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Scott Kurish

Gilbert,AZ

Summary

Accomplished Operations Management professional with over four decades of experience in key leadership roles across various sectors. Expertise in Materials Management, Quality, Production, Sales, Planning, Scheduling, After-Market Support, and Continuous Improvement. Proven track record of optimizing operations and boosting efficiency through effective team coordination and resource management. Known for strategic planning, problem-solving skills, and adeptness at adapting to evolving demands while fostering collaboration and ensuring seamless communication within the organization.

Overview

40
40
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of the Office of Innovation

City of Peoria, Arizona
03.2023 - 07.2025
  • Led strategic planning and execution for city-wide projects.
  • Developed and implemented policies to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Guided cross-departmental collaboration to achieve organizational goals.
  • Mentored senior staff, fostering professional development and leadership skills.
  • Spearheaded innovative initiatives, driving continuous improvement in municipal services.

Office of Continuous Improvement Administrator for the Department of Veterans Services

State of Arizona
01.2013 - 03.2023
  • Provided Lean transformation training and project leadership for Department and Partners
  • Increased Direct Services to Customers by 85% over 5 years
  • Doubled the amount Federal Dollars for Arizona Veterans
  • Created efficient Business Review process that was a benchmark of State Agencies
  • Strategic Planning Leader
  • Created Standard Work for Bottoms up Agency Strategic Plan
  • Led the effort to create metrics to advance the Strategic Plan
  • Deputy Administrator, Government Transformation Office
  • Involved with over forty projects in twelve different state agencies
  • Average lead time reductions of over 65%
  • Redirected over sixty-thousand-man hours to higher priority work
  • Average backlog reduction of nearly 80%
  • Trained one hundred twenty state employees to become Lean Practitioners
  • Lead role in implementing a Lean Management System in 5 state agencies

President

SKA Resources LLC
01.2005 - 01.2013
  • Reduced Aerospace client's operating cost by over 38% or $25 million in two years
  • Reduced Order to Cash time by 35%
  • Reduced manufacturing span time by 75% to become the industry leader
  • Supply Chain simplified, reducing total cost of procurement by 25%
  • Reduced Manufacturing client span time by 65% and inventory cost by 45%
  • Implemented multi-functional work teams to provide flexibility and reduce costs
  • Designed VMI program to reduce inventory by 45% while doubling inventory turns
  • Implemented streamlined Estimating and Quoting system which increased win rate by 15%
  • Streamlined manufacturing to customer installation interface reducing schedule by 60%
  • Reduced second tier aerospace client's total span time and total cost to enable the win of a competitive contract to save the company from bankruptcy
  • Created partnerships within the Supply Chain reducing total procurement cost 19%
  • Reduced Order to Manufacturing time over 70%
  • Reduced manufacturing time 25%
  • Simplified interface with largest customer to decrease CARs by over 90%

Senior Project Manager

Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership
01.2003 - 01.2005
  • Reduced Order to Cash Cycle by over fourteen months for largest client
  • Reduced machine shop set-up times by over 60% for a PCB industry client reducing machine down time 80% and reducing manufacturing span time 15%
  • Reduced floor space requirement by 33% for large Aerospace client saving $600 thousand in rental costs while reducing Inventory 20% and manufacturing span time by 45%
  • Generated over $400 thousand in sales in less than two years

Director of Corporate Inventory Control

Suntron
01.2000 - 01.2003
  • Reduced Excess Inventory corporate-wide by over 40%. Increased inventory accuracy from 68% to 95% in six months. Reduced total inventory by 18% during the same six months...
  • Provided leadership for the corporate transition to Lean/Sigma Manufacturing. Provided detailed plans including timelines, execution and delivered training modules, facilitated Kaizen events, and provided creative solutions to complex issues.
  • Reduced corporate span times by over 60% creating flexibility and customer value.
  • Executed Lean and Six Sigma projects in both the office and shop floor environments. Responsible for over $1.3 Million in saving in two years.

Supplier Quality Manager

Dell Computer Corporation
01.1999 - 01.2000
  • Oversaw quality of software product line to satisfy customer expectations.
  • Revised supplier-packaging methods, successfully reducing missing, wrong, and damaged software by 35% in calendar year 1999.
  • Completed Six Sigma project, utilizing effective planning and management skills to achieve $785,000 annual savings.
  • Served as team leader for successful bar code labeling project facilitating $1 million in productivity improvements.

Materials Manager

Dell Computer Corporation
01.1998 - 01.1999
  • Reduced discrepant materials backlog in MRB from 120 days to 22 days, within three months.
  • Led efforts in establishing standard workflow methods to streamline procedures and provide measurements for MRB area.
  • Reorganized Material Review Board (MRS) department, aligning each function by line of business to eliminate redundancies.
  • Created new solutions for handling damaged freight and obsolete materials, including purging excess stored materials or sending materials back to supplier for reimbursement.

Director of Operations

Pratt & Whitney, Inc.
01.1994 - 01.1998
  • Established start-up repair facility, supporting the USAF Depot Operations at Kelly AFB, creating standard operating procedures, initiating production workflow, setting purchasing and material/inventory flow guidelines, and qualifying suppliers (including ISO9000 compatible procedures).
  • Managed day-to-day plant operations for jet engine component repair facility, including the prioritizing and scheduling of production activities, inventory, purchasing, personnel issues, and monitoring self-directed teams.
  • Established and certified Government Property Management System in five months, exceeding expectations for project completion by seven months.
  • Selected to receive 1996 Pratt & Whitney Leadership Award for team leadership during establishment of jet-engine repair facility.
  • Encouraged re-engineering of plant operations by using Lean Manufacturing techniques to reduce span times 55% and increase on-time delivery by 80%.
  • Developed Sales Forecast to help plan Manpower Requirements
  • Developed Facility-wide Metrics System to monitor progress and to attack process deficiencies

Group Manager, AV-8 Repair Services

McDonnell Douglas
01.1991 - 01.1994
  • Managed AV-8 repair, including transportation and property accountability, for U.S. government-owned repairable assets.
  • Maintained U.S. government "confidential" security clearance, granting access to information regarding government-owned assets.
  • Reduced average time for repair turnaround from ninety-nine days to a record of sixty-four days.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by decreasing component repair time, resulting in increased flying hours and less restricted time on the ground.
  • Achieved highest on-time delivery percentage in fifteen-year program history by increasing productivity through workplace measurements and process management.

Business Unit Manager - T45TS Spares and Equipment Support

McDonnell Douglas
01.1989 - 01.1991
  • Coordinated entire spare parts process for the T45TS program, which included the identification of spare items, account administration, spares release and purchasing.
  • Developed T45TS spare part fabrication and acquisition plan to ensure work progressed according to schedule.
  • Improved spares release from 10% to 95% on time to meet known requirements as a result of the development of spare parts and acquisition schedule.
  • Established and staffed purchasing department with individuals specializing in usage and breakage of spare parts.
  • Managed Supply Support Department interstate move, accomplishing relocation of eighty employees and necessary equipment on schedule and under budget and earning "Teammate of Distinction" award.

Branch Manager- MRP Release- T45TS Program

McDonnell Douglas
01.1986 - 01.1989
  • Managed on-time release of all manufacturing and procurement orders for T45TS military fighter and trainer system.
  • Served as Departmental Cost Accounting Manager, successfully coordinating budgeting and cost scheduling for MRP release issues.
  • Served on Management Team that reviewed Union grievances and Contract Issues.
  • Implemented successful reorganization of MRP Release Group, securing staff, planning office space layout, and establishing organizational contacts.
  • Reduced late MRP orders by 25% in six months.
  • Reduced tool order backlog by 50% in three months without cost increases by effectively training employees in scheduling processes and backlog maintenance.

Education

B.A. - Political Science/Public Administration

University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
01.1979

Skills

  • Certified Lean Expert - Pratt and Whitney
  • Certified Green Belt - Dell Computer
  • ERP Implementation
  • Material Requirements Planning
  • Process Improvement Subject Matter Expert
  • Team Building
  • Deployment of Successful Team Metrics
  • Subordinate Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Developing Key Suppliers for Success
  • Shop Floor Control
  • Configuration Management
  • Material and Capacity Planning
  • Customer Interface
  • Inventory Management and Control
  • Kaizen Event Facilitation
  • Budget and Cost Management

Timeline

Director of the Office of Innovation

City of Peoria, Arizona
03.2023 - 07.2025

Office of Continuous Improvement Administrator for the Department of Veterans Services

State of Arizona
01.2013 - 03.2023

President

SKA Resources LLC
01.2005 - 01.2013

Senior Project Manager

Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership
01.2003 - 01.2005

Director of Corporate Inventory Control

Suntron
01.2000 - 01.2003

Supplier Quality Manager

Dell Computer Corporation
01.1999 - 01.2000

Materials Manager

Dell Computer Corporation
01.1998 - 01.1999

Director of Operations

Pratt & Whitney, Inc.
01.1994 - 01.1998

Group Manager, AV-8 Repair Services

McDonnell Douglas
01.1991 - 01.1994

Business Unit Manager - T45TS Spares and Equipment Support

McDonnell Douglas
01.1989 - 01.1991

Branch Manager- MRP Release- T45TS Program

McDonnell Douglas
01.1986 - 01.1989

B.A. - Political Science/Public Administration

University of Dayton

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