Matt Kowske

Director, Chicago ERP & Platforms Strategy Practice Lead at West Monroe Partners

Matt Kowske has a diverse and extensive work experience. Matt started their career at Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc., where they held various roles such as Distribution Supervisor, Supplier Conversion Consultant, Facility LEAN Consultant/Auditor Supervisor, and Logistics Planning Engineer 2. During their time at Caterpillar, they achieved significant improvements in emergency order processing, facility LEAN score, internal claims reduction, packing list conformance, and shipping performance.

After their tenure at Caterpillar, Kowske joined Kronos as a Solutions Consultant III, where they completed 17 full life cycle implementations on Workforce Activities. Matt was responsible for assessment, product design documentation, implementation, and configuration of Kronos' Workforce Timekeeper and Workforce Activities Modules.

Currently, Kowske is working at West Monroe, where they have held different roles. Matt started as a Senior Consultant and then progressed to Manager, Senior Manager, and, most recently, became the Director and Chicago ERP & Platforms Strategy Practice Lead. West Monroe is a business and technology consulting firm focused on helping organizations optimize their performance.

Overall, Matt Kowske's work experience showcases their expertise in operational consulting, platform strategy, logistics planning, and implementation of workforce management systems.

Matt Kowske obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Michigan State University in 2007. Matt then pursued a Professional Science Masters degree in Industrial Mathematics with a cohort in Supply Chain Management at the same university from 2006 to 2008. In addition, Matt obtained certifications in LEAN Greenbelt and 6-Sigma Greenbelt from Caterpillar Inc. in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Matt also received a Professional Science Masters - Business and Communication Certificate from Michigan State University in 2008.

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Timeline

  • Director, Chicago ERP & Platforms Strategy Practice Lead

    March, 2022 - present

  • Senior Manager - Operational Consulting & Platforms

    March, 2020

  • Manager - Operational Consulting & Platforms

    October, 2016

  • Senior Consultant

    January, 2015