Monica A. Cooper

Post Office Box **** • Metairie, LA 70010

Cell Phone: 901-***-**** • acgriu@r.postjobfree.com

Continuous Improvement & Business / Shop Floor Processes

Professional with Multi-Site Experience

KAIZEN & SIX SIGMA PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & SUSTAINMENT

DMAIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS 5S VISUAL PLANNING TECHNIQUES

PRODUCTIVITY LEADERSHIP PROJECT REPORTING & DELIVERABLES APOLLO ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS

MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Planning & Scheduling Complex Projects & Activities Continuous Improvement

Expertise

Leadership in Meeting Deadlines & Requirements Cross-Functional Team

Leadership

Compliance with Strict Safety Regulations & Protocols Lean Six Sigma Coaching &

Mentoring

Cost Containment, Revenue & Profitability Increases Manufacturing Start-Up &

Supervision

Employee Mentoring, Training & Qualification Skills Project Cost & Schedule

Control Skills

Certifications, Training & Expertise

Lean Manufacturing, PACE, 5S, Kaizen, Managing to the Forefront,

Development Dimensions International (DDI) Certified, Apollo Root Cause Analysis Facilitator Training,

ARROP, DuPont STOP Program, MiniTab, SAP Software, Microsoft Office, Excel, IBM AS400

Histogram, Pareto Charts, DMAIC, Fishbone Diagrams, GR&R, OEE, Criticality Ranking,

EXPERIENCE Continuous Improvement Leader; 2008 to 7/2013

BUNGE NORTH AMERICA; Destrehan, LA

Duties & Responsibilities:

Bunge North America (NYSE: BG) is a vertically integrated food and feed ingredient firm

supplying raw and processed agricultural commodities and food ingredients to a wide

range of customers in the livestock, poultry, food processor, foodservice, and bakery

industries. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, Bunge North America and its subsidiaries

operate grain elevators, oilseed processing plants, edible oil refineries, packaging

facilities, and corn dry mills in the U.S., Canada & Mexico.

Currently serve as Continuous Improvement Leader with responsibility for leading

cross-functional and critical business projects utilizing Lean Six Sigma techniques

designed to identify and eliminate waste and improve performance company-wide.

Tasked with assisting plants and enhancing business functions through mapping

critical work processes and identifying opportunities for improvement. Plan, schedule,

and conduct Kaizen (rapid improvement) events at targeted opportunities.

Work collaboratively with senior managers to ensure project alignment with business

strategy, assist financial controllers in identifying, tracking, and capturing project

savings, and ensure projects are completed within time and budgetary goals.

Document project deliverables, track status, and maintain project files, deliver project

status presentations to management on an ongoing basis, and provide leadership in

transferring Lean Six Sigma knowledge to key areas of the business.

Ensure that 5S, visual management techniques, best practices sharing, and additional

continuous improvement tools are consistently implemented. Coach employees in Lean

Six Sigma certification process and daily improvement opportunities.

Continually develop knowledge of process improvement philosophies and applications,

manage complex production process and transactional improvement projects, and

coordinate resources across multiple projects using Kaizen and Lean Six Sigma

techniques.

Perform weekly/monthly 5S/Safety Audits and employee involvement principles to

promote Sustaining Continuous Improvement (SCI) results and reporting. Ensure 5S

visual management techniques, best practice sharing, and SCI tools are consistently

implemented. Coordinate resources across multiple projects.

Monica A. Cooper

Résumé, Page 2

EXPERIENCE Supervisor; 2005 to 2008

(continued) SEARAY CORPORATION / BRUNSWICK, INTERNATIONAL; Knoxville, TN

Duties & Responsibilities:

As Lamination Supervisor for SeaRay Corporation, responsible for production

attainment in building fiberglass decks and hulls for boats, including continuous

improvement, quality, and executing cost savings. Obtained Green Belt training.

Supervisory duties also included meeting company safety requirements, maintaining a

clean and productive work environment, and providing personal coaching and

development for employees in area of responsibility to maximize potential.

Logistics Supervisor; 2003 to 2005

KELLOGG’S CORPORATION; Rossville, TN

Duties & Responsibilities:

Recruited as Logistics Supervisor for a leading corporation, assigned major

shipping/receiving management duties, accountable for meeting shipping schedules,

improving quality, and ensuring safe work practices and working conditions.

Additionally responsible for reducing costs, controlling expenses, and maintaining a

clean work environment throughout area of responsibility. Utilized SAP software and

Microsoft Excel for tracking logistics. Provided coaching and feedback to hourly

employees to improve quality.

Line Supervisor / Regional Dealer Relations Representative; 1997 to 2003

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.; York, PA

Duties & Responsibilities as Line Supervisor:

Promoted through the ranks to supervisory position due to technical knowledge and

leadership skills. Served in a leadership role and collaborated with union leadership to

advise and mentor employees to meet and continuously improve cost, quality. and

timing objectives.

Tasked with enforcing contractual labor requirements, including handling grievances.

Responsible for meeting production schedules, improving quality, maintain a safe and

clean work environment, reducing costs, and controlling expenses.

Provided personnel coaching, development, and feedback to hourly employees to improve

quality and maximize productivity through training, education and experimental

opportunities. Utilized Continuous Improvement principles to support stakeholders in

developing new ideas, concepts, and designs.

Duties & Responsibilities as Regional Dealer Relations Representative:

Regional Dealer Relations Representative duties included contract compliance

monitoring and execution, administration of approval process for retail stores, and

delivering presentations for New Dealer Orientation Meetings.

Reviewed, investigated, and documented legal matters, assisted and trained District

Managers on dealer matters, conducted test rides, performed mileage accumulation and

test reporting, and recorded observations in logbooks and electronic data system.

EDUCATION Black Belt Lean Six Sigma Training & Certification (in process)

MORESTEAM.COM UNIVERSITY; Lewis Center, OH

Areas of Study: Introduction to Lean Six Sigma, Starting a Project & Leading Teams, Voice of

the Customer, Mapping the Process, Measurement & Basic Statistics, Measurement System

Analysis, Charting Process Behavior, Identifying Potential Root Causes, Hypothesis Testing,

Design of Experiments, Improve, Control

Master of Project Management (M.P.M.) (in process)

DEVRY UNIVERSITY KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT; Oakbrook Terrace, IL

DeVry’s Master of Project Management degree program is accredited by the Project

Management Institute's Global Accreditation Center, the world's leading association for project

management professionals.

Areas of Study: Managing Quality, Project Management Systems, Contract & Procurement

Management, Advanced Program Management, Project Cost & Schedule Control, Project Risk

Management, Accounting & Finance: Managerial Use & Analysis, Legal, Political & Ethical

Dimensions of Business, Marketing Management, Applied Managerial Statistics, Leadership

& Organizational Behavior, Managing Organizational Change, Project Management

Capstone

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree (with Honors)

CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY; Milwaukee, WI

Major: Business Management

Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude

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