Cheryl Wolfe Email & Phone Number

United States

West Greenwich, Ri

• Lean Transformation Program Lead providing tactical and strategic support enabling ARI and AWM implementation of Lean Management Systems• Site/Region representative for OE Global Network, leading and supporting multiple initiatives to mature and advance lean playbooks, develop the OE Maturity and Lean Leadership Assessments, meet AFP work stream deliverables, and support assessments leading to increased sharing and standardization across the operations network• Provided AWM support for PAI readiness activities including GMP warehouse design and relocation, resource analysis, visual management, workplace organization, and buffer tote capacity and flow analysis• Provided RDO facilitation support for AFP business case development and vendor VOC interviews• Led cross-functional team to optimize the Commissioning and Qualification process resulting in a 2013 cost avoidance of over $2M and increased speed of NPIs• Supported site capacity program through plant modeling and debottleneck analysis to identify improvement option scenarios to achieve 2 day run rate capability for new products and changeover reductions • Instrumental to IE led cross-functional effort that reduced average Perfusion Media process cycle time (a key bottleneck) by 51%, variability by 92%, and enabled a sustained 2 day run rate

• Managed Return Material Authorization Process• Interim System Assembly Supervisor building, training and supporting 2nd shift• Provided technical support for the program management group.• Supported the First Time Build Process for new and transferred programs.

• Executed Strategy Deployment with associated bowling charts, action plans, and countermeasures.• Developed and managed Transformation Plans obtaining Sr. Management approval and support linking value stream improvements to strategy deployment objectives.• Implemented visual management systems including scorecards, cell level metric boards tracking safety, quality, delivery, cost and cash with pareto charts and action plans.• Led Six Sigma On Time Delivery Project improving manufactured OTD• Conducted Lean Assessments for other Pentair facilities.• Led rationalization & consolidation efforts reducing square footage of the RI campus and improving material and information flow.

• Facilitated numerous operations and administrative related kaizen events for cell design, standard work, set-up reduction, kanban, value stream, and process mapping.• Provided training in basic lean principles supporting the Pentair Integrated Management System in Warwick, RI, Des Plaines, IL, and Reynosa, Mexico.• Developed and implemented a 5S program and a Total Productive Maintenance program in 3 Pentair facilities.• Performed ISO 9001 internal audits.

• Managed expansion project to accommodate new OEM customer• Redesigned OEM assembly process increasing productivity• Supported launch of short run manufacturing in the PEP Des Plaines, IL facility.• Coordinated Continuous Improvement Program engaging participation at all organization levels.• Prepared bid quotations for new programs.

• Provided floor support for fabrication processes, powder coat paint and assembly. • Designed and fabricated jigs and fixtures and created bills of material and routings.• Responsible for plant layout and design and methods improvement for Quick Ship facility.

Supervisor of Costing and Quotations (1996 - 1997)• Directed all costing and quotation activity and supervised staff Industrial Engineer (1994 - 1996)• Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of a database to support an integrated business system including creation of part numbering logic for material, tooling, scheduling and production as well as creation of bills of material and routings.• Participated on an SPC Operations Improvement Team.• Prepared new product quotations.

• Developed methods and fixturing for composite and electrical fabrication and assembly and provided floor support.• Developed manufacturing procedures, specifications, bills of material and routings.• Established and maintained labor standards. • Implemented cost reduction initiatives. • Interfaced with Design Engineering and Product Assurance to develop training programs and insure manufacturability and reliability.

• Responsible for plant layout and design as well as methods improvement.• Developed assembly process instructions. • Prepared new product bid quotations.• Established and maintained time standards.

Mba, Global Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, 4.0

Bs, Industrial Engineering And Operations Research