Ken Suda - Senior Consultant
P&L / Lean Operations / Quality/ Supplier Development / M&A Integration
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE​
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International Automotive & Aerospace Business Operations
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Toyota Production System/Policy Deployment/SFM
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Cross-cultural Executive Coaching and Development
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Supply Chain Assurance and Optimization
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Product Launch Management & Change Management
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Operational Excellence, KPI-Setup and Tracking
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Injection molding (bumpers/door panels)
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Business Performance Measurement & Improvement
KEY PROJECTS
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Led international business acquisition & turnaround as chief executive (expatriate)
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Led multinational aerospace OEM transition to lean & profitability
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Led Mercedes brownfield & greenfield plant projects
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Led 1 yr. late automotive Tier 1 project to on-time delivery via schedule compression and critical pathing of 1) facility construction and 2) OEM IM and paint shop equipment installation (in parallel)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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1987-1999 Chrysler Corp, Bodyshop Supervisor to Plant Operations Manager:
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2000-2009 Mercedes-Benz Alabama. Functional department leader (QA, Supplier Quality Eng.), hired & trained 1,000 team members
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2009-2013 Continental Aerospace, AL, Operations Leader, SFM, Lean Production, increased EBITDA by 36% over 18 months
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2013-2015 Technify Motors, Germany, MD & President, +31% EBIT and +15% Growth, led the company out of insolvency, cultural integration (German, Chinese, American)
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2016-2017 SMP Peguform, AL at the request of MBUSI led the recovery of SMP plant, plastic door panels, and bumpers
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2018-2019 Aerotek – hired by Daimler – executive development and throughput improvements PBP launch of Daimler Vans in Charleston SC
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2020- Senior Expert at ConMoto Consulting Group
EDUCATION
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198o BS University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1993 MS Central Michigan University
2007 International Business Certificate London School of Business at IMD (Lausanne, Switzerland)
MISCELLANEOUS
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Board of Directors (Continental Motors Inc.)
Board of Supervisors (Technify Motors GmbH)
German (conversational, lived 3 yrs. in Germany)
English (native)