Kevin Carson

Kevin Carson’s 25+ years of experience in continuous improvement and finance are characterized by strong, sustainable results delivered across multiple industries and geographies. Industries include: hospitality, government, distribution, consumer products, construction, defense, electronics, manufacturing, oil and gas, and automotive.

Kevin routinely partners with senior leadership to design and implement initiatives that align with corporate strategy and are consistent with company culture. Having worked in over 30 different countries, Kevin can adapt proven methodologies to a specific organizational environment, ensuring that knowledge transfer and results are sustainable.

He also has extensive merger and acquisition experience, performing buy-side operational due diligence and merger integration planning on several multi-billion-dollar acquisition targets. In these engagements, he led a cross functional team of consultants and client SME's on 40+ site visits to identify and value operational synergies. These became the basis for integration planning post-acquisition.

In addition to being certified as a Master Black Belt and having extensive process improvement experience, for more than 10 years, Kevin has delivered personal and team effectiveness training to 2,000+ project leaders and senior executives.

Prior to Firefly Consulting, Kevin was a Master Black Belt at USG Corp. and worked as a consultant for George Group, Deloitte, and 3Circle Partners.

Kevin's Publications and Insights

Doing the Math to Unlock Intelligence from Supplier Quotes

Published by Industry Week, 2023.

OPERATIONS | ANALYTICS | MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHAIN

Getting Started with Improving Your Call Center's Efficiency

Start implementing operational improvements at your call center.

OPERATIONS | ANALYTICS | FINANCIAL SERVICES

Make vs. Buy: Steering Clear of the Death Spiral

In his article for IndustryWeek, Kevin Carson explains how to avoid common pitfalls in your analysis of manufacturing costs.

OPERATIONS | MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHAIN

Setting up Teams for Success

Author, Bridge Publishing, 2016.

OPERATIONS

A Guide to Team Roles – How to Increase Personal and Team Performance

Author, 3Circle Partners, 2005.

OPERATIONS