Carlyle Crothers

General Expertise

                                     Carlyle Crothers is a professional engineer, graduate of Queens University. He has line experience as an R&D engineer, manufacturing engineer, product manager, director of new product engineering, and VP of operations. In a support role he has lead, and trained organizations in Lean 6 sigma, interpersonal skills, problem solving, and provided leadership coaching. He works in a wide range of industries from health care and finance to heavy manufacturing and service, with a splash of military and educational. Carlyle is known for his energy and enthusiasm.

Individual Areas of Expertise

§  Lean / Six Sigma - Designed and delivered green belt training -Lead time reduction 50%

§  Project Management- Problem solving - Risk analysis / mitigation

§  Process Management - Cycle time down 50% - Burden down 35%  - Productivity up 30%

§  Supply Chain Management - Reduced costs 60% - Increased inventory turns 50%

§  Process Engineering - Received 8 process patents - Reduced design to manufacture by 50%

§  Design Engineering - Lead design team - Electro mechanical precision measuring systems

§  Facilitator – Interpersonal training – Problem solving - Executive energizers

§  Develop Business metrics

 

Professional Background

§  Chief Engineer Guildline Instruments

§  Product Manager Nortel

§  Process Engineering Manager Nortel

§  Director New Product Introduction Nortel

§  Consultant Zenger Miller

§  Executive Atlanta Consulting Group

§  VP Operations Champion Mortgage

§  VP operations UltraVolt

§  CEO Enterprise Excellence

 

Representative Clients

§  American Express

§  Nibco

§  Eaton Transmission and Axle

§  Mercy Health Care Bakersfield CA.

§  United Parcel Service

§  Consolidated Edison Energy Management

§  Defense Supply Management College

§  Sovereign Bank

§  Bell Canada

§  High Liner Foods

§  Berkley/Los Alamos Labs

 

Education

§  Queens University, Electrical Engineering

§  Six Sigma, Motorola University

§  Master Facilitator, Achieve Canada / Zenger Miller

§  Financial acuity, Nortel

§  Project Management, AMA

 

Community

§  Board Member Wolfe Island Business and Tourism Association

§  Instructor Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons

§  Member Kingston Amateur Radio Club

§  Member Wolfe Island Boat Club