Ken Knipple
Supply Chain Engineering Program Manager, IBM Mainframe New Product Introduction at IBM
- Role
- Program Manager, Ibm Mainframe New Product Introduction at IBM
- Location
- Sherman, CT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ken Knipple
Senior Supply Chain engineering professional with broad experience across the WW Integrated Supply Chain in both management and technical roles with key responsibilities in support of large mainframe deliveries to IBM clients worldwide. Led product launches for IBMs last 8 generations of IBM Z mainframes, driving significant revenue across IBM hardware, software, and solutions.Specialties: Project Management, PMP - PMI Certified Project ManagerISC Program Management - New Product IntroductionOperations Management and StrategyCross functional Problem Solving and Process DevelopmentMaterials Management & Control; including forecasting, planning, and inventorySupplier Management and Value Engineering
Experience
Program Manager, Ibm Mainframe New Product Introduction
Sep 2015 — Present · Poughkeepsie, NY, US
Supply Chain Program Manager responsible for supporting IBM Z Mainframe products through development phases and into production to support worldwide market launches, driving significant new product revenue for IBM.
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MS, Engineering Science
1988 — 1990
Waterbury State Technical College
AS, Manufacturing Engineering Technology
1980 — 1982
University of Massachusetts Amherst
BS, Industrial Engineering/Operations Research
1982 — 1984
Skills
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Requirements Analysis
- Vendor Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Ms Project
- Product Management
- Engineering
- Management
- Team Building
- Production Planning
- Business Process
- Business Transformation
- Manufacturing
- Outsourcing
- Planning
- Change Management
- Process Engineering
- Strategy
- Project Management
- Inventory Management
- IT Strategy
- Global Sourcing
- Product Development
- Process Improvement
- Project Planning
- Supply Chain
- Integration
- Process Simulation
- Project Portfolio Management
- Materials Management
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Pmp
- Quality Assurance
- Operations Management
- Manufacturing Operations Management
- Team Leadership
- Quality Management
- Procurement
- Forecasting
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