Rick Ikebuchi
Rick’s education and training is in industrial engineering, but he is also a certified facilitator in change process management.
Rick utilizes the knowledge and experience from functional general management experience within accounting, contract administration & negotiation, customs, engineering, human resources, manufacturing, materials, procurement, quality systems, transportation and warehousing.
Project specific expertise:
- Manufacturing supply chain optimization
- Finance, budgeting and cost management
- Quality systems, issue identification and resolution implementation
- Product launch – project management
- Process and procedure development
- Business Process mapping
- Job analysis, evaluation, review and improvements
- Organizational change – facilitate the development and implementation
- Purchasing & supply coordination
- Supplier development and inquiry systems
- Managed co-manufacturer and supplier relationships.
- Managing salaried and unionised employees in multi-location, multi-function shift operations.