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Paul O'Neil, BS, MBA - Principal of SiMS, Inc.
Paul O'Neil

With twenty-four years of diversified management experience for a Fortune 100 Company in the disciplines of information systems, sales/marketing, supply chain operations and process re-engineering and eight years experience as an independent management consultant, Paul is a change manager focused on improving operational efficiencies and reducing costs.

As project manager responsible for the redesign and implementation of a large utility's entire distribution network, Paul lead a team to reduce annual distribution costs by 15% and lowered central stock investment by 40%.

Paul Led a team of consultants and employees in the analysis and design of a new $7 Mil, 200k sq. ft. distribution facility in Virginia. The operation received the 2004 Warehouse of the Year Award from the Modern Materials Handling Magazine. Click on this link to learn more about this accomplishment.

Other areas of expertise include:

  • Design, development, and installation of real-time, on-line systems with complex interfaces to companies' legacy systems including implementation of 9 Warehouse Management Systems.
  • Experience in operations, serving as a middle manager in the supply chain field. Managed both warehousing and transportation operations and focused on reducing costs and improving service.
  • Warehousing turnaround specialist. Identify and analyze problem areas and turn around warehousing operations within 2 - 3 months. Address areas such as facility layout and design, slotting of sku's, obsolete inventory, staffing capabilities and order fulfillment. In one project, Paul turned around a distribution center on the east coast in 8 weeks saving $500k in labor costs and increased throughput by 25%.