Kevin G. Yakes

About Kevin G. Yakes

Executive Management: Chief Executive Officer / CEO, President, Vice President / VP, General / Division Manager, Director. Business Consultant: Interim and Fractional Executive, EOS Integrator, Lean 6 Sigma, Executive/Strategic Advisor, Growth Solutions Professional, Change Management and Turn-around Specialist. Creating Value and Delivering Profitability through Customer/Client Engagement, Operational Excellence and Innovation.Broad management background across multiple industries. Dynamic, results-oriented, and innovative leader, passionate about continuous improvement. Demonstrated track record of championing cross-functional teams to achieve strategic and aggressive goals. Successfully spearheaded turnarounds, startups, and launched and/or integrated sophisticated processes, systems, and products yielding gains in revenue, profit, organizational performance and competitive position. High integrity and work ethic. Private Equity savvy. Open to Interim, Fractional, Contract-to-hire, Consulting, and Contract Project roles. INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE, Including OEM and Contract Manufacturing, Dealer/Distribution (Public or Private Equity):Aerospace Medical Device Heavy Equipment Automotive Architectural Signage/Environmental Graphics Defense Electronic/Microelectronic Lawn/Garden Equipment Recreational/Off-road Vehicles Green/ Environmental Automation Food/Beverage Commercial Kitchen Equipment Outdoor Environmental Surface Maintenance Equipment Metal Finishing/Plating Construction / Mechanical Contracting and Service Tool and Die Heat-treating Transportation / Logistics Hydraulics Competencies / Specialties:Executive / General Management: P&L Management Change Management Strategic Planning Hyper Growth Transition/Crisis Management Business Process Improvement Turn-around/Start-up/IPO/M&A Market Analysis / Forecasting Entrepreneurial focus EOS IntegratorManufacturing Operations: Multi-site Operations Safety/Environmental/Regulatory Lean Manufacturing ERP/MRP, Master Scheduling 6 Sigma/Quality Assurance Team Building Plant/Prod Systems Design Labor Relations R&D / Innovation / Engineering: Global Product Development/NPI CPPD/Phase Gate Large Bid Proposal Prototype Operations Program Management Test Engineering DFMA/Mixed-model design Product Management Costing Accounting / ROIService/Construction/Facilities: Service Operations Contracting/Estimation Project Management Large Bid Proposal Contract Negotiation

Experience

1. Founder President

   Yakes Group, Llc

   Apr 2022 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US

   Executive management consulting servicing manufacturing, mechanical and construction contracting, and technical service operations-based businesses. Specialize in start-up, turnaround, hyper growth, and transitional initiatives.Origo BPO, Wurtulla, Queensland, Australia 2022-PresentPrivately Held, Australia-based provider of off-shore business services company targeting mechanical contracting, commercial kitchen equipment services. Growth and Innovation Director / Consultant, Milwaukee, WIResponsibilities: Remote assignment to develop, test and refine business processes for revenue generation for Global clients.• Developed and introduced innovation processes on primary service revenue streams to improve performance and client engagement. Led the research, design, development and rollout of new service offerings.• Partner with Marketing and Sales on acquiring, onboarding and integrating new customer accounts.

Education

• Iowa State University

  BS, Industrial Manufacturing & Systems Engineering

• Bradley University

  MBA, Business Administration, Management and Operations

Skills

• Profit
• P&L Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Operational Excellence
• Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Proposal Writing
• Turn Around Management
• Business Strategy
• Management
• Team Building
• Strategic Planning
• Supply Chain
• Lean Manufacturing
• Change Management
• Six Sigma
• Product Launch
• Management Consulting
• R&D
• Sales Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Process Engineering
• Strategy
• Budgets
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Executive Management
• Problem Solving
• Labor Relations
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Quality Assurance
• Negotiation
• Market Analysis
• Entrepreneurship
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management