Commercial Experience
McKinney Associates has expertise to optimize complex business operations and systems through the use of optimization algorithms. Through the use of system optimization modeling tools that describe your business operations such as production, distribution and shipping, McKinney Associates can improve your revenues, costs, profits, operations, or market share.
- Mar 2006 – Mar 2007: Developed model of Missouri's Howard Bend Levee District flood and storm water system using Microsoft Excel that allows optimization of any system parameter(s) - model produced immediate savings of over $300K (a 15-to-1 return on McKinney Associates contract cost) due to better modeling of levee culverts and also validated engineering decisions on culverts design and placement
- Oct 1998 – Jan 1999: Performed system optimization study for Chesterfield, Missouri flood plain water control system design, resulting in planned land acquisition cost savings of nearly 90% (over $35 M), several orders of magnitude above McKinney Associates cost
- Jun 1993 – Present: Supported various clients in government and private sectors on public policy, political and environmental & regulatory issues
