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Springdale, Ar, Us

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚Valenta is a trusted B2B service provider who specializes in delivering top-notch consulting, digital transformation, staff augmentation, and learning platforms exclusively to small and mid-size businesses.𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐃𝐨 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 and 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of Valenta’s professional product Learning: PoweredByValenta which consists of 75 on-demand 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 courses and the Valenta 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 consisting of White Belt through Black Belt Lean Six Sigma Certifications.𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 Valenta's partnership with the 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬’𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 where Valenta provides Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification courses to the local community at no cost.𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 regional 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 in small and mid-size organizations through a 𝐂𝐨-𝐎𝐩 “𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞” 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 that greatly reduces the cost of maintaining a CI program for each of our organizational members. Currently programs are in the following regions with more to come:• Madison, WI Metropolitan Area• Miami-Fort Lauderdale Metro Area• Northwest Arkansas• Tampa-St. Petersburg Metropolitan Area• Upstate South Carolina𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐳𝐞 and build 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐬 with C-Suite as a 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫.𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 solutions to help small and mid-size businesses scale.

San Antonio, Texas, Us

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠Kaeppel Consulting is a boutique consulting firm offering customized solutions in staffing, training, and consulting with competencies in Lean, Six Sigma, Program and Project Management, Enterprise Architecture, Change Management, and IT Services. 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐃𝐨 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 and deliver custom 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 for large organizations in Retail, Banking, Insurance, Oil & Gas, IT Infrastructure, Healthcare, and Higher Education. Programs incorporate: • Culture building• Alignment with organizational strategy• Program architecture• Idea intake• Project selection• Candidate selection• Custom training development and delivery• Tools and templates library• Project coaching • Toll-gate management• Triple bottom line benefits tracking and roll-up• Certification and re-certification management𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 using a variety of methodologies including • Kaizen Events, • DMAIC• DMADV• IDOV• PDCA• Agile• Lean Startup.𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 cross-departmental 𝐞𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐨-𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 on core business processes.𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐌𝐎 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 as business analyst, project manager, and program manager as needed.𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 the Integrations program for complex large scale 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 such as ERP implementations.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭Through innovation, Walmart creates a seamless experience to let customers shop anytime and anywhere online and in stores.𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝 with and provided 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 to domestic and international business partners on developing and executing macro-level 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (CI) strategies. This included:• Leading and deploying global Lean/Six Sigma capabilities throughout the company• Overseeing the Global Continuous Improvement training program and curriculum• Establishing Business Process Management (BPM) tool sets• Leading transformational change initiatives𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 as 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 consultant in the establishment of the Apparel Footwear Collaboration Board.• Trained all Walmart associates and vendors assigned to the initiative• Facilitated project selection and pipeline management process• Consulted on methodologies and tools used to deliver impactful results𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to the Apparel Sustainability Summit resulting in compelling 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and also significant financial benefit for the company.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 the Global Continuous Improvement training and certification program. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝/𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 +3k associates across all business segments.• Lean Six Sigma White Belt• Process Mapping• Business Project Management• Lean Belt• Green Belt𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝 with domestic and international business partners on the deployment of continuous improvement initiatives.• Lean & Six Sigma programs• Project Management playbooks• Business Process Management tool sets𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 as the lead consultant for the Apparel Technical Collaboration Board and Sustainability Board working with both vendors and Walmart associates to achieve significant saving and environmental benefits.𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 and 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 in GeC Logistics, HR, and merchandising resulting in labor, inventory, and out-of-stock reductions.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐋𝐞𝐝 the Global Shared Services Contact Center of managers and agents tasked with ensuring that supplier inquiries and issues were resolved in an efficient manner with a high level of supplier satisfaction.𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 and 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 for contact center improvement by analyzing benchmark data and implementing 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐢𝐧-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬.• Implemented new contact center technology suite that increased productivity by 30%• Deployed innovative new hire and onboarding processes to reduce Time to Productivity• Developed supplier facing self-help strategy for providing efficient issue resolution𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 a Contact Center Associate Development Program which promoted associates throughout the company while creating a predictable and 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 the Global Shared Services Collaboration Center which delivered 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 and innovations throughout Walmart back office processes.𝐋𝐞𝐝 a Global Shared Services 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 initiative that trained and certified over 1,000 associates as a LSS White Belt with the tools to identify and eliminate waste in the organization.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 the daily cash needs for over 4,000 stores and clubs.𝐋𝐞𝐝 the Cash Optimization Task Force that optimized Cash On Hand for Wal-Mart US and Sam's Club divisional balance sheets through a 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 which generated $100M+ in financial benefit.𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 the Proof of Concept for the Walmart Cash Recycler initiative which ultimately scaled to 5,200 locations.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝Since 1804 the Arkansas National Guard has proudly served as a community-based, combat-proven force of citizen Soldiers and Airmen. Over 8,600 men and women continue to achieve greatness as we move forward in the global war on terrorism, protect our homeland and serve as leaders in our communities as a competent, capable and diverse force.𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 the airworthiness of aircraft and the integrity of aviation maintenance processes.𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 as Quality Assurance Representative, validating the quality of government contracted aviation maintenance.𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 the Iraqi Campaign Medal and the Kosovo Campaign Medal along with other Army Achievement Awards and Commendation Medals for more than a decade of service.

Lowell, Ar, Us

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐉𝐁 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company that specializes in technology-driven freight shipping for large and small businesses.𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 inbound and outbound freight logistics of time critical material for leading automotive manufacturers and the United States Postal Service. 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 contingency plans to protect the integrity of clients 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐧 and 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐈𝐧-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 inventory management systems.

Master Of Business Administration, Global Continuous Improvement

Bachelor Of Science, Finance