Master Black Belt and Quality professional dedicated to continuous improvement enhancing the bottom line. A passionate mentor focused on providing tools and techniques to company staff that enable a legacy of high quality standards and cost savings. Astute in relationship building, encouraging a smoother change process. Adept communicator in both written and verbal form with clients and colleagues at all corporate levels.QUALITY EXPERIENCE - Starting my pursuit of Quality as a profession in the early 1990s, I have studied many disciplines and applied many tools and methodologies to provide my employer with customer focused operations. I have led and participated in ISO and supplier certification audits (ISO9000, QS9000 and FAA, Mil-R-55342, Mil-R-883, Mil-Q-9858), quality planning events, product and process qualification and certification activities (APQP, PPAP and IPPAP) in both manufacturing and transactional arenas.SIX SIGMA EXPERIENCE - Certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt in 1999, dedicated to providing leadership and guidance to those involved in continuous improvement endeavors. Helped to internalize and customize Six Sigma training and certification at the Yellow, Green and Black Belt levels. Served as a primary trainer for Six Sigma both at the Yellow & Green Belt levels and Total Quality & Statistical Process Control. Created and led training for all levels of Leadership in both lean & six sigma concepts and tools and created a 5-day kaizen event package. Continue to use my training by mentoring and coaching others to provide sustainable solutions to their business problems and opportunities, both manufacturing and transactional processes. Served as an advisor to local HealthCare Network in the development of their Lean Six Sigma initiative.Specialties: Six Sigma Problem Solving, Lean, Statistical Process Control, APQP, IPPAP, Supplier Quality, Quality Management Systems, Total Quality Management (TQM), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Listed skills include Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and 46 others.