Troy Bourgeois, Partner

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General Expertise

Troy Bourgeois is a product development and sourcing management professional with extensive experience in R&D Sourcing, Out-Sourced Design and Manufacturing, Supplier Quality Management, Business Process Redesign, and Lean Manufacturing and Business Processes.

Individual Areas of Expertise

• Strategic Sourcing – Enable clients to secure best prices through the coordinated efforts of inter-departmental teams involved in the supplier-selection process.
• Training – Offers seminars for the following: Introduction to Negotiations for the Buying Team, Supplier Interface Management.
• Out-Sourcing – Supporting clients in their efforts to out-source design and/or manufacturing. Lean Six Sigma Kaizen facilitator.
• LEANSigma Application – Lean facility assessment, design, and supply chain integration.

Professional Background

• Director, Flow Sourcing
• Partner, Flow Consulting Group
• Sony Ericsson
• Director of R&D Sourcing
• Product Development Manager
• Product Manager
• Project Manager
• Manufacturing Engineer
• Advisory Board Member for Porticos, Inc.
• Texas Instruments
• Manufacturing & Process Engineering

Representative Clients

• Rimrock Inc.
• Wilbert Inc.
• Lockheed Martin
• IPC
• Harris Tarkett
• Gulf States Toyota
• U.S. Navy

Education and Associations

• B.S., Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University

"Who is the total product–cost owner in your company?

That is the question I often ask clients — most struggle with the answer. By complementing my Sourcing skills with Lean techniques, I help customers identify their product cost pipeline, ultimately reducing cost, lead time and inventory."