Supply chain, manufacturing and engineering systems
10 Kinaxis RapidResponse experts
These ten planning leaders, process owners and planning systems architects have implemented, owned or run Kinaxis RapidResponse (Maestro) inside the companies they work for. A reader can learn how companies roll out Kinaxis for supply, demand and inventory planning, and how in-house teams organize to run it.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bryan Boone
LinkedInExperience: Business User Expert - Global Digital Supply Chain Transformation · Kimberly-Clark Professional
Former Business User Expert - Global Digital Supply Chain Transformation at Kimberly-Clark Professional (2021–2023). The profile lists a current Global Supply Chain Planning COE role at Kimberly-Clark covering S&OP process improvement with Kinaxis Rapid Response/Maestro integration and the design and implementation of master data and system model health. Other roles include Supply Chain Manager - Global ECM (2018–2021).
John Torres Cordova
LinkedInExperience: Director, Advanced Planning Systems · Johnson Electric
Director, Advanced Planning Systems at Johnson Electric since September 2019, where the profile describes architecting supply chain solutions through the strategic planning and implementation of Kinaxis RapidResponse. The profile also lists Information Technology Project Manager at Artesyn Embedded Power (1998–2019) and more than 23 years in IT leadership and project management.
Kunal Khedkar
LinkedInExperience: Demand Planning Manager · Cummins Inc.
Demand Planning Manager at Cummins Inc. since November 2025, a role the profile describes as Kinaxis Maestro (Rapid Response) demand planning manager, with forecasting for Cummins Aftermarket for the EMEA region. Other Cummins roles include Supply planning and forecasting analyst sr. (2021–2026) and Supply Chain Team Leader (2015–2021).
Lai Dao Duy
LinkedInExperience: Vietnam Planning Manager cum Kinaxis Lead · Unilever Vietnam
Vietnam Planning Manager cum Kinaxis Lead at Unilever Vietnam since January 2023, after serving as Kinaxis Rapid Response Supply Planning SME (2022), the supply planning subject matter expert in the project to deploy Rapid Response at Unilever Vietnam. Lai Dao Duy was also Supply Planning Manager cum SAP Champion at Unilever Vietnam (2010–2022).
Matt Littleton
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Supply Planning Center of Excellence · Kimberly-Clark
Director, Global Supply Planning Center of Excellence at Kimberly-Clark since August 2022, leading global supply planning system transformation and the design, implementation and standardization of the Kinaxis Rapid Response toolset and processes. Other Kimberly-Clark roles include Associate Director, Global Supply Chain (2021–2022) and Senior Consultant (2018–2021).
Matthew O'Connor CPIM, CSCP
LinkedInExperience: Inventory Planning Lead - Kinaxis Transformation Team · Thermo Fisher Scientific
Inventory Planning Lead - Kinaxis Transformation Team at Thermo Fisher Scientific since November 2025, working as Kinaxis Maestro Inventory Management Product Owner and managing JIRA ticket creation and prioritization with the development team. The profile also lists Kinaxis Maestro Solution Owner at Neles (Spinoff of Metso Corporation and now Valmet) (2018–2021) and Global Demand Planning Manager at Metso Automation Global Operations (2011–2017).
Nathan Plonsky
LinkedInExperience: Global Process Owner · Kimberly-Clark
Global Process Owner at Kimberly-Clark since March 2022; the profile headline gives the remit as supply planning. The profile describes 12+ years at Kimberly-Clark across global planning, logistics, manufacturing operations and enterprise system implementation, and separately cites leading large-scale planning transformations leveraging Kinaxis Maestro and SAP. It lists Strategic Planner (2021–2022) and Supply Chain Consultant (2019–2021) roles there.
Nicholas S.
LinkedInExperience: Kinaxis Maestro COE Process Lead · Eaton
Kinaxis Maestro COE Process Lead at Eaton since July 2025. The profile describes a SIOP and supply chain leader with more than a decade of experience across manufacturing and consulting environments and expertise in Kinaxis RapidResponse, demand forecasting, inventory optimization and S&OP.
Praveen Asarwa
LinkedInExperience: Principal Architect Kinaxis, Global Supply chain · Boston Scientific
Principal Architect Kinaxis, Global Supply chain at Boston Scientific since July 2025, and Global Supply Chain Manager there (2024–2025). The profile also lists IT Delivery Manager, Advance Planning system at Smith+Nephew (2020–2024), Senior Consultant at EY (2017–2020) and skills in SAP APO, SAP ERP and Kinaxis.
Ramakrishna Kalaga
LinkedInExperience: Kinaxis Principal System Architect · Eaton
Kinaxis Principal System Architect at Eaton since October 2024. The profile describes a supply chain planning architect and Kinaxis Maestro solution architect with 19+ years designing business and IT solutions using SAP S4 HANA, ECC, APO and Kinaxis Maestro, and lists Associate Director - Solution Delivery & Functional Design - SCM Planning at Novartis India (2022–2026).
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Match the person's role to your question: planning process owners suit questions about S&OP and planning design, while solution architects and systems directors suit questions about data, integration and platform setup. Check whether each person's Kinaxis role is current before asking about recent Maestro features.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide which planning processes to move into Kinaxis first, and what did you leave in the ERP?
- 02How is your Kinaxis center of excellence staffed, and how do you split work between planners and system specialists?
- 03Which master data problems surfaced during the rollout, and how did you fix them?
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