Vision & Strategy | Deployment | OKR | People Centric Leadership | Change Agent | Quality Engineer | Systems Analyst | SAP | Data Driven Results * I bring structure, ask many questions, go see pain points, and become a student.* Break apart complex issues, simplify, and emphasize getting the basics right. * Frame issues from a perspective that matters to those doing the work.* Focus on creating value employees care about, aligned with customer and company.* Engage, encourage kaizen participation, empower creativity, and enact their ideas.* Over time a sense of ownership begins to form, key to sustainment and culture."Intrinsic Motivation - The desire to do things because it matters, we like it, it's interesting, or part of something important." - Dan Pink, TED, July '09 Autonomy - The urge to direct our own lives.Mastery - Wanting to get better and better at something that matters.Purpose - Yearning to do what we do in service of something larger than ourselves. I modify this approach as needed to suit the business, situation, and people to achieve better results for the company, the employees, and your customers.Brett Keller | 414-243-3000 | brettjkellerSUTA@outlook.com • Coached people-centric kaizen development, taught methodologies, principles, analyzed current state, metrics, content management, communication, overcame resistance, promoted improvement culture, 1000 people.• Liaison to Production Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Programs, System Analysts, every business function, leveraged technology, recommended, implemented changes, target metrics improve 25-75%.• Engineered key performance indicators, validated effectiveness, verified stakeholder satisfaction, reported content to leadership, change management start to finish over 7 years, revenue grew 282%, only 43% increase in staff.• Decreased proposal submission time 35%, devised innovative approach, drove company-wide SIPOC workshops, revealed solutions, improved compliance, performance management, sustained culture shift, and satisfied customer.• Established new assembly line, determined takt, work cells, layout, 5S, material flow, successful launch exceeded requirements, accelerated delivery improved customer satisfaction, annual revenue increased nearly 200%.• Advanced SAP integration, bridged communications between SAP technical experts and business units, process mapping, creative presentations, revealed common interests, connected stakeholders in 16 departments.
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Business Performance Manager | Continuous Improvement ConsultantBlind Spots Consulting Sep 2023 - PresentLos Angeles, California, United StatesContinuous Improvement Strategy and Deployment Manager, break apart complex issues, simplify, and frame from the big picture view. Structured methods engaged entire business, coached C-Suite, influenced leaders, aligned cross-functional goals, focused on value, people centric leadership, delivered meaningful advances towards company vision, 80% sustained, and culture shifted. 20+ years’ experience in Aerospace and Automotive Industry, for 8 years developed strategies, deployment, directed enterprise-wide improvement programs, and 4 years spearheaded company’s Objectives and Key Results program from roll-out to adoption.
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Strategic Initiatives Team ManagerMarvin Engineering Company Jul 2016 - Aug 2023Inglewood, California, United StatesSecond generation family owned/operated high-mix low-volume mfg. Aerospace, military, defense contractor.• Coached people-centric kaizen development, taught methodologies, principles, analyzed current state, metrics, content management, communication, overcame resistance, promoted improvement culture, 1000 people.• Liaison to Production Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Programs, System Analysts, every business function, leveraged technology, recommended, implemented changes, target metrics improve 25-75%.• Engineered key performance indicators, validated effectiveness, verified stakeholder satisfaction, reported content to leadership, change management start to finish over 7 years, revenue grew 282%, only 43% increase in staff.• Decreased proposal submission time 35%, devised innovative approach, drove company-wide SIPOC workshops, revealed solutions, improved compliance, performance management, sustained culture shift, and satisfied customer.• Established new assembly line, determined takt, work cells, layout, 5S, material flow, successful launch exceeded requirements, accelerated delivery improved customer satisfaction, annual revenue increased nearly 200%.• Advanced SAP integration, bridged communications between SAP technical experts and business units, process mapping, creative presentations, revealed common interests, connected stakeholders in 16 departments. -
Manager, Defective Material Storage (Dms) (A.K.A. Processing Rejected Materials & Bonded Storage)Marvin Engineering Company Aug 2015 - Jul 2016Inglewood, California, United States• Pioneered new capability, SAP data driven process performance metrics, defined SAP workflows, constructed data analytics in MS Excel, 100% performance visibility amazed executive team, promoted to DMS Manager.• Slashed QN disposition process time 66%, backlog by 41%, introduced lean strategy, collaborated with 150+ stakeholders, defined standard work, leveraged metrics, raised accountability across business units. • Renovated in SAP, accuracy 56% to 98%, lean mentored staff, accountable for daily KPI management, transferred ownership to staff within 1-year, bulldozed DMS Manager, promoted to Strategic Initiatives. -
Lead Quality EngineerMarvin Engineering Company Dec 2012 - Aug 2015Inglewood, California, United States• Led SAP ‘go-live’ digital transformation efforts across business, synchronized workflows with SAP transactions, published over 70 step-by-step standard operating procedures, and stabilized processes throughout business.• Revolutionized DCMA relations, engineered manufacturing plans critical safety items, directed flawless execution across business and supply chain, caused several changes within DCMA, drastic improvement in customer satisfaction.• Gained control of rejected materials, average age down 95% (Prior to SAP – Vantage), created accurate metrics, increased accountability, closed major element of Level III Government Corrective Action Request (GCAR). -
Quality EngineerStadco - Standard Tool & Die Company Sep 2011 - Oct 2012Los Angeles, California, United StatesFabrication of complex, high-precision, close-tolerance components, assemblies, and tooling for domestic and international aerospace, defense, and commercial sectors.• Designed quality assurance plans, sourced critical features, coordinated internal and external execution, AS9100 standards, delivered compliant products and technical data, accepted by customer 100%. • Galvanized reputation, trusted in tricky situations, reported discrepancies, investigated RCCAs, and orchestrated Navy Mic Mark ID within one day, usually takes weeks/months, and urgent product shipped on time, that same day. -
Field Service EngineerIndependent Contractor / Consultant Jun 2010 - Sep 2011• Recommended by Magnaflux Quasar, contracted by client, audited performance, acclimated new employees with Quasar technology, and re-started production testing systems. Ref: Quasar Applications Engineer 2003-2007. -
Supplier Quality EngineerEspo Corporation Apr 2010 - Jun 2010Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States• Delivered axle assemblies with zero paint defects to Navistar, contracted by ESPO Engineering Company, audited, deployed lean, set standards, instituted visual management, customer 100% satisfied. -
Process Improvement Engineer / Production SupervisorE.R. Wagner Manufacturing Co May 2008 - Oct 2008Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesTubular Products Division: Stamped coiled steel components shaped to fit automotive industry specifications. • Built lean roadmap, launched initial implementation, economy collapsed, company restructured.
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Application Engineer (Customer Service And Support – Remote Field Service Engineer)Itw Magnaflux/Quasar May 2003 - Oct 2007Albuquerque, New Mexico, United StatesQuasar International Inc. Inventor and MFG of Process Compensated Resonance Testing (PCRT) systems, utilized mostly by automotive industry to assure structural integrity of metal components. ITW Magnaflux acquired Quasar, 2007.• Reduced CSS calls 83, developed standard start-up and customer training process, decreased start-up time 41%.• Conceptualized simplified user interface, inspired software overhaul, Quasar 4K reduced start-up 70%. • Saved customers millions of dollars, major automotive manufacturer experienced 3-5 new engine failures per month, caused by supplied defective cast rocker arm. Developed and inserted PCRT into investment casting operation of 7000 engine rocker arms each hour. Results:* Eliminated Casting Defect Escapes. ZERO ENGINE FAILURES ---> POOF!* Eliminated 100% X-ray inspection. ---> POOF!* Eliminated 100% re-inspect x-ray rejections. ---> POOF!* Eliminated 100% magnetic particle inspection, ---> POOF!* Eliminated 400% visual inspection, ---> POOF!* Eliminated 98% scrap. (22% to under 0.5%) --->POOF!* Eliminated 1600 labor hours per week. ---> POOF! * Stopped ineffective defect containment testing, --->POOF! * Millions saved over the life of the program! --->CHA-CHING!HIM <---
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Quality EngineerAmcast Industrial Corporation Feb 2001 - May 2003Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United StatesAutomotive – Permanent mold aluminum foundry and tool room, three shift operation, two hundred union labor.• Solved chronic CSS complaint, envisioned error proofing method, partnered with business units, invented process controls, eliminated years long jumbled castings problem, recognized by customer and leadership.• Pioneered World’s first in-line operational Quasar resonance testing independently, captured safety critical defects. Related article "Putting the brakes on leakers with PCRI", Modern Casting, May 2005.• Completed Root Cause Corrective Actions, 5-whys, 8-D, APQP, capability studies, repeatability and reliability, run-at-rate, PPAP, part submission warrants, coordinated QS9000 audits, exceeded expectations.
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Production Team LeaderAmcast Industrial Corporation Feb 1999 - Feb 2001Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States• Enacted new safety program, lost-time incidents fell by 50%.• Implemented lean, improved material flow, eliminated WIP, reduced scrap 60%, transformed red to black 18 months.
Brett Keller Education Details
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Engineering/Industrial Management -
Six Sigma Green Belt
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Brett Keller attended University Of Wisconsin-Platteville, University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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