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Madison Heights, Mi, Us

Stamford, Ct, Us

Managed development and implementation of lean and continuous improvement manufacturing initiatives across the production environment. Implemented lean production methods to reduce waste by 30%. Developed Continuous Improvement/Lean production training programs for onsite implementation. Mentored and coached Six Sigma Green Belts in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement processes. Developed custom value stream mapping to monitor production efficiency. Launched MS Teams and created Power Bi dashboards for live KPI data.

Arlington, Va, Us

Responsibilities: Identify and execute continuous improvement projects accross the site. Development of teams and building an overall culture of continuous improvment. Lead 6 Sigma projects that result in profitable returns for the company. Building of relationships across the organization for stakeholder buyin. Develop and present project status to leadership for awareness and review. Also responsible for the implimentation of Lean principles that reduced flow time, ISO audit ready 24/7, and digital transformation.

Arlington, Va, Us

Responsibilities: Manufacturing Manager for the Midbody managing Cells 30 and 40. Development of my Team to help achieve long term goals. Identify, develop, and implement KPI’s that supports the organizational goals. Lean Manufacturing implementation and Project Management. Broke numerous flow times by process improvement activities. Received awards for the development of labor alerts over bar by 2, Digital Full Kit, Tableau, and Mantis Mutliclocking. Participation in hackathons for software improvements that enable Lean Manufacturing. I personally invented two software initiatives that resulted in multi-million dollar cost savings. This included agile project management, change management, and delivery to the customer across the site for implementation. I was awarded cash bonuses, invention awards, and leadership recognition. Utilized Kaizen, 5-Why Analysis, and various other quality tools to improve the manufacturing process.

Arlington, Va, Us

Responsibilities: Quality Manager for Final Assembly and Delivery. Acted as Senior Manager in his absence. Developed a teamwork atmosphere with transparency to my Team. Worked numerous projects with the Team coaching the BPSM. Lean Management implementation. Development of my Team to help achieve long term goals. Manage a Boeing Problem Solving Team using Lean+, 6 Sigma, and various other quality tools driving permanent corrective action. Member of the Leadership Advisory Board at Boeing South Carolina. Training includes leadership development, inside out coaching, and various management courses.

Arlington, Va, Us

Responsibilities: Manage 8 FIM employees at BSC performing supplier quality activities to ensure that suppliers' production and quality systems meet purchase contract requirements and applicable regulatory agency and government regulations. Develop and lead cross functional improvement Teams driving issue resolution. Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, suppliers and direct reports. Develop and present corrective actions, project charters, and project management metrics to Executive Leadership. Manage, develop and motivate employees.

Arlington, Va, Us

Responsibilities: FIM at BSC performing supplier quality activities to ensure that suppliers' production and quality systems meet purchase contract requirements and applicable regulatory agency and government regulations. Develop and lead cross functional improvement Teams driving issue resolution. Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, suppliers and direct reports. Develop and present Corrective Actions, Project Charters, and Project Management Metrics to Executive Leadership.

Arlington, Va, Us

Responsibilities: Identify projects, develop teams, visit suppliers, perform RCCA, participate in project AIW, prepare 4 Square reports, quality matrix, and follow project through completion. Develop and suggest Corrective Actions. QAI 88-20 Midbody 787 Dreamliner covering electrical, hydraulic, and structural quality issues. Validate and investigate quality related issues using Velocity, Catia, Enovia, Delmia, and IVT. Issue Escans and corrective actions to appropriate supplier. Participate in employee involvement teams. Interact with many cross functional teams throughout Boeing.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Us

Responsibilities: Manager for 40 employees who perform integration of Military Vehicles with Tier 1 Suppliers. Onsite liaison between engineering, DCMA, and other contracting companies. Analyze defect trend data for permanent corrective action and root cause. Develop work instructions and processes for retrofits and quality issues. Attend weekly joint quality meeting through JPO, Oshkosh, SAIC, and DCMA. Manager 40 nonunion employees.

Onsite Quality Engineer at McLaughlin Body Company representing the LTAS armored cab. Develop and monitor quality processes and acceptance criteria Reduced quality defects from 42 to 6 Defects Per Unit in 4 months. Manage 40 union and non union employees. Ensure that manufacturing processes are in accordance with applicable Military Spec. Lead daily quality meetings and prepare PowerPoint Presentations. Analyze various data to guide the quality departments efforts

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