Achieving Superior Differentiation, Speed to Market, and Increased Profitability
Our Team
We bring to our clients a team with deep experience in industry as well as consulting. All of our consultants have at least 10-20 years experience.
We have worked with large and small businesses in the US and internationally to help our clients achieve lasting results. A partial list of industries where we have worked includes:
- Aerospace and Defense
- Automotive
- Chemicals
- Construction and Mining Equipment
- Contruction Materials
- Engineering
- Financial Services
- Government
- Hospitality
- Insurance
- Logistics and Distribution
- Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products
- Retail
Kimberly Watson-Hemphill, President
Firefly Consulting was founded by Kimberly Watson-Hemphill, a globally known expert in the field of Innovation and Operational Excellence. She was previously a partner with Accenture and a Vice President of George Group Consulting, and is currently on the faculty of the Acton School of Business.
Her goal is to drive high-impact, sustainable results for clients.
- Kimberly has led Lean Six Sigma programs in multiple manufacturing and service industries, including a deployment with a global Fortune 500 company that generated over $1B in savings. Kimberly has experience in every aspect of operational excellence, including assessments, organizational development, training, leadership development, Kaizen and project execution. She is a certified Master Black Belt.
- Kimberly has a passion for helping clients significantly reduce their product development cycle times while developing innovative, customer-focused products. One company cut time to market by 50% and product cost by 26%, while increasing market share and customer satisfaction. She was the practice leader for Design for Lean Six Sigma within the George Group.
- Her book, Fast Innovation, was published by McGraw Hill in 2005
- Her educational background includes a BSE (Aerospace Engineering) and BA (French) from the University of Michigan, as well as a MSE (Engineering Mechanics) from the University of Texas.
Contact our team to learn more
Firefly Consulting is based in Austin, Texas.