Andrae Kirkland, CSSBB

Andrae Kirkland is an awarded professional who began his career as a Co-Op Student with NASA at the John F. Kennedy Space Center while attending the University of Florida. Following graduation, Andrae joined Nike, Inc. as an Industrial & Systems Engineer who led innovative process improvement initiatives and was awarded with the “Just Do It” Award for his operational leadership across North America.Andrae was also honored by the Reusable Packaging Association with the “Excellence in Reusable Packaging” Award in 2018. Accountable for a global network of returnable assets valued over $350 million, Andrae excelled leveraging Lean Six Sigma principles to reduce transportation costs and increase asset utilization for Anheuser-Busch InBev..In his current role as Director of Business Transformation, Andrae pairs his Lean Six Sigma expertise with his program management experience to elevate business processes through the use of next-level technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Robotic Process Automation.