Executive with a 35+ year history of real-world, practical, hands-on experience at successfully developing and leading sustainable, company-wide improvements in profitability (>$30million/yr USD at one organization) through Operational Excellence, Teamwork, Continuous Process/Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance, Key Process Indicators, Lean, Six Sigma, Hoshin Planning and Project Management.I take an organization’s complicated issues and help make them easier to understand, measurable, pertinent, actionable and relatable to a company’s bottom line.Transformative Process and Profit Improvement Leadership for all levels in both domestic and International companies. Experienced in working with different company sizes, cultures, economies and industries (Asia, Europe, United States) including highly competitive and/or highly regulated (ISO 9000, Baldrige, IPC-A-600/610, Q1, FDA, etc) industries.Successfully developed and implemented adaptive Quality Systems in the following industries: Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Automotive, Ceramics, Adhesives, Semiconductors, Medical Devices, Thermal Control Equipment, Lasers, Circuit Boards, R&D, Education, Training and Service Providers. World-wide experienced Master Black Belt in Lean Six SigmaMBA-Quality, Rivier UniversityBA-Dual Major Chemical and Materials Engineering, Univ of CTAS-Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, TVSTC, CTCertified and experienced in many techniques and methods, example:Kepner-Tregoe Project ManagementJuran Quality ImprovementMaster Black Belt Lean Six SigmaTeam Leadership and FacilitationDesign of Experiments (DOE/DOX)Statistical Process/Quality Control (SPC/SQC)Many Others
Listed skills include Lean Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Kaizen, Six Sigma, and 34 others.
