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Builds and expands the GAF Business System by driving transactional process improvements and fostering a continuous improvement culture within the corporate office. Develops people capabilities across core business functions—Supply Chain, HR, Finance, Sales & Marketing, and IT. Leads Kaizen events, designs workflows, and develops measures to enhance process efficiency. Analyzes data and collaborates cross-functionally to support GAF’s transition to optimized, future-ready systems.

Transformed pre-analytical operations by implementing key performance metrics, visual standards, and a robust daily management system. Successfully led area leadership in developing and executing strategic improvement roadmaps, cultivating a culture of continuous improvement that translates into tangible business results.- Improved pre-analtyical turnaround time.- Optimized the irreplaceable specimen workflow and attained patient impact metrics.- Faciliated RCM (revenue cycle managment) team in deciphering complex data to recover revenue.- Implmeneted CI daily managment system, PDCA improvment cycle, and strategy development (Hoshin Planning) to tranform pre-analytical operations.

Led the implementation of L'Oréal Operational Excellence, skilled at aligning plant strategy with global initiatives in fast-paced and regulated environments, including FDA cGMP and ISO standards. Specialized in function integration to drive anticipated results and sustain improvement trends. Recognized for achieving productivity savings through championing people development and effective loss elimination strategies.

Established lean system and plant strategy to drive business results in a cGMP food manufacturing environment and distribution center. Facilitated kaizen events to eliminate wastes and reduce cost. Focused on data and problem-solving tools to drive root cause countermeasures. Developed people skills to sustain and grow lean culture.

Led a team of 27 in overseeing all support functions, managing the capital budget, and executing projects, which included equipment installations, maintenance, quality assurance systems, and operational improvements. Spearheaded a lean culture transformation for binder and label manufacturing operations.

Demonstrated success in implementing Lean Culture and fostering operational excellence within a unionized manufacturing environment. Acknowledged for establishing a comprehensive plant-wide manufacturing system based on the Toyota Production System (TPS) philosophy, resulting in substantial improvements in efficiency, waste reduction, and optimized supply chain processes. Recognized with the 2008 Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence, Bronze Medallion, and honored with the 2009 Ely Award from Callaway Golf for exceptional achievements in lean transformation.

Performed general industrial engineering functions, focusing on integrating human, material, and equipment resources to support golf ball manufacturing operations. Introduced lean thinking with a value stream approach, with the goal of enhancing safety, quality, productivity, and cost.

Enhanced manufacturing processes for high-speed electronic products, spanning transmitters, receivers, modulator drivers, digitizers, and amplifiers in the fiber-optic telecommunication industry. Specialized in wire bonding, automatic epoxy dispensing, automatic pick and place, SMT (Surface Mount Technology), and soldering processes. Initiated lean implementation in the New Jersey facility to optimize material flow, reduce wastes, and enhance operational lead time, performance, quality, ultimately driving business results.

Designed, re-engineered, and improved manufacturing processes for RF, IF, and microwave components, encompassing Cellular Wireless, RFID, Medical Equipment, Test Equipment, Receivers, Transmitters, and Satellite applications. Offered technical guidance to troubleshoot operational issues and develop solutions in a time-critical environment. Created specifications for new equipment and work instructions for novel processes used in the manufacturing process.