Supply Chain Manager, Project Manager

Michael A. Wathen

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Dayton, OH 45459

www.linkedin.com/in/mwathen

PROFILE:

Over thirty years of management experience in Operations and Supply Chain,IT and business process consulting, in addition to management positions in

diverse manufacturing organizations (privately held to international

publicly held). Responsibilities have included strategic planning,business process engineering, ERP analysis and implementation, custom

training, procurement, teambuilding, and continuous improvement. Have

requisite technical expertise to serve as effective manager, educator, and

motivator. Full time faculty at the Farmer School of Business, Miami

University, teaching Operations and Supply Chain Management. In addition,

retired Navy Supply Corps Reserve officer.

KEY RESULTS:

Managed multiple successful project development/ implementation

Multiple instances of successful business process redesign/implementation

Effective educator, at both university and business operations level

Active involvement in strategic planning at the Director level

Technically competent Project Manager and problem solver

EXPERIENCE:

BRAVO SCM Dayton, Ohio (2012 - Present)

- Provider of consulting solutions in the area of lean-focused

process design and improvement, problem analysis and resolution,

and strategic direction for growth plans in Operations and Supply

Chain Management. Primary focus is to service small to medium

sized manufacturing organizations.

OWNER AND PRESIDENT - responsible for all aspects of the business,

provide direction and control to all consultants and consulting

projects

MIAMI UNIVERSITY Oxford, Ohio (2012 - Present)

FULL TIME FACULTY AND INSTRUCTOR, OPERATIONS/ SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

- Upper level undergraduate business course

- Above average evaluations from both faculty managers and from

students

IBM Dayton, Ohio (2001 - 2012)

- International supplier of consulting and business management

services to a diverse client base

DELIVERY PROJECT EXECUTIVE - Responsible for all aspects of client

delivery for application support and maintenance projects. Complete

P&L, staffing and training, client interface and relationship

enhancement and development. Clients included CPG, Distribution,

Medical Manufacturing, Electronics.

WHITTMAN-HART Cincinnati, Ohio (1998 - 2001)

- Supplier of IT consulting services to mid-market clients

PROJECT MANAGER - Responsible for project management and functional

consulting for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations

MIAMI UNIVERSITY Oxford/ Hamilton, Ohio (1998-1999)

VISITING PROFESSOR OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

. Instructed the Junior level Operations Management course

. One semester in Oxford campus, one semester in Hamilton campus

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Various locations (1977-1998)

- Multiple manufacturing management positions in Materials / Supply

Chain management over this 20 year period

6. Industries: Medical devices, silicon wafers, mining equipment,

aircraft electronic gear, oilfield equipment, and

electromechanical devices

7. Modernized most operations, eliminating manual processes and

recordkeeping

8. Managed vertically integrated organizations, and primarily

outsourced operations

9. Led business process redesigns for entire organizations, not

just the Supply Chain function

10. Automated Procurement, Shop Floor, installed RF readers, JIT

arrangements, dock-to-stock agreements

11. Established the first supplier partnerships at most of these

organizations

12. Multiple assignments were taken as an initial challenge, due to

poor supply chain performance, and improved every organization

US NAVY SUPPLY CORPS (1972-1977)

Five years active duty, sixteen years active Reserves, retired as

Lieutenant Commander in 1993

EDUCATION:

MBA, University of Houston

BS, Industrial Management, Purdue University

PROFESSIONAL/CIVIC INVOLVEMENT:

Committee Member, Dayton Region Manufacturers Association

Advisory Board, Dayton Business Tech High School

Faculty Advisor, Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Miami University

Past Region Vice President / International Board of Directors,

APICS

US Navy Supply Corps - Lieutenant Commander (Retired - Reserves)

Ohio High School Athletic Association - past Basketball Official

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