Leading the most brilliant team I have ever had the opportunity to be a part of. Our goal, set up our community members for their upcoming 25% productivity leaps that will change the lives of everyone in the organization. Oh, and have one heck of a good time doing it.

Utilizing my experience from over 20 years of operational leadership in the manufacturing industry, I deliver the full life cycle of the Redzone Production System in organizations looking to improve their plant’s performance. Being responsible from the initial “Go-live’ training to the Continuous Improvement processes and Kaizen facilitation that follow, I coach customer's plant teams into repeatable cycles that deliver lasting bottom line savings within 90 days and thereafter. As a… Show more Utilizing my experience from over 20 years of operational leadership in the manufacturing industry, I deliver the full life cycle of the Redzone Production System in organizations looking to improve their plant’s performance. Being responsible from the initial “Go-live’ training to the Continuous Improvement processes and Kaizen facilitation that follow, I coach customer's plant teams into repeatable cycles that deliver lasting bottom line savings within 90 days and thereafter. As a CI Coach, it is rewarding to watch the workforce become more engaged and empowered through the standard work and data driven processes that Redzone enables. It is also my role to work closely with the leadership teams to ensure that results, such as lower operational costs and increased profitability, are achieved.Specialties: Operational Excellence | Lean-Six Sigma | Kaizen | Continuous Improvement Consulting | Lean Training & Education| Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) | Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) | Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) | Real Time Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) | Factory Benchmarking | Plant Floor Technology Implementations | Engineering and Maintenance | Plant Operations Show less

Overall responsibility for the Quality, Safety, Morale, Cost, Delivery and Environmental performance of a $5.5M annual, 35 employee light manufacturing facility. Work to create a collaborative team based culture where the employee's ideas are the backbone to our improvements.Responsible for the overall Lean improvement strategy, including Velocity Scheduling, Bottleneck reduction as well as reducing the 8 wastes wherever possible.Primarily trying to create a culture… Show more Overall responsibility for the Quality, Safety, Morale, Cost, Delivery and Environmental performance of a $5.5M annual, 35 employee light manufacturing facility. Work to create a collaborative team based culture where the employee's ideas are the backbone to our improvements.Responsible for the overall Lean improvement strategy, including Velocity Scheduling, Bottleneck reduction as well as reducing the 8 wastes wherever possible.Primarily trying to create a culture where we try to put the customer first, and make small improvements each and every day. Show less

Teaching and implementing Lean principles, Green belt mentorship programProject manager for multiple improvement teamsValue Stream Map improvement resulting in annualized savings of $600,000Lead problem solving teams for high impact, statistical solutionsWaste reduction initiatives, motion studies, time balancing projects provided customer price reduction of 15% and ergonomic improvements for operatorsImplementation of Visual Management System resulting in 30% increase in… Show more Teaching and implementing Lean principles, Green belt mentorship programProject manager for multiple improvement teamsValue Stream Map improvement resulting in annualized savings of $600,000Lead problem solving teams for high impact, statistical solutionsWaste reduction initiatives, motion studies, time balancing projects provided customer price reduction of 15% and ergonomic improvements for operatorsImplementation of Visual Management System resulting in 30% increase in production.Budget preparation and tracking Show less

Coached and mentored all levels of leadership on the integration of lean tools including standardized work, problem solving techniques and removing non value-added practices to make incremental continuous improvements.Worked directly with all levels of leadership to execute and develop 5 year strategic plan for Lean implementationReinforced the use of the production and maintenance closed loop operating systems, focusing on high impact lean initiatives and educating all employees on the… Show more Coached and mentored all levels of leadership on the integration of lean tools including standardized work, problem solving techniques and removing non value-added practices to make incremental continuous improvements.Worked directly with all levels of leadership to execute and develop 5 year strategic plan for Lean implementationReinforced the use of the production and maintenance closed loop operating systems, focusing on high impact lean initiatives and educating all employees on the benefits Led the internal audit process for the production and maintenance closed loop system, facilitating the corrective action process with the Operations Leadership TeamsFacilitated the change management process and the discipline of lean managementStatisical Process Improvement team leader Show less

Supervisor of 30 Union Employees, operating five different dial Machine Lines producing engine exhaust manifolds for General MotorsImproved results of employee satisfaction survey through use of Scanlon practices.Empowered employees to take ownership of tasks by providing the opportunity to influence decisions directly affecting their daily operationsManagement Chair of Joint Health and Safety Committee and Champion of Emergency Response Team

Numerous successful PPAP's of both new parts and machine linesFMEA/Control Plan improvements, success of 25% RPN reductions in one year periodLed successful WIN (six sigma) problem solving team for scrap reduction.Improved customer relations through monthly, quality focused visits to Arvin MerritorReduced GM PPM's by 50 % for I4 department in 2002Developed and implemented TS 16949, QS9000 system at Stratford Steel locationDesigned, developed and implemented ISO14001… Show more Numerous successful PPAP's of both new parts and machine linesFMEA/Control Plan improvements, success of 25% RPN reductions in one year periodLed successful WIN (six sigma) problem solving team for scrap reduction.Improved customer relations through monthly, quality focused visits to Arvin MerritorReduced GM PPM's by 50 % for I4 department in 2002Developed and implemented TS 16949, QS9000 system at Stratford Steel locationDesigned, developed and implemented ISO14001 Environmental Management System Show less