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Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

As Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt for Production Support Engineering (PSE) Operational Excellence responsible for providing Six Sigma, DMAIC, DFSS and Lean support to all Honeywell Aerospace Electronic facilities worldwide; Driving culture change in problem resolution by systematically using DMAIC and DFSS approach to eliminate defects; Executing the DMAIC project to resolve repeat factory escapes; Supporting APQP and Flawless Launch process to ensure New Product Introduction (NPI) on time with zero PPM; Facilitating and leading cross functional and geographical Kaizen Events applying Six Sigma, Lean and RPS methodologies; Mentoring and training Green Belt and Black Belt candidates.Conducting Producibility Events at suppliers in order to create cost reduction opportunities for Honeywell and its suppliers as well as supporting various supplier transformation projects; Employing advanced Lean Six Sigma and APQP tools such as but not limited to Design of Experiments (DoE), Measurements System Analysis (MSA), Design and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (D/PFMEA), Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP); Acting as team leader and technical consultant to management on a variety of projects and programs to provide technical expertise on Six Sigma methodology and tool suite; Developing PSE processes, guidelines and templates; Supporting the Supplier Development organization with Process Readiness Reviews (PRR) and Supplier Process Readiness Assessments (SPRA); Acting as liasion between IT, Engineering and Manufacturing departments for implementation of Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) and related Software projects.

Lynnwood, Washington, Us

Quality ManagerAs Quality Manger responsible for responsible for overall Quality Management System (QMS) including AS9100D certification and AS9145 implementation; Executing internal QMS audits and supporting customer and registrar audits; Implementing AS9145 (APQP/PPAP) and Product Development Process (PDP) to ensure New Product Introduction (NPI) on time with zero PPM; Driving Cost Of Poor Quality (COPQ) reduction efforts, events and projects; Planning department budget as well as participating in AOP and STRAP; Executing source inspection with customer representatives and final inspections as well as receiving and in-process inspections; Driving culture change in problem resolution by systematically using AS9145 tools to prevent defects; Implementing Supplier Quality Management system and driving supplier transformation projects in order to verify supplier quality/delivery and create cost reduction opportunities for Crane Aerospace and Electronics and its suppliers; Enhancing customer satisfaction by achieving zero rejects at customer source inspection, zero escapes and improved On Time Delivery (OTD); Mentoring and training Green Belt/Black Belt candidates, AS9145 experts and AS9100D auditors; Facilitating and leading cross functional Kaizen Events applying Six Sigma, Lean and RPS methodologies; Running Material Review Board (MRB), Corrective Action Request (CAR) and Risk Reduction activities and meetings; Ensuring timely and cost effective processing of warranty units; Employing advanced Lean Six Sigma and APQP tools such as Design of Experiments (DoE), Measurements System Analysis (MSA), Design and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (D/PFMEA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Capability (Cpk) Analysis, Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP); Using Business Intelligence (BI) tools to discover patterns and correlations on complex problems.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

As Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt for Production Support Engineering (PSE) Operational Excellence responsible for providing Six Sigma, DMAIC, DFSS and Lean support to all Honeywell Aerospace Electronic facilities worldwide; Driving culture change in problem resolution by systematically using DMAIC and DFSS approach to eliminate defects; Executing the DMAIC project to resolve repeat factory escapes; Supporting APQP and Flawless Launch process to ensure New Product Introduction (NPI) on time with zero PPM; Facilitating and leading cross functional and geographical Kaizen Events applying Six Sigma, Lean and RPS methodologies; Mentoring and training Green Belt and Black Belt candidates.Conducting Producibility Events at suppliers in order to create cost reduction opportunities for Honeywell and its suppliers as well as supporting various supplier transformation projects; Employing advanced Lean Six Sigma and APQP tools such as but not limited to Design of Experiments (DoE), Measurements System Analysis (MSA), Design and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (D/PFMEA), Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP); Acting as team leader and technical consultant to management on a variety of projects and programs to provide technical expertise on Six Sigma methodology and tool suite; Developing PSE processes, guidelines and templates; Supporting the Supplier Development organization with Process Readiness Reviews (PRR) and Supplier Process Readiness Assessments (SPRA); Acting as liasion between IT, Engineering and Manufacturing departments for implementation of Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) and related Software projects.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Supporting US Army, PEO Soldier, PM SSL:Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt:• Overview, coordinate and lead PM SSL Lean Six Sigma projects (DMAIC & DFSS).• Support Black and Green Belts through all project phases and selection process.• Map essential program processes and define Process Metrics and KPIs. Quality Assurance and RAM Engineer: • Provide Quality and Reliability support for various (twelve) PM SSL programs.• Interface with customers, contractors and other government agencies.• Investigate problems and develop corrective actions corrective actions, dispositions, modifications and test plans to eliminate and prevent any discrepancies.• Plan and lead Product Qualification efforts and Environmental testing.• Review supplier Quality plans, corrective actions and test plans.• Plan, perform and evaluate QMS and supplier audits.• Monitor Program Reliability, perform Reliability predictions and manage Reliability Improvement projects.• Develop RAM Failure Definition & Scoring Criteria and lead RAM scoring events.• Support Logistics, Acquisition and System Engineering efforts.ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Received Employee of the month award for exceptional work in Qualification of a sniper detection system• Received three Bonus Incentive Awards for outstanding program support.

Elkhart, In, Us

Continuous Improvement Manager:• Plan and lead Lean and Kaizen events, monitor follow-up activities and maintain associate event participation.• Participate in cost savings activities and PP safety program. • Train team leaders and associates on Lean tool and techniques and work with supervision to sustain results.• Implement and train associates in the use of statistical tools, methodologies to understand process variation and Six Sigma.• Ensure changes conform to ISO standards.

Neubiberg, München, De

Senior Lean Six Sigma Black Belt:• Manage and execute Lean Six Sigma projects using appropriate process improvement tools and methodologies.• Mentor and coach Black Belts and conduct Yellow/Green Belt training.• Act as Six Sigma technical expert and internal consultant for functional areas.• Participate in project selection workshops, identify opportunities to apply DMAIC methodology and scope new process improvement projects.• Act as a change agent to introduce Six Sigma culture throughout the organization.• Partner with Process Owners and Champions to drive results and monitor performance and improvements in key metrics.Lean Team Leader and Change Agent:• Lead cross-functional capacity improvement teams.• Act as internal team consultant.Defect Reduction Engineer:• Identify and implement defect reduction projects and yield improvement activities.• Develop a strategy to halt yield loss and implement corrective/preventive actions.Accomplishments:• Leading Six Sigma projects focused on Defect and Cycle Time Reduction returning over $5.8M/year.• Supported Lean Six Sigma Green Belt projects returning approx. $10+M/year.• Trained over 250 engineering employees as Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belts and on 8D.• Leader of five Lean/Value Stream projects resulting in an average capacity improvement of 32%.• Leading two defect reduction projects with a financial minimum return of $1.2M/year.• Submitted three cycle time reduction proposal with a potential savings of $350K/year.• Leading four consumable reduction initiatives which returned $550K/year• Team Leader of a Metrology/Clean reduction project with average savings of $240K/year.

Geneva, Switzerland, Ch

Reliability/Quality Manager:• Conduct Reliability Control, Product Characterization and Failure Analysis.• Train and supervise reliability technicians.• Plan, organize and analyze Technology, Product and Material Qualifications.• Generate reports of Quality parameters to executive management and customers.SPC champion:• Report SPC and Cpk key parameters to executive management and customers.QMS Lead Auditor for ISO/TS16949 standard and Certified trainer of STUniversity for the following classes: 8D, Quality Improvement Process, Tools for Quality Improvement, Business Process Management, SPC, and MSA.Accomplishments:• Saved more than $300K during the acquisition of new laboratory equipment.• Implemented Quality monitoring system that allows earlier excursion detection (hours vs. days).

Neubiberg, München, De

Process Engineer:• Leading cycle time and cost of ownership reduction efforts.• Participation in yield enhancement and defect reduction activities.• Transfer and integration manufacturing processes from other manufacturing sites.QMS Lead Auditor and member of the substrate material core team and SPC council.Accomplishments:• 35% cycle time reduction on a bottleneck process step through a new in-line measurement system.• Qualified a new Silicon substrate creating potential savings of $5M

Neubiberg, München, De

CMP Process Engineer:• Technology Transfer to White Oak Semiconductor

Munich, De

Various departments:• Medical Equipment• Public Transportation• R&D

M.S., Material Science

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