Cynthia Kalina-Kaminsky

President and Founder

On the first day of her first job, Cynthia was given the requirement to “Make the factory globally competitive”. Ever since that first successful transformation she’s been working with companies like yours. Companies that want to enable vertical supply chain transparency. To create robust End-to-End supply chain alignment (including partners). And meet or beat customer requirements.

Companies who work with her:

• are often in the Fortune/Global 100
• tripled their business valuation in 2 years,
• measurably increased EBIDTA,
• decreased cycle times by 80%, and
• had their international activities included as part of the U.S. White House’s international economic development activity.

Background

Holding a BS, MS, and Ph.D. in engineering, Cynthia consults with companies to transform global supply chain performance. She was 1 of 8 global supply chain experts chosen to modernize SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference model) in 2022 and did so by heading global teams. Is experienced in industry/academia/government. Strategized and aided with supply chain policy and alignment for international Small & Midsize Enterprises around the world.  Coordinated with country ministers up through Deputy Prime Ministers.

Previously, Cynthia headed the Entrepreneurship Program at The University of Texas – Arlington’s College of Business – Management Department where she built investor networks for tech and other opportunities rolling out of the university. Acted as COO of a robotics research lab where she also commercialized IP. As a Professor of Industrial Manufacturing and Supply Chain Program Management for the Defense Acquisition University she worked across Services and Agencies to help improve supply chain practices and knowledge.  Directed global MIT SCALE program supply chain competitions. Continues to provide professional and supply chain certification training. Guest lectures for the Universities of New Hampshire, Texas ,and Northeastern University. Keynotes for international conferences.

Companies/organizations worked with include: Smith-Nephew, Amgen, Biogen, Johnson & Johnson, Lindt & Sprüngli, Forte Payment Systems, Community Coffee, BAE, Tea Forte, Alcatel, Rockwell International, Cisco, Atrenne Computer Systems, U.S. Dept. of Defense, Kidde Fenwal, Moderna, BAE, Cisco, Alcatel, Community Coffee, Garrett Metal Detectors, Microsoft, Apple, Mosaic, Caterpillar, Overseas Private Investment Corporation – now U.S. International Development Finance Corporation