Our Experts
PlanTech's core competencies of Product, Project, and Performance Improvement are
led by experts in their fields:
Chad Kymal- CTO
Chad Kymal is an international trainer and consultant whose broad experience includes
TQM, setup reduction, technology assessment and inventory analysis, statistical
process control, and quality function deployment. After graduating from the General
Motors Institute Chad spent a number of years working at General Motors and KPMG
before founding Omnex Inc. in 1986. Over Chad's successful career, he has served
on the Malcolm Baldrige Board of Examiners and has received numerous quality achievement
awards, including the Quality Professional of the Year award by the American Society
of Quality Automotive Division in 2005 . In addition to Chad's Bachelor's degree
from GMI, Chad holds both a master's degree in industrial and operations engineering
from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Michigan. In his
role as Chief Technology Officer, Chad is instrumental in determining the strategic
direction of the consulting and training organizations, as well as the product strategy
for the software company - Omnex Systems. Chad personally led the Omnex team that
helped Ford Motor Co. rewrite the QOS methodology. He assisted Ford Motor staff
write the QS-9000 requirements and he conducted the first worldwide witness audit
for the same. Under Chad's direction, Omnex has worked with Lucent Technologies,
Philips Semiconductors, Magna, and most of the Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
Omnex provides more than 50 training courses in subject areas ranging from APQP
to Six Sigma and has 15 offices worldwide. In addition to founding both Omnex and
Omnex Systems, Chad is also the founder of AQSR, one of the top five rated quality
system registrars in the United States as rated by Quality Digest. AQSR specializes
in providing auditing services in ISO 9001, QS-9000, TE Supplement, ISO/TS 16949,
VDA 6*, AS9000, and the ISO 14001 series of international standards.
Jim Bongiorno, PMP - President & CEO
Jim Bongiorno, PMP, is the President and CEO of PlanTech Inc. He has over 30 years
experience in automotive plant engineering and Project Management . Jim is a widely
published expert in areas such as new product development, quality improvement;
manufacturing project management, client training, and staffing. He holds a Bachelor
of Science (BSc) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Wayne State University,
and is a Project Management Professional.
Kevin Lange - Director
Kevin Lange is a self-motivated leader with proven results in the quality field
and in purchasing and commercial activities. He has spent over 25 years in the quality
field, including experience in the training and consulting fields in addition to
tier one supplier and OEM experience. While at Chrysler, Kevin managed commercial
issues with Dodge Viper suppliers which included leading multiple resource activities
due to economic situations at suppliers. He was also responsible for the quality
level of all incoming parts and managed PPAP activities for the Viper program. As
Director of Quality at General Physics Corporation, Kevin managed a training staff
of ten trainers that conducted seminars on QS-9000, FMEA, APQP, and PPAP to automotive
suppliers. In addition, he both developed and conducted instructor-led training
in quality tools for over 100 clients in the automotive, power generation and medical
fields. He was also the lead instructor for all AIAG-commonized manuals, as well
as the lead instructor and Program Manager for QS-9000 auditor training. During
his career he has been responsible for numerous internal and external audit programs
and conducted hundreds of audits of quality systems in many different industries.
Kevin participated in the development of Chrysler's pre-assessment program to qualify
a new source as a supplier to Chrysler. He trained Chrysler personnel in audit techniques
and led the team on initial audits.
Fred Krug - Senior Consultant
Fred Krug has 6 years experience supervising people in major automotive manufacturing
facilities ranging from component production to full vehicle final assembly. In
addition, he has experience with ISO-9000/QS9000 principles and has been a part
of several successful plant certifications. Fred has been with PlanTech for over
10 years. His PlanTech, Inc responsibilities include Design and Process Failure
Mode and Effects Analysis consulting and training at several engineering center
locations of a major automotive manufacturer. He has developed expertise in Mechanical
DFMEA and Algorithm DFMEA. Prior to joining PlanTech, Fred was selected as one of
sixteen from a candidate pool of 600+ to be hired by a major automotive OEM for
a new direction of leadership in the manufacturing environment. He has created processes
and supervised people at many vehicle assembly centers. Fred has a BS degree from
the University of Michigan and presently pursuing his MBA.