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Wallingford, Ct, Us

Manchester, Ct, Us

Birmingham, West Midlands, Gb

Develop and Manage Continuous Improvement Programs using GKN Lean Enterprise Concepts and Methodologies to improve Quality and Delivery for Composite Manufacturing. Partner with Value Stream Program Managers to implement lean principles to improve flow of information and materials by eliminating non-value added activities. Foster a continuous improvement culture by leading and participating in Employee Engagement Activities, Kaizen and Production Preparation Process (3P) events. Review Annual Deployment Plans and Gold Scorecard strategies and progression with GKN Cromwell President and staff.

Fridley, Minnesota, Us

Responsibilities:Lead and deploy Operational Excellence best practices throughout the manufacturing organization by supporting Medtronic continuous improvement initiatives, improving manufacturing and business processes, and reducing costs. Provide training, expertise and direction for improvement activities to support the manufacturing goals and objectives of Medtronic. Assist in leading, facilitating, executing and managing projects to deliver significant cost savings by deploying Lean, Six Sigma and SPC tools and methodologies. Serve as a Lean/Six Sigma technical content expert to build process improvement knowledge within the organization and develop Green Belts.

East Hartford, Ct, Us

Manage continuous improvement initiatives for 2 Pratt Whitney Business Process Sites consisting of 3 Procurement Managers, 4 Country Managers and 80 associates. Setup and assess Delivery & Quality Clinics for underperforming suppliers including problem solving training and events to improve delivery and quality performance to MRP requirements.Implemented a culture of continuous improvement by organizing high impact improvement teams including the set up of a leadership lead improvement council for key underperforming procurement sites for the Turbine and Can Module Centers. Facilitated 5 DIVE (Define, Investigate, Verify, and Ensure) problem solving events to improve quality and delivery performance for Pratt and targeted underperforming Airfoil Casting Suppliers to improve MRP performance.Setup and assess Quality Clinics for key underperforming suppliers.

Palm Beach Gardens, Fl, Us

Managed and assessed site progression in the ACE Operating System for 60 sites globally that included 3 level 1 factories and key business process sites including Sales & Field Operations. Responsibilities included managing, developing and training for all levels of the organization in the ACE Operating System. Lead and facilitated action learning and improvement teams to meet company goals for delivery, quality and cost reduction initiatives.Implemented Quality Clinics for 3 level 1 factories.Created Standard Work for Kaizen Events and facilitated (12) Kaizen and (3) 3P Events. Events lead to inventory reductions of 75% on average including increase of NITO (net inventory turnover) and first pass yield rates.Facilitated 8 value stream mapping events resulting in average lead-time reductions of 60% to improve information and material flows including the reduction of waste.Trained employees in (USA, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Asia, South Africa, Norway) Value Stream Mapping including facilitating 12 value stream mapping events. Progressed 65% of sites throughout Asia to Silver/Gold Levels of excellence, including Silver for 3 Level 1 factories.Managed the ACE Certification Program (employee development) for United Kingdom, Asia and South Africa that included 12 ACE Super Days and train the trainer events for value stream mapping, standard work and cell design and visual factory management.Certified other instructors for value stream mapping, standard work cell design and superday training.Assessed continuous improvement levels and quality systems yearly to meet regional targets of progression including the development and certification of 6 managers to perform ACE Assessments.Realized 300K Savings in Masters Project using lean and 6-sigma tools to create a mixed model cell for key UTCFS Site.

Responsible for employee training and development in the UTC ACE Operating System for continuous improvement. Conducted 6 ACE Pilot Training and development programs globally for 150 employees.Participated in 24 Ito University sessions to train company leadership and managers in continuous improvement methodologies of the ACE Operating System. Managed improvement projects (100+) for leadership that were selected as an outcome of the university. Facilitated 6 value stream mapping events resulting in average lead-time reductions of 60% to improve flow and reduce waste.Assisted in the formation of global website for ACE in the FieldPrepared teams and facilitated 6 Kaizen Events globally for Shingijutsu USA Consultant Firm.Lead high impact improvement teams using a variety of continuous improvement tools to reduce operations waste.

East Hartford, Ct, Us

Setup and operate various grinding, turning and finishing operations.

Master Of Science, Quality Systems Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Associate Of Business Management, Business Management

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