Peter Morris
Boston, MA
currently: Job hunting
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Work history
Engagement Manager
tags:
business development
• project management
• performance improvement
How would you describe your time at Resolute Solutions?
* For a large legal partnership led cross-functional team preparing roadmap for the desk-top of the future. Also prepared and managed 3 subsequently assignments, worth $355,000.
* Established local core team and evolved process methodology to develop both general and healthcare accounts within Boston, recruiting solutions architect, sales manager and contract staff. Managed existing client relationships and led the team-driven approach to business development.
* Articulated and introduced consultant utilization as key business metric for ongoing use in professional services company, managed the information preparation and drove to consensus.... 
Strategic Operations Director
tags:
operations management
• strategic planning
• performance improvement
• business development
• project management
How would you describe your time at Sciplan Systems Inc.,?
* Integrated two valve/sensor manufacturing plants, introducing cell manufacturing, reduced kit picking and product distance travelled. With the introduction of Kanbans and point of use storage achieving 56% reduction in cycle-time.
* Managed lean transformation and integration for joint venture of hard drive manufacturers. Achieved 40% cycle-time reduction, 30% capacity increase and completed the integration on schedule maintaining existing product quality and customer shipments.
* Performed Lean Manufacturing diagnostics for three divisions of a multinational electronics manufacturer, identified cycle-time reductions of greater than 70% and space reductions of up to 40% for automotive product manufacture.
* Streamlined wafer assembly area for manufacturer of aerospace and defence electronics, achieving an 84% reduction in cycle-time and using 31% less space with 72% less inventory....
Director-Design Services
tags:
business development
• operations management
• project management
• strategic planning
How would you describe your time at cadence design systems?
* Facilitated the creation of the Asia-Pacific regional strategy, including preparing the environmental analysis for each country within the region, recording economic trends, and applying the framework to produce the regional strategy.
* Directed review of strategies for regional and business units, identifying issues across business divisions, analyzing the causes, and developing metrics for performance. Aligned the Simulation and Emulation product teams to provide a Cadence-fronted solution.
* Successfully completed the integration of acquired software companies, including the identification and alignment of customer requirements and in-house user goals for a web-based order entry/order fulfillment system, increasing productivity, and reduced by 67% the keystrokes at order entry and automation, price, discounts, and commission calculations.
* Enabled ongoing customer management and direct marketing by maintaining customer-specific data for use by the new Customer Requirement Management System.
* Developed and led a team of IT and operations professionals in charge of creating and executing project plans in collaboration with a parent company and an acquired company with participants in three geographic regions, overseeing project planning, problem solving, legacy IT systems, and systems migration....
Principal-Management Consulting Services
How would you describe your time at PricewaterhouseCoopers?
* Conducted supply chain diagnostic and identified the root of process failures leading to unacceptable customer service levels.
* Conducted strategic supply chain assessment for division of major telecommunications supplier of pre-paid phone cards identifying disconnects between strategy, process, organization and IT infrastructure.
* For secondary Aluminium producer, using Process Improvement and TPM methodologies increased capacity by over 40% and achieved significant profit improvement to base costing mode ($5.9 million).
* Created a business plan for the market leader of hydrogen-powered fuel cells which quantified market opportunities, evaluated incumbent technologies and products and developed partnership opportunities.
* Developed business-specific case studies for training manufacturing engineering, purchasing and manufacturing staff as part of an ERP implementation in an aerospace manufacturer. The case studies allowed the core team to validate system functionality and provided effective staff training for key tasks required on the go-live date.
* Developed the market awareness for PwCs hi-technology supply chain practice. Published numerous papers, including "Electronic Manufacturing Services in BC" for the BC-TIA, and "The Outlook for Manufacturing in BC" for the BC Business Summit in fall 1998. Led the BC-TIA industry special interest group for high-technology manufacturing....
Operations Project Manager
tags:
operations management
• product introduction
• project management
• business development
• strategic planning
How would you describe your time at Dynapro Systems?
* Established a company's service center in the US Midwest, identified business requirements, selected and commissioned a facility, developed organizational structures, provided personnel development, and implemented business processes and effective management controls. This project resulted in 30% reductions in the repair cycle time for customers, and substantial brokerage and freight savings.
* Completed a business review of Dynapro's service and repair group, established operating guidelines, defined service products, product costs and the infrastructure to support the American and International markets. Introduced two costing models to manage the diversity of service products, after re-establishing profitability, the international service organization was created.
* Developed the operational strategies for the company's industrial PCs division and completed a review of core competencies, product processes and environmental analysis that resulted in annual outsourced savings totalling over $190K and changed the company from being vertically integrated to focusing on critical technology and performing system integration.
* Using effective management control structure in $40 million controller group the, realized an annual savings of $1.4 million within the first year.
* Played an instrumental role in the development of operations strategies geared towards providing operations, technical, and manufacturing support to other Dynapro companies. Provided business case recommendations to senior management on changes to corporate policies, and technological/business approaches.
* Created, documented, and introduced manufacturing plans designed to support new product requirements, and led manufacturing efforts to identify and maintain capabilities required to achieve the future growth and profitability of the company.
* After establishing the New Product Introduction method, achieved a seamless introduction for the replacement of a high volume product. The new production layout saw a 50% increase in capacity with only a 10% increase in floor space. Manufacturing documentation improved training and operator flexibility. The assembly time was reduced by 28% by standardising operations and control systems.
* Investigated manufacturing capability of a thin film division as part of a business buyout from a parent company, recommended the acquisition with further $80,000 investment achieved growth from $1.2M to $9M.
* Developed the business plan and project managed the transfer of a product family and manufacturing technologies from the USA into Canada. This included identifying start-up expense, capital costs, transfer program, and unit cost reductions (compared to the current costs). Implementation was seamless and actual manufacturing costs were lower than expected....
Consultant
tags:
business development
• project management
• strategic planning
• performance improvement
How would you describe your time at Ernst & Young Management Co...?
* Revised a factory layout for a hi-tech manufacturer of industrial controllers, introduced a Kanban system, achieved an 18% ramp-up in production, and reduced shop floor inventory by 60%.
* Identified savings of $540,000 on sales of $7 million and reduced manufacturing lead-time by 60% for a manufacturer of turned wood products.
* TQM problem solving training for the management team, supervision and shop floor operators of a wire products manufacturer. The four pilot problems resulted in savings of $90,000.
* Operations review of the in-house print shop for a major bank identified a 40% reduction in staff and annual saving of $220,000 by reducing inventory holding costs and improving productivity.
* Reviewed the cost and quality for in-house printed material in a major petrochemical company and identified annual savings of $1,500,000. Managed the tender program.
* TQM program for a defence contractor, including training in world-class manufacturing, team problem solving process and problem solving tools....
Education
Master in Business Administration
tags:
business development
• strategic planning
• operations management
How would you describe your time at Simon Fraser University?
Learning from class - not just the tutor at the front of the class - the Executive MBA experience.
EITB Fellowship In Manufacturing Management
tags:
performance improvement
• business development
• project management
• operations management
• product introduction
How would you describe your time at Cranfield University?
If you want to lead product operations you need to understand the principals and then you have to practice in the real world. The Fellowship combined both learning and practice with extended project to investigate and present both findings and recommendations to the management team.
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