercises and utilized statistical tools to create loss and waste analysis, value stream mapping, focused improvement training, visual management, 5S implementation and process maps.

oTrained teams on problem solving methodologies by utilizing DMAIC, PDCA, SIPOC, 5 Why, spaghetti diagrams and fish-bone diagrams, Kaizen and leadership standard work.

oDelivered project leadership on continuous improvement mindsets and the related problem-solving tools.

ACCESS PIPELINES Nov 2014 to Mar 2015

Business Process Analyst - Consultant

Project BA on a finance integration/SAP project to convert an AFE-based reporting system to a department-based reporting system through process mapping, training and change management. Successfully integrated with a tight timeline and budget.

oResponsible for current state, gap and risk analysis, business/reporting requirement documents, communication strategy.

oCreated the corporate training strategy for components being impacted by change, created materials, led the training and created post training surveys with analysis to assess effectiveness of delivered training.

SUNCOR ENERGY Jan 2013 to Sept 2014

Senior Project Analyst - Employee

Led change management and project management across multiple business units to promote corporate-wide business excellence through the regularization and standardization of processes. Utilized Lean, ITIL/Agile methodologies, stage gates and change management practices.

oIdentified and implemented 15 project initiatives saving hundreds of hours of labour, reduced errors and eliminated inefficiencies.

oCompleted current/end state analysis, value stream mapping, gap analysis, business process documentation, BA processes, communication and sustainment planning.

oResponsible for stakeholder analysis, process mapping, SIPOC, zero-based analysis, facilitation of a diverse portfolio of training courses.

CM PROFESSIONALS CONSULTING SERVICES Oct 2010 to Aug 2012

Business Process Analyst and OCM Professional - Oil and Gas Consultant

Provided professional consulting services of Lean Management, Project Leadership, Business Analysis and Financial Analysis within the O & G industry. Business units included operations, finance and IT within corporate office and field.

Gran Tierra Energy, Process Analyst (Bogota, Columbia)

oEvaluated and provided recommendations for an international treasury/financial system.

oIdentified wasteful/unproductive processes and made recommendations for improvements.

Husky Energy, IT Business Analyst

oEvaluated, redesigned and evolved the IT project/financial management systems to increase efficiency and error reduction of reporting in the PMO. Total impact in excess of $50 million.

oReduced variability by $35 million annually - optimization of internal control processes, training, development of data entry analysis and documentation of processes.

oDeveloped and implemented continuous evolvement of project management summarized financial reporting, stakeholder analysis, current/future state process mapping, risk analysis, gap analysis training plan, project planning and sustainment planning.

Cenovus Energy, IT Financial Analyst

oManaged IT financial reporting and analysis for IT Technical, IT Financial and the IT Business office with full year budgets/actuals in excess of $150 million.

FT SERVICES May 2007 to Jun 2010

Played an integral part in a start-up company that went from 10 to 2000 employees with a revenue of $800 million. Designed financial reporting packages and processes, integrated financial software tools and training programs.

Financial and Business Analyst

oLed planning, execution and control components for the integration of the Clarity financial reporting tool to eliminate replication of key corporate financial reports.

oEvaluated and implemented recommendations for efficiency improvements, identified key stake-holders, completed project charters and process mapping.

oRequired the design and creation of 20 financial reports/templates for reporting on P&L, balance sheet, cash flows, fixed assets, budgeting and forecasting.

oControlled treasury and banking functions of fixed assets valued at over $25 million, monitored and reviewed credit facility of over $75 million.

oReduced month end reporting by 5 full days through strong reports and data validation processes.

HSBC BANK Feb 2005 to Apr 2007

Senior Financial Advisor – Premier Clients

Provided financial planning advice to top-tier clients.

RBC ROYAL BANK Mar 2000 to Feb 2005

Assistant Branch Manager – Financial Services

Led a team of eight financial specialists to achieve client and personal goals.

Leadership support for second largest branch in Calgary.

ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL Apr 1992 to Nov 1999

Senior Manager – On Board Casino Finance

Led multiple teams of up to 8 people in operational and cash management processes.

Education & Professional Development

Villanova University - Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

PROSCI - Certified in PROSCI Change Management

Mount Royal University - Change Management Professional

oChange Management Fundamentals, Process & Workflow Modeling, Solution Analysis, KPI Reporting, Leading and Implementing Change

SAIT - Production Accounting and Financial Accounting

DeVry Institute of Technology – Electronic Engineering

Member of Lean Six Sigma Canada, Association of Change Management Professionals, Project Management Institute

Steven Covey - Seven Habits of Effective People

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