WAM SYSTEMS WELCOMES BRIAN O'NEIL AS PROJECT MANAGER
Supply Chain Veteran Joins Services Team of Leading Planning Solution Provider
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA. — June 12, 2009 — WAM Systems, a leading provider of supply chain planning solutions designed for the process industry, today announced the addition of Brian O’Neil to its services team. O’Neil brings over 15 years of experience in leading supply chain positions, most recently with Celanese as Global Supply Chain Manager for the company’s Ticona division. In his role at Celanese, he was responsible for Ticona’s Demand Planning, Long Term Supply Planning and Finite/Detailed Production Scheduling. He oversaw numerous improvement and cost-savings initiatives, including a corporate digitization effort and multiple 6-Sigma programs involving mentoring and training hundreds of corporate executives and saving the company tens of millions of dollars in the process. He also held the position of Master Black Belt for Celanese Supply Chain in Dallas.
O’Neil began his career at Allied Signal / Honeywell in the Nylon Polymers division as a First Line Supervisor. In roles of increasing responsibility, he put his Black Belt training to work in championing the use of more advanced statistics for problem solving, waste reduction and real-time process control. As a Unit Manager for the company, he managed all day-to-day operations of a 50 MM pound per annum fiber processing unit and oversaw all aspects of safety, throughput, quality, productivity and yield. In 1999, O’Neil joined Johnson and Johnson to lead the deployment of Process Excellence for the Wound Management division. While there he again brought 6-Sigma expertise to greatly improve supply chain productivity, working capital and customer service levels. He also was selected and served as a member of the Medical Device and Diagnostic’s Process Excellence Council.
“Brian brings tremendous insight and hands-on experience from a strong history in the industry,” said Mark James, Vice President of Client Services. “He is a great complement to our team and will step into the role by working with our technical resources on a full range of projects currently underway. We know that he will be a great asset to our organization and will be valued by our customers.”
O’Neil holds a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and Biology from Virginia Tech and served for 8 years in the United State Marine Corps Reserve.
About WAM Systems
WAM Systems delivers advanced supply chain planning solutions designed specifically for process manufacturers.
WAM's supply chain solutions are used throughout the global process industry, providing a broad set of visualization, decision support, and optimization tools that address the unique challenges found in managing complex supply chains. The company has an established track record of deploying its supply chain decision support and optimization technologies across a wide variety of process manufacturing markets including polymers, chemicals, CPG, pharmaceuticals, and oil & gas refining.
The company and its worldwide partners also provide a full range of consulting, support, training and implementation services.
Headquartered outside of Philadelphia, WAM's customers include Arkema, Celanese, Chevron Phillips, EvonikDegussa, Eastman, FMC, Honam, Indian Oil, Ineos, LyondellBasell, Kraton, Lonza, Oxea, PetroRabigh, Sasol and Solvay.
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