About Us: Our People: Directors:

Andy Flores, Director

Andy Flores specializes in supply-chain management, operations improvement and process redesign, and project and change management to ensure alignment with strategic direction. He also has experience in transmission. Prior to joining ScottMadden in 2005, Mr. Flores spent six years at McMaster-Carr Supply Company, a multi-billion dollar industrial supply firm. During his time at McMaster-Carr, he held a variety of positions, including regional manager, sales development and marketing manager, and physical distribution manager. Additionally, Mr. Flores served as an intelligence officer in the United States Marine Corps for four years. Mr. Flores graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. from the University of North Carolina and received an M.B.A. from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

Recent Assignments

• Managed a post-merger integration project for a new shared services organization. Assisted in strategy development and oversaw implementation of initiatives to define products and services, establish customer-relationship manager roles, negotiate service-level agreements, and create a new billing and performance management capability
• Analyzed the root causes of as-built design-completion delays for new/modified transmission lines and substations. Performed a current state assessment, designed future state, prepared a comprehensive improvement plan, and led the implementation effort across seven functional departments
• Performed a detailed analysis of capital construction program cash flows for a transmission company and developed a projection methodology to accurately predict ongoing 90-day cash flows
• Defined user requirements for a warehouse management system. Created a formal request for proposal and developed a business case for software adoption
• Coordinated five cross-functional client teams in standardizing materials-management policies. Created a comprehensive policy manual, business case, and change-management plan
• Analyzed capital construction program cash flows for a transmission company. Developed a projection methodology to accurately predict 90-day cash flow and created reporting/projection tools and communication support to enable implementation
• Developed a comprehensive review of a warehouse design-build package for a large fossil generation plant. Created 10-year space projections to identify storage, space, and facility requirements
• Analyzed root causes of inventory write-offs for a transmission company and developed improvement recommendations
• Assessed cost-reduction opportunities associated with optimizing inventory across a multi-operating utility company and developed a business case to justify recommendations
• Assisted a team of engineers working on substation design and protection and control design in developing standardized design and bill-of-materials packages
• Led a cross-functional team in developing a reverse logistics program to ensure that material removed from substations and transmission lines was efficiently processed with the highest return-on-asset value