Michael Baratz, Mba, Ssbb, Cqe , Cqa Email & Phone Number

Temple, Texas, United States

Responsible for deployment of Lean Six Sigma culture across 55 distribution centers across the Unites States.• Responsible for improving customer delivery accuracy from 98.1% to 99.8% increasing revenue by 14M per year, reducing customer fees of 7M per year and cost avoidance of 55M per year • Creation and roll out of Yellow belt and Green Belt training programo Facilitated first Green Belt training / projects for 24 team members working on 10 projects. o Certified 55 yellow belts

Temple, Texas, United States

Oversaw CI department of 45 coaches supporting 49,000 team members, 26 hospitals, and 969 clinics throughout Texas. Deployed system strategy to frontline department. Managed system-wide training program. • Supported over 1,500 huddles with the following yearly results: 32,000 solutions, 2,500 retired metrics, and $50M in savings yearly from over 200 facilitated projects. • Created problem-solver certification program for operation leaders: 40 leaders per year certified problem-solvers, 72% of leaders trained in Lean principles, and 82% of leaders trained in Lean Daily Management System. • Collaborated with software developer to create a web-based tool to capture all improvement huddle board activity, leaders' surveys, A3 and PDCA projects.• Implemented part number consolidation and conducted vendor renegotiations for higher volumes, leading to annual savings of $150M. • Designed and facilitated opening of six COVID Vaccine hubs across Texas.

Coached senior leaders on Lean management system, huddling, and Lean implementation. Led a department of 12 coaches supporting 11 hospitals and over 400 clinics. Oversaw Lean fundamentals and practitioner training program. • Generated savings in excess of $25M year over year.• Redesigned nursing unit Lean Six sigma DAMIC, increased nursing productivity 48%, reduced patient length of stay 25%• Created BSWH A3 wave improvement program; facilitated 4 waves per year of 8-10 teams per wave• Played a key role in deploying market growth strategy, facilitating 3P and Lean Layout exercises that saved $1.5M in space and increased revenue by $400,000

Responsible for educating, leading transformational projects, and sustaining results for the largest hospital and clinic region in Baylor Scott & White system. Trained and coached leaders on implementation of Lean management system throughout five CTX hospitals. Spread Lean management system to four additional hospitals in North Division and trained local coaches to sustain system. • Collaborated with software developer to create web-based tool to capture all improvement huddle board activity and leaders' surveys across system.• Redesigned laboratory, increased throughput 45%, reduced retests and manual testing 80%, and redeployed ten staff.

Temple, Texas, United States

Facilitated educational sessions of VSM, A3, 5S, Waste Walk, and standard work, and served as in-depth Lean practitioner with simulation for all levels of employees from board of directors to frontline staff. Facilitated and coached teams on VSM projects, including ED, OR, contact center, and outpatient facilities. Increased OR first-time starts from 0% to 75%. Reduced OR turn time 15% for Hillcrest and 22% for Round Rock. Generated over $1M in inventory savings. Decreased Hillcrest ED throughput time 30% in first month after implementation, and charge lag from six days to a half-day orthopedic clinic

Austin, Texas, United States

Continuing education professor for Continuous Improvement / Lean Practitioner and Daily Management System Implementation

Austin, Texas, United States

Improved average tool availability 54% for production tools from baseline engineering designed tools. Eliminated top ten customer issues over a six-month period by driving root-cause corrective actions, using 8D methodology on supplier-caused issues and internal design issues; initiative reduced installation and warranty costs by 87%. Oversaw all aspects of OEM and contract manufacturers’ new product equipment reliability, including design and process FMEA, apportionment modeling, MTBF, MTTR, inherent and operational availability, identification of critical parts, and implementation of PQP. Assessed Solar Business Group supplier system audits.Served as team leader for Six Sigma Black Belt supplier improvement project, which resulted in over 50% reduction of supplier-caused discrepant material. Improved supplier quality for ten Asian contract manufacturers, using 8D methodology. Qualified and audited supplier processes. Developed suppliers' quality department. Implemented Part Qualification Process (PQP) at supplier sites.

Texas / South Korea (Head Quarters)

Oversaw all aspects of KSM Corporations business in Midwest Region and increased Midwest Region sales 2X year over year

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Mba, Technology Managment

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Engineering

Activities and Societies: President of IEEE, Member of Student Government