Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Hobbies and Interests
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Patrick Kelly

Summary


Seasoned leader with extensive experience driving operational efficiencies resulting in converting cost reductions and capability improvements. Highly reliable and flexible professional holding significant functional expertise and business acumen. Demonstrated conductor of change and organizational influence to adopt new methods. Strong financial knowledge and experience.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Director Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence

Novolex
09.2014 - Current
  • Operations Excellence initiative lead managing implementation across enterprise; Playbook author.
  • Developed and authored Reliability program, philosophy and approach. Extremely competency in this regard.
  • Led team of professionals delivering over $1MM / employee annually.
  • Managed numerous company acquisition integration projects.
  • Versed in capital plan and project management project execution.
  • Led a team of 7 CI professionals and organization budget.
  • Developed and led numerous training and culture change initiative programs.
  • Top Company CI leader often participating in company direction and financial strategy development.
  • Developed Recommendations for Process Engineering function and mentoring program implementation across company.
  • Functional Lead for SAP system design and implementation.
  • Also Held position as Director of Engineering.

Vice President of Operations

The Bemis Company
  • Full P&L responsibility for 5 plants and over 1000 employees in union and non-union facilities. Managed plant closure and footprint optimization strategy resulting in over $12mm annualized cost reduction.

Director of Operations, Plant Manager

Rexam Beverage Can
  • Responsible for all plant operations in and budget objectives in high speed aluminum stamping operations. 6 plants with over 1200 employees total - safety, quality, productivity, warehousing/inventory, process engineering, scheduling, HR and maintenance as direct reports.

Consultant, Account Manager

Integrated Project Management Co Inc.
  • Consulting Projects and revenue generation responsibilities.

Maintenance Manager, Sr. Process Engineer, Maintenance Supervisor

Johnson & Johnson
  • Company Overview: World Class manufacturer of consumer and pharmaceutical products.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering Technology

Northern Illinois University

Skills

  • Operational Excellence / Continuous Improvement
  • Reliability transformation and Asset Care
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Process Optimization
  • Change Leadership
  • Strategic Innovation
  • Human Capital Talent development
  • Strong P&L and Financial knowledge

Accomplishments

  • Developed The Science of Maintenance Methodology and Training
  • Awarded Presidents Achievement Award - Personal Products Division - J&J.
  • Published Underwater photographer and author

Certification

  • Lean Green Belt certified
  • Duke University - Fuqua School of Business (1995) - World Class Manufacturing Professional Program certification.
  • Society of Manufacturing Engineers (1987 - 1994)
  • Reliability Professional (2001) - The System Works Group

Hobbies and Interests

Fitness, outdoors, Leadership and Human Capital development, Tractor Restoration, Land Management, Personal - Married 38 years, two children employed as degreed (honors) professionals in their respective fields.

Timeline

Senior Director Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence

Novolex
09.2014 - Current

Consultant, Account Manager

Integrated Project Management Co Inc.

Vice President of Operations

The Bemis Company

Director of Operations, Plant Manager

Rexam Beverage Can

Maintenance Manager, Sr. Process Engineer, Maintenance Supervisor

Johnson & Johnson

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering Technology

Northern Illinois University
Patrick Kelly