CIO Bulletin

Omnex – Delivering Management Systems Implementation and Software Solutions Encompassing Quality, Occupational Health and Safety

In an increasingly global economy, leaders with skills in analysis, research, diplomacy, and cross-cultural relations are in high demand. Organizations including multinational corporations, government agencies, and nonprofits all employ international consultants to help drive key business decisions and develop strategic plans. Success as an international consultant requires that individuals not only understand different cultures but are sensitive to what makes cultures different. Management styles, negotiation tactics, presentation techniques, and even dress codes all need to be adapted to where one is doing business. It helps companies overcome challenges, increase revenue and grow.

Omnex is an international consulting, training, and software development organization specializing in management system solutions that elevate the performance of client organizations. Omnex leads the way with Lean, Six Sigma and other breakthrough systems and methods of performance enhancement, supported by Omnex Systems. It is on a mission to help clients achieve and sustain customer-focused competitive advantage with significant bottom-line impact. The company extensive knowledge in business excellence practices with deep industry experience to build and strengthen client capabilities. Omnex reflects this commitment to quality and results by maintaining its own certified ISO 9001:2015 quality management system.

Providing Leading-Edge Consulting Products and Services

Consulting, Implementation, & Coaching: Omnex can help you conduct a Gap Analysis / Discovery or conduct a Best-In-Class assessment to assist your company in making process improvements that result in efficiency and savings. They can provide expert guidance in implementing or improving your Quality Management System, Environmental Management System, Health and Safety Management System, Information Security Management System, Social Responsibility and Sustainability Management Systems and so on.

Training and Competency Development: Omnex offers training and competency development programs for various companies in Automotive, Electric & Autonomous Vehicles, Aerospace, Medical Devices, High-Tech / Semiconductors, Telecom - SCS 9001 / TIA, General Manufacturing, and other manufacturing sectors. Omnex knows the management systems, methodologies, technologies, and standards that are constantly changing in your business. Omnex is the leading provider of performance-focused training to both the manufacturing and service sectors, regularly conducting public and in-company seminars on many subjects. Omnex has more than 240 workshops that are being conducted worldwide. The training workshops are available in more than a dozen languages and dialects. Every month, Omnex trains more than 1000 people worldwide. Many of their workshop training programs are accredited worldwide by renowned bodies such as Exemplar Global, AIAG, IRCA to name a few.

PlanTech - Omnex Outsourcing: The Omnex division of PlanTech Inc. can improve organizational performance through Specialized Staffing, Supply Chain Servicing, Auditing & Assessments, and Product & Process Improvement. They can assist your company in making process improvements that result in efficiency and resource savings. PlanTech also provides expert guidance in improving organizational or supplier’s Quality Management System, Environmental Management System, Health and Safety Management System, and IT & Information Security Management System.

Product Design: the company can help with schematics capture and PCB design with many on the market packages (ex. Pads, Orcad, Altium). They will also review your designs as a second set of eyes for functional safety. It is highly recommended to have a thorough audit for these work products to avoid road bumps down the line. Besides the correct item definition and high-level functions, Omnex Design could help with correct high-level architecture and requirements, so the flow-down process is smoother and easier to trace. Software development can oftentimes fall behind or have a scope creepage beyond the time allocated. Omnex Design has a seasoned group of software people in North America and in other foreign offices that can support your group at any time, on the fly. Whatever the project, they have someone in their team that worked with similar technology and can help on short notice.

The Pre-Eminent Leader

Chad Kymal is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Omnex. He is responsible for the strategic direction and focuses on Omnex and the EwQIMS software. His core beliefs include the importance of Collaboration and Digitalization, Virtual lifelong learning and AI in workflows. Chad started his career at General Motors and has since spent over 40 years writing books, papers, and guiding Omnex customers on their best-in-class journeys.

Over the course of 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 for Quality (ASQ) Automotive Division in 2005. In addition to his bachelor’s degree from GMI, Chad holds both a master’s degree in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan, an MBA from the University of Michigan, and an MBA Cum Laude from the University of Michigan. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi.