IT Professional with Strong Manufacturing,
Finance and Engineering Management Background
Kirby G. Kee
E-mail:
605 Waccamaw Avenue §
SUMMARY
An executive with demonstrated
ability to manage people and projects in an environment of rapidly changing
technology. A business
decision-maker who draws on a diverse background in several critical business
functions including IT, finance, administration and engineering. Successful in staff building, development
and motivation, as well as strategic planning, budgeting, justification of
large projects, and turnaround management.
Practical, hands-on experience and solid understanding of IT
architecture, security, systems analysis, design, applications development,
project management, testing and implementation of complex information systems.
Particular strength in IT strategic planning and alignment of IT with business
objectives. A strong contributor to
the overall senior management team.
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IT
Manager and Director experience with global responsibilities
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Turnaround
management
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Merger
and acquisition planning, systems integration and alignment
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Staff
recruitment, motivation, supervision and retention
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ERP,
WMS, SPC requirements, selection, installation
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2
Controllerships with financial, general and cost accounting, budgeting, and
forecasting experience
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VP
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Engineering
management
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Liaison
with senior executives
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Teaching
and instruction for managers, professionals, general and IT executives.
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Consumer
products, manufacturing, distribution, finance, media
EXPERIENCE
2003 – Present Kee
Technologies, Inc.
Chief IT Consultant
Business and systems analysis, custom software development, systems integration, project management, client-server and OOP software application development, and managerial accounting consulting for order entry, cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, capital expenditure evaluation, manufacturing variances, SPC, MRP, JIT, ERP, financial modeling applications, QuickBooks Enterprise sales and QuickBooks Consulting.
- Developed financial modeling
program for managing early payoff of $1 billion LBO debt.
- Devised capital expenditure
evaluation, budgeting and control system for $100 million annual capex
budget.
- Engineered production control
and scheduling system for complex product mix, allowing increase in
manufacturing lines.
- Designed, developed and
marketed a major manufacturing standard cost system, dbCost
IV
- Implemented over two dozen
manufacturing standard cost systems
- Programmed pharmaceuticals
statistical process control (SPC) system
- Automated several budgeting and
forecasting systems
- Programmed several push/pull
systems for disseminating and collecting data from multi-branch operations
- Created and delivered lecture
and workshop series on strategic planning and IT alignment for the
Executive IT Forum at The University of South Carolina -
1999 - 2003 Dunlop
Slazenger Group
IS Director (2001-2003)
Manufacturing IS Manager (1999-2001)
Built IS department, implemented ERP
and managed IT portion of a
turnaround for this global sports company.
- Established strategic plan,
with expense and capital budgets, to build a world class IS staff and
infrastructure
- Built a staff of 1st
rate programming, systems analysis, systems engineering and user support
personnel
- Redesigned unreliable NT
LAN/WAN to a state-of-the-art network to support world class manufacturing
systems
- Implemented Web enabled, server
side deployment strategy
- Stabilized current
manufacturing reporting systems to stop inventory losses, manage WIP, and
improve scheduling
- Completed implementation of
previously failed ERP installation
- Managed implementation of new
ERP for manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing functions
- Installed automated data
collection, RF scanning, bar coding and pick/pack/ship systems
1992 - 1999 Kemet
Electronics Corporation
Senior Analyst, Special Projects
Software
Engineer (Contract with Kee Technologies, Inc.)
Designed, developed, implemented and managed projects
for materials control, sales force automation, forecast demand management, MRP enhancements,
and other mission critical business systems in a JIT environment for the
world’s largest producer of solid tantalum capacitors, first in
consulting role, then as employee.
- Designed and programmed
client-side modules for demand forecasting system, interfacing with legacy
systems and customer systems to improve capacity planning, scheduling, EDI
and supply chain management and to reduce manufacturing lead times.
- Developed and administered
sales forecasting system, giving world-wide sales force immediate access
to sales history and budget information, and allowing world-wide,
collaborative development of periodic sales forecasts using Lotus Notes.
1991 - 1992 Southern
Management Corporation
Vice President of Administration and Controller
Organized and computerize HQ office
of this rapidly growing regional finance company. Supervised corporate staff.
- Developed computer systems to
streamline accounting, auditing and management information functions.
- Implemented internal audit
program to halt losses.
- Stabilized cash management and
treasury functions to reduce interest costs.
1979 – 1991 Kee
Technologies, Inc.
Chief IT Consultant
Business and systems analysis, custom software
development, systems integration,
project management, client-server and OOP software application
development, and managerial accounting consulting for order entry, cost
accounting, budgeting, forecasting, capital expenditure evaluation, manufacturing
variances, SPC, MRP, JIT, ERP and financial modeling applications. See Above.
1971 - 1979 WestPoint
Pepperell, Inc.
Group Controller
Division Cost Manager
Cost and Budget Manager
Sr. Industrial Engineer
Rapid progression through management ranks of this major
textile manufacturer.
- Proposed industrial engineering
solution to downtime problem, saving $4.5MM per year
- Automated cost accounting
system, reducing cost quotes by 2 days and physical inventory by 1 week
- Devised and implemented labor variance
reporting in 1700 employee plant
- Managed merger of wholly owned
subsidiary into operating division of parent company
EDUCATION
1970 Georgia Institute of
Technology,
1983 Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC M.A.
1999 Georgia Institute of
Technology,
