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Tremont, Illinois, United States

Tremont, Illinois, United States

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Mossville, Il

After a company restructuring, I assumed responsibility as the continuous product improvement project leader charged with all aspects of corrective actions and specialty part quality issues, quality metrics reporting, data mining and support, and division-wide chemical regulatory compliance. I was responsible for guiding team of 10 Engineers and Analysts in the development of high-level processes critical to the review and assessment of chemical regulatory compliance, tracking, and root cause corrective actions for 130,000 specialty product parts. ☛ Highlights ☚➟ Developed high-level processes that met new chemical regulatory standards for the successful demonstration of RoHS compliance for all in-scope model parts and the resolution of local sourcing and global parts network-related compliance issues.➟ Directed the corrective action and containment of the global seal quality issue, resolving the problem in just 30 days.➟ Evaluated and improved the product group’s 2 and 12-month defect and action item reporting process, meeting immediate stretch goals and long-term industry-wide targets.

Mossville, Il

I joined the specialty products organization in an engineering management position to develop, test, improve, and validate proprietary polymer compounds for specialty product rubber components.☛ Highlights ☚➟ Navigated 7+ raw material critical supply availability and quality issues with zero impact on on-time component delivery.➟ Developed robust supplier management and contingency plans.➟ Reduced raw material RPN score by 59% and costs by $1.5M.

Mossville, Il

After completing my tenure as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, I transition to the role of ISO 17025 Quality Manager will full responsibility for ISO 17025 internal/external audits and compliance and multi-facility emissions and engine testing process improvement for a facility that conducted engine performance and emissions testing.☛ Highlights ☚➟ Resolved 100% of active CARs issued by TS 16949 customer and ISO 17025 certification body through increased employee quality-related training and the establishment of an SME panel for continuous quality process and performance monitoring.➟ Served as Six Sigma Green Belt on a division-wide “Rework as % of Revenue ” project that included rework standards for data collection and a database implementation for rework vs. revenue metrics tracking and reporting.➟ Led the team in the review and improvement of engine testing procedures and transfer to a robust document management system.➟ Led teams across 3 emissions testing facilities in improving the corporate engine certification process.

Aurora, Il

After receiving my Caterpillar Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification, I was responsible for driving and influencing the implementation of organizational and safety standards, Lean manufacturing principles, and best practices across large earth-moving and steel tube production value streams within the mass production earth-moving equipment production facility.☛ Highlights ☚➟ Leader of 2 value stream transformation projects and 6 rapid improvement workshops (Kaizen) that emphasized Lean principles and safety implementation training and 5S improvements.➟ Delivered 136 safety, 40 quality, and 173 general improvements with a value of $500K.➟ Developed and delivered training to 47+ employees, coaching 35 through Caterpillar Production System (CPS) RIW training and 12 through Six Sigma Green Belt training.➟ Built employee Six Sigma and Lean capabilities and methodology through the leadership of operational improvement projects that improved safety, organizational efficiency, quality, and delivery performance.

Lafayette, In

Lafayette, In

Lafayette, In

Lafayette, In