Kelly D. Brown

Master Black Belt

MBB / Process Improvement Engineer / Ph.D. Scientist

918-***-**** (mobile)

Experience overview

** ***** ******* *********** *********, facilitating product and process improvement projects across

pharmaceutical, specialty chemical, automotive, aerospace, and IT service environments. Team leadership

delivering technical solutions, facilitating cooperation and communication across disciplinary specialists and

resolving system level engineering conflicts. Specialist in delivering creative measurement and tolerance

management solutions to work across the supply chain. Product and Process focus with reputation for

volunteering and solving the most challenging technical problems available.

8 years Master Black Belt / Business Excellence experience with training, facilitation management and continuous

improvement leadership. Broad responsibility to improve decision making and data analysis skills across large

organizations, including improvement of Engineering and Quality Toolset. Certified trainer in Robust

Engineering, Lean, and Six Sigma. Created specialty tools for measurement evaluations, enterprise-wide

tolerances, project prioritization, and risk management.

2 years Lean / Enterprise support for government services, facilitating and mentoring AFSO 21 process

improvement events (Air Force Lean Implementation), establishing enterprise metrics and scorecards, and

process engineering support for Thermal Spray repair of Jet Engine components.

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 1991

M.S., Chemistry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 1987

B.A., Chemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 1985

Continuous improvement certifications

Certified Lean Master, ICF, 2009

Design for Six Sigma, 2006, American Supplier Institute

Certified Robust Engineering Coach, 2006, American Supplier Institute

Certified GreenY™, RedX™ for Engineer, 2005, Shainin LLT

Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, 2005, Delphi Corporation

Certified Master Black Belt, 2004, Air Academy (Teacher certification)

Project Experience

Master Black Belt, Technical Support for Scott AFB / Tinker AFB, ICF, 2 yr. Technical design and implementation

consultant for development of an enterprise wide score card for Air Refueling efficiency. Estimated fuel savings from

project from $2MM to $50MM. Designed and implemented advanced maintenance and standardization process for

Plasma Thermal Spray facility, enabling successful TOC implementation for repair part flow. Authored AFSO21

training materials for Lean Facilitators and delivered balanced scorecard for Project Selection for Senior Leaders.

Master Black Belt, Business Services and IT Engineering support, EDS, 1.5 Yr Designed and implemented IT risk

reduction program for Key Production Environment supporting the travel and leisure industries. In 6 months reduced

monthly Severity 1 outages by 70% worth > $7MM. Designed and delivered Lean Six Sigma training and simulations

for Green Belts, Black Belts and Managers for Transactional and IT professionals. Trained ~ 45 Green Belts and ~ 30

Black Belts

Master Black Belt, Continuous Improvement Manager, Delphi, 4 yrs. Designed and delivered Six Sigma Green Belt

training for Engineers and Scientist modified to cover Designed of Experiments and Robust Engineering basics.

Trained ~100 Scientist and Engineers. Engineering champion for Shainin, Robust Engineering, and Six Sigma

projects, coached and mentored ~ 150 projects over 3 year period. Designed and implemented plant-wide chemical

tolerance system for automotive catalysts used for > 30MM catalysts pieces.

Staff Engineer, Document Control Manager, Advanced Process Development Team Lean, Delphi, 3 yrs.. Responsible

for implementing Delphi global engineering systems in Automotive Catalyst division. Co-developed staged product

development processes, lead a mechanical / systems engineering team designing advanced coating equipment for

automotive catalyst.

R&D Chemist & Sr. Scientist, Hoechst Celanese / KoSa, 8 years . Analytical and GMP support for pharmaceutical

intermediates production. New product development, commercialization and customer support for Terate Polyols.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Lahousse, Favre, Kern, Hadrane, Faillon, Brown, Nunan, Blosser. "Backpressure characterization of modern three way

catalyst, benefit on engine performance", SAE 2006 World Congress & Exhibition, Technical Proceedings April 2006.

Bein, Brown, Frye, & Brinker. Molecular Sieve Sensors for Selective Detection at the Nanogram Level", J. Non-

Crystal Solids., 1990.

Bein, Brown, & Brinker. "Molecular Sieve Films from Zeolite-Silica Microcomposites", Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 49

(Zeolites: Facts, Figures, Future), Jacobs, & van Santan, Eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 887-896, 1989.

Bein, Brown, Frye, & Brinker. "Molecular Sieve Films from Zeolite-Silica Microcomposites", Journal of the

American Chemical Society 111, pp7640-7641, 1989.

Bein, Brown, & Brinker. "Inorganic Membranes based on Zeolite-Silica Microcomposites", Fourth International

Conference on Ultrastructure Processing of Ceramics, Glasses, and Composites, Tucson Arizona, February 1989.

Bein, Brown, Enzel, & Brinker. "Formation & Characterization of Inorganic Membranes for Zeolite-Silica

Microcomposites", Better Ceramics Through Chemistry III, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. vol 121, pp 761-766, 1988

Bein, Brown, Frye, "Molecular Sieve Sensors for Selective Detection at the Nanogram Level", U.S. Patent # 5151110,

Sept. 1992.

Araullo-McAdams, Canaday, & Brown, "Polyol containing glycol adduct for use in producing rigid foam", U.S. Patent

# 6710095, Jan. 2003.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

ICF International Management Consultant / MBB 2009 – 2011

7919 Mid America Blvd. Current Employer

Suite 220

Oklahoma City, OK 73135

Electronic Data Systems Management Consultant / MBB 2007 – 2008

5400 Legacy Drive

Plano, TX 75024-3105

Delphi Automotive Catalyst Statistical Engineering Manager 2000 - 2007

1301 Main Parkway, Staff Engineer / Master Black Belt

Catoosa, OK 74015

KoSa / Hoechst Celanese Senior Scientist – Terate Polyols 1992-2000

4600 US Highway 421 N R&D Chemist – Advanced Technology Group

Wilmington, NC 28401-2225

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