Ryan Duescher Email & Phone Number

Appleton, WI

• Oversee Crew Planning and Crew Services departments, encompassing staff planning, aircraft and network scheduling, crew resource administration, and crew services teams
• Prepare and deliver regular operational updates to our mainline flying partner (United Airlines)
• Serve as a liaison with our flying partner's network planning team to maximize revenue based on forecasted resources
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion in analyzing operational processes and procedures to ensure that all goals are met without compromising safety
• Design models and analyze data to proactively identify and recommend strategies which will increase operational efficiency
• Support the Company in grievance settlements and labor negotiations with our unionized workforces

• Collaborated with leaders from each department to establish a company-wide opportunity funnel
• Conducted kaizen events to revamp business processes and promote operational excellence
• Led overtime reduction project that resulted in $600,000 savings for ground handling hub
• Improved statistical integrity of fuel planning tool to make our fuel projections best-in-class
• Provided insight to pilot recruiting team to remain competitive in an evolving business landscape
• Started exploring the use of machine learning algorithms to enhance decision-making ability

Neenah, WI

• Coordinated continuous improvement activities for the Defense/Security/Aerospace factory
• Mentored multiple Six Sigma Green Belt candidates toward successful project completion
• Audited 5S, Lean Sigma scorecard and electrostatic discharge process compliance

Neenah, WI

• Developed Value Stream Maps in Microsoft Visio to target and eliminate non-value added tasks
• Standardized nomenclature used to document current and future states across the organization
• Assisted with GE Healthcare project to improve layout and balance driver module line

Neenah, WI

• Participated in several kaizen events and took the initiative to organize and facilitate five of them
• Implemented mistake-proofing solutions to prevent defects from being created and reworked
• Helped reduce work order cycle time from 15.5 days in June 2007 to 10.7 days in March 2008

Mauston, WI

• Created assembly instructions to document best method and train associates
• Reduced lead times by three days by streamlining shipping process

Mauston, WI

• Designed apparatus in AutoCAD to enable testing of ammonia valve product line