Continuous Improvement Specialist (Black Belt)
Woodward Inc
Total years of experience :15 years, 2 Months
· Active participation in the monthly business unit management team meetings and annual strategy review and formulation
· Designed and led a complete re-branding and re-implementation of the business unit lean six sigma program and creation of localized program framework and deployment plan
· Created and further developed standard systems and processes to better execute, monitor and control the local lean six sigma program which was featured as a best practice a on multi-business unit level
· Leading the local steering committee
· Delivered lean six sigma green belt, lean leadership, product lifecycle management and various training to members
· Mentoring green belts and project teams
· Formulation and execution of lean six sigma strategy and annual goals
· Soliciting improvement ideas and recommending green belts assignments and areas for performance improvement
· Executed several six sigma projects, Kaizen events, Gemba walks ans workshops
· Designed and implemeted a framework for the execution of product cost optimization projects
· Leading several in-depth product auditing and quality improvement initiatives
· Executed several projects to analyse and re-design business processes that led to the reduction of processing time, improvement in communication and increase in throughput
· Subject matter expert in data mining, business intelligence (SAP BusinessObjects), statistical analysis and quality tools
• Active management of supply chain quality, handling a diverse portfolio of 50+ distribution,
precision machining and special processing suppliers including: supplier training, supplier auditing, supplier evaluation and qualification, design and execution of performance management and quality and delivery improvement programs, management of the production part approval process and evaluation of root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action
• Leading the quality management side of a major resourcing project as well as active
participation in all other commercial and operational aspects
• Leading the supply chain activities of an overseas product line transfer project
• Acting as the representative of the supply chain quality management function in various
product development projects
• Advanced analysis of supplier performance. Developed a database application to monitor
overall supply base and individual supplier performance, enhance data analysis and help
identify and select suppliers for development to efficiently develop the whole supply base.
• Created and introduced a new method and process to identify improvement program candidates within the supplier base that led to >50% improvement in the efficiency of quality improvement programs
• Participating in the planning and execution of several resourcing and development projects,
acting as a single-point of communication regarding supplier quality with other internal functions and departments as well as with suppliers and internally as a general project coordinator.
• Active team member and leading analyst in a major ongoing supply base quality
development program.
• Processing submissions (e.g. PPAPs) from suppliers accurately and in a timely manner including: handling and analysis of parts and/or supporting documentations; completing and maintaining
associated records and logs; communicating submission status as needed to quality engineers, supplier managers, engineers, suppliers, and product family members.
• Processing internal and external nonconforming material as needed in support of SQE
including: interpretation of preliminary findings and restatement of problem statements to ensure supplier understanding of problem, processing material through the necessary screens, communication of status to concerned parties, maintaining necessary documentation and processing material to suppliers or scrap.
