Professional Background:
         
Twenty-two years of industrial and mechanical engineering, operations management, and ISO 9000 experience. Project management and systems integration consulting experience in a variety of manufacturing, distribution, and service environments with emphasis on FDA regulated industries. Extensive industry experience in applying and implementing Six Sigma / Lean operating techniques.  Hands on experience training his staff as well client's staff.  Well versed in multi-media presentations to various organizational levels. Several engagements of ISO 9000 training and training the trainer.

Areas of Expertise:

• Six Sigma/Lean Methods Training
• CMMS Application and Integration
• MRP, JIT & TQM Training & Implementation
• cGMP & ISO 9000 Training & Accessing
• Trainer - Process Mapping
• Packaging Systems Planning & Design
• Business Process Re-engineering
• Facility Planning & Design
• Process Data Collection/Cycle Analysis
• RFID/Bar Code/Auto ID Plan & Design 

Educational Background:

• B.S., Operations Management, The Pennsylvania State University
• Accredited Minor, Business Logistics, The Pennsylvania State University
• A.A.S., Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
• 1994 Penn State Alumni Association Emerging Professional Award Winner Representing Management Science and Information Systems (Smeal College of Business)                               

Professional Affiliations:

• Institute for Industrial Engineers, IIE, Senior Member - SJ Chapter, Board Director 1994-97
• Materials Handling & Management Society, MHMS - National Director (VP of Marketing) and President, MHMS South Jersey-Delaware Valley Chapter, 1993-94, 1994-96
• Institute of Packaging Professionals, IOPP - NJ Chapter
• International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, ISPE - NJ, PA, & PR Chapters
• American Production & Inventory Control Society, APICS - SJ Chapter
• Materials Handling Institute, MHI - Contributing Editor, Technical Publications - 1995-96 

Professional Certification and Training:

• Certified Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Engineering & Technology (DABFE)
• Plant Operations and Warehousing Systems Equipment and Software (ACFE)
• Professional Certified in Materials Management, PCMM (MHMS)
• Design/Build Partnership Training & Project Leadership (MHI)
• Project Management Leadership and Communication (AMA)
• Assessor of Quality Systems Certification (ASQC/GBNRS)
• Professional Certified in Materials Handling, PCMH (MHMS)
• Training in Production & Inventory Management (APICS)
• Inventory Management Certification (APICS  Advanced Program)
• Continuous Improvement Programs in Manufacturing (IIE)
• ISO 9000: Implementation and Documentation (BSI/IIL)
• MRP II and Just-In-Time Principals and Applications (Drexel University)
• Professional Materials Handling Planning & Analysis (MHI)

Consulting Experience: 

Paul has championed Operations Concepts, Inc. (OCI) into a leading, client focused, engineering consulting firm.  He has compiled an impressive, successful, and proven track record of saving clients to date over $306 million dollars in money, time, and resources. Paul has been instrumental in providing effective consulting project direction, project management, and/or hands-on engineering/analysis support to client projects all over the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and Ireland.  Paul has gained international recognition as a leading consulting practitioner, teacher, speaker, and author of using benchmark practices and innovative problem solving in solution consulting.