Leadership

Bill Wadman is a recognized expert in the field of supply chain management and brings over 25 years of experience both as an operator and management consultant. Bill works cross-functionality supporting many of Synergetics' client engagements, and oversees the Business and Supply Chain Solutions Practice area. He is intricately involved in assessments, implementation and oversight of business transformation projects, and has extensive experience working with start-ups, in addition to companies undergoing mergers and acquisitions, consolidations and corporate restructurings.

Bill has worked with regional and multi-national companies, implementing best practices in manufacturing, operations and supply chain management. As a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, he has worked on over 150 projects, leveraging his hands-on experience in the areas of architectural supply chain re-engineering, process improvements, facilities optimization, technology enablement, and operations management, all driven by Lean methodologies. His vast knowledge spans the gamut of operational excellence and among his core specialties include project management, supply chain and demand management, process and operations improvement, business analysis and assessments, systems implementation, facilities and operations consolidations, Lean Six Sigma manufacturing, logistics distribution and operations management, sourcing, procurement, and inventory management.

Prior to joining Synergetics, Bill served in the Canadian Army in the areas of logistics, supply chain and information technology. Earlier in his career, he worked at Valspar Coatings, where he served as the director of Logistics and Information Technology.

Bill is a graduate of Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario where we received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and later became an Army Command Staff College Graduate. He received his certification as a Master Black Belt Six Sigma and Black Belt Six Sigma specialist from Villanova University. He holds several other noteworthy certifications, among them included: HACCP Food Safety Certification from North Carolina State; Lean Mastery Certification from the University of Central Florida; Production Inventory Management (“CPIM”) Certification from APICS; QS9000 Auditor Certified from Durham College, Oshawa Ontario; and Permaculture Design Certification (Sustainability) from the Geoff Lawton Permaculture Institute.