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Work globally to define, standardize and deploy processes to increase capability and performance. Identify and eliminate wasteful or sub-optimal activities. Coach/train the organization. Facilitate lessons learned, and champion continuous improvement.

Support the business units to continuously reduce product safety risks, maintenance error and cost of quality. Achieved through close management of the qualifications and training system, continuous quality and airworthiness oversight, facilitating the development of documented standards and procedures, conducting scheduled and unscheduled audits, perform.

Lead Lean improvements at Helicopter Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul operations in North America and Europe. Identify, adapt, create and deploy best practices to reduce waste. Train and coach cross-functional teams on use of Lean tools (Kaizen, VSM, Visual Management etc.). Work throughout the value stream from long range planning, through purchasing.

Lead efforts in KOS Lean and Six Sigma across Output Device Manufacturing to ensure that it is embedded in the culture and becomes part of daily life of business.Lead and facilitate cross-functional improvement-action teams. Identify and manage resources required to successfully execute projects. Educate, coach, and mentor Organizational Leaders, Black.

(Section Lead in 2007)Supply chain, sourcing, cost reduction initiatives for varied commodity groups (Computer hardware, Sheet metal, Pneumatics, Rollers) in support of printing pre-press equipment manufacturer. Responsible $14million annual spend. Commodity cost reduction work resulting in $1 to $2 million savings annually. Lead targeted cross commodity.

Responsible for supply chain development and execution for industrial imaging group. New design and product launch selling OEM flat panel display imaging technology. Directed work of 6 person procurement, vendor management, change control, and materials group focused on building first 4 commercial devices.

Started with single position and added responsibility with time.Site Technical Systems ManagerResponsible for implementing and improving maintenance systems, developing and leading skills, staffing and training strategies, and developing site budgets. Deployed site's first computerized maint. system in 1995. Coaching responsibilities to 45-person group..

Started with single position and added responsibility with time.Site Integrated Risk Manager Coordinated efforts of 9 risk management programs (Environment, Process, Combustion, etc.) Created and deployed site systems for project change control, incident reduction, and chemical clearance. Lead program improvements of 190%. Directly managed 8-person team.

Lead capital projects and system improvements in plants from Moncton to Vancouver. Installations included chilled water system for plastic bottle blow mould equipment, in-line dilution systems for bleach and fabric softener, palletizers, conveyor lines and batch control systems. Supervised production operations. Chairman of Chlorine Safety Committee. Peak.

Research into fluidized hospital beds for burn victims. Designed, built and operated experimental test equipment. Researched properties of bauxite mining wastes for use as building materials.