Kara Finney

• Established foundational processes for business operations.
• Negotiated favorable contracts with suppliers and vendors, ensuring cost-effective procurement processes.
• Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships by negotiating contract terms and handling conflicts.
• Identified new revenue generation opportunities to maximize bottom-line profitability.
• Streamlined operations for improved efficiency, reducing overall costs and increasing profitability.
• Drove continuous improvement by fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and open communication across all levels of the organization.
• Improved operational efficiency by redesigning internal processes and implementing cutting-edge technology solutions.
• Managed high-performing teams to successfully execute corporate objectives and drive organizational success.
• Built productive relationships with industry partners and competitors to support strategic business objectives.
• Implemented strong hiring and training techniques to promote team cohesiveness and streamline overall workflow.

• Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
• Empowered employees to take ownership of their responsibilities, leading to increased accountability and improved performance outcomes.
• Conducted regular performance reviews, identifying areas for improvement and developing action plans to address them.
• Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
• Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers.
• Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
• Managed budgets effectively, consistently delivering projects on-time and within financial constraints.

- Direct support to the consulting division in project support and documentation, workshop facilitation, RFP applications

• Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
• Empowered employees to take ownership of their responsibilities, leading to increased accountability and improved performance outcomes.
• Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
• Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.

• Engineering support to Western Canada
• Business and process analysis to operations
• Staffing analysis for courier and administrative functions
• Expenditure analysis and recommendation
• Facility design
• Canada-wide process auditor

• Developed technical documentation, including standard operating procedures, work instructions, and engineering drawings to support manufacturing operations.
• Improved manufacturing efficiency by streamlining production processes and implementing lean methodologies.
• Reduced production downtime through proactive maintenance scheduling and timely equipment repairs.
• Increased capacity utilization by identifying bottlenecks within the production process and implementing targeted improvements.
• Identified problems and specific resolutions to fix defective, damaged, or malfunctioning parts, assemblies, equipment and systems.
• Enhanced product quality by designing and executing rigorous testing protocols for all manufactured items.
• Optimized assembly line layouts to maximize productivity and improve overall workflow efficiency.