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Davenport, Fl, Us

Cork, Ireland, Ie

As a Global Operational Excellence Leader at Johnson Controls, I am dedicated to driving the implementation of Operational Improvement strategies and embedding Operational Excellence principles throughout the organization. Leveraging Lean, Six Sigma, and other coaching tools, I work to transform our culture and enhance our operational efficiency.I lead a CI team of Project Managers, Master Black Belts, Black Belts & Green Belts responsible for identifying, deploying, and leading continuous improvement projects across the global JCI organization. Duties include:• Engage with key stakeholders to establish and implement strategic plans aimed at improving systems, enhancing profitability, and eliminating waste.• Spearhead the implementation of Operational Improvement strategies and Operational Excellence principles.• Collaborate with operational and functional leadership across Business Units to accelerate cultural change and embed Operational Excellence as a core business practice.• Coach teams in developing and maturing lean management systems, strategy deployment, and leader standard work.

Houston, Tx, Us

Recruited to fill a newly created position as a critical leader within the Customer Experience leadership team. This position will be deeply anchored in thought leadership, maintaining project momentum and enabling a cross functional working team in a specific area of Sysco’s broader transformation. This role serves as a key leader in the Transformation office structure and will specifically be embedded in the future state Customer Experience Optimization.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Master Practitioner with the North Highland Company. Twenty years of experience in Managed Services, Shared Services, and Supply Chain Management in support of Aerospace & Defense and the Intelligence Community. Specific areas of expertise include process analysis and improvement, robotic process automation, change management, and intelligent automation.

Reston, Va, Us

Responsible for driving the implementation of Operational Improvement strategies and the implementation of Operational Excellence principles based on Lean, six Sigma, other coaching tools to transform the culture. Works closely with operational and functional leadership across Business Units to identify ways to accelerate the culture change necessary to support Operational Excellence as the way we do business. Engaged with key stakeholders in establishing and implementing plans via strategy deployment tools to improve systems, improve profitability and eliminate waste. Including coaching specific teams in the development and maturity of the lean management system, strategy deployment, and leader standard work.Recent Accomplishments include:- Lead graphically-diverse team in charge of process improvement, quality assurance, and process automation- Drove portfolio of projects including multiple internal and customer-facing projects to improve performance and customer satisfaction; deploying tools, services, and applications- Led identification, development, and implementation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Center of Excellence using UIPath software to create automations across the enterprise. First year progress included 10 automations and more than $500,000 in cost savings and avoidance- Developed Global Process program for critical enterprise process such as time-to-pay, orders-to-cash, and procure-to-pay- Led deployment of machine learning application (HighRadius) to drive improvements to DSO; resulted in 9-day improvement in DSO- Directed creation and standup of 150+ employee Shared Services Center including Finance, HR, and IT components.- Directed creation and standup of shared service functions including payroll, call center, accounts payable, and accounts receivable resulting in higher back office reliability and efficiency while reducing annual costs by greater than 20%

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Lead teams charged with creating efficient cross-functional processes by eliminating waste and non-value added activities with a focus on transforming data and measures into tangible business intelligence. Delivered proactive analysis, guidance, strategy, and decision support on new initiatives to executives and program staff for $2 billion businessImprovement projects include:- Led team that developed commodity-based supply chain model for $1billion dollar business- Oversaw implementation of new external timekeeping system that produced an 88% reduction in subcontract invoice processing time- Led team that improved cash recognition process resulting in a $30 million dollar improvement in recognized revenue - Managed cross-functional team that reduced staffing cycle time by 13 days resulting in an additional $14 million dollars in revenue- Executed improvement effort that resulted in $10 million extension to a strategic program previously targeted for termination- Developed analytics model to measure and improve effectiveness of international trade licensing program - Supported integration of 40+ software applications, including the creation of combined roles & responsibilities matrices and the production of unified business processes to support an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system

Laurel, Maryland, Us

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Mba, Business Management

Bachelor'S, Business Management