Project Manager Six Sigma

Mark G. Barkan

**** ******* ****** **** *****: 865-***-****

Knoxville, TN 37922 Cell phone: 704-***-****

E-mail: ***********@*******.***

Engineering and Project Manager with strong Lean/Six Sigma and Process

Improvement Experience

Cross-Functional Experience and Cross-Industry Expertise

Highly qualified Engineering and Project Manager offering 30 years of management

experience within construction and manufacturing industries. Results focused and

effectual leader with proven ability to deliver a project on time and within budget. Talent

for proactively identifying and resolving problems – facilitating/managing cross-functional

teams, controlling costs, and maximizing productivity. Advance computer skills.

Strengths in:

• Situation analysis and task/project development

• Managing cross-functional teams

• Business and manufacturing process analysis and improvement

• Proactive problem solving

• Project logic/schedule development

• Productivity enhancement

• Creative problem solving, application of Six Sigma, Lean, VE/VM and TRIZ for

solving technical and business/transactional problems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lisega, Inc – Newport, TN 2007-2009

Engineering Manager

Lisega Inc is serving Energy Sector as a supplier of pipe supports and

supplementary steel. My responsibilities included:

• A key member of Lean Enterprise Steering Committee

• Review of customer specifications and cost estimates in the estimating

stage

• Identify technical challenges and provide proposals for resolution

• Recommend methods, materials and layouts for design improvement

based on manufacturing processes needs and capabilities

• Facilitation of Business and Technological Process improvement teams

• Schedule and assign required tasks

• Budget engineering staffing needs, facilities and software

Concept Catalysts – Charlotte, NC 2004-2007

Principal

Initially established Concept Catalysts as a technology and business consulting

company, which applied proprietary Innovation on Demand methodology to

facilitate analysis and improvement/modification of business and technological

processes.

Mark G. Barkan

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Ideation International Inc. – Detroit, MI 1997-2004

Director of Analytical Services & Engineering

Recruited initially as a member of Amoco Consulting team. Then, promoted to

Director and Amoco Program Manager. Responsibilities included overall project

management, client relations, and new project development. The company

utilized Lean, Six Sigma, VE and TRIZ methodologies to help its clients with

product/process development and improvements.

Key Results

• Facilitated client’s cross functional teams in process development and

improvement

• Negotiated several new projects with total amount of over $120M

• Introduced process improvements that maximized per project profit margins

by 27%

Gaston County Dyeing Machine Co. – Mount Holly, NC 1990-1997

Director of Engineering and R&D

Joined Gaston County Dyeing Machine Co. and charged with rebuilding the

company’s complete engineering operations.

Selected Results

• Championed transition from board drafting to AutoCAD and SolidWorks

software

• Reorganized MRP system’ application, resulting in reduction of 70

engineering hours per sales order

• Instituted concurrent engineering process, resulting in reduction of order lead

time from 21 to 12 weeks

• Directed a cross-functional team in modification of 2 product lines, resulting in

$145M in new orders from the customers who traditionally bought from the

competition

• Initiated a number of design changes resulting in 40% cost reduction across

several product lines

• Managed Manufacturing Process Improvement effort resulting in significant

reduction in total lead time

• Managed design-build-install project for a burned down textile mill, cutting

total project time by 20%

• A member of ISO9001 certification team

• Lead participant on Vendor Negotiations Team, which negotiated substantial

discounts on the majority of supplies

Mark G. Barkan

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Day Engineering (Consultants for Dupont) – Charlotte, NC 1985-1990

Process/Project Engineer

Performed steady state hydraulic and heat/mass flow calculation, developed

P&IDs and equipment specifications, procured equipment in accordance with

specifications, supervised piping engineers and designers. Facilities design,

supervised cross-functional teams in design and construction of various facilities.

Selected Projects

• Waynesboro Lycra solvent recovery piping system – reduced scheduled

completion time by 10%

• The biggest in Dupont organization new scrubber system – reduced design

and field installation cost by 25%

• Waynesboro Lycra #6 spinning machine – reduced scheduled design time by

25%

• Cape Fear Polyester plant – silo design-build project – reduced scheduled

design/construction time by 15%

Duke Power Co. – Charlotte, NC 1979-1985

Design Engineer/Group Leader

Performed stress analysis and structural calculations for pipe supports and

rupture restrains. Led a group of 90 engineers in P&IDs and piping design and

associated calculations. Specified and procured nuclear power plant equipment

in accordance with NRC seismic regulations. Organized seismic qualifications for

existing pipe supports based on statistical sampling as ordered by NRC.

Affiliations

President – the International TRIZ Association

ASME, B31.1 Power Piping Subcommittee – Sub Group on Materials

Certifications

EIT in North Carolina

Certified as TRIZ specialists, Level 4

Certified as Six Sigma Black Belt

Education

MSME from Moscow Technical University, Moscow, Russia

MBA from Queens College. Charlotte, NC.

Six Sigma Black Belt certification course

Completed Lean Manufacturing course

Extensive training in Business Process Analysis/Improvement

Special Skills

Working knowledge of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Six Sigma methodology, Failure Modes and

Effects Analysis (FMEA), tolerance allocation and lean manufacturing methods.

Fluent in Russian and Ukrainian

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