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A building is strongest, and can be its tallest, when its base is wide and deep. Best practices are easily acquired and transferred across industries and processes for those who can see the underlying threads, the problem to solve. A non-computerized wrench factory scheduling system massively boosting output in a biological facility. Hoshin systems in electronics industry applied to carbon fiber manufacturing. The list goes on and on.As an experienced and high-energy leader, I have helped organizations transform their operations and achieve breakthrough results in a variety of industries, on a wide array of products, and across all types of processes. This is evident not only in the results themselves but can be seen in the awards my teams have earned. Although I have worked most closely with Operations and Quality groups, my area of expertise is improvement, which is universally transferrable to pretty much any group or process. It no longer matters what the process is – they all have similar issues – and to my point consider these results:• Within the first 2 weeks of hire added $20M to top line capability by steering purification suite to a 28% cycle time reduction • Up to $750M in top line growth through factory redesign, increasing “starts” from 2100 plan to demonstrated 2850 units • Global VSM effort improved on-time delivery from 74% to 92% despite 30% growth, 10% RIF by coaching a Lean Expert in flow• Conducted 75 kaizens over a 12-month period saving $806K, earning a spot as 1 of 4 Danaher 2002 annual report finalists • R&D project saved $480,000 annually by increasing plant yield 3.3% while cutting product variation by 53%You are invited to inquire about any of these initiatives or for other examples that might better match your current situation. My greatest impacts have been in Operations and Quality (and the people there), but reach has extended far beyond these areas.My background includes a BSIE and MSME, both from Columbia University, training in GE’s Technical Leadership Program, CQE, CMQ, Black Belt certification (two), and a Lean Master earned after working with Shingijutsu (ex-Toyota) sensei. In addition, I serve as a volunteer with the Shingo Institute, an elite and diverse group with a proven track record of positive cultural change and organizational impact. Each experience, each team, each problem resolved has added some skill, innovated a new best practice, or enhanced awareness of the alternatives available - not one way, not my way, but rather, simply better ones.

Listed skills include Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, and 60 others.