Engineer Six Sigma
Resume:
Kathleen Minich-Benz
York, PA 17404
Education: University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology,
2000
Experience:
W.R. Grace Transformation Manager - Finance
Columbia, MD ( Developed strategy for global transformation of
Finance
12/2005-present ( Re-design of financial service models for
centralization and standardization into SSC
( Managed overall Finance transformation initiative,
consolidation into SSC
Corporate Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
( Developed strategy and managed global cash initiative,
resulting in $12MM in realized cash flow
( Facilitated over 40 Kaizen, VSM, SMED and TPM events, globally with
more than $5MM in
estimated cost savings and over $30MM in cash flow
enhancement
( With Sales created and deployed pricing strategy for business unit
consisting of over 40,000 SKU's
( Deployed global terms policy and compliance metric,
estimated in $14MM in cash flow
( Led packaging inventory reduction initiative, with
inventory reduction of $427K
( Designed new consignment processes with global deployment
strategy
( Directed packaging SKU consolidation initiative, with
projected cash impact of $500K and a 40%
SKU reduction in key categories
( Managed mapping and leaning of all Legal Department
Patent Processes
( Presented at the 2007 AME conference in Chicago, Illinois
on SMED and Lean
TriVirix Six Sigma Black Belt and Program Manager
Durham, NC ( Managed transfer of a manufacturing facility from Salt
Lake City to two Minnesota facilities 07/2004-12/2005 ( Supervised
team of 12 people during relocation of SLC facility
( Developed process maps for all manufacturing processes
within the manufacturing facility
( Using 5S, VSM, SMED and Standard work, reduced cycle
time by 30% and eliminated 3-year backlog
( Mentored transactional Green- and Black-Belt project,
with projected savings of $350,000
( Manage transfer budget of $500,000, including NRE and
labor
( Identified root causes of manufacturing issues and
implemented corrective actions
( Served as liaison between supplier and customer to
maintain manufacturing and transfer schedules
PBR Process Engineer and Black Belt
Columbia, SC ( Completed seven multi-site Six Sigma and DFSS
projects with cost savings of $955,000
01/2003-7/2004 ( Optimized manufacturing processes, through
Standard Work and SMED
( Introduced POUS into manufacturing cells, decreasing
cycle time and reducing ergonomic issues
( Created and conducted training for Six Sigma and Lean
Manufacturing
( Identified CII opportunities for strategic business and
improvement plans through Process and
Value Stream Mapping
( Implemented manufacturing and office 5S in multiple
manufacturing sites
( Mentored and coached team of Black Belts
Danaher Motion Quality Engineer
Kollmorgen ( Member of the transition team for the transition of $22
million motor manufacturing plant
Radford, VA ( Developed quality system and KPI's such as FPY, Customer
Concerns and Post Pack Audits
02/2002-01/2003 ( Led four Kaizen Events and facilitated the
completion of action plans
Black & Decker Six Sigma Black Belt
Fayetteville, NC ( Trained Shainin and trained and certified Six
Sigma
01/2001-02/2002 ( Managed over 20 projects with a realized cost
savings of $2.2 MM
( Reduced movement of materials, through optimizing
material movement with cost savings of $130k
( Provided mentoring and instruction for Six Sigma Green
Belts
06/2000-10/2000 Productivity Engineer - NAPT
Valeo Motors Design Engineer Electrical Motors
and Actuators ( Circuit board design team member for new x-motor
program; completed circuitry R&D.
Kettering, OH ( Interfaced between Valeo Kettering and Juarez
manufacturing plant to implement design changes.
08/1999-6/2000 ( Coordinated prototype builds for new circuit board
design.
Valeo Wipers Systems Test Engineer
and Electric motors ( Set-up and monitored motors tests for life, stress
and functionality testing.
Juarez, MX ( Completed troubleshooting of malfunctioning tests and
equipment.
05/99-08/99 ( Analyzed test data results, prepared technical reports
and conducted root cause analysis of failures
Activities: Member of SWE and SQE and ice hockey
Skills/Interests: Crystal Ball, Minitab, SAP, BW, All Microsoft Office
programs
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