Dr. Mike Kelly has worked in Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement, Operations management and consulting roles for over 35 years, in the Middle East, South Africa and at home. He trained as a maintenance fitter with Irish Sugar back in the day and studied Mechanical Engineering at Carlow SETU.

He holds a BA in Management from the Irish Management Institute, a Masters in Supply Chain Management from Dublin Institute of Technology and a PGDip. in Lean Management from SETU. Mike has researched Process Improvement and Organisational Transformation and will publish in 2023. His unique approach to Continuous Improvement is highly regarded across a number of industries.

He has successfully delivered CI consultancy projects at home and abroad, adding value, optimising processes and creating competitive advantage, with minimum interruption to the organisational day-to-day running of the business.

His approach is to keep it site-specific and relevant. Mike “gives back” to society through part-time counselling and life coaching. Mike researched operational excellence to PhD level.

Academic History

➢ PGDip. in Process improvement & Organisational Change
➢ MSc in Supply Chain Management
➢ BA in Business Management
➢ PGDip. Mechanical Engineering

Over 50 process improvement and organisational change modules developed.
“Value Chain and Operational Excellence: The 4th Industrial Revolution.” Book to be published December 2023. (PhD)

Employment History

Over 16 years self employed in Management Consulting, at home and abroad, successfully delivering cost-saving projects in operations, finance, supply chain, supply chain, NPD, factory upgrade and plant design.
Over 25 years in senior management in Ireland, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.

Milestones

• Lead Consultant on new, green field manufacturing facilities, in Ireland, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.
• Restructured supply chain and operations value chains in FMCG, Automotive, Construction, Engineering and Polymer industries.
• Delivered significant cost saving continuous improvement projects (Over €2.4 million 2018-2022)
• Secured significant grant support for a number of organisations (Over €11million secured 2018-2022)

Other
Appointed Peace Commissioner by the Department of Justice on 28th September 2021, for the Counties of Laois / Carlow / Kildare/ Wicklow/ Wexford and Kilkenny.
Mental health and wellness counsellor since 2004.
Judge on the ILTA Awards panel (Irish Transport & Logistics Awards)
Member of the Logistics Apprentice development panel at TUD.
Enterprise Ireland registered management consultant.

Tracey Grennan BAAF CPA

A pragmatic and results-focused certified public accountant (CPA) with almost 20 years practical experience, Tracey sets and delivers challenging key performance indicators throughout the value chain. Results-focused and a diligent self-starter, Tracey has a deep understanding of accounting fundamentals, driving sustainable competitive advantage through teamwork and culture change.

Using the methodologies and frameworks of Lean Six Sigma, Tracey identifies, reduces and eliminates non-value-activities (NVAs) throughout the organization, adding value and building capabilities in a cross-functional team.

Tracey is a team player, with exceptional motivational, interpersonal and change management skills. Her values are getting it right first time (RFT), due-diligence and integrity.