Kevin Klump

VP/Senior Consultant, Lean 6 Sigma Master Black Belt, Degrees Electrical and Industrial Engineering

• Lean/Process Improvement Consulting - 1998 until present
• Lean Sensei Certification
• Sandler Sales Certification
• OMG Sales Certification
• Six Sigma Certification
• ISO Auditor Certification
• Project Management Certification
• AFE Certification
• NIST Certification

Authored many articles on Lean Continuous Improvement practices and has developed techniques for adapting and applying Lean improvements to many not traditional areas.

Some Specific Accomplishments

• > 600 Percent process cycle time reduction
• > $18 million dollar actual saving one project
• > 74 Percent improvement in first time quality
• > 60 Increase in Sales from applying Lean to Sales Processes
• > 40 Reduction in Product Introduction Cycle Time
• > 30 Increase in Clients Market share
• Customized SMED program that reduced changeover time from 24 hours to 3.5 hours and increased first day after changeover efficiency by > 40 percent
• Developed new ITAR complaint Lean workflow cells for aircraft industry to improve regulatory compliance and reduce scrap
• Made modifications to existing furniture assembly cells to apply Lean tools and improve efficiencies and speed.
• Assisted in the design of electronic component assembly cells for the medical device industry to reduce mistakes and increase productivity
• Assisted in the redesign of assemble workflow cells for an aircraft cabling company to improve efficiency, reduce scrap and remove existing bottlenecks in the process

General Experience Overview

• Multi-site Lean and Six Sigma Mentoring - ongoing Coaching/mentoring of Lean and TPS methodologies/thinking
• Startup of several companies aligning all processes with the Lean processes
• Implemented global Lean Strategic planning to support the Corporate strategy and direction.
• Applying Lean improvements to software development and testing processes and to administrative areas - sales, marketing and R&D processes, engineering.
• Certifying staff at different levels of Lean expertise required to sustain the ongoing Lean implementation – Black, Green, Yellow, White.
• Customized training and implementation programs to suit the clients’ unique needs
• Multiple published articles and speaker at conferences
• Developed and Implemented Lean Service Excellence for Healthcare
• Trained staff on various Lean tools and concepts including - dashboards, process visualization through Value Stream Mapping, lay-outs/design, setting up Standard processes, effective problem solving, kaizen facilitation, mistake proofing, 5S, Visual Controls, value stream management/organization and hoshin kanri (strategy deployment)
• Led Lean transformations in a variety of environments, both public and private sectors – manufacturing, government, service, healthcare, financial, small to large enterprises.

Partial List of Clients

Muskegon County, Androscoggin Healthcare Group, Microsoft, Mylan Pharma, Senior Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, Boston Scientific, Wells Fargo, CIT Bank, Wachovia, Abbott Labs, Baxter, Merck, Intermedics, Flight Craft, Parkway Products, Trane, Lord Corp, Invistics, Nestle, ConAgra, Barilla, Saint Gobain, RL Poke, EBI, Objective Management Group, Parsons & Associates, City of Greensboro, CM Global Partners, etc.

Other Accomplishments

He believes in “Train the Trainer” approach by building internal capabilities and Lean Champions within the organization that can drive the change.  Kevin provides extensive ongoing mentoring and coaching for organizations takes them to the next level of success while elevating their knowledge as required to build their internal skill level.

Kevin’s clients have a high rate of success because of the customization to their process needs and not a copy of someone else’s success.

Developed Lean Assessment processes that allow organizations to determine where they are at on their Lean improvement journey and what approach is best for them not a copy of someone else’s process.

Led the global Operational Excellence implementation programs.

Kevin has also been a keynote speaker at many conferences throughout the continent.

Some of the industries Kevin has worked with -

• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Defense Contractors/Aerospace
• Government – County, City, and Federal
• Furniture
• Medical Device
• Pharmaceutical
• Plastics
• Food and Beverage
• Academic processes
• Healthcare
• Finance/Banking
• Machining Operations
• Manufactures
• Non-Profits
• Retail
• Sales/Marketing
• Small Businesses
• Software/Technology
• Telecommunications
• Textiles