Business Consulting - Business Consultants - Cleveland - Centric Consulting

David Kazel

Senior Manager | Process Excellence Local Service Offering Lead

Work Experience

David Kazel is an experienced consultant and operations professional with deep experience improving productivity, efficiency and conceptualizing new solutions across the entire value chain. He is a creative problem-solver who sees the big picture and makes insightful connections to affect operational change and deliver business improvement in the areas of project management, supply chain strategy, Lean, business processes, procurement, information technology, distribution/warehousing, research and development, and transportation

Personal Statement

David is a seasoned consultant who has traveled the world analyzing businesses and implementing operational improvement strategies and leading large cross-functional teams to achieve project goals. David has worked in many industries including aerospace, manufacturing, IT, finance, health care, dairy, legal services, IT, food preparation, automotive, chemicals, forestry and services. He has managed teams in distribution, procurement, scheduling and customer care and has experience throughout the entire value chain from developing designs in R&D thru procurement, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and delivery.

David is an active sportsman still surfing, golfing, playing tennis, camping, hiking or other outdoor activities. He is also a passionate wood worker who enjoys building furniture when he can find the time.

Education

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, BS-Industrial Engineering and Management Science. Emphasis in Systems Engineering and Operations Management.

California State University Long Beach, Graduate School of Business, MBA.

"What makes life, businesses and daily interactions run smooth and stress-free? How do multicultural teams with varying backgrounds scattered around the world come to agreements? How do all the little dots influence the big picture? How do all the components come together to create an optimal system? These are the questions that energize me. Analyzing processes intrigues me. Working with a team of people to analyze and optimize process flows and systems excites me. Creating a new solution that makes life easier, less stressful and adds value is an end result I like to see."