John King Email & Phone Number

Linthicum Maryland

- Direct and lead process improvement projects increasing output and yield of Integrated Circuit Manufacturing foundry. Increase throughput, reduce cycle time, improve yield, and reduce rework of critical processes through the application of Lean management.- Develop and implement a process to reduce the cost of product inspection by 75% by implementing inspection sampling of microelectronics assemblies.- Develop, implement, and manage Lean Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement projects.- Develop and implement Green Belt mentoring program to improve project completion rate and leverage Projects to pressing business needs.- Recipient of President's Leadership award in 2011, & 2014- Recipient of Sector 'Quality is Personal' Award in 2013 & 2014- Collect, analyze, organize, and present improvement projects at all levels of the company including technical personnel, upper management, and external customers.- Supply Chain and Lean process improvement presentations at several regional, national, and international conferences.

Baltimore, Md

The Maryland World Class Consortia is a regional organization that promotes the application of Lean in Operational Excellence through quarterly meetings, and specialized training seminars.

- Interim Quality Manager at the BAE Anniston Alabama facility supervising 6 management Quality Supervisors and Engineers plus 16 hourly Process Auditors / Inspectors. Developed and Implemented data driven Quality Process changes that have resulted in significant reductions in vehicle defect rates.- Responded to an ISO Audit Failure (3 Major findings) at BAE Anniston Alabama facility. Identified Root Causes of issues relative to poor performance. Led team to develop, and implement Corrective Actions, Process Improvememts, and changes to process documentation. At the three month recertification Audit the facility had resolved all issues and received a satisfactory rating.- Developed divisional Corrective Action tracking and reporting program at several facilities for the Ground Systems division.

Hunt Valley, Maryland

- Developed and led Lean Weighted Average Lead Time Reduction program at several Lucent (4) and Contract Manufacturing Supplier (16) sites in US, Europe, and Asia. Annual Components spend of $1.2 Billion.- Developed and Implemented Strategic Inventory Management Processes, in cooperation with Bell Labs, to improve On-Time Delivery Performance while reducing inventory investment. US Patent Pending- Develop and presented process training to US and International, Lucent and supplier facilities, and leadership of an international team focused on implementation on a global basis. (ABS) US Patent Pending.- Developed emergency information system to track material flow into New York for the rebuilding of the telephone system after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001

– Developed and managed cost engineering process to identify and realize savings in strategic purchased materials from several domestic internal York manufacturing and outside supplier sites.– One of the initial participants in York’s first Six Sigma, “Black Belt”, Quality Improvement training program.– Utilized Six Sigma Quality Improvement techniques to identify and resolve large electric motor reliability problems resulting in a quality improvement and annual warranty savings of $1,000,000, and an annual purchasing cost savings of $3,000,000.

Bs & Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Mba, Business Administration And Management