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Dickey Associates

Principal: Joseph Dickey

contact details:
	Dickey Associates 2301 Wagon Lane Knoxville TN     37920 USA
tel:	865 577 9192
fax:	865 577 9192
mobile:	865 919 8327
email:	jsdi@mindspring.com

Key Services Offered:
Strategic analysis; Coaching; Developing leaders; Training; Operations; Operations management; Analytical problem solving; Engineering; Organizational development; Quality management; Six-sigma; Deming Prize; Project management; Budget controls; Cash management; financing;

Core Experience of Principal:
Officer, Fortune 500 co.; COO - $6B corp. Operations management, Maintenance management, Labor relations, Developing leaders, Contracting, Project management, Developing management control systems, Pay systems, Incentive systems, Training, Business planning, Budgeting systems & controls, Quality management systems, Strategic analysis

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Engineering, operations and plant manager; Corporate officer for all plants in company; Established strategic plans; created and managed all O & M and capital budgets; Established business planning and performance measurement processes; Labor relations management and contract negotiations; Personnel development; Developed pay and incentive systems

QUALITY MANAGEMENT Developed quality management processes in Fortune 500 company; Developed training and educational system; Improved plant performance by 12%; Reduced cost to 2nd lowest of competitors; Business unit officer for Deming Prize winning company; Plant team won RIT/USA Today Quality Cup

PROJECT MANAGEMENT Developed project control processes; managed and oversaw capital projects from $50k up to $500m;

SMALL BUSINESS OWNER Trained personnel for major equipment manufacturer; Developed and permitted $1B new plant facility for owner; Trained management personnel in Chinese corporation; Raised $1.7m in financing for client

Qualifications & Accreditations:
MS Civil Engr. ­ Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); BS Chem. Engr. ­ MIT; Executive Management Program ­ Colgate Darden School of Business Administration ­ University of Virginia; Licensed Professional Engineer; Ishikawa Medal; Business Unit officer for Deming Prize winning company. Accredited Associate, Institute for Independent Business (AInstIB).

Industry Sectors worked in:
Engineering, Manufacturing,

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