Mentors the sustainable continuous process improvement behavior development of management, operations, maintenance, and engineering personnel. Identify and engage the 'hidden' maintenance workforce within a manufacturing environment.• Taught the 3-Day Set Up Reduction program for the Allentown, PA Manufacturing Resource Center‘s Lean Masters Certification program.• Provided interim maintenance management in a 20-line, 24x7, blow molding operation. Rebuilt a positive work environment and planned maintenance system.• Performed various utilization and capability studies and mentored the development of the leader driven improvement plans in a medium job shop environment – reduced lead time 15%.• Trained 11 operations, maintenance, and engineering employees to improve equipment performance using TPM techniques – eliminated 130 safety & operations concerns.• Facilitated the development of a maintenance management strategy & implementation plan in a 24/5 tube extrusion manufacturing plant – increased operator equipment performance responsibility.

Coached/Mentored continuous improvement activities at a site level supporting functions such as molding, assembly, packaging, maintenance, quality, and supply chain. Worked with associates and operations leadership to drive effective process and cultural change using Thermo Fisher’s Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business Systems. Worked closely with the Value Stream Leadership Teams to identify and prioritize Lean initiatives that aligned with site business objectives.• Introduced a visual 3-Tiered Daily Management system to engage operation associates in basic problem identification, solving and ownership in their work cells – increased shift by shift SQDP daily data collection and drove rapid, ‘focused’, problem solutions.• Created and launched a standardized, site-wide structured Problem-Solving Tool (Fish-Bone, 5 Why) – increased root-cause solutions by 45%.• Conducted a supply chain Value Stream Analysis – Identified $1.5M savings, $500k freight cost reduction.

Developed and managed the Lean implementation at 1 U.S. and 2 Mexican manufacturing sites. Primary resource for the practical hands-on training in the proper use of Lean/Six Sigma methodologies to analyze and eliminate waste and variability in administrative, manufacturing, and support functions.• Analyzed and transformed a single large batch process into 2 single piece flow work cells – increased capacity 44% and productivity 27%.• Implemented operations, maintenance, and support staff team performance tracking centers to increase employee process ownership and establish a culture of continuous improvement and waste elimination.

Coached and assisted multiple levels of management in the transformation of existing processes to a higher level of performance, utilizing lean manufacturing and TPM methodologies, under the tutelage of a Toyota Sensei trained manager. Improved lean and TPM maturity and competency in standardized work and visual management processes, through sustained employee led Kaizens.• Established management, support staff, and maintenance standardized work - increased personnel effectiveness 40-50%.• Led an 8 member cross-functional material conveyance team in developing flow patterns to integrate a disciplined movement of materials, at TAKT, within a 1.1 MSF building and between three floors – recognized as company best practice.