Functional Skills

Quality Management
Supply Chain Management
Budgeting
Performance Management
Cost Reduction
Business Intelligence
Supply Chain Integration
Operational Efficiency
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Business Process Outsourcing
Crisis Management
Value Chain Analysis
Product Data Management
Process Design / Re-engineering
Finance Transformation

Sector Experience

Aerospace & Defense
Automotive
Chemicals
Industrials
Manufacturing
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TRACK MAINTENANCE VEHICLE Mfg.
Industrials Manufacturing Improvements Operational Efficiency Workforce Optimization

Notable Clients

AIRBUS
BAE Systems
Continental
Dell Systems
Medtronic

Experience

HT CHARTER GROUP & ASSOCIATES, LLC Operations
Managing Principal / Senior Management Consultant
1/2017 - Present
Led clients through complex engagements across multiple industries with a concentration in manufacturing, aviation, transportation, utilities, consumer products, defense electronics, food processing, chemical, and medical sectors. Effectively managed project lifecycle from needs analysis, requirements gathering, data and performance analysis, goal and KPI setting, solutions development, budgeting, scheduling, and implementation / integration. Focused on improving volume, capacity, throughput, cycle time, defect and cost reduction, yield enhancement, operational efficiency, process automation, and training.
● • Brought contracted manufacturing of medical devices in-house for Medtronic, reducing costs by 50% ($22 million annual cost reduction). Reengineered process and shop floor layout, slashing line cycle time by 50%.
• Reduced finished goods inventory (aged and excess) by $1 million for High Liner Foods. Increased productivity by 30%, eliminated overproduction by 90%, and cut produc

Project 7 Consultancy Operations
Alliance Partner
1/2017 - 1/2021
Consulted on client Operational Excellence initiatives in aviation, industrial, and chemical industries for a change management and performance improvement consulting firm.
• Delivered metric driven Tiered Visual Performance Management systems from Level 1 to Level 4 Leadership. Built a Level 1 shop floor Practical Problem-Solving (PPS) program as Facilitator, Coach and Mentor.
• Facilitated PPS, Kaizen events, and DMAIC based projects, reducing build time by 600 hours. Exceeded ROI expectations by 25%+.

UNIPART EXPERT PRACTICES, INC. Management Consulting
Management Consultant
1/2014 - 1/2016
Served on a 45-person consulting team working on a high-profile utilities project for National Grid in the Northeast U.S. for a $1 billion global logistics, supply chain, and manufacturing consulting company.
• Designed and directed projects in support of corporate-wide transformation and performance excellence initiatives that impacted 10,000+ union employees at 8 locations in Massachusetts.
• Installed Tiered Visual Production Management Performance System solutions. Trained various levels of leadership and management on continuous improvement strategies, plans, and execution.
• Realized a $1.2 million capital expenditure savings, reduced non-value-added activities costs by 20%, increased audit rating scores, and led to subsequent state regulator rate case increase.

NEW HAMPSHIRE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP Management Consulting
Senior Management Consultant / Project Manager
1/2004 - 1/2014
Advised executive management teams from client companies and partners. Managed deployment of change management, business transformation, and operational excellence strategies. Concentrated on cost reduction, margin growth, workforce skill development, plant floor layout, yield enhancement, product development, market deployment, supply chain integration, demand planning, training, lean manufacturing, and best practices.
• Spearheaded 200+ engagements and strategic operations deployments. Delivered a client-reported and documented total of $150 million in increased sales, cost reductions, and capital improvements.
• Improved throughput by 45% for a brazed aluminum assembler, reduced inventory by 25% for a military component supplier, and increased production by 60% for a leading medical technology company.
• Trained 500+ client participants in lean manufacturing, value stream mapping, Kaizen events, systematic plant layout, ISO 9000, leadership, and supply chain management.
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