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Georgetown Township, Mi, Us

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Deployment across System Ministries working with Business Unit Leaders to identify opportunities related to retention and recovery initiatives that align with the Ascension Strategic Plan (talent, culture, quality, and experience).

Provide leadership and consultation in the areas of continuous improvement and process redesign utilizing the tools and methodologies of Lean Six Sigma to improve standardization of care delivery and efficiency of support processes throughout multiple Regional Health Ministries. Coaching and mentoring colleagues related to the Trinity Health Leadership System (THLS - Shingo Model elements).Skills: Leadership development coaching Mindsets & Behaviors, Structured Problem Solving, Value Stream Analysis, Project Management

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Oversee supplier quality for the Spectrum Health Delivery System, coordinating a risk triage process for product quality issues arising as a result of medical device/supplies recall & alert activity. Research and investigate root causes for product quality issues, education and collaboration with suppliers and industry groups on improvement initiatives. Establish a cost recovery process as well as collaborate on a Supplier Scorecard.

Implemented medical supply Kanban system, hazardous materials handling workflow, and associated standard work in a new Integrated Care Campus serving 800+ patients daily.Developing performance reporting dashboards, providing education and assessing on-going operational performance for sustainment.Using Value Stream Analysis methodology, working on several patient access program initiatives for call center operations and a procurement initiative with Supply Chain Management.

Transforming Healthcare by Employing Meaningful Integrated Solutions. Managing clinical integration projects system-wide to improve patient access to care and clinical outcomes.Working on system-wide integration of the Meaningful Use of the Electronic Health Record in the hospital in-patient (Spectrum Health Hospital Group)and medical group out-patient environments (Spectrum Health Medical Group).

New product launch initiatives and Divisional support for global manufacturing operations.Responsible for overseeing Quality deliverables to a phase-gate new product development program: a disel-electric hybrid transmission for the heavy-duty truck market.Divisional part qualification over-sight for gear product relocated to India manufacture facility. Performed gage R&R studies and process qualification (minitab) reports as part of launch activity.

Managed Quality function in an environment registered to ISO/TS16949. Supply chain performance to engineering specifications. New part launch qualification activity and Part Submittal Warrant processing to customers for approval (pFMEA, control plan development, MSA's, and capability studies).Supervised the lab function for physical testing of coatings (water immersion, adhesion, color match).

Manage the quality function in a multi-shift facility registered to ISO9001 scheme with core processes of metal stamping/forming, welding, paint, assembly, and packaging. Team members included the following functions: Supplier Quality Engineers, Process Quality Engineers, Customer Satisfaction Leader, Technicians, Metrology lab, and Auditors.Instructor for Lean Manaufacturing methods. Redesigned quality work flow to eliminate non-value added activity while supporting a major modernization effort throughout the facility (Kaizen, 5S, Six Sigma initiatives).

Developed quality management system documentation for consumer durable products (water filtration) including receving inspection plans, test plans, operator standardized work instructions, and lab checksheets.New product launch deliverables including pFMEA, control plans, first article inspection results. Approval authority for supplied products. Supplier pre-qualification assessments and on-going performance feedback.Suport manufactuiring work cells on attaining perfromance objectives (first pass yield improvements, both internal make product and buy components).

Mba, Operations

Bs, Engineering And Management

Activities and Societies: Industrial Distribution Society member. Zeta Nu fraternity.