Steve Allred

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About Steve Allred

Highly effective manager, leader, and program manager with 20 year history of positive business and employee impact - Seasoned materials and manufacturing professional with 15+ years experience leading the end-to-end process, from new product introduction, material planning and procurement, inbound material and warehouse management, inventory control, manufacturing scheduling, assembly, test, packaging, and shipment - Effectively led small/large groups, including direct management of manufacturing managers and organization of 85 individuals - Led manufacturing organization responsible for testing of a highly complex and configurable portfolio - Strong record of hiring and developing talent, with multiple employees being promoted into Management, Engineering, and Instructional Design - History developing effective operational strategies, key performance indicators, and metrics - Driving force behind adoption of Lean principles in manufacturing organization of ~300 employees - Practitioner and site expert for various Lean principles, including Kata, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, 5S, 8 wastes, and One Piece Flow - Proven ability to utilize Lean to drive cost reductions while increasing efficiencies and capabilities - Expert at developing and deploying new processes within a manufacturing environment - History of developing and delivering effective training material