Senior specialist in business excellence / business improvement specializing in Lean Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma methodologies

Specialists in Lean Thinking, Lean Sigma, Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma

Business Improvement specialist. Lean Sigma Training. Lean Sigma Certification

Director of Operational Excellence / Continuous Improvement & Training, 2003 to 2008.Member of Site Leadership Team. Accountable for the site Operational Excellence / Continuous Improvement strategy. Leader of Lean Sigma strategy onsite. This strategy delivered over €7.0M savings over the period 2005- 2007. Leader of the site strategic planning process. Accountable for the Training strategy for the site. Directs the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of job skills training, regulatory training, and management development as it relates to production, technical and regulatory performance. Continuous Improvement Manager, 1998 to 2003.Responsible for the implementation of the Oliver Wight Class 'A' Operational Excellence programme onsite. Achieved Class 'A' in four out of five sections of the programme.Responsible for the implementation of site balanced scorecard and performance improvement processes.Trainer/facilitator of problem solving techniques, including, Seven Step Problem Solving, Breaktrough Performance, Process Mapping, 5S, Team Chartering, Effective Meetings, and Team Development.Mentored multiple cross functional teams to realise multi-million dollar savings in the areas of product yield, right first time, cycle time reduction, process simplification.

Based in the motherboard plant at Intel, responsibility included development, design and implementation of all training activities associated with any technical processes in Intel Ireland (ESSM). This included operator fundamental training, technician training, engineering training, managerial awareness training etc.The role also included responsibility for many non-technical programmes such as quality, safety, process improvement and teamwork training.Training and mentorship in Process Improvement and Problem Solving Techniques (7 Steps, SPC, and Basic Quality Tools) for all levels of employees.Team leader on key improvement projects, delivered over $500K annualised savings in motherboard rework through improved integrated circuit rework techniques.Analog Devices B.V

Responsible for the Test Production/Development of a multi-million dollar product line of integrated circuits. This responsibility entailed hardware and software development, project management, training, budgetary control , administration and production support.Implementation of quality improvements through the utilisation of problem solving techniques.