Ed Heffernan
Providing operations due diligence and integration, for mid-market acquirers.
- Role
- President at Stellar Strategy
- Location
- Iowa City-Cedar Rapids, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ed Heffernan
Helping Companies with: Strategy Design and Deployment Plant Network Optimization…
Experience
President
Jan 2018 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US
Key projects delivered• Due diligence for client resulting in acquisition of two different companies, acquired value of $400M• Optimizing network strategy for Chinese manufacturer to mitigate tariff exposure• Mentoring private equity firm on recent acquisition, providing project planning to scale production output by 500% • Developed operations plan for startup company, including product design for manufacturing, facility design, resource and capital planning• Justified and designed new facility to provide 40% additional capacity and improve margins for acquired company of client • Successfully planned and managed facility closure and production transition• Cost down projects netting $17M in annual benefits
Education
Kettering University
BS Electrical Engineering
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Skills
- Start-Ups
- Acquisition Due Diligence, Integration and Production Transfers
- Lean Manufacturing
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Lean Leader with Success Implementing Highly Structured, Continuous Improvement
- Leading Global Startup Operations in Mexico, Europe, India and China
- Operations Management
- Process Development to Optimize Safety, Quality, Productivity and Delivery
- Business Process Improvement
- Developing Leaders to Accelerate Company Growth Organizational Effectiveness
- Crisis Management, Able to Set Clear Direction and Get Results
- New Product Development Teams with Emphasis on Design for Manufacturing
- Negotiating Win/Win Scenarios with Multi-National Suppliers
- Proficient in Developing Manufacturing Strategies to Support Global Operations
- Management
- Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Project Manager of Multi-Million Dollar Automationand Facility Installations
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