M2 Global Solutions Associate - John H. Puckett -
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Published on: 4/29/2001
Last Visited: 9/1/2004
John H. PuckettFounder and president of Visions of Excellence (a consulting firm specializing in coaching companies in the transition to lean manufacturing), he has over 35 years of experience in manufacturing.His areas of expertise include industrial engineering, program management, production operations, material management, and executive management operations.He is proficient at business development, team-based manufacturing, lean manufacturing, and supply chain management.His experience in lean manufacturing includes training and facilitation in production demand flow, Kaizen process improvement, process improvement tools, and statistical process control tools and methods.
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John H. Puckett
Professional Experience
Mr. Puckett has over 35 years of experience in manufacturing, including industrial engineering, program management, production operations, material management, and executive management operations.His areas of expertise include business development, team-based manufacturing, lean manufacturing, and supply chain management.Mr. Puckett's experience in lean manufacturing includes training and facilitation in production demand flow, Kaizen process improvement, process improvement tools, and statistical process control tools and methods.He is founder and president of Visions of Excellence, a consulting firm specializing in coaching companies in the transition to lean manufacturing.
Mr. Puckett also was co-founder and vice president of manufacturing for XEL Communications, Inc. of Aurora, Colorado, a manufacturer of private line/special service telecommunications equipment for telephone companies and other companies that maintain their own telecommunications networks.Recognized by IndustryWeek magazine as one of America's Top 10 Plants in 1995, XEL was an industry leader in the development and implementation of major cultural change through the philosophies of lean manufacturing and self-directed work teams in the manufacturing environment.During his 13-year tenure at XEL, Mr. Puckett was responsible for all manufacturing operations including purchasing, material management, production, manufacturing engineering, and test engineering.He facilitated the implementation of just-in-time manufacturing and surface mount technology, as well as the integration of total quality control and world-class manufacturing philosophy into XEL's manufacturing operation.He also was responsible for the development and management of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) business segment within the corporation.
Prior to joining XEL, Mr. Puckett held manufacturing management positions at GTE Communications Systems, Storage Technology Corporation, Teledyne Microelectronics Corporation, and RCA Corporation.
Mr. Puckett serves as vice president of Strategic Alliances for the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME).He is also a former president (Southwest region) of the AME, a senior member and former president and director (Rocky Mountain region) of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and a member of the American Management Association and the American Electronics Association.He belongs to the Alpha Pi Mu engineering honor society and was listed in Who's Who in Finance and Industry.Mr. Puckett is currently an examiner for the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence and an evaluator for IndustryWeek's Best Plants competition.
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