Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Operations Project Manager
Houston, Texas, Us
Developed employees through classes, Kaizen Events and Lean Exercises. Mentored Green Belt candidates in DMAIC, 5S/6S, Value Stream Mapping, Detailed Process Mapping, VOC-Voice of the Customer - Kano Analysis, Visual Factory, Just-In-Time, Continuous Flow, Line Balancing, Kanban, Mistake-Proofing, FMEA, Statistics, metrics and project reviews. Reduced WIP (work-in-process) 45%, and plant travel and man-hours by over 90% applying Lean Six Sigma methodology and tools to server test cycle. Planned, executed and controlled successful production, configuration, integration, testing and shipment of 14 kilometer 2D and 3D solid streamer seismic intelligent acquisition systems with LINUX multi-servers to China and Norway. Met ship dates guaranteeing $12 MM revenue by eliminating six weeks of projected overruns through negotiations with supply chain vendors for facility space, equipment usage, employee access, production schedule concessions, and on-sight quality audits. Prevented accidents as LSO, Laser Safety Officer. Created and implemented Laser Safety Program, reconfigured Class 4 laser to Class 1 (enclosed beam), and trained Engineering and Production employees in use and safety through hands-on and multimedia. Tracked vision effects with medical optical scan exams.