Nathan Barker
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- Role
- Partner and COO at FTE Factory Advisors
- Location
- Troy, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nathan Barker
Co-Founder and Sr. Partner of FTE’s Global Consulting Practice, supporting all aspects of the firm’s P&L, business development and operational strategy across FTE’s Global network. With over 20 years of industry and consulting experience, I provide program management and operational support to FTE’s project leaders and teams across multiple engagements.
Experience
Partner and COO
Oct 2013 — Present · Troy, MI, US
Throughout my consulting experience, I have advised clients in the manufacturing and transportation sector specializing in general management challenges, strategic planning, due diligence, process redesign, manufacturing strategy, and reorganization.Notable Casework:• Manufacturing plant turnaround and strategy deployment focused on operational excellence• Program launch and capital project execution utilizing structured program management practices• Due diligence, benchmarking & cost modeling projects for clients in North America & Europe• Operational Excellence assessments at over 20 automotive operations in 10+ countries across 4 continents• Organizational redesign and strategy deployment for multiple leading transportation OEM’s• Production system design and deployment for multiple leading transportation OEM’s
Education
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Organizational Communication, General
2000 — 2005
Kettering University
MS, Manufacturing Operations
2008 — 2014
Skills
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Jit
- Automotive
- Strategic Sourcing
- Root Cause Analysis
- Business Process Improvement
- Kanban
- Kaizen
- Supply Management
- Strategy
- Quality Management
- Change Management
- Operations Management
- Process Engineering
- Manufacturing Operations Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Industrial Engineering
- Supply Chain
- 5s
- Manufacturing
- Value Stream Mapping
- Six Sigma
- Process Improvement
- Toyota Production System
- Lean Manufacturing
- Dmaic
- Operational Excellence
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
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