Driving continuous improvement efforts to improve overall efficiency and establish a culture of operational excellence. Leveraging years of consulting experience to facilitate process improvements, change management, data-driven decision making, standardization and engineering best practices, cost reduction and efficiency gains, employee development, quality management, and supplier development.

Introduce engineering students to production principles, planning, evaluation, deployment, and integration of Lean manufacturing theory and methods. Courses cover the concepts of Lean and Six Sigma for both manufacturing and service businesses. Students are provided an overview of Lean, Six Sigma, and the Kaizen problem-solving methodologies.

Lean Industrial Engineer specializing in productivity and efficiency improvements by leveraging methods of facility layout, assembly line design, production capacity modeling, and inventory management. My consulting clients reported over $59.7M in new and retained sales, $8M in cost savings and capital expense avoidance, $7.3M in plant investments, and $3.9M of investments in new products. Experienced facilitator of Toyota Kata, Kanban, 5S, Huddles, Kaizen events, and other lean workshops.

Facilitated warehouse design through a comprehensive roadmap covering mixed model material flow, Kanban purchasing signals, and resource calculations for receiving, picking, kitting, packing, and shipping. Clients became self-sufficient in designing workstations, storage solutions, and replenishment routes, while optimizing inventory levels and container standardization. Mentored warehouse managers in material flow leadership, ensuring continuous improvement and high inventory accuracy in material delivery systems.Was co-instructor for the Mixed Model Material Management workshop, hosted annually by Toyota Material Handling in Columbus, IN, exclusively to Leonardo Group Americas.• Proficient group leader and trainer of the analytical methods of Mixed Model Line Design.• Experienced in design and launch manufacturing lines in a variety of factory maturity stages from food to automotive industries. • Instructor for Mixed Model Line Design in English and Spanish.• Closely collaborates with clients to create standard documentation, discover optimum workflows and feedback loops, identify sources of defects, and define training requirements.

Specialist in New Product Design leveraging theories of invention (TRIZ). Developed a scientific approach to product design, leveraging theories of invention and systems innovation, that included discovery of user needs, market trends, and technical feasibility. It highlighted the importance of thorough market research (lean startup), strategic partnerships, and efficient processes in creating a successful product. Additionally, the program underscored the value of cash flow management, a product feature roadmap, and an exit strategy for long-term success in product development and supply chain management. Excelled in scouting for, and evaluation of contract manufacturers and materials suppliers, facilitating seamless integration from procurement to end-user delivery, and selection of reliable partners that align with the client’s values and quality standards.

· Lead teams through Lean Manufacturing activities to improve semiconductor processes andoperations. Delivered over 400 hrs/year labor reduction and coordinated successfulimplementation of changes.· Served as internal consultant for problem solving using the Russian Theory of InventiveProblem Solving (TRIZ) a model-based approach to solving long term problems, reduce labor,waste, and unscheduled tool down time. Cost reduction examples: factory safety protocols($30K/yr), semiconductor process issues ($43K/yr), and HR business processes ($60K/yr).· Enabled a 3x increase in training certifications of technicians, enforced accountability for qualityand attention to detail in maintenance work, protected diversity and growth opportunities,managed leaves of absence, hiring and separation.· Developed business practices for labor reduction on 24x7 manufacturing shifts, shortened timeto decision of critical dispositions (300+ hr/wk savings), created communication flow standards(52 hr/wk reduction), developed control points for monitoring indicators (20 hr/wk reduction).· Developed a wiki-based system for knowledge capture in an environment of rapid data turns.Fostered a learning culture from all users of the system, which prevented overprocessing andreduced disposition errors and scrap of inventory in excess of $300K/year.· Initiated design concepts for very large data visualization systems in a team presenting to theIntel C-suite. Used spin-off concepts from those seed ideas for rapid implementation of datareports with factory-wide impact (over 3,000 hrs/year labor reduced).· Developed and improved defect detection monitors, and drove defect reduction projects for awide range of wafer production modules (thin films, planar, litho, metrology, etch, diffusion) thatlead up to 24% quality and availability improvements, labor and cost reduction, all withtransparent implementation.

Responsible for all aspects of solid state laser manufacturing in a research facility. Tasks included AutoCAD mask design, cleanroom processing with lithography, film deposition and etch, wire bonding and electric test. Results were presented to US Air Force DARPA program on a quarterly basis.