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).
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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
- 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
- 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
- Improving Production Efficiency with Lean Tools & Active Learning in Circuit Build Cell. (Date Submitted: November 2024)
- Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems for Bicycles. (Date Submitted: November 2024)
- Case Studies in Systems Engineering: Cultivating Curiosity and Competence. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
- Comprehensive Case Study of Project Based Learning in Engineering. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
- Crafting Clever Choices: Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
- Meta Systems Engineering Management Plan for a Digital Startup Manufacturing Facility. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
- Model Based Systems Engineering Approach of Integrated Systems Engineering Management Plan. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
- Modeling of an Integrated Systems Engineering Management Plan within MCSE. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
- Synthesized Systems Engineering Solutions: Streamlining Digitization Strategies for Superior Success. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
- Systems Engineering Integrated Digital Transformation: Enhancing Financial Efficiency in Electronics Manufacturing Startup. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
- Systems Engineering Management Plan Synthesis Infused with Digital Transformation for Manufacturing Startups. (Date Submitted: September 2024)
- Building Connections: Discovering the Entrepreneurial Mindset by Creating a Three Statement Financial Model. (Date Submitted: March 2024)
- Integrating Disparate Data Sources using IIOT 4.0 Technologies to Enhance Operational Performance of Dynamic Value Stream Maps. (Date Submitted: March 2024)
- Strengthening the Connections: The Impact of Monte Carlo Simulation on the Entrepreneurial Mindset of Engineering Undergraduates. (Date Submitted: March 2024)
CURRENT
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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
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Director of Operations Premier Processing, LLC a division of Cadence Aerospace- 12/2020 to 11/2021
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Professor (Adjunct Faculty) 好色先生 Department of Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering- 8/2016- 8/2021
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Director of Administration Premier Processing, LLC a division of Cadence Aerospace- 2/2020- 11/2020
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President Premier Processing, LLC- 8/2009- 2/2020
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President & CEO Coast Plating, Inc. (The 180 Group)- 8/2007- 7/2009
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President & CEO Coast Thermal Processing, LLC (The 180 Group)- 7/2008- 7/2009
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Vice President of Quality Forged Metals Inc. (a division of The Carlyle Group)- 8/2002-10/2003
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Master Black Belt / Lean MANUFACTURING Manager Forged Metals Inc. (a division of The Carlyle Group)- 1/2001- 7/2002
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
Achieved INCOSE Academic Equivalency - Summer 2024
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
- 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).
- 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