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Operations Management Lean Manufacturing - Fortune 500 CompanyLed a Lean Transformation Roll-out through 42 facilities across the U.S.Engaged in creating and implementing a Business Intelligence software operating with Crystal ReportsAllowed for Enterprise wide reporting, data management and near real-time reactive and proactive responsesCost Savings Realized = $25M+All levels of the Supply Chain were affected - Plan, Source, Make, DeliverManaged and Trained Client Personnel on key Lean Concepts (both classroom and shop floor sessions)Managed milestones in each facility to ensure bottom-to-top saturation of knowledge and knowledge transferImplemented the concepts of Flow, Heijunka and Pull in 2 facilities that were distinct processes from the other 40Developed client management teams to a new standard of fact-based decision making and near real-time proactive problem solvingOther ResponsibilitiesInteracted with Executive Level management to provide insight and direction for plant teamsManaged Project Costs to align with company targetsReview of existing KPI's and Costing Structure

Operational Improvement / Plant Layout - 2 Phased ApproachPhase I - Reviewed current Management Operating System for areas of financial and operational opportunityImplemented sustainable system pieces to attack those opportunities for future profitabilityPhase II - Plant Layout for a second facilityReduction of Non-Value Added flow, wasted operator movement, wasted material flow to shop floor and improved throughput

Headed Customer Service team

Paperboard and Text Paper ConverterProvided customer service for large sales territoryInventory Control

Bs, Paper Science

Bachelor Of Science, Engineering Management