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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY• Experienced Six Sigma Master Black Belt with 25+ years of productive, successful leadership experience in manufacturing, service industry, and military environments with academic credentials including an MBA, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering.• Certified Lean Practitioner with 18+ years of extensive experience creating, coaching, facilitating and leading cross-functional teams through 5S, TPM/Lean rapid improvement/Kaizen events, and Six Sigma projects to improve processes, remove waste and increase efficiency. • 18+ years of developing curriculum, developing training materials and training team members on Lean, TPM, Six Sigma and various tools; such as Root Cause Analysis, Cause and Effect Diagrams, Mistake Proofing, Visual Management, DMAIC, PDSA, SPC, FMEA, SMED, and process mapping/value stream mapping (VSM).• Proven management experience with up to 32 direct reports and budget management experience. Expertise in working with C level and upper level management to initiate support for improvement activities. • ISO 9001: 2000 Lead Auditor who is familiar with quality standards and the quality standard auditing process.• Familiar with healthcare and DME regulatory requirements, certification requirements for FDA and Joint Commission Accreditation Specialties: Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Toyota Production SystemLean ManufacturingContinuous ImprovementTeam Building / Management Mentoring/Coaching/Training ISO 9001: 2000 Certified Lead Auditor Project Management Total Productivity Management (TPM) Kaizen / 5S Theory of Constraints/Critical Chain ISO 9001: 2000 Trained Lead Auditor Autonomous/Preventive Maintenance Engineering Change New Product Development SMEDFMEAProcess Mapping/VSM

Listed skills include Process Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, and 46 others.