Deanna Ward
Operations Manager
- Role
- Operations Manager at Avl Systems, Inc
- Location
- Tampa, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Deanna Ward
Dynamic operations and supply chain executive with over 15 years of progressive leadership experience in plant management, production strategy, lean transformation, and end-to-end supply chain optimization. Proven success scaling manufacturing operations, leading cross-functional teams, and driving multimillion-dollar efficiency gains across global and domestic environments. Skilled in SAP, strategic sourcing, vendor negotiation, and regulatory compliance. Recognized for leading facility relocations, in-house production transitions, and process overhauls that reduce cost while improving quality and throughput.
Experience
Operations Manager
Nov 2025 — Present · US
Education
Spoon River College
Associates in Applied Science, Legal Office Systems Technology
1996
Illinois Central College
Associates in Applied Science, Supply Chain Management
2004 — 2011
Greenville University
Bachelor's Degree, Organizational Leadership
2012 — 2014
Skills
- Kanban
- 5s
- Tpm
- Manufacturing
- Iso
- Business Process Improvement
- Production Planning
- Customer Service
- Continuous Improvement
- Kaizen
- Materials Management
- Purchasing
- Value Stream Mapping
- Process Improvement
- Root Cause Analysis
- Material Requirements Planning (Mrp)
- Supply Chain Management
- Jit
- Mrp
- Lean Manufacturing
- Project Management
- Inventory Management
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