C. Kenneth Davidson Ii, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

• Employed Lean Six Sigma methodologies, leading teams of consultants on multiple projects• Championed Continuous Improvement initiatives within the Process Engineering Center of Excellence for the Consumer & Community Banking business unit• Collaborated with cross functional partners to enhance the end-to-end value chain• Influenced, designed, and developed strategic processes• Actively developed junior team members, including serving as a mentor

Columbus, Ohio

• Responsible for Continuous Improvement activities in 3 plant locations• Created, analyzed and evaluated plant value stream maps, metrics, and strategic goals to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities (across operations, commercial and supply chain)• Worked with Operations Managers, plant Transformation Managers, Business Directors and BU Transformation team to build and maintain an aggressive plant improvement plan• Influenced leadership (including Ops Directors, Business Directors, etc.) on strategic topics and help make decisions that support the needs of the business• Coordinated plant and corporate/BU resources to execute plant improvement plan• Hired, trained, coached and led high potential plant transformation team members• Trained plant employees on basic lean tools and kaizen methodology; coordinate corporate/BU assistance for advanced lean training

Marysville, Oh

• Developed an annual vision with input from the Leadership Team (Plant Staff and local United Steel Workers (USW) leaders) • Acted as a change agent to drive improvements in manufacturing, maintenance and supply chain processes • Directed training and kaizen event activities to integrate the Continental Business System into the plant culture• Quantified the impact of improvement activity on True North Metrics and ensured that results are being sustained• Coached local plant team on the newly developed business unit standard for project management and problem solving

Athens, Georgia Area

• Performed the similar duties identified in the previous Continuous Improvement Supervisor role for 3x larger plant location• Coordinated ongoing SAP implementation activities with local IT and Corporate IT in Fort Smith, AR

Clio, Sc

• Directed ergonomic, manufacturing, business process and quality related improvement activities based on employee suggestions • Functioned as Lean consultant to business units within the plant by determining business needs and identifying short and long term goals• Planned, developed, and facilitated all Kaizen events designed to implement changes, optimize business unit performance and streamline workflow processes• Utilized Lean – Six Sigma tools and best practices such as Value Stream Mapping to remove waste from manufacturing and business processes• Coached and mentored plant employees working towards Lean certifications and Six Sigma certifications

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Managed 24 employees responsible for over $100 million dollars of domestic & international business• Applied LEAN principles to the office environment by re-organizing the training program & the process of managing information in Inside Sales• Implemented training modules for the department • Created & maintained a department website to centralize electronic resources• Supported department Goal Deployments by working to reduce error rate • Coached employees as needed on various personal & professional issues• Developed new department procedures to improve business processes• Visited customers to discuss how we can better serve their needs