Dan Mclaughlin Email & Phone Number

Zurich Airport, CH

Oversee the Manufacturing and Facilities departments, driving operational excellence and managing daily activities within the departments while maintaining regular communication and/or collaboration with other departments within the organization (e.g., quality, supply chain). Accountable for the safety, quality, on-time delivery, and costs of the physical.

Kent, WA, US

• Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma leader responsible for defining and implementing a Lean Production System and driving process improvement at multiple sites and across multiple product lines.
• Developed a strategy to establish world class Continuous Improvement utilizing Lean Six Sigma (DMAIC) methodology and implemented program across sites.
• Drove continuous improvement culture across all levels of the organization by developing introductory and detailed Lean Six Sigma training and mentoring and deploying that training across all sites, equipping the.

Kent, WA, US

• Through leadership and emphasis on accountability, performance and results, increased engine delivery, on multiple product lines, for internal and customer rocket engines.o Reduced safety incidents by 25%; o Reduced.
• Developed and led a team of approximately 500 technicians, engineers and leaders. Led all aspects of rocket engine manufacturing operations including safety, quality assurance, engineering, manufacturing, facilities.

Kent, WA, US

• As a certified Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt, I am responsible for process development, process improvement, and Lean implementation at our manufacturing facility.
• Eliminated process waste and reduced cycle time through process improvements and focus on quality requirements.
• Implemented 5S, takt time, work cell design improvements, and load leveling to increase throughput by 50%
• Led defect reduction efforts to completely eliminate failure modes
• Developed process and capability using Design for Six Sigma to establish capability for critical transactional business areas, including procurement, engineering and testing, shipping and receiving,
• Provided leadership to the organization by training and coaching the workforce on continuous improvement principles and implementation.

Cranberry Township, PA, US

• I was responsible for lean engineering transformation and improvement of engineering processes, and ensuring the engineering processes are in compliance with industry regulations and codes.
• Developed and executed roadmap to reduce complexity of processes by 25% while maintaining compliance with company goals and industry regulations and codes.
• Reduced cost of poor quality by 20% through improvements to training and qualification processes.
• Provide leadership to the organization by coaching the workforce on continuous improvement principles and implementation.
• Responsible for change management by identifying affected groups and effectively communicating to help groups and individuals understand and embrace the change.

Cranberry Township, PA, US

• Provided leadership of a team of 14 mechanical design and analysis engineers. The team designed large hardware for commercial nuclear power plants and used finite element analysis to structurally qualify the hardware.
• Managed multiple on-going projects. Led team and collaborated with supporting functional organizations to execute customer projects. Interfaced with customers to develop contract requirements, and to communicate.
• Delivered large component upgrades to customers, managed team schedule and budget to achieve positive profits.
• Championed adherence to error prevention and quality requirements and industry standards for internal and external projects and deliverables.

Cranberry Township, PA, US

• Led a cross functional team to identified products and services for application to an adjacent market; identified product viability, market size, and needed investments; interfaced with customers to identify needs.
• Responsible for development of the strategic plan for the product line and supported implementation.

Cranberry Township, PA, US

• Certified Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt, through Westinghouse’s Program.
• Experienced in implementing Lean, Six-Sigma and Human Performance/Error Prevention.
• Led cross functional teams to achieve technical and business process improvements with direct bottom line savings.
• Improved information systems process to reduce cost by 40%
• Reduced cycle time for receiving inspection by 90% by identifying and eliminating process waste
• Eliminated failure modes from critical field installation processes to ensure a quality product with no rework

Cranberry Township, PA, US

Probabilistic Risk Assessment engineer.Project manager for internal and commercial projects. Responsible for cost, schedule, and quality. Responsible for guiding personnel project tasks.

Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering

Masters, Business Administration