Andrea (Hefty) Lindquist, Mba Email & Phone Number

Blaine, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Led all Operational functions for a $20M iron castings foundry that included Production, Supply Chain, Shipping and Receiving, Maintenance, Quality, Environmental Health, and Safety with 100 employees.
• Crisis managed company recovery after a factory fire in 2019 including outsourcing metal pouring to fourteen partner foundries, replacing three furnaces and related power systems, replacing and rebuilding three molding.
• Created the company’s supply chain management organization by hiring an experienced manager, implementing leveled production scheduling processes, and moving inventory management into the ERP system.
• Introduced lean manufacturing by implementing a 5S and visual management program including Gemba walks and leader standardized work.

Plymouth, Minnesota

• Led all Operational functions for a $60M Capital Packaging Equipment business that includes the Supply Chain, Production, Shipping and Receiving, Quality, Safety and Facilities with 40 employees.
• Improved on time delivery from 60% to 90% by improving staffing and material availability.
• Launched the company’s first Quality Management System including a quality policy, metrics, non-conforming products process, issue tracking and corrective action process.
• Implemented cost reduction programs within the supply chain saving $400K in 2017.

Shakopee, Minnesota

• Led Product Quality and Operations Organization for a $250M Temperature Measurement business that included 3 factories in Singapore, Germany, and Russia with 110 employees worldwide.
• Drove continuous improvement throughout the Product Quality Management System resulting in warranty rates less than.08% of sales and product return rates less than 250 PPM.
• Achieved 100% production service level with scrap costs $.15 per unit and no safety recordables.
• Guided test station cycle time reduction projects that produced $5.8M in capex avoidance and 2000 square feet in space savings resulting in adequate production capacity until 2019.
• Deployed a risk mitigation strategy for transmitter production protecting 44% of revenue and 49% of gross profit in the event of crisis.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

• Managed a $20M IT project portfolio and a team of 18 people providing project management and technical expertise for over 50 projects a year.
• Directed the $27M, 19-site migration to the Emerson Process Management Oracle Single Instance.
• Developed the #1 company strategic initiative to globally align business processes for more efficient ERP transitions resulting in 20% faster implementations with 20% cost savings.

Chanhassen, Minnesota

• Managed a $5.0M budget and a team of 30 people in 3 countries providing development, support, and maintenance of 8 key business applications.
• Standardized global engineering technology tools and licensing across 10 development sites resulting in a $1.0M cost savings.
• Established a vision for the content management systems including aligning with company standards, reducing complexity of systems, and implementing structured governance.

Chanhassen, Minnesota

• Managed a $3.0M budget and 12 people providing support resources to Engineering and Design.
• Developed and implemented a new product development process to be used globally at 17 different sites in 14 different countries.
• Implemented a global Product Lifecycle Management tool resulting in a $3.6M cost reduction.

Chanhassen, Minnesota

• Led the Emerson planning process and served as Analyst to the Business Unit President.
• Led yearly profit reviews, acquisition planning, new product development planning, and conducted market research.
• Authored President’s presentations and led all Executive Team meetings.

Chanhassen, Minnesota

• Internal consultant responsible for operational continuous improvement activities globally.
• Managed the $750K technology transfer of a key pressure transmitter product line to the company’s manufacturing facility in Chelyabinsk, Russia within one year of the project start.
• Achieved Emerson Lean Champion certification after 1 year of training and project execution.

Maple Grove, Minnesota

• Implemented lean manufacturing systems into the business resulting in a 40% reduction of floor space, a 20% improvement in labor efficiency and a 25% improvement in production cycle time.
• Designed a “lean” production line to build a new medical device with a new technology base resulting in being the first line to exceed production metrics at launch.

Princeton, Indiana

• Led team of 44 hourly employees across 2 shifts delivering parts to the assembly line and was a key participant in the new product launch of the 2000 Sequoia SUV.
• Participated in plant and product start-up team that was awarded the JD Power Truck of the Year Award for two years in a row and the Motor Trend Truck of Year Award.

Princeton, Indiana

• Directed assembly activities for the build out and model change of the 2000 to 2001 Tundra resulting in the model change-over being completed ahead of schedule and within 4 hours.
• Coordinated development of the kanban system, parts addressing system and implemented Toyota Production System/Just in Time material handling methods at facility start-up.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy And New Business Development

Activities and Societies: Graduate Women in Business President, Kelley Ambassador

Bachelor’S Degree, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Pi Beta Phi Social Sorority President, Panhellenic Council President, Greek Woman of the Year

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