INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPANY
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Cordatus consultants are experienced change agents in ISO, IMB, and FDA regulated environments. We assist clients in bringing about a culture where continuous customer-centric change is welcomed within the organisation. We have partnered with our clients to assist them developing and executing, structured and formally planned, lean and six sigma transformations. In recognition of our success we enjoy a high level of repeat business with clients. References are available from all clients, on request.
Principal Consultant & Managing Director
Bernadette Rushe, BSc, Dip SA, CPIM, MSc
Bernie has been involved in the management of supply chain and business process improvement activities for over 20 years. She received her Lean and Six Sigma training at Dell Computer Corporation. In 2001 she left Dell to establish Cordatus. She specialises in working with senior management teams to develop a vision of organisation competitiveness and a practical roadmap to deliver that vision. Her consulting skills and practical workshops have yielded benefits in the order of several €millions per annum to client companies. She holds a first class honours masters’ degree in Supply Chain management.
Horse riding, music, cinema, art, and spending time with her family and friends are her main social interests.
Senior Consultant and Trainer
Noreen Mitchell, B Tech, MBA, ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt
Noreen is a resourceful senior engineering professional with extensive experience in the medical device and healthcare sector. For three years she led the six sigma programme at the Boston Scientific Galway site. In that role she had responsibility for designing and delivering six sigma training all levels in the organization including engineers and managers, and the six sigma projects she has mentored have won technical awards. Since becoming a consultant Noreen has specialised in supporting pharmaceutical product development personnel to deliver more predictable process outcomes and shorten development times. She also facilitates green belt and black belt training.
Noreen lives in Oranmore, Co Galway and in her spare time she enjoys running, cooking, theatre and the arts.
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Senior Consultant & Trainer – Lean & Six Sigma Toolkit: Kevin Phelan, B Tech, MSc, IQF certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Kevin graduated from the University of Limerick in 1989. Before becoming a full time consultant he worked for the Ford Motor Company and Harris Semiconductor. He specialises in the area of Lean and Six Sigma toolkit skills transfer and has trained hundreds of personnel across all industry sectors including Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Electronics and Semi Conductor. He has consulted on projects yielding several €M savings to client companies. A gifted trainer, Kevin makes statistical methodology an interesting and lively learning experience! He holds a Masters Degree in Design of Experiments from the University of Limerick.
In his spare time Kevin is an enthusiastic amateur triathlon competitor.
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
Cordatus is a training provider to First Polymer Training Skillnet in Athlone. Together we design and facilitate first-class lean and six sigma public training programmes e.g. Quick changeover (SMED), Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Design of Experiments (DOE).
Bernie Rushe is a member of IPICS