Kevin Lemaster

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jun 1989 - Oct 1996

  Operations Management Officer

  Managed Special Operations Wing’s air refueling operations program for four units, flying thirty fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. Planned and coordinated all ground and airborne firepower demonstrations for distinguished visitors. Planned and coordinated classified combat missions in support of Secretary of Defense directives.

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  Arrow Electronics

  Oct 1996 - Jan 2000

  Technical Field Sales Representative

  Sold semiconductor and computer product solutions to new and existing customers. Directed and led all aspects of account management to include demand creation, technical design recommendation and support, value-added services, and negotiation of pricing, terms, and conditions.

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  Boeing

  Sept 2000 - Jun 2015

  Oversaw a 25-person financial operations team of U.S. and internationally based analysts charged with supporting the Boeing Global Services and Support Programs (GS&S) valued at $500 Million annually. *Managed the delivery of standardized processes including financial performance reporting, forecasting, variance analysis, trend analysis, strategic business planning, multi-year budgeting, capital planning, business case analysis, profitability estimates at completion, and risk and opportunity management. Show less

  • Integrated Plans and Scheduling Manager

    Mar 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Manager, Financial Operations and Controls--Transformation

    Sept 2011 - Mar 2014

  • Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

    Jun 2007 - Sept 2011

  • Manager, Business Operations/Production Scheduling

    Apr 2003 - Jun 2007

  • Business and Planning Analyst/Team Scheduler

    Sept 2000 - Apr 2003
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  Ferrandino & Son, Inc.

  Jun 2015 - Apr 2017

  Vice President, Business Process Improvement

  Directed all aspects of creating and implementing a Continuous Improvement Strategy for a national service supply chain company. Led a team of 60 directors, managers, and analysts based locally and nationally to continuously improve operational efficiencies that had a positive fiscal impact to the bottom line. Oversaw internal and external technology related business partnerships to provide enhanced product and service offerings. Provided ongoing council and oversight to the Business Development, Program Management, Compliance, and Accounting leadership teams around maximizing the efficiency and synergy of the entire company. Managed cross functional teams including IT, Third-Party vendors, Program Management, and Accounting to implement critical projects that expanded capabilities such as Procure-to-Payment (P2P) functionality. Show less

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  Synovos

  May 2017 - Oct 2019

  Director of Strategic Business Operations, Life Sciences

  Oversaw the efficient execution of Life Sciences business operations in support of driving increased productivity, profitability and global competitiveness for an integrated logistics provider.

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  SolomonEdwards

  Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

  Process Improvement Consultant

  Make process design and development recommendations to standardize, improve, or redesign processes to improve service delivery and client relationship and to ensure cost-effectiveness for the most dependable road side assistance provider nationwide.

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  Amtrak

  Feb 2020 - now

  Strategic partner for program leadership and project teams that drives adoption of a portfolio of major technical, process, and organizational changes through successful engagement of business and technology stakeholders in Service Delivery & Operations (SD&O) organization. Lead Operations Transformation initiative and complex capital projects, designing, leading, and delivering change management work including stakeholder engagement and readiness, communications, training, and reinforcement actions. Manage portfolio resource requirements and loading. Recruit, onboard, and lead team of Transformation and Change Practioners in partnership with Ops Portfolio Management Office. Show less

  • Director of Portfolio Delivery & Controls

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Senior Manager, Organizational Change Management

    Feb 2020 - now