PROFILE |
• 10+ years experience as professional manager
• Holistic Lean Six Sigma project management activities
• Institution of project management programs, including project tracking and reporting
• Responsible for creation of multiple Lean Six Sigma programs in a variety of industries
• Execution of projects from small to large scope
• College instructor of Six Sigma and Project Management principles
• Organized, highly motivated, and detail-oriented problem solver
• Facilitation of project scoring and selection matrix for Executive prioritization and decision-making
• Facilitation expertise for teams, executive leadership and change management activities
• Mentor, trainer and leader for both project management and process improvement
• Able to win respect of shop-floor, highly technical staff, and executives alike
• Negotiation experience during project execution with contractors and vendors
• International trainer of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management, Process Improvement and Business Process Management
• Proven ability to work in harmony with all staff levels, from floor personnel to Chief Executives
• Able to direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status including development schedules and earned value reporting and analysis
• Goal-oriented with strong leadership capabilities
• Ability to help other business leaders achieve their area goals by ensuring projects are aligned with the strategic needs of the business and support their objectives
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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
Program/Project Management
• Successfully established process improvement programs at multiple companies growing the departments to hundreds Black and Green Belts in total
• Established project management programs at multiple companies
• Facilitated Six Sigma projects and managed Black and Green belts to achieve millions in cost savings and revenue
• Managed multi-million dollar operational control system projects
• Managed multi-million dollar residential and small commercial construction projects
• Develops project management repositories and reporting systems for easier management of multiple projects and resource utilization
• Develops project dashboards, tracking systems and metric reporting
• Train large corporations Minitab & Six Sigma
• PMP Prep training events
• Regularly develops business cases
• Implemented MS Project Server for helping to manage the project landscape, tracking and managing PM’s, and ensuring one version of project truth in data
• Developed Black Belt and Green Belt training materials and curriculum for use at many companies
• Chosen consultant for the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt Certifications at St. Petersburg College Corporate Training
• Curriculum developer for the Lean Six Sigma certification program at St. Petersburg College Corporate Training
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EMPLOYMENT |
Director of Projects and Process Improvement - 2006-present
Process Improvement, LLC - Bradenton, FL
• Principle consultant and deployment leader for team of 6 consultants in project activities, training initiatives, and project improvement activities
• Generate new business opportunities, proposal development and contract execution
• Win support and develop commitment from executive leadership for process improvements, training and project concept and initiation
Manager of Process Innovation & Excellence - 2007-present
PSCU Financial Services - St. Petersburg, FL
• Lead new Lean Six Sigma project management initiative
• Win support and develop commitment from senior leadership for process improvements
• Supervise process improvement project managers and leaders in the DMAIC project process
• Developed base DMAIC project plan for use throughout the organization
Master Black Belt - 2004-2007
Smith and Nephew, Medical Device Manufacturer – Largo, FL
• Responsible for culture change throughout Largo Operations – Six Sigma and Project Management Program development
• Led Six Sigma deployment activities at Largo and additional US locations – also strategic partner locations
• Managed more than thirty Black Belts and Green Belts in their improvement project activities
• Created project tracking and updating system to help management receive project status reports and to help manage the multi-project landscape as well as the ever-present resource capacity issues
• Led an initiative to change the operational efficiency throughout Largo Operations. The $200k project to develop and install a shop floor OEE system was an unqualified success and shifted the entire organization operational efficiency greater than 5%
• Conducted 5 waves of Six Sigma Training which include: In-house Green & Black Belts, outside vendors, Green, Black Belts, & MBB’s in Smith & Nephew Orthopedics Division, and NuCryst Pharmaceuticals in Canada. Additionally, the entire management team received Six Sigma DMAIC overview training (Yellow Belt) in bi-weekly sessions of 3 hours each
Black Belt - 1999-2004
IMC Phosphates, Chemical Manufacturing – Mulberry, FL
• Project Manager of various Six Sigma projects in plant operations to increase production and efficiencies and to reduce production variability, defects, downtime, and waste - Completed six projects totaling more than $5MM in savings or revenue
• Coached and managed multiple Action Workout project teams to affect process change and achieve bottom-line results in sixty days or less – Quick, schedule-driven improvement projects
• Developed and delivered Six Sigma Green Belt training program
• As part of the first Six Sigma project at IMC, initiated, developed business case, and successfully completed an automatic reagent blending, batching, and delivery system - Reduction in variability of the blended reagent changed from a process capability resulting in 2.5% in-spec product to 99.999% in-spec product
• Successfully managed four Advanced Process Control development projects. The $8-millon projects spanned three years of implementation
Process Control Engineer - 1998-1999
Boeing – Kennedy Space Center, FL
• Managed development and implementation project for Advanced Process Control strategies for predicting process pressures and flows of liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer during the pre-launch filling of the Space Shuttle’s external tank
• Implemented automatic PLC-based checkout procedures for a high-pressure system - System reduced the time required to pressure check the system from five days to several hours
• Developed application procedures for the testing the system hardware for the engine control unit (ECU) of the Delta-IV rocket
Engineer, and Intern and Fellowship - 1996-1998
NASA – Kennedy Space Center, FL
• As Engineer, developed Advanced Process Control strategies for use during the fuel and oxidizer loading of the Space Shuttle’s external tank
• Developed the engine-start sequence for the Delta IV rocket
• As part of my Master’s thesis, and through internships and fellowships, developed various control and predictive models for use during the propellant loading phases before liftoff.
Construction Superintendent, Fairfax, VA - Prior Experience
Residential/Small Commercial Construction
• The duties included effective management of project managers, time management, task scheduling, leadership for construction crews, resource allocation and budget management
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EDUCATION |
MBA Current GPA: 3.5/4.0
• Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
M.S., Chemical Engineering 1998 GPA: 3.87/4.0
• Florida Institute of Technology - Melbourne, FL
B.S., Chemical Engineering 1997 GPA: 3.54/4.0
• Florida Institute of Technology - Melbourne, FL
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SKILLS |
Leadership, Team and Meeting facilitation, Cost/Benefit Analysis, Problem Solving, Oral and Written Communication
College Instructor in Lean Six Sigma, Project Management, Statistics & Minitab
International trainer of: Project Management (PMP), Lean Six Sigma and other process improvement methodologies. MS Project, Minitab statistical software, Visio, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, process mapping, Work Breakdown Structures, Resource Breakdown Structures
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