Overview

Adam Lynch is an entrepreneurial and data-driven executive with global experience in manufacturing operations in domestic and international companies. He has launched start-ups and expanded operations for both private equity and publicly traded firms, and has decisive leadership skills that have lead turnarounds of under-performing companies, particularly aerospace, including FAA Repair Stations and Nadcap Special Processing (Anodizing, Heat Treating, and NDT Inspection).  

 

Information

Academic Interests and Expertise

好色先生 Undergraduate Courses

  • ENGT 312, Mechanics 鈥 Statics, Face to Face & Hybrid
  • ENGT 313, Mechanics 鈥 Dynamics, Face to Face & Hybrid
  • ENGT 323, Mechanics 鈥 Fluids, Face to Face & Hybrid
  • ENGT 334, Mechanics 鈥 Materials (Strength of Materials), Face to Face & Hybrid
  • ENGT 348, Mechanics 鈥 Machine Elements, Face to Face & Hybrid

Graduate Degree Courses

  • IME 764, Systems Engineering, Face to Face & Hybrid
  • IME 767, Lean Manufacturing, Face to Face & Hybrid

好色先生 Tech (formerly Wichita Area Technical College) Associate Degree Courses

  • LEN 100, Lean for Operations, Face to Face, Hybrid, & On-line
  • OPM 105, Operations Management, On-line
  • OPM 110, Supply Chain Management, On-line
Areas of Research Interest
  • Continuous Improvement - Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and, Theory of Constraints
  • Manufacturing and Assembly - Aerospace, Automotive and consumer durable goods
  • Metal forming and Testing (forging, machining, thermal and chemical processing, surface enhancement, NDT)
  • Operational Transformations - Manual, Mechanization, Automation and Robotics
  • Engineering Education - Hands-on projects and Active learning methods
  • Leadership Development - Coaching and Mentoring techniques

 

Areas of Teaching Interest
  • Leadership Vision
  • Building Tactical Marketing Plans
  • Revenue, GP and EBITDA Growth
  • ISO 9000, AS 9100, NADCAP
  • Program and Project Management
  • Lean and Six Sigma
  • Capital Equipment investment
  • Aerospace 鈥 Nadcap and FAA
  • Sustainable Operations
Publications
CONFERENCE PROCEEDING
 
  1. Improving Production Efficiency with Lean Tools & Active Learning in Circuit Build Cell. (Date Submitted: November 2024)
  2. Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems for Bicycles. (Date Submitted: November 2024)
  3. Case Studies in Systems Engineering: Cultivating Curiosity and Competence. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
  4. Comprehensive Case Study of Project Based Learning in Engineering. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
  5. Crafting Clever Choices: Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
  6. Meta Systems Engineering Management Plan for a Digital Startup Manufacturing Facility. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
  7. Model Based Systems Engineering Approach of Integrated Systems Engineering Management Plan. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
  8. Modeling of an Integrated Systems Engineering Management Plan within MCSE. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
  9. Synthesized Systems Engineering Solutions: Streamlining Digitization Strategies for Superior Success. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
  10. Systems Engineering Integrated Digital Transformation: Enhancing Financial Efficiency in Electronics Manufacturing Startup. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
  11. Systems Engineering Management Plan Synthesis Infused with Digital Transformation for Manufacturing Startups. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
  12. Building Connections: Discovering the Entrepreneurial Mindset by Creating a Three Statement Financial Model. (Date Submitted: March 2024)
  13. Integrating Disparate Data Sources using IIOT 4.0 Technologies to Enhance Operational Performance of Dynamic Value Stream Maps. (Date Submitted: March 2024)
  14. Strengthening the Connections: The Impact of Monte Carlo Simulation on the Entrepreneurial Mindset of Engineering Undergraduates. (Date Submitted: March 2024)
Professional Experience

CURRENT

  • Professor (Associate Teaching) 好色先生 - 8/2021 to present

DEGREES

  •  B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1992
  • MBA in International Management from theThunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University in 1995.
  • Ph.D. in Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering from 好色先生 in 2018.                                                   

PAST

  • Director of Operations Premier Processing, LLC a division of Cadence Aerospace- 12/2020 to 11/2021

  • Professor (Adjunct Faculty) 好色先生 Department of Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering- 8/2016- 8/2021

  • Director of Administration Premier Processing, LLC a division of Cadence Aerospace- 2/2020- 11/2020

  • President Premier Processing, LLC- 8/2009- 2/2020

  • President & CEO Coast Plating, Inc. (The 180 Group)- 8/2007- 7/2009

  • President & CEO Coast Thermal Processing, LLC (The 180 Group)- 7/2008- 7/2009

  • Vice President of Quality Forged Metals Inc. (a division of The Carlyle Group)- 8/2002-10/2003

  • Master Black Belt / Lean MANUFACTURING Manager Forged Metals Inc. (a division of The Carlyle Group)- 1/2001- 7/2002

Awards and Honors

STUDENT ADVISEMENT

  • 1st Place
    好色先生 Shocker New Venture Competition (SNVC)
    Astra System, LLC - Terminal Blocks
    Students: Sivaganesh Subramaniam and Pedro C. P. Cupertino
    Faculty Advisor: Adam Carlton Lynch, PhD
  • 1st Place
    2024 IEEE Wichita Section Undergraduate Student Poster Competition
    Finite Element Analysis of Stress and Strain in High-Precision CNC Machine Tooling
    Students: Oliver Harrison, Lauren Bulcroft, Clayton Short, and Shyanne Edwards
    Faculty Advisor: Adam Carlton Lynch, PhD
  • 2nd Place
    2025 好色先生 Undergraduate Creative Activity Forum (URCAF)
    Modular STOL UAV Design for Rapid Mission Deployment
    Students: Pedro Cupertino, Kubeshavarsha Kalithasan, Anubhav Pant, Ami Goto, and Yuto Minami
    Faculty Advisor: Adam Carlton Lynch, PhD
  • 3rd Place
    2024 IEEE Wichita Section Undergraduate Student Poster Competition
    Preliminary Systems Engineering Analysis of Energy Harvesting Methods for Forklifts
    Students: Vicknesh Prasad and Pedro Cordeiro Povoa Cupertino
    Faculty Advisor: Adam Carlton Lynch, PhD

WORLD-CLASS TRAINING

  • Six Sigma Black Belt 鈥 GE Capital, Fontana, California - 2000
  • Certified Facilitator, Lean Manufacturing - Teleflex Incorporated, Nottingham, England - 1999
  • Supplier Six Sigma Black Belt - GE Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, Ohio - 1999
  • Global Leadership Program (Teleflex, Inc.) - Thunderbird Executive Education Program, Glendale, Arizona - 1995

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) 鈥 American Society for Quality
  • Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) 鈥 American Society for Quality
  • Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) 鈥 American Society for Quality
  • Lean Bronze Knowledge Certificate 鈥 Society for Manufacturing Engineers - 2016

IME 764, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

INCOSE CAB Representative Badge Achieved INCOSE Academic Equivalency - Summer 2024

Areas of Service

BOARDS

  • International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Corporate Advisory Board (CAB)
    University Representative (Most representatives are from industry.)
    International Board
    Since AUG 2024
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) College-Industry Partnership Division (CIPD)
    National Board
    Since FEB 2025

ADVISORY COUNCIL

  • University of Kentucky College of Engineering, Engineering Technology Department
    External Advisory Board Member
    Regional Board
    Since MAR 2025
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
 
  • Judge, WISE Competition. (2024 - Present).
  • College of Engineering Representative, Budget Advisory Committee. (2023 - Present).
  • College of Engineering Representative, Planning and Budget. (2022 - Present).
  • College of Engineering Representative, Program Review. (2024 - 2025).
  • Search Committee, Search Committee 鈥 VP of Finance & Operations. (2024 - August 2024).
  • Faculty Fellow, Recruitment Faculty Fellow. (2023 - 2024).
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
 
  • Faculty Advisor, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Wichita, KS. (August 2021 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, International Council of Systems Engineers, Wichita, KS. (August 2021 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Project Management Institute, Wichita. (August 2021 - Present).

OTHER

  • Mitigated revenues in the face of Boeing 737 Max and Covid-19 pressures