Management Manager
Resume:
ALANNA G. KENNEDY
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105
(Home) 651-***-**** (Cell) 952-***-****
***********@*****.***
PROFILE
Focused manufacturing professional with experience and training in
operations and materials management, and the development and management of
of cultures of continuous improvement.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERINCE
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Fifteen plus years of managerial experience in manufacturing operations
with extensive experience in the electronics industry. Daily managed shift
production, scheduling and continuous improvement activities for 150+
people. Experience working with both night and weekend shifts and project
implementation on off-shift operations. Extensive experience working with
culturally diverse and English as a second language teams.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATIONS
. Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Certification in
Lean Methods-Bronze Level-(LBC)
The LBC certification represents knowledge about lean methods and
tools and an ability to implement lean methods.
. IPC Association (IPC) Licensed as IPC-A-610 Instructor
The 610 program is the most widely used quality standards program in
electronics manufacturing.
. American Society of Quality (ASQ) Six Sigma-Black Belt Training
(SSBBT)
Completed ASQ black belt six sigma class room training.
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Ten-plus years of managerial experience in materials management. Experience
in the development and improvement of forecasting, master and production
scheduling, inventory management systems and shop floor scheduling.
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATIONS
. Association for Operations Management (APICS) Certification in
Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
The CPIM certification is the international standard for assessment of
knowledge in the field of materials and scheduling management
. Association for Operations Management (APICS) Certified Supply Chain
Professional (CSCP)
The CSCP certification is the international standard for assessment of
knowledge in the field of supply chain management.
Alanna G. Kennedy, 651-***-****. Pg 2.
DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURES OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Completed six years of academic and research training in the social
sciences. Training includes theory from the fields of social anthropology,
psychology and organizational development. Studied large-scale change,
change management techniques and practices, and reviewed case studies of
lean failures. Methods used include action research, observational
participation, questionnaire, interviews, and sociograms.
. Conducted research to aid management in monitoring the key elements in
the development of cultures of continuous improvement.
. Continue to study about the successful development of cultures of
continuous improvement and the possible causes of lean implementation
failures.
. Continue to study new research about the successful development and
support necessary to sustain cultures of continuous improvement.
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Organizational Development
Focus: Development of cultures of continuous improvement in manufacturing
operations with a focus on successful implementations.
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, Saint Paul, Minnesota. 2012
MBA Concentration: Operations excellence in manufacturing systems and lean
methods.
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, Saint Paul, Minnesota.1990
Bachelor of Arts Degree Major in Social Anthropology and Psychology
INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, Indiana.1980
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
PRODUCTION MANAGER, Emerson Process Management, Chanhassen, Minnesota 2013-
Present
MANAGER, TRAINING, HEI Inc. Victoria, Minnesota 2005-2009
SUPERVISOR, SCHEDULING, Minnesota Diversified Industries, St. Paul,
Minnesota 2003-2005
SUPERVISOR, INVENTORY CONTROL, Thompson Legal, Eagan, Minnesota 2001-2002
SUPERVISOR, MANUFACTURING, Seagate Technology, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1992
- 2001
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (Honorable Discharge-4 Years Service)
Inventory Management-Responsible for the ordering, shipping and receiving
of materials. Served 2 years behind the Iron Curtain in Berlin, Germany and
was awarded Berlin Occupation metal.
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