Process Improvement Air Force

HENRY P. AUGUSTINE

**** ******* ***** **** • Lutz, FL 33549

Home: 813-***-**** – Cell: 707-***-**** • ***********@*******.***

OBJECTIVE

Well educated Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt professional with 20+ years management and leadership

experience; speak/read SPANISH with high proficiency; speak/read French proficiently. Seeking a Human Resources or

Lean Process Improvement professional position. Secret security clearance last adjudicated August 2007.

• Saved $1M+ using Lean; launched process improvement initiative; devised innovative aircraft inspection flow

• Reduced Medical Evaluation Board process time 85%+ using the 8-step problem-solving method; strengthened

readiness rates to a near record 90%; reduced flow-time from 238 to 35 days

• Managed 190 personnel maintaining 16 aircraft worth $880M+; beat Air Force reliability average by 4%

• Trained 23 new LSS Green Belts ; instructed 40-hour class; mentored individuals through three qualified projects

• Slashed non-critical maintenance discrepancies 38% in 5 months; created new inter-agency coordination process

• Led 115-member Wing Staff Agency (e.g., JAG; military pay, public affairs); zero overdue personnel actions

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Proven process improvement experience Introduce and apply Lean Thinking

• 8-step problem solving Propose and analyze multiple solutions

• Value stream mapping Strong communication and facilitation skills

• Strategic Alignment and Deployment Lean Consulting/Assistance

• Lead project and cross-functional teams Well versed in production and Lean

transformation roles

• Cost reduction while increasing quality

• Outstanding people skills

• Increase employee engagement/participation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) 1990 – present

Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (Lean Six-Sigma) Superintendent/Director of Staff

Superintendent

• Guided Lean transformation; coordinated Strategic Alignment and Deployment; key performance metrics

in sync with leadership-defined ‘True North’

• Saved $57K in 8-step initiative; exploited supplier constraints; product availability up 37% in six months

• Led cross-functional team; travel-payment procedures simplified 65% reduction in overdue travel payments

• Built & led team of maintenance experts to lean aircraft maintenance. Saved 6.9K enterprise man-hrs/yr

• Implemented standard work; generated efficiencies & improve capabilities at Wing/command/Air Force levels

USAF, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL - Lead Production Superintendent

• Led 190 maintainer's production efforts/5 flights/11 functions maintaining 16 aircraft worth $880M

• Managed 254 pieces of equipment valued at $7.3M, $3.4M munitions account & 44 facilities worth >

$3B

• Solved chronic land radio shortfall; synched software upgrade/training 100% radio capability /$0

repairs

• Directed inspection preparations; 583 evals/98% pass rate Wing rated Outstanding… 4-year best

USAF, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL - Production Superintendent

• Led “5S” process improvement; reorganized tire shop floor plan; improved work-flow 12% time savings

• Developed Production Super master training plan; 2 Squadrons/26 senior personnel new training

benchmark for Production Superintendents

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

USAF, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL - Aerospace Repair Section Chief

• Attained 98% cargo delivery effectiveness; surged after runway closure; ensured deliveries into Iraq

• Cinched 98% quality inspections pass rate; achieved 93% aircraft departure reliability rate

USAF, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL - Periodic Inspection Section Chief

• Planned/executed annual award ceremony; 400+ personnel lauded by Commander as “best I’ve ever seen!”

• Embraced Lean; evaluated three other base inspection programs integrated flow yielded 20% time savings

USAF, Oakland, Ca - Enlisted Accessions Recruiter

• Successfully recruited in challenging area, pop 93,670; 150% goal Jan '04 Top Marketing Recruiter ‘05; Flight

Chief’s testimonial "My very best" in ‘06

• Leadership's choice to train new recruiters; 100% process rate for test-to-qualify 0% basic training

attrition

EDUCATION

• Ashford University Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Management – Nov 2010; 4.0 GPA

• CCAF Associate degree in Human Resource Management – June 2004; 4.0 GPA

• CCAF Associate degree in Aircraft Systems Maintenance Technology – July 2002; 4.0 GPA

• University of Central Missouri certification; Dale Carnegie Course ‘High Impact Leadership’ – Dec 2012; 4.0

GPA

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Awarded Air Force Achievement, Commendation and Meritorious Service Awards for exemplary military service

• Middle school boys soccer coach/little league baseball assistant coach

• Member, Air Force Sergeants Association

• Member, Veterans of Foreign War (VFW)

• Veteran Entrepreneur Business Camp - University of Tampa (2nd place in competition)

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

• LEAN SIX SIGMA Green Belt Certification

• Train-the-trainer certified

Proficient in Microsoft Office Word, Access, Excel, Power Point etc

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