Tools: P6, Procor, Heavy Job, Vista, BIM 360, Bluebeam, SharePoint, MS everything including VisioDeveloped an Electrical Routing Computer Model to capture metrics for all electrical cable routes for the carbon containment system we are constructing for Kawasaki Heavy Industries at the Dry Fork Power Plant near Gillette Wyoming. This routing model is used to identify KPI's, enhance quality, manage construction pace, improve customer value, simplify change orders, and reduce waste for any large scale electrical construction projectAssist the Project Manager (PM) / Superintendent with total construction effort to ensure project is constructed in accordance with design specifications, budget and schedule. Interface with client representatives, subcontractors, vendors, etc. Review, select, and submit project documents in collaboration with PM and project supervision and in accordance with the construction schedule (Ex. Submittals, shop drawings, RFI’s, subcontracts, operation and maintenance manuals, etc.). Provide field employees with the necessary support to allow the project to be completed expeditiously. Assist PM in extra work estimating and issuance of change orders. Assist PM with equipment releases and tracking. Support construction project meeting attendance and documentation. Act as liaison between trades and other departments within the company. Distribute, follow up, and respond in writing to all punch list items in a timely manner. I performed QC functions in certifying concrete pours and Instrument and Control certifications.Acted as the site Safety representative. In college I completed an Occupational Health and Safety minor and I've fulfilled previous industrial safety roles.

I developed a database with queries and reporting to track the thousands of wire-pulls and terminations used to commission and operate a natural gas fired turbine generator while pouring over hundreds of IFC drawings to verify accuracy and billing. I've written statements of work to accept bids from sub-contractors. I assisted in certification of instrumentation and controls for the commissioning phase of the project. I supported Quality Control in creating electrical systems check sheets. My primary objective was to support electricians in placing over 100,000 linear feet of wires into conduits and cable trays and to ensure that all of these circuits were properly terminated.

Covid-19 has been very challenging for many. I believe I made the best of it by gaining valuable experience as an advanced Maker. In January of 2019, I remodeled and sold investment real estate. I learned how to frame and finish new rooms, install pocket doors, paint, carpet, flooring, trim, countertops, cabinets. I’ve upgraded HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems. Upon selling most of my real-estate investments, I began work on another type of investment property: installing an electrical panel, lighting, outlets, pouring a concrete floor, erecting automobile lift. I finished an automotive shop which I used to rebuild and sell vehicles such as engine failures, transmission failures, neglected vehicles and vehicles customized to increase value. The Covid experience expanded my innovative problem-solving abilities while giving me the satisfaction of working with my hands.

In earning an IASSC Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt, I now direct Value Stream Analysis (VSA) with facility leadership to launch statistically driven, Lean Six-Sigma, Black Belt, DMAIC method projects to positively impact senior management's strategic concerns with measurable results.As a former computer systems analyst with highly developed data mining, parsing, programming, database design, integrations, simulation, reporting and statistical analysis skills I am uniquely qualified to provide management with information on the capability of their processes.Data alone doesn't give the complete picture of the health of a system. Just as important is the ability to go to the Gemba (the place where work occurs) to communicate with people and make first-hand observations of process using Lean techniques. Consensus forming begins here and is achieved using advanced facilitation skills.In addition to the facilitation of projects and the spread of Lean understanding and practice, I am now also responsible for the Systems Redesign Committee, scheduling and execution of Lean training and the Diffusion of Excellence initiatives for the Department of Systems Redesign.• Conduct Lean, A3 Method, Yellow, Green, and Black Belt projects for interdisciplinary processes within the Sheridan healthcare system.• Educate staff on the fundamentals of Lean so that PDSA can be part of everyone's daily activities• Determine where wastes exist in processes and facilitate to eliminate them• Create current value stream and process maps as well as a detailed plan for implementation of future state• Accelerate improvement activity directing teams to the right Lean tools for a project• Assist teams in Documenting improvement activities to then brief management on strategies to improve cost, quality and speed of care• Use Lean tools to ensure improvements are sustained (i.e., controlled) over time• Conduct Kaizen or RPIW (Rapid Process Improvement Workgroup) events

It seems that manufacturing is really all about the theory of constraints and the orchestration of man/woman, moment, and machine with Takt time and “Pull” as the ultimate indicators of success. Whereas hospital care is more about process, process, process. The ultimate indicator of success is the quantity of value the patient directly experiences. In this complex interpersonal environment, techniques like Voice of the Customer, the SIPOC diagram, the project charter and great facilitation skills are used to form consensus as to how we create value for the customer. My duties here are focused on spreading Lean culture through mentoring, education and facilitation. In our environment, our Yellow and Green belt students use a 9-box A3 method to earn their Yellow/Green belt certifications while gaining valuable experience in applying lean methodology toward project success.Duties• Complete 90-day projects and Rapid Process Improvement Workshops (RPIW – Kaizan events)• Lead or mentor Yellow belt and Green belt students through a 9-box A3 method as they work to e arn Yellow/Green belt certification (currently our facility hasthe highest VISN success rate)• Spread the results of our Lean Projects to others using VA Pulse in a format that I pioneered here in Milwaukee: www.vapulse.net/groups/milwaukee-vamcsystems-redesign• Often data minin g skills are required to obtain meaningful project metrics. Then complex analytical skills often using statistical analysis are used to create anaccurate picture of our performance both prior to and after the improvement• Facilitate and then trained hospital staff on the use of “Huddle Boards”. Wid ely used at the Milwaukee VA as a tool for short cycle lean process improvement.Consequently, we created 90 short-cycle improvements in one quarter

At Tinker AFB I was a member of a team of Lean experts and Industrial Engineers dedicated to the improvement of remanufacturing jet aircraft enginesDuties• Measured cycle times, produced process maps and Value Stream Maps, Developed Kanban and other visual management tools, initiated TAKT time whiteboards and trained supervisors in the use of these tools.• Facilitated Kaizen events to create “Pull” in manufacturing procecess• Used my Occupational Health and Safty experience to engineer safety solutions as part of the Voluntary Protection Program at Tinker AFB

At Trail King our engineering managers enabled us to directly impact quality through the use of huddle boards, gemba walks, times studies and kitting. We used Andon techniques to address the problem with the manufacturing engineers at its source when it occurred on the manufacturing shop floor using an A3 methodDUTIES• Contributed to the improvement of the safety, quality, delivery, and cost of the operation through applying engineering principles and lean manufacturing principles.• Analyzed and evaluated manufacturing processes, systems, equipment, and materials in terms of their associated cost, time, safety, ergonomics, and quality. Recommended solutions for improvements• Analysis of time studies, methods, process engineering, plant layout and logistics to ensure balance and implement improvements for gaps identified• Troubleshoot and problem solve production issues as they relate to the Manufacturing Engineering Department• Participated in kaizen events for continuous improvement projects focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost• Assisted in implementation of engineering changes to product throughout factory processes• Designed and coordinated the build of tools and fixtures to assist in manufacturing and welding processes to improve efficiency and quality

This position was all about replacing aging controls within a semiconductor manufacturing plant. We replaced aging pneumatic controls and high amperage relays with low voltage, low amperage, solid state controls and controllers. We installed variable frequency drives on all the high amperage DC motors• Upgraded and replaced building control systems within Sanmina’s 200,000 sq. ft. facility.• Installed Variable Frequecy Drives to effieciently operate 480, 3-phase, electric motors from 60hz down to 0hz. Wired the VFD controllers into the HVAC control systems.• Replaced countless pneumatic and high amperage relay driven HVAC controls with modern low voltage/low amperage electric control systems.• Wired the new controls into control systems, programmed control systems• Installed conduit, wired new control systems and replaced pneumatically controlled reheat valves with electrically controlled valves.• Gained valuable experience in electrical and system controls

• Using principles of Lean Production, I designed a more efficient system of material handling for Schotchman’s robotically controlled machining center.• I conceived of an inexpensive flooring system to raise the level of the shop floor to match the elevation of the machining center. With the assistance of a team of Scotchman employees, I built a raised floor approximately 10’ wide and 110’ long. When completed, this project created a vastly more efficient system of material handling.• Introduced concepts of lean manufacture such as 5S, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Standardized Work, JIT, Kanban, Production Leveling, Pull Systems, Process Mapping, and Value Stream Mapping• Implemented a system of Red Tags to reduce clutter and remove unused material and equipment from the shop floor• I gathered observable, empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning and then coordinated with management and shop floor personnel to introduce the Scientific Method of Statistical Process Control (SPC) into daily operations.

• As a member of the Ingersoll Rand Retail Solutions project MOAD team I assisted in requirements gathering for the overall project using Use-Cases and client interviews• Architected, Designed and Prototyped an XML over sockets based solution to link an embedded OS based equipment monitoring device to an Oracle 9iAS “Monitoring” Application using a combination of WebMethods Enterprise Adapters such as XML, File IO, JDBC and Oracle• Created an Integration Architecture and Design using webMethods Enterprise 5.0 and webMethods Integration Server 6.0 that included future Enterprise Application considerations• Installed configured and Administered both webMethods Enterprise 5.0 and adapters and webMethods Integration Server 6.0 and adapters• Contributed XML data specifications for equipment monitoring devices and data architecture for the MOAD Oracle 9i Database. Documented Database interface specifications.• Performed project management tasks using MicroSoft Project

• As a member of Disney’s Architecture Team, I architected, designed, prototyped, and tested Enterprise Application Integration solutions using WebMethods Enterprise.• I worked with the Disney EAI Team to Architect EAI Solutions that were persisted in Rational Rose using the Rational Unified Process• Developed, setup and configured individual application interface components including development of adapter components. Conferred with application data mapping and data warehousing teams to develop EAI strategies.• Provided Consultation and Leadership to the Project Infinity, Disney Ticketing Interface project. Within this project I designed and prototyped integrations to enable intelligent management of ticket inventories and the capture of Disney Stores ticket sales marketing data. This project had a very large ROI for Disney ticketing operations.

• Developed Enterprise Application Integrations using Active Works/XPI/Web Methods as a member of the JD Edwards Siebel Integration Team.• Created Siebel Sales to JD Edwards Inventory Integrations using Siebel, JD Edwards, XML, and Database adapters• Created design and project documentation, performed integration testing.

• Developed and Tested Software for FedEx E-Commerce Application titled DCSS (Distributed Supply Chain Solutions Suite)• Designed and Maintained Oracle rules engine database for “Object Translator” component• Configured and coded real-time Active “event” based back-end systems.• Engineered and automated software test scripts and datasets for the Object to Object Translator component using the Rational Unified Process.• Wrote Object Oriented test documentation, coded test scripts, created object test cases• Developed on FedEx E-Commerce application titled GIV (Global Inventory Visibility) using ActiveWorks and X/Open Group's XBSA API (X/Open Backup Systems Architecture)• Designed and coded a back-end systems to pass "archive object" events via ActiveWorks to an Oracle 8.1.6 database and an ADSM server• The Active to ADSM session was accomplished using an Active API and the ADSM X/Open XBSA API• Acted as a technical resource to the Dallas based FedEx GIV Project team in developing Mercator Type Trees for XML documents• Developer of NT based FedEx Electronic Commerce application titled FullView• Translated XML, EDIFACT, ANSI X.12, and proprietary transmissions using TSI’s Mercator Translator• Populated Sybase SQL Anywhere tables using Mercator, embedded SQL, and ODBC. • Lead technical resource for development of Mercator Type Trees for XML, ANSI, EDIFACT, Database and proprietary Mercator mappings