Adam Lynch PhD, MBA

Overview

Adam Lynch is an entrepreneurial and data-driven executive with global experience in manufacturing operations in domestic and international companies. He has launched start-ups and expanded operations for both private equity and publicly traded firms, and has decisive leadership skills that have lead turnarounds of under-performing companies, particularly aerospace, including FAA Repair Stations and Nadcap Special Processing (Anodizing, Heat Treating, and NDT Inspection).

Information

Academic Interests and Expertise

萝莉社Undergraduate Courses

ENGT 312, Mechanics 鈥� Statics, Face to Face & Hybrid

ENGT 313, Mechanics 鈥� Dynamics, Face to Face & Hybrid

ENGT 323, Mechanics 鈥� Fluids, Face to Face & Hybrid

ENGT 334, Mechanics 鈥� Materials (Strength of Materials), Face to Face & Hybrid

ENGT 348, Mechanics 鈥� Machine Elements, Face to Face & Hybrid

Graduate Degree Courses

IME 764, Systems Engineering, Face to Face & Hybrid

IME 767, Lean Manufacturing, Face to Face & Hybrid

萝莉社 Tech (formerly Wichita Area Technical College Associate Degree Courses

LEN 100, Lean for Operations, Face to Face, Hybrid, & On-line

OPM 105, Operations Management, On-line

OPM 110, Supply Chain Management, On-line

Areas of Research Interest

Continuous Improvement - Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and, Theory of Constraints
Manufacturing and Assembly - Aerospace, Automotive and consumer durable goods
Metal forming and Testing (forging, machining, thermal and chemical processing, surface enhancement, NDT)
Operational Transformations - Manual, Mechanization, Automation and Robotics
Engineering Education - Hands-on projects and Active learning methods
Leadership Development - Coaching and Mentoring techniques

Areas of Teaching Interest

Leadership Vision
Building Tactical Marketing Plans
Revenue, GP and EBITDA Growth
ISO 9000, AS 9100, NADCAP
Program and Project Management
Lean and Six Sigma
Capital Equipment investment
Aerospace 鈥� Nadcap and FAA
Sustainable Operations

Publications

Several in progress currently.

Professional Experience

Current

Professor (Associate Teaching) 萝莉社- 8/2021 to present

Degrees

B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1992
MBA in International Management from theThunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University in 1995.
Ph.D. in Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering from 萝莉社 University in 2018.

Past

Director of Operations Premier Processing, LLC a division of Cadence Aerospace- 12/2020 to 11/2021
Professor (Adjunct Faculty) 萝莉社Department of Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering- 8/2016- 8/2021
Director of Administration Premier Processing, LLC a division of Cadence Aerospace- 2/2020- 11/2020
President Premier Processing, LLC- 8/2009- 2/2020
President & CEO Coast Plating, Inc. (The 180 Group)- 8/2007- 7/2009
President & CEO Coast Thermal Processing, LLC (The 180 Group)- 7/2008- 7/2009
Vice President of Quality Forged Metals Inc. (a division of The Carlyle Group)- 8/2002-10/2003
Master Black Belt / Lean MANUFACTURING Manager Forged Metals Inc. (a division of The Carlyle Group)- 1/2001- 7/2002

Awards and Honors

WORLD-CLASS TRAINING

Six Sigma Black Belt 鈥� GE Capital, Fontana, California - 2000
Certified Facilitator, Lean Manufacturing - Teleflex Incorporated, Nottingham, England - 1999
Supplier Six Sigma Black Belt - GE Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, Ohio - 1999
Global Leadership Program (Teleflex, Inc.) - Thunderbird Executive Education Program, Glendale, Arizona - 1995

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