KAEPPEL CONSULTING - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• Lean Six Sigma Practice Lead / Vice President of Training
• Vice President of Training & Lean Six Sigma Practice Lead
• Vice President of Training With

Allan Osterman is the Lean Six Sigma Lead and Vice President of Training with Kaeppel Consulting. Before joining Kaeppel Consulting, Allan worked at USAA as a Business Architect Director. Several of Allan's accomplishments include the following: Building an industry-leading certification program for the business architect community, including Black Belt, Green Belt, and Business Analyst certifications. Developing and maintaining an enterprise governance structure for decentralized process engineering groups, including governance of the Process Engineering, Business Architecture, and Requirements Process methodologies. Leading strategy teams to develop enterprise-wide metrics and reporting programs. Allan has facilitated business transformation across multiple lines of business, performing extensive analysis in the areas of Claims, UW, Business Operations, Material Flow, Standard Work, Finance, Human Resources, and Procurement. Allan is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, accomplished in both manufacturing and transactional industries, and holds a Master of Science in Statistics.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• Vice President of Operational Excellence

Bob Abel helps organizations create, refurbish and/or improve Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Performance Systems, and Program / Project Management Office programs that deliver significant bottom line results. He has more than 20 years of demonstrated execution capability, leading projects of all sizes, at all levels, from Fortune 1 to Healthcare Start Up's - delivering $100's of millions in bottom line verified impact. Bob is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering, serving for 6 years as a Surface Warfare Office on 3 ships - the USS Whipple, USS Lake Erie, and the USS Russell, mostly in Engineering and Navigation billets. Bob is a newly minted empty nester, living with his wife Angela of 27 years in Northwest Arkansas.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• Portfolio Project Management Leader
• VICE PRESIDENT of PROGRAM EXECUTION

Dan Carson is a Portfolio Project Management Leader with deep experience in Business Transformation. His primary focus has been the creation of, or transformation of, the Enterprise Project Management Office within organizations. Key areas of focus include building capabilities and establishing or refining methods and tools for organizations to execute on their strategic portfolios. Dan has held executive roles as Senior Vice President at Citigroup, Managing Director at TIAA, and was a Senior Management Consultant at Ernst & Young. He has delivered engagements for Merrill Lynch, American Express/Ameriprise, Allstate, Bank of America Merchant Services, Erie Insurance, Trinity University and WellSense Health Plan among others. He has over 20 years leadership experience and proven capabilities in the management of large, distributed teams.

Job Titles:

• Consultant
• Member of the Leadership Team
• CHANGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE LEAD
• Team Leader for Nationwide Responses for "Response for Proposals

Holly Butler is a valued and trusted consultant, with an instinct for knowing when to listen and when to contribute. She is enthusiastic, accessible, and full of great ideas. She works collaboratively with clients to achieve a common goal, and her unique and wide-ranging skill set has enabled her to successfully contribute in a variety of roles, including change management, project management, process improvement, and account management. She has led many teams and projects through change, led multiple process improvement classes and conducted multiple Kaizen events demonstrating her results-based style and ability to communicate effectively to direct and motivate teams. Holly has served in Change Management, Project Management and Process Improvement roles across the United States for insurance companies such as, Argo Insurance, Erie Insurance, BlueShield of California, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana and TIAA CREF. Outside of insurance, Holly has worked in several large organizations such as Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Public Safety, Dell, Inc. in Austin, Texas and at Entergy Corporation and Oschner Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition to consulting on numerous contracts as needed, Holly also serves as the team leader for nationwide responses for "Response for Proposals", "Response for Quotes" and "Request for Offers" (RFPs, RFQs and RFOs). AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Change Management Program and Project Management Business Process Improvement Business Intelligence Data Setup and Implementation Six Sigma Instruction and Implementation Business Relationship Management In addition to holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Louisiana State University, Holly is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and a certified Mentor, a Project Management Professional (PMP certified) and a Change Management Professional (Prosci Certified).

Job Titles:

• Lean Six Sigma Practice Lead / Vice President of Training

Job Titles:

• Chief Administrative Officer
• Member of the Leadership Team

Maricela (Mari) Hune is a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio with a BBA in Accounting and Information Systems and an MBA with a concentration in Managerial Accounting. Mari's passion for business is centered on the core principles of ‘continuous improvement' and ‘superior customer service.' The first 15 years of her career were spent in executive management with two of the largest manufacturers in the promotional products industry. Her various managerial roles focused on the training of excellence in customer service, business development, and the implementation of a culture that embraces continuous improvement methodologies. With successful reductions in waste, growth in sales, and the development and acquisition of new product lines, Mari felt it was time to let the natural teacher in her share what she had learned with start-ups and small business owners. She found herself surrounded by a group of business-wise women at Bauer, Willis and Associates and dedicated herself to working with small business owners as they established their policies and procedures for payroll, human resource benefits, and financial reporting requirements. Mari joined Kaeppel Consulting July 2011. As CAO, she is responsible for the firm's financial reporting, contractual commitments, and benefits management. It is always her goal to share her experience in business management and leadership style to enrich the culture of Kaeppel Consulting. She is honored to be part of an organization that defines its success by its client's success stories.

Job Titles:

• CEO
• Member of the Leadership Team
• President
• President, Kaeppel Consulting, LLC
• to Offer Clients the Best - Trusted Advisor Consulting and Staffing Experience They Could Ever Dream of Having.

Scott Kaeppel helps organizations achieve peak performance with a laser focus on quality and profitable, sustainable growth. In more than 20 years as a leader in process improvement and innovation, Scott has delivered over $2 Billion in tangible benefits. Scott Kaeppel founded Kaeppel Consulting to offer clients the best "Trusted Advisor" consulting experience they've ever dreamed of. We earn our place as your Trusted Advisor by consistently exceeding your expectations through honest, transparent consulting to take your company to the next level of performance. Scott Kaeppel founded Kaeppel Consulting to offer clients the best-trusted advisor consulting and staffing experience they could ever dream of having.