Dave Watkins
Executive Vice President, Director of International Operations at Omnex, Inc.\\nExecutive Consultant at Omnex Systems Europe
- Role
- Executive Vice President, Director of International Operations at Omnex Inc
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dave Watkins
Internationally experienced executive consultant and trainer, extraordinary background in General, Manufacturing, Production, Human Resource, Transportation and Distribution management in a wide variety of industries. He has held responsibilities at all organizational levels, from production shift supervisor to President, and has led enterprise-wide process re-engineering efforts in several companies, involving a number of different process and product/service technologies. Professional focus is on enterprise excellence, employing approaches that enhance the organization’s ability to create value for customers and stockholders; as a result he is particularly adept at the integration of business management systems and excellence tools to enhance overall performance and sustainability. Industry experience encompasses automotive, aerospace and semiconductor design and manufacturing; the design, development and bottling of package solutions for the liquor industry; Health Care, food production and food safety, production of aerosol cans, gear sets for oil rigs, magnets for electric motors and printing production processes for standardized testing. He has worked in almost all major global markets with banking, IT, transportation, engineering and contract placement companies, R&D Groups, automotive, aerospace & truck OEMs, general manufacturers and service providers. Dave has delivered papers on a variety of topics in the U.S, Canada, India, Bahrain, Thailand and China and has published articles in a variety of periodicals. Specialties: Organizational Effectiveness: Business Operating Systems, Operations Excellence (Strategic Lean & Six Sigma), New Product Development & Launch (commercialization process), Supplier Development, Management Systems.
Experience
Executive Vice President, Director of International Operations
May 1995 — Present · Ann Arbor, MI, US
Provide Executive & Senior Management level consulting and training services in organizational effectiveness, Business Operating systems, New Product Development and Launch, Global Sourcing and Supplier Development, and standards-based (ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949, ISO AS 9100, AS9145 ISO 45001, ISO FSSC etc.) management systems. Product Development and management of international operations in Europe, Latin America, Asia and India.
Education
Widener University
BA, English
1970 — 1973
American University
Journalism, Fine Arts
1964 — 1966
Lindisfarne College
College Prep, General Studies
1957 — 1959
Missouri Military Academy
HS, College Prep
1961 — 1964
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