Set up system to analyze processes to make them not so risk compliant.

Managed a team of employees in improving the Discover Home Equity Loan value stream from having 30% defective loans to under 5% defective loans, increasing revenue producing loans by $34MM.Mentored LLPs to lead projects in different business units to improve their knowledge of Lean Six Sigma tools and executive presence. Created training programs.

Trained and mentored groups of employees on Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints principals in order to change the culture.Facilitated improvements that have saved the company over 300 days of wasted lead time. These improvements were companywide projects including numerous organizations.

Lead process improvements for the company within multiple regions across North America. Work with the Operational Excellence team to drive culture and process changes to meet stretch goals for the business. Work with Director of Business Innovation, Operational Excellence Team, Regional Managers, District Managers, Branch Managers and all other employees to bring a collective unified approach to process improvement.

•Oversee Best Practices reviews monthly•Organize and conduct Lean events at locations worldwide and in every function•Trained personnel in Lean•Evaluated locations to a Lean Maturity Model so they can further their Lean journey•Worked with P&L’s and Functions to develop Lean Showcases that will be used as best practices to show good

•Facilitate/Lead all Lean Action Workouts in Supply Chain for the Minden Facility. •Oversee and manage VCP savings •Conduct Shingijitsu Events at Minden Facility

•Lead teams to help the Sparks plant gain an excellent rating from AIB International.•Work with teams on both Quality and Safety at the Sparks facility.•Leading a business wide team (mostly BB’s) to standardize the process to submit and complete jobs from customer submittal to delivery of finished product. •Completed Lean Leader Training and Certification and have conducted multiple lean projects at the Sparks, NV and Vancouver, WA facilities.•Overseen 6-Sigma projects being… Show more •Lead teams to help the Sparks plant gain an excellent rating from AIB International.•Work with teams on both Quality and Safety at the Sparks facility.•Leading a business wide team (mostly BB’s) to standardize the process to submit and complete jobs from customer submittal to delivery of finished product. •Completed Lean Leader Training and Certification and have conducted multiple lean projects at the Sparks, NV and Vancouver, WA facilities.•Overseen 6-Sigma projects being conducted at two Covalence Plastics facilities that are located over 600 miles from each other.•Lead the “Baggy Film” project that is affecting multiple Covalence Plastic Plants.•Visited customers that have had complaints about the film that has been produced for them and helped correct the problems. Show less

•Trained in 6 Sigma methodology, (both DMEDI and DFSS) and saved the company over 1 million dollars in the first year.•Lead multiple different teams to find new ways of saving money for the company while introducing new products.

•Coordinated work with MIT on textured track seals.•Made FEA models of specialized track seals for extending seal life of track seals.•Modified a test bench to show the dirt ingestion properties of track seals.

•Created engineering models to simulate secondary flows in a rocket engine.•Inspected turbo pump bearings for Space Shuttle Main Engine and RS-68. •Worked with engineering teams to ensure the proper testing of the Bantam Turbo pump and the RS-68 rocket engine.