Summary- Facilitate strategy development and deployment with executive stakeholders- Supports leadership to implement Lean strategy deployment and process improvement- Implements a change management culture to all levels of the organization- Facilitates process improvement initiatives- Leads others by influence- Coaches mid-level and senior executives on Lean Management Systems- Coaches front line staff and leadership in A3 Problem Solving- Develops Lean training and educational material - Provides training to all levels of the organization- Facilitates Value Stream Analysis- Facilitates Rapid Improvement Events (Kaizen Events)- Coaches Leaders in the Kata approach

Summary- Developed and conducted training for 113 of North Carolina Manufacturing employees in lean methodologies.- Led departmental initiative across 4 shifts, successfully implementing 5S and decreasing downtime by 24%.- Mapped Supply Chains’ forward and reverse flow identifying multiple sources of waste (Time, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Overproduction, and Over processing).- Led effort to develop and implement a Kanban system for North Carolina Manufacturing operations.- Facilitated daily production meetings and documented shift reports.- Performed vial thaws and passages of cell expansion in biosafety cabinets utilizing aseptic processing techniques.- Performed analytical testing determining cell counts and viability, gases, osmolality, pH, and nutrients/metabolites.- Used data analyzed by analytical equipment to determine amount of feeds required for cells. - Performed harvest of cell culture once viability has reached minimum threshold.- Made culture media for bioreactor feeds.

Summary- Created training and trained approximately 150 employees in Lean and Six Sigma.- Participated on lean six sigma certification panel, mentoring and certifying candidates for their yellow and green belts.- Initiated and led effort to reduce quality documentation efforts. Utilizing statistical analysis, identified the root cause, leading to revised SOPs and color-coded forms with a clearly labeled flow. Quality documentation errors were reduced by 72%.- Initiated process review for the filter integrity testing team with a goal to reduce cycle times. Updated process to include level loading, single piece and linear flow, achieving goal and increasing throughput by 78%.- Created a process to mitigate supply shortage impacting multiple groups. Led effort to achieve staff and stakeholder buy-in. Process implementation reduced lead times from 30 to 2 days.- Led a project eliminating the need for a night shift with yearly cost avoidance $1.12MM.- Led Kaizen and Kata events provoking in-depth thought and coaching for problem solving techniques.- Drafted Event Notifications, initiated SLA’s, and established yearly departmental goals and objectives (Hoshin Kanri Planning).- Ensured Internal On-Time In-Full (iOTIF) deliveries to customers.- Transferred production samples utilizing SAP, PAS-X (MES), and LIMS.- Performed sample management, filter integrity testing, helium leak testing, and performance checks.- Assembled equipment, operated autoclaves and washers, and moved material using SAP.- Decontamination of reusable materials for operations.

Summary- Developed and implemented a material handling process increasing efficiency for operations. - Improved autoclave and extruder training by creating standardized training materials. - Operated autoclaves, extruders, and molding presses.- Packaged and moved materials between the Warehouse, Production, and Shipping/Receiving.