JOHN VAN HORN

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Kalamazoo MI 49009

269-***-****

acgqeo@r.postjobfree.com

LEAN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING EXPERTISE

Lean Six Sigma Applications

Project Management

DMAIC

Value Stream Process Mapping

AUTOCAD 2013

Total Productive Maintenance

Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Mentoring, Training and Coaching

Root Cause and Effect Analysis

Materials Handling Automation

Kaizen / Breakthrough Thinking

> Six Sigma Green Belt Certified working on my SSBB with two multi-million

dollar impact equivalent Black Belt projects completed.

> Subject Matter Expert in the Continuous Improvement domain.

> Delivers high value, low cost, sustainable solutions using a

metrics/process driven approach to lead significant improvements to

profitability and meeting and/or exceeding customer service requirements

> Develops high impact cross-functional, technical teams to drive

productivity and therein profitability.

> Spearheaded lean methodology implementation through the Supply Chain at

the world's largest winery with emphasis on eliminating non-value added

activities in 1.3mm sq.ft. DC.

> Developed streamlined process for estimating costing for new product

launches for tooling required, plant, line, speed, crew etc. down from

14-28 days to 3-5 days with +/- 3% on a $2BB product line mix spread

over multiple companies.

> As an internal and external consulting Continuous Improvement

Specialist, successfully trained associates, employees both hourly and

salary, and peers with proven templates and applicable audit procedures

in Lean Manufacturing to reduce costs, dramatically improve OEE, improve

Throughput, improve Quality, Safety, Communication, Cycle time, Defect

rates and Delivery/Customer Service value.

> Lean tools arsenal enables reducing variability and the non-value added

activities in ANY existing process.

> Instills making sure everyone is working on right things versus doing

the wrong things efficiently and having a place for everything, and

everything in its place. Continuous Improvement is in my DNA.

> LinkedIn executive profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/jdvh1234

Professional Experience

EBAY Enterprises -- Senior Industrial Engineer Reno Fulfillment Center

03/13 to 07/14

. Recruited to implement project management and engineering standards

for site expansion and automation in the EBAY Enterprise's only multi-

client Western U.S. Fulfillment Center.

. Only site engineer emphasizing on Lean applications and Continuous

Improvement, safety and throughput

. Re-engineering of existing processes which affect productivity,

capacity and safety

. Standardizing functions best practices and create and train on SOPs by

function.

. Develop headcount models to insure operations functions are staffed

efficiently.

. Implemented projects that exceeded budgeted Units Per Man-hour goals.

. Develop S.M.A.R.T. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reasonable, Time-

Bound solutions

Ryder Supply Chain Solutions - Industrial Engineering Supervisor Supply

Chain Solutions

RYDER SCS - Novi, MI 3PL DC Division of Fortune 500 $6BB RYDER

Corporation 02/11-03/12

. Recruited to apply sound Lean / Six Sigma tools and the DMAIC process

to identify opportunities

for clients to drive productivities and therein profitability in their

respective Supply Chain.

. Primary responsibilities included the development, description and

cost estimation of Supply Chain Solutions in response to current or

potential customer requests for proposal.

. Supported and validated new engineering solutions for customers and

Ryder Management Team.

. Developed the most efficient and practical storage and materials

handling solution for given sites.

. Specialized in A3 problem solving and non-value added / value stream

mapping applications for business cases to identify current

condition(s) that need to be addressed, root causes, target plan,

team member/resources needed and detailed action plan with milestones

to achieve desired result(s).

Consulting Industrial Engineer / Owner - GCPI Consulting

GULF COAST PERFORMANCE INC.

Wilmington, NC

01/05 - 02/11

. Consulting Industrial Engineer specializing in Continuous Improvement

in CPG,

Bulk Chemical, Pharmaceutical and the Food & Beverage Industries.

. Developed innovative, effective and efficient solutions for clients

using proven Lean Six Sigma

and Quality Tools to reduce process variation, improve equipment

effectiveness and overall

capacity without major capital investment by utilizing existing assets

more effectively.

Supply Chain Logistics Process Improvement Manager

E & J GALLO WINERY, INC. - Modesto, CA

11/00 - 12/04

World's largest Wine Making and Bottling Company $3BB

. Recruited to identify waste in materials handling and damage sources

at the 1.3mm sq. ft.. Winery DC.

. Analyzed, developed and improved technical systems and processes using

proven Lean and Six Sigma principles to find improvements and initiate

best practices.

. Justified, developed and installed a $2.2mm fully Automated Guided

Vehicle "tugger style" transfer system linked to the legacy Warehouse

Management System that eliminated $1MM in labor, damage and forklift

gas & leasing costs annually.

Industrial Engineering Manager

PERRIGO PHARMACEUTICAL -Allegan, MI

$600MM Generic Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

02/98 - 11/00

. Responsible for 13 Direct Reports, consisting of: 7 Industrial

Engineers, and Maintenance SWAT team.

. Recruited to optimize the productivity in the five-site pharmaceutical

packaging line operation.

. Administered the 50 project, $40mm multi-site capital budget involving

cGMPs, capacity, cost reduction, cost avoidance, FDA issues, labor,

maintenance and safety.

Senior Consulting Engineer

LOGISTICS CONSULTANTS -York, PA.

02/96 - 01/98

Small Materials Handling Automation and DC design consulting organization

of 10

. Performed evaluations of alternatives for distribution centers and

"Greenfield" designs

of 500,000 plus square feet sized Distribution Centers

. Designed materials handling systems, optimized space utilization, work

standards and productivity systems, issuance of and review of all of

the material handling equipment bid responses for clients.

PREVIOUS KEY POSITIONS HELD:

ALPHARMA - Baltimore, MD

Senior Project / Industrial Engineer reporting to VP Operations (2 years

tenure)

REVLON COSMETICS - New York, NY (10 years

tenure)

Director of Packaging Cost Administration 3 years, Mgr. of Industrial

Engineering 7 years

MS in Engineering Management, and BS Industrial Engineering N.J.

Institute of Technology

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