Barry Mechanic

Expert in Operations, Technology, Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Development

Barry has an MBA from Cornell University and over 30 years of experience helping companies improve their financial performance and productivity.

His Achievements and Experience:

Lead change management initiatives for a media company that improved product quality, reduced service complaints and increased operating profit by 500%, in a highly competitive market and during the recession.

Reviewed the staffing and operations for a manufacturing company expecting to double sales over the next 12 months. Identified areas of risk and recommended organizational and procedural changes that will assure they can grow without impacting quality or customer service.

Developed new processes and procedures for a manufacturing company to help reduce cost by 40% while improving quality.

Solved the operational issues in a new manufacturing facility achieving on time performance, increased quality, reduced waste and a savings of over $5M. Trained managers on how to be more effective.

Managed the consolidation of five manufacturing facilities into three, saving over $5M annually. Developed new management structure, training programs and staffing.

Reviewed the operations of a manufacturing department responsible for building over 1 Million pieces per week. Identified staffing and procedural issues, recommended and implemented solutions cutting cost by 30% with no loss in productivity.

Managed the development of a world-class technology staff, running high volume systems with staffing levels far below the industry norm. Managed the implementation of state of the art ERP systems in half the time normal for the industry.

Selected and implemented new ERP software to support finance, sales, distribution, manufacturing and production enabling the client to improve quality while reducing staff.

Managed the selection and implementation of new ERP systems for companies in a wide range of industries, including distribution, manufacturing, professional services, not-for-profit, financial information, media, digital products.

Redesigned the telecommunications and network infrastructure for a multi-site child care company, reducing costs by 24%.

Analyzed the communications usage patterns vs. contracted services for a daily newspaper, identified areas of under use and restructured services, reducing costs by 31%.

Managed the design, construction and start-up of a $250M, 460,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility.

Managed the design, construction and move to new office space for several companies all involved in time sensitive industries. These moves were accomplished with no down time.