eKNOWtion was founded by Kathleen Geraghty and Douglas Kent, combining their practitioner experience and academic strengths to satisfy a market left unfulfilled by larger and less focused firms. They recognized the need for consulting services that were capable of strategic, tactical and operational results. Their experience and research fuels client projects, injecting subject matter expertise and professional standards. This management team has a proven track record of high impact results and remains committed to innovative solutions and inspiring clients towards both project and long term success.

Douglas Kent “Founding eKNOWtion has given us the opportunity to use our team’s vast and varied experience to aid our clients in achieving the success they thought previously were only distant dreams.”

Serving as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Supply Chain Operations Excellence practice leader, Douglas has over twenty years of experience focused on the development, marketing and deployment of tailored supply chain solutions for companies across a wide variety of industry sectors and brings energized leadership to eKNOWtion and its clients. Before joining eKNOWtion, Douglas was a Principal Consultant of management consultants Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (PRTM) and formerly served as the Vice President for the Integrated Material Services division of Avnet Inc. Douglas is an MBA graduate from Pepperdine University's School of Management and studied at Harvard University during his post-graduate years. Douglas is also a frequent lecturer and author of many Supply Chain articles. Through formalized business process reengineering techniques, Douglas drives this improvement by utilizing the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model as the baseline for many improvement activities ranging from the initial diagnostic, through re-engineering and change management, benchmarking and continuing education. His approach stems from the unique combination of experiences as a successful practitioner, consultant and educator of Supply Chain best practices. Douglas is Certified SCOR® Trainer and adjunct faculty at the International University of Monaco and France's ESC Lille - School of Management.

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Kathleen Geraghty “Our commitment to providing KNOWledge-based support to our clients fuels their ability to unlock performance across their global supply chains”

Serving as the company's Chief Operating and Knowledge Officer (COKO) and Director for the eKNOWtion KNOWledge Academy, Kathleen has been supporting international clients for nearly twenty years, integrating a passion for performance and life in her work. Her extensive experience and hands-on approach have driven positive results for many companies and complex supply chains including OEM's, Contract Manufacturers (CEM's), as well as electronic component manufacturers. Kathleen was previously a Director at Avnet EM where she played a significant role in the product or service development, launch and globalization of the Avnet Supply Chain Services division. Kathleen is a graduate of University of Illinois, College of Commerce and Business with a degree in Business Administration and an emphasis on Industrial Distribution Management. She has studied at the University of Chicago and has completed a Masters of Science in Technology Management at National University – Galway with a research dissertation in global knowledge management. Leveraging field research, Kathleen is a published author in industry and academic journals and a speaker on the intersection of supply chain and knowledge transfer. She is currently teaching Operations Management at DePaul University in Chicago.

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