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Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Lead Continuous Improvement activities in a regulated manufacturing environment, resulting in waste reduction, cost savings, reduced compliance risk and sustainable process improvements. Responsible for organizing and leading Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen events in manufacturing, quality and business processes. Train Six Sigma Green/Black Belts and Lean candidates going for certification. An expert in DMAIC methodologies and Lean tools including 5S, Gemba, process mapping, root cause analysis and PDCA. Mentor candidates on projects designed to reduce variability and eliminate in-process scrap in the manufacture of in-vitro diagnostic reagents.

Henderson, Nc

Technical engineer and Continuous Improvement Lead in production. Responsible for directing the activities of the maintenance mechanics and mold repair departments that support manufacturing in a heavy industrial production environment. Applied the DMAIC improvement cycle to drive Six Sigma Green Belt projects. Utilized statistical techniques using JMP 10 to optimize the manufacture of glass products in an process that has a large number of input variables. A Lean Manufacturing champion with an emphasis on improving process flow and waste reduction. Utilizes Lean techniques including Kaizen, Standard Work, SMED and Process Flow/Spaghetti diagrams to improve service and reduce cycle time in key upstream processes. Effectively lead cross functional production teams and support corporate goals and objectives related to Enterprise Excellence, EHS, and quality.

Managed large capital projects within manufacturing. Directed the daily activities of construction managers and process engineers while managing a $4.8 million capital budget. Effectively led a cross functional project team across two continents consisting of representatives from R&D, Marketing, New Product Development and Engineering.Managed a $1 million project to improve the capacity utilization rate of the batch manufacturing area. Completion of the project added full flexibility to bulk manufacturing, and the ability to meet consumption driven supply. The installation improved production work flow and reduced bulk waste by $500,000.

Directed the activities of the fragrance bulk manufacturing team in support of the value streams. Responsible for the hiring, training, development, performance appraisals and adherence to productivity and quality measurements of 17 employees and engineers who support a 24/7 production schedule. Managed the raw material warehouse, chemical weighing and compounding departments. Utilized lean six sigma tools to reduce variability and waste, and improve efficiency across the department. Trained production groups in the application of six sigma tools, and championed Kaizen events across two departments. Led 5S events and developed KPI boards for bulk manufacturing that tie directly to the company’s objectives for cost, cash and service.

Mba

Bsche, Chemical Engineering