Supply Chain Operational Excellence

Darren Pennell

Windham, ME ***** 207-***-****

**************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/pennelldarren

A Six Sigma Black Belt with experience building infrastructures to achieve operational excellence.

ERP systems implementation, experience in leadership, strategic planning and organizational development with operational and technical skills.

Supplier Quality and Kaizen management process.

Track record of success in Agile Performance / Operational Excellence, operations planning, global sourcing, capital sourcing, lean manufacturing, production, sales operations, materials, procurement, warehouse, shipping/receiving, and logistics.

Consultancy / Professional Services, Marketing and quality system, Corporate P&L oversight with general managers.

Manage the vendor management workflow and continually identify client needs and design processes to meet them.

Developed and implemented global vendor purchasing strategy, AGILE team development.

ISO Quality System Development...Implement, Facilitate and Audit.

Experience with business process analysis, PMLC, Toyota Production System, DMAIC (Six-Sigma).

Project management office experience with large scale multi-facility initiatives.

Provide teams with direction and challenge resolution.

Experience managing equipment design and development as it relates to high-speed manufacturing processes, automation and set-up reduction.

Experience in providing engineering support to production; in a regulated industry.

Lean facility design and layout of cellular manufacturing.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Managed full lifecycle customer order processing for US retail stores & mini-labs, private label & name brands.

Black Belt for multi-million-dollar product development projects, stakeholders included engineers from Eastman Kodak, Fuji Film, Polaroid and Konica Minolta.

Director Supply Chain for supply chain value stream operations, Strategic Procurement, supplier engineers,

SIOP planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Financial reporting.

Developer & Manager of infrastructures, IT & process for ISO Quality Medical Device Manufacturing.

Black Belt for full scale Oracle ERP implementation (10 facilities) using AGILE & Waterfall.

Management of SAGE ERP system. server setup and utilization.

Planning and forecasting manufacturing activities, strategic sourcing of component parts, procurement and logistics of finished goods, inventory planning and management, external product warehousing.

Darren Pennell

Windham, ME 04062 207-***-****

**************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/pennelldarren

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

[2015-Current] Consultant

Operational Excellence

Six Sigma Black Belt Professional (SSBBP) ®

Global Business Development, E-Commerce Solutions, IT Consulting, Lean Process Improvement

Project Management, Plant Engineering Design, Sourcing Strategy, Logistics Management

Set strategic direction for new business, global sourcing, and vendor consolidation.

Negotiate non-compete distributor agreements and develop E-Commerce web presence.

Design “self-healing” value streams.

Leverage core competencies and provide a consistent and positive message for success.

Identify opportunities for improvement.

Maximize efficiency and savings.

Champion for Design & Governance of People, Processes, and Systems.

[2007-2013] Capricorn Products, LLC Portland, Maine

Director Lean Business Process / Operations / Purchasing & Supply Chain/ PMO

Immunodiagnostic Reagents Manufacturer Medical Device Components In-Vitro Diagnostics

Developed, directed, and evaluated programs. Lean Manufacturing, Purchasing, Receiving, Inventory Management, Capital Equipment, NPD, NPI, ISO Quality System Development, Implementation

Established direction, goals, and policies.

Reviewed fiscal operations to ensure integrity, accuracy and control of data.

Assisted in implementation of new product designs and design changes; recommended and implemented cost reduction projects; identified and implemented best manufacturing practices for multiple product lines; managed facility layout issues of multiple product lines…

Provided solutions to current production problems at the plant level, identified unnecessary bottlenecks and implemented corrective actions; identified and resolved material use variances; managed facility consolidations; identified cost of failure reduction initiatives; implemented lean manufacturing.

Other tasks include ISO 9001,13485 Control, 21 CFR, USDA, APHIS filings and regulations. International shipping regulations ISO audit & accreditation.

[2004-current] Blackbelt Media Productions, LLC, Windham, Maine

Owner / A/V Engineer

Blackbelt Media Productions, LLC allows me the opportunity to utilize my core competencies with creative imaging. I believe these skills add value in visualizing goals and objectives.

Multi-Media/Event project management and production / Corporate Communications / Public Affairs

Meet with clients, assess media needs, recommend solutions, develop media components, assist with gathering input/feedback to ensure production meets needs, edit in partnership with clients, complete final productions.

Audio / Video Engineering, media solutions multi-format.

Darren Pennell

Windham, ME 04062 207-***-****

**************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/pennelldarren

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

[1987- 2004] Konica Minolta Imaging Scarborough, Maine

Director of Supply Chain Management/ Lean Process Engineering / Project Management Office

Reporting to the President of Operations; Responsible for all material management functions, corporate procurement, corporate operations, strategic planning, supply chain and logistics, facilities management as well as all internal lean processes for operations planning, manufacturing, TQM, TPS for multiple facilities.

Performed financial forecasts, monthly inventory reporting, budget planning; system implementation / training and financial tracking/cost control; AP/AR/JE/GL.

Strategic partner for GL restructuring; MPS, MRP, MRPII, DRP, SAP, JIT, Kanban.

Managed annual physical inventory processes including consignment products; supported Facilities, I/T, and other departments with Capital equipment and construction/renovation projects.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

South Portland High South Portland, Maine

University Southern Maine Gorham, Maine

Production & Resource Management

Certification in Production & Inventory Control

American Management Association / APICS (CPIM)

Management & Strategy Institute

Internationally Accredited Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBBP) ®

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