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| Bo Adair
 |  "Lean Six Sigma / International"
, Thu 16 Aug 14:01 
PROFILE
Project Manager and Senior Consultant with experience in Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Value Based Management consulting. Broad base of personnel management experience in the logistics industry and as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Extensive contact with senior management while managing teams of consultants and cross-functional client teams for analysis and implementation of corporate wide improvement programs for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Extensive travel while working throughout 4 continents and 8 different countries. Strong analytical and management skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of a global organization.
EXPERIENCE
GEORGE GROUP. Dallas TX 2000 to Present
George Group is a management consulting and acquisition advisory firm which assists Fortune 1000 companies improve operational excellence through Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Value-based Management principles.
Senior Consultant/ Six Sigma Coach:
Provide training and implementation support for corporate wide rollout of Six Sigma programs for a Fortune 500 companies. Provide Lean Manufacturing training for multiple and varied industries. Facilitate Kaizen “Blitz” events to improve manufacturing and administrative processes.
Trained 50+ Master Black Belts, Champions, and Black Belts to manage Six Sigma projects across all functions of the organization in 14 different locations in the US and Mexico..
Facilitated Kaizen "Blitz" events while concurrently training clients to facilitate future events in multiple locations. Examples include:
Kaizen “Blitz” event at a heat transfer unit manufacturer, which decreased the order entry process by 59% and improved On-Time Performance by 15%.
Kaizen “Blitz” event at a pump manufacturer, which improved Throughput by 44% and improved On-Time Performance by 71.5%.
Corporate Headquarters Kaizen “Blitz” event for CEO of $4.1billion company, which reduced corporate administrative expenses and hours.
Coach on the use of production related statistical analysis for project focus and implementation.
Provide instruction on the design and implementation of financial and operational metrics to track improvement and affect organizational change.
Taught classes in Product Development and Lean Production principles.
UNIVERSAL MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS INC. Atlanta, GA. 1997 to 2000.
Universal Management Concepts is an operations management consulting firm which assists Fortune 1000 companies improve operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, and Toyota Production System principles.
Project Manager:
Provide manufacturing and business consulting services applying lean manufacturing, best practices and supply chain management techniques. Identify strategic priorities & operating goals. Process map all value streams, and material flows, Facilitate teams of employees, working closely with representatives from all levels for corporate wide improvement projects (kaizen). Establish integrated metrics for managing production, support, and business unit performance. Provide management training and establish a cultural transition that promotes growth. Results include improved asset utilization, reduced costs and improved operation across the supply chain.
Developed and implemented strategy for a $800 Million Diagnostic pharmaceutical manufacturer to increase throughput, reduce costs and establish continuous improvement programs. Increased throughput of all major product lines over 25% (within 6 months) by implementing operational improvements including standardization of operations, improved product flow, downtime and scrap reduction as well as improved operator and supervisory training programs. Total cost savings and throughput realized May through October was $33 Million
Analyzed and developed a plan to increase throughput and reduce working cost for a 1st tier automotive drive shaft and strut supplier.
Analyzed and developed a plan to improve and reduce a Product Development and Launch process for a 1st tier automotive company producing headliners and automotive interiors.
Consultant:
Manage cross-functional client teams to implement JIT, Pull system, Kanban, Toyota Production System techniques and Continuous Improvement Processes throughout a wide variety of industries. Improvements included reduced machine setup times, increased throughput and reduced work in process. Typical improvements included
10% increased throughput of a heat register packing operation.
15% increased throughput of a fiberglass molding painting and finishing operation.
21% capacity increase of a paper finishing operation for a fortune 500 Paper company
PYA/MONARCH, Columbia, SC 1996-1997
Operations Manager (training postion):
Managed warehouse operations within a 350K square foot foodservice distribution facility.
Planned and helped implement logistics for new operations in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
Managed Training of new employees.
Managed Operation Information Technology systems.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 1990-1995
Captain
Managerial and supervisory skills leading Marines and senior staff non-commissioned officers. Extensive counseling, report writing, and training experience.
Planned and conducted logistics for local and worldwide operations while stationed in the US and while deployed abroad.
Responsible for planning and coordinating all activities of multiple units while deployed to the Mediterranean, and Indian Oceans and African, European, and western Asian countries.
Worked as part of a team to create Standard Operating Procedures for Battery level operations for domestic and worldwide operations. Plan was later used as a template for higher echelon Operating Procedures.
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, South Carolina
in cooperation with WIRTSCHAFTSUNIVERSITAT WIEN, Vienna, Austria.
International Master of Business Administration. 1996.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Auburn, Alabama.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Concentration in International Relations. 1990.
CERTIFICATIONS: Six Sigma Black Belt. Six Sigma Black Belt Coach.
LANGUAGE. English: Native. Spanish: Basic. German: Basic.
COMPUTER SKILLS. Microsoft Office. Lotus Smartsuite. Minitab Statistical Software. Gagnon C.A.L.M.software. Cummins CADEC software, MRP II systems.
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