Edward T. McKinney

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Home phone: 502-***-**** Cell Phone: 502-***-****

E-mail: acoz74@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Experienced Shingijutsu trained Lean/ Six Sigma/ Process Improvement

Director with not only extensive hands-on experience creating,

implementing, and supporting "Change" within Organizations, but also

managing the implementation of these improvements with quantifiable metrics

across the businesses in both US and International areas.

. Six Sigma Black Belt/Lean Practitioner including both "Greenfield" and

"Brownfield" Lean Conversions

o International experience in Mexico, Europe and China

o Effectively Implemented Lean in both Manufacturing and "Back

Office" environments

o Over 800 Lean Kaizen Events/ RIEs, Do Its, 5S/ 6S Events, Six Sigma

Projects

. Extensive experience in the field of quality systems, manufacturing

engineering, and management including direct P&L responsibility.

. Implemented numerous Six Sigma, Lean and Quality Systems Improvement

projects in both Commercial & DOD environments in both internal and

external consulting roles.

. Comprehensive Quality Systems experience including ISO 9000:2000, TS

16949, AGA, DOD, GMP, UL, and NSF. ASQ-certified CQE, CRE, CQA, CQT, RAB

certified quality systems Lead auditor and IRCA registered Lead assessor*

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Simpler Consulting

08/2014- Present

Gemba Coach

. Provide focused daily management to assure implementation of improvement

ideas into daily operations and culture of the site,

. Led Teams in preparing for and follow up from Rapid Improvement Events in

Health care settings including Emergency Department Patient Flow, and

Visiting Nurse process flow.

. Contract Position

Belden Corporation

11/07 to 08/2014

Director Lean Enterprise

. Planned, Organized and Led Lean Conversion of Huizhou China Manufacturing

Operation and APAC "Back Office" Kaizens during a one year China Ex-Pat

assignment

. Led Operations and "Back Office" Lean Improvement Activities in

Netherlands, Germany, and Czech Republic during short term International

Assignments.

. Led Corporate-Wide Operations and "Back Office" efforts in the reduction

of Order to Finished Goods Cycle Time resulting in the change from a 28

day average to an 8 day average within the corporation.

. Fully integrated and sustained a Complete Global Cash Management

(including Cash forecasting reporting and ) within the Corporate Finance

Group freeing $128MM in "trapped cash" leading to an International Award

for the Belden Finance Group.

. Successfully led the corporate Finance Tax team reducing errors in the

Transfer Pricing Process yielding an $18MM sustained improvement

. Improved the Global Financial Closing Process by reducing the cycle time

by 70% (7 days to 2 days)

. Led the implementation of Division-Wide Material Pull Systems which

resulted in the reduction of finished goods Inventory by $45MM (60 %

reduction) .

. Led Variation Reduction Kaizen event which improve process yield from a

negative Cpk value to a sustained 2.65 Cpk which directly lead to an $8MM

increase in product sales and improved profitability of 70% for the

product.

ALTIVITY PACKAGING 07/05 to

11/07

Altivity Operating Systems (Lean Systems) Leader

. Directed the activities of 6 manufacturing facilities decreasing cycle

time within the region from 15 to 9 days.

. Completed standardized Lean Conversion process for Utah Operating

Facility with documented saving $12MM.

. Created implementation plan, teams and directed activities for site

conversion from a standard mass production facility to a Lean facility

including:

o Implemented Strategy Deployment and Lean Daily Management realigning

objectives and reporting structure for documented saving of $3MM to

bottom line

o Determined initial value streams, stratified customer base across the

value streams to create initial targets for implementation and led Top

Level Value Stream Mapping and Analysis for sites achieving decreased

cycle time of 5 days (50% improvement) and added $4MM to bottom line

for Utah facility.

INTERGRAPH CORPORATION 11/03 to

04/05

Sr. Systems Consultant/ Lean Six Sigma Master Sensei

. Conducted Lean RIEs with $25MM documented first year savings based on

reduction of waste and increased process flow for the F/A-22 Sustainment

team.

. Technical Lead for internal Project Management team. Facilitated the Lean

system conversion achieving a 50% reduction in review time, improving

project visibility and overall customer satisfaction. Evaluated existing

methods, developed standardized methodology, proposed system wide changes

and monitoring systems to assure goal attainment and permanent cultural

change.

. Internally recertified as Six Sigma Black Belt

MCKINNEY & ASSOCIATES, Leitchfield, Ky 12/01

to 10/03

Independent Trainer/ Consultant for High Performance Methods & Quality

Systems

Independent Consultant for numerous client companies and contractor for

the PIC Group located in Nashville, TN. As a Trainer /Consultant, the area

of expertise was in teaching/ mentoring and assisting the implementation of

the requirements of both TS 16949 including customer specifics, and ISO

9000:2000 quality systems combined with Lean. Presented multiple day

seminars in all aspects from overview through implementation in both public

and on-site settings.

. Performed training in: QFD, PPAPs, MSAs, FMEAs, Control Plans; Process

Mapping; Auditing Skills; Problem Solving; Error Proofing (certified

trainer for GM); Lean Enterprise / Manufacturing Techniques including:

Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Lean Error Proofing Systems, Standard Work,

Visual Management, Total Productive Maintenance, 5S; Six Sigma Methods

and Compliance with ISO/ TS standards.

. Developed Supply Chain Lean integration process for tier one and tier two

suppliers and TS conversion tools to optimize productivity and improve

customer satisfaction rating and leading to TS certification.

PLASTIC PRODUCTS COMPANY INC., Greenville, KY 09/96 to

12/01

Corporate Director of Quality/ Corporation ISO/QS-9000 Management

Representative

Responsible for the activities of seven manufacturing facilities in all

aspects of the quality function. This included preparation and

implementation of budgets and performance metrics. Directly interface with

customers to reach predetermined performance objectives.

. Implemented Supplier Development/ Certification programs decreasing

Quality Costs by 30% while maintaining component quality levels.

. Implemented documented Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing techniques to

streamline processes prior to their initial release to the manufacturing

site achieving a 30% improvement in Process Cycle time.

. Implemented conversion of two Production Locations from traditional High

volume production to Lean with a direct result of 45% improvement of

available production capacity, substantial reduction in inventory, an

improvement in PPM to 1/10th of previous level.

JONES PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORPORATION, Louisville, KY 06/86 to

01/96

Vice President of Quality Assurance

Directly responsible for the development and implementation of quality

systems through out the company to assure compliance to ISO-9000

specifications at six operational sites with the result of successful

registration. Set overall quality policy, objectives and priorities for the

corporation including the organization and planning for budgets, capital

expenditures, and training. Interfaced with customers to assure continued

improvement in customer satisfaction goals.

. Utilizing GE Six Sigma and TPS training integrated the Value Stream

Mapping, Kaizen, and Error proofing systems, into process redesign for

production supply chain. Developed and implemented a CPI reducing PPM by

90% (1000 PPM to 100 PPM) and improved process cycle time by 4 days.

. Mentored site quality managers and engineers for redesign of Customer

Value Stream (including aspects of both Lean and 6 Sigma). As a direct

result, awarded "Bronze Medal" as most improved supplier (awarded for the

company and individually) from their major customer, Whirlpool.

. In association with Hyperion (a joint venture between JCI and Saturn)

redesigned efforts of the Supply Chain Value Streams utilized in

component production at the Frankfort, KY facility. Included all aspects

of Lean to achieve 4-hour total lead-time.

EDUCATION

SPALDING UNIVERSITY, Louisville, KY

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, 1989 AOC: Organizational Development

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, Nashville, TN

Associate of Science Degree - Business

Communication & Information Systems, 1979

*PROFESSIONAL

CERTIFICATIONS

ASQ Certified Quality Technician (T-760) 8/79 Certified Trainer

for General Motor Error Proofing

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (E-8000); 12/80 I.Q.A. Registered

Lead Assessor A008684

ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (R-1664); 04/83 ASQ Certified Quality

Auditor (11922); 06/95

R.A.B. Cert. Systems Lead Auditor Q04082 IRCA Certified

Auditor (cert# 01186490) 09/04

Shingijutsu Trained Lean Sensei Certified Six Sigma Master

Black Belt

Member of the Arts and Sciences Advisory Council for Spalding University

Member and Seminar Presenter for the Office of Economic Development

Industry Council on Competitiveness (ISO Implementation)

*Not all certifications are current

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