SUMMARY:

• Accomplished Senior Program/Project Manager, Research and Solutions Engineer, and Continuous Improvement Expert with proven track record saving millions of dollars in annual costs in both manufacturing and service industries through process improvements and efficiency. High - energy, assertive, and a self-starter. Creative and change oriented with extensive Continuous Improvement and Project Management expertise. Proven leadership in stressful environments as a former Navy officer with planning, technical direction, communication, and coaching skills to ensure production of high quality products and projects to meet customer and organizational needs in the most cost-effective manner.
• A systemic problem solver, analyzing processes and systems, and implementing solutions to solve root cause problems. Able to handle multiple, complex priorities and balance the needs of each according to business impact.
• Drives Continuous Improvement to quantitatively and qualitatively improve costs, quality, and service. Strong business and technical skills in processing, manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain.
• An excellent listener and communicator who conveys information in understandable terms at all levels of the organization. Demonstrated Coaching, Teaching, Instructing, Motivating, and Mentoring success.
• Continuous Improvement Lean Six Sigma Kanban Kaizen Just - In-Time Manufacturing Logistics ToC
• Financial Analysis Economic Analysis Real Options Analysis Strategic Investment Analysis Data Mining
• Heijunka Water Spider Hoshin Kanri PDCA Product Quality Work Cell Design Facility Layout
• A3/A4 Management RCA Fishbone/Ishikawa Diagram Jidoka APQP PPAP SPC
• Project Management Strategic Planning System Analysis/Design/Implementation
• Automotive Electronics Supply Chain Management Value Stream Mapping
• Problem Solving Industrial Engineering Operations Research
• Quality Control/Assurance Innovation Leadership
• System Integration Enterprise Resource Planning
• Team Building Communication
• SPC FMEA

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technology and Tools: Microsoft Office / Visio / Project / SharePoint SAP C++ Java HTML Minitab 16 and Quality CompanionPalisade DecisionTools Suite 5.7: @Risk, PrecisionTree, TopRank, NeuralTools, StatTools, Evolver, RiskOptimizerVisual Basic.Net Arena JSP XML ARIS Oracle Primavera JMP Deltek Acumen Fuze

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Wayne, PA

Process and Knowledge Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Effectively influence, guide, and support business units in process improvement, requirements analysis and evaluation, and change implementation. Develop an approach for continuous process improvement and serve in a key role in multiple concurrent projects within Operations and across HSB group and will be expected to challenge target audiences to consider new ideas and ways of approaching complex business problems. Leading operational initiatives from inception to delivery. Facilitate collaborative sessions across various departments and functions to document current and future state processes with change impact analysis.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Project Lead (6-Month Contract)

Responsibilities:

• Maps current-state and generates future-state processes for Global Regulatory Services, assists discovery of improvement opportunities as Business Process Improvement Specialist and Master Black Belt.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Western Region Planning System Manager

Responsibilities:

• Acts as the change agent and facilitate the interface to enhance the utilization of Oracle Primavera P6 Project Management System in conformance with SAP ERP system between Project Management and Production Planning functions. Transfers continuous improvement knowledge and expertise in a strong matrix organization.
• Assists the implementation of critical chain project management. Participated in the development and implementation of the first Six Sigma Green Belt program which is a milestone with $8.5M annual cost savings in return of $60k investment. Performs network coordinator duties for the knowledge management/collaboration platform for the Global Planning Community.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Adjunct Professor (Part-time)

Responsibilities:

• Teaches Engineering Management Planning (EMGT 5231) course to graduate students.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Adjunct Professor (Part-time)

Responsibilities:

• Provides lean and/or consulting to corporate clients as needed. Assesses needs for clients in conjunction with Corporate College staff. Customizes content and format to fit client's objectives. Provides instruction to clients in the areas of hard/soft skills, such as lean, six sigma, leadership, supervisory skills, diversity, human resource issues, etc. Delivers in various classroom formats, using relevant materials such as texts, handouts, class exercises or assessment tools.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Conceived, executed and delivered completed continuous improvement and quality projects (Lean, Six Sigma, EMS, etc.) that achieve cost reduction targets. Transferred continuous improvement process expertise. Lead the cultural change effort by communicating, modeling and exemplifying the behaviors associated with the new way of working cross-functionally across eight manufacturing plants in North America.

Confidential, Dothan, AL

Senior Solutions Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead Process Optimization and Improvement Projects for tire maintenance and fleet maintenance operations, including implementation of Transportation Planning and Execution System for Dedicated Services, Less-Than-Load (LTL) Network Operations, Customer Relations Management (CRM), Accounts Receivable and Payable, Emergency procedures, and Process House using MS Sharepoint with $2,500,000 total annual net impact.

Confidential, Huntsville, Alabama

Lean Supply Chain Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Conducted replacement analysis, system development, and project implementation of a four-aisle, mini-load Automated Storage and RetrievalSystem(AS / RS) and Warehouse Management System (WMS), resulting in annual labor cost savings of 95%, translating into $1,500,000.
• Developed interface between mini-load AS / RS and Automatic Guided Vehicle System (AGVS), deploying two articulating-arm robots.
• Performed decision analysis, justification, and management of a budget of $3,000,000.
• Designed, implemented, and deployed ISO compliant passive Radio Frequency Identification (UHF / RFID) system, automating Receipt of Goods process and integrating with corporate SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, enabling efficiencies which saved the company $3,500,000.
• Optimized and reduced the AGV fleet vehicles by 46% through simulation analysis, resulting in annual savings of $200,000.