Supply Chain Master Black Belt

Steven C. Bradt

Education: Doctorate Candidate: Manchester Business School Contact Information

(Distance) 37 W 87th Street

Fellow: Manchester Business School New York, NY 10024

Economics: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill *******@*****.***

Summary

< Doctorate of Business Administration Manchester Business School

Worldwide: The application of Lean in Health Care

< Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean expert based on the Toyota Production

System (TPS), Master Instructor for adult learning, Instructional

Designer and developer of competency assessments for Lean and Six Sigma

< Developed and delivered sustainable continuous improvement strategies

< Adjunct lecturer for MBA and MSc on the application of Lean, Leadership

and 6 Sigma methods Manchester Business School

< Focus on knowledge transfer activities supporting adult learning and

educational methods including Gemba and blended learning methods

CAREER HISTORY

FREE LANCE CONSULTANT

2010

< Research: "Perceptions of Lean's application in health care"

understanding the temperance of an organisation before during and after a

lean initiative. Perceptions survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SXZPFYB

< Coordinator: Institute for Strategic Leadership for academic, commercial

enterprises and health providers

< Lean Sigma materials development for Danish consultancy

Cap Gemini: Competency Development Lean Methodology

2009

< Responsible for developing Lean competency structure building behavioural

matrix, linking corporate competency expectations with Shingo Body of

Knowledge and developing learning cycle to fit within Blooms taxonomy of

Educational Objectives. Additionally, building similar competency

modelling to support the "Lean" proposition from a marketing perspective.

Lean Sigma Associates, UK / New York, USA

2003 - 2009

< Business educator working with clients in strategic development and

supporting the tactical implementation of sustainable Continuous

Improvement methodologies from inception to delivery in the public and

private sectors internationally. Programs are tailored to support our

client's vision of success using value and data based decision making and

to be self sufficient over a 24 - 36 month period. Emphasis is upon

developing a flexible learning approach for the organisation supporting

"on tap" resources which can be managed and deployed internally.

Short list of clients: National Health Service UK, Virginia Premier Health

(Insurance), Kaiser Permanente, Astra Zenica, MedImmune, Allscripts, Mysis

Healthcare, Office of the Comptroller US Dept. Treasury, US Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, UNICORE Federal Bureau of Prisons Furniture

manufacturing, Republic of Ireland, Publicis, Wolters Kluwer, Confederation

of British Metalforming, Avery Weigh-Tronix, Pressed Metal Products,

Trelleborg, DHL, National School of Government, National Grid, Networkrail,

RR Donnelly, Huntington Bank, Case Funding

Virginia Philpot Manufacture Extension Partnership (VPMEP) & The

George Group USA

< 3rd Party Support mentor >90 BB projects for Financial, Insurance,

Healthcare, Manufacturing, Transactional, Public & Private sector

organisations: Support change management and regulatory constraints

< Lead instructor for Lean Sigma for Service Black Belt, Lean

Enhancement, Lean Sigma Executive Overview and Lean Sigma for Service

Green Belt

< Various project savings ranged from reduced cycle times from 15% -

50%, Cash and P&L from $50,000 to $1.5 million, walking reductions of

25% - 50%, increased capacity 15% - 40%, Loan applications approval

time from 16 days to 4 hours

The National Health Service (NHS) UK

< Worked closely with executive teams at various NHS Trusts to help

develop Continuous Improvement strategies, which demonstrates the

practical application of Leadership and CI tools and techniques. At

present, various Trusts are applying this model as an on-going

programme designed to address service improvements in clinical and non-

clinical environments generating substantial time savings.

Department of Family and Social Affairs (Republic of Ireland)

< Supporting projects employing Lean Six Sigma methods as a Master Black

Belt and Business Consultant within the Pensions Department augmenting

the technology solutions developed by the modernisation programme.

Building process and technology relationships in order to improve the

effectiveness and efficiencies within the department.

Avery Weigh-Tronix UK

< Responsible for development and execution of global implementation of

a Continuous Improvement initiative for Avery Weigh-Tronix a 800

million scale manufacturer and service company primarily working

within finance, retail, industrial, commercial, and system

integration.

< Worked with Leadership to establish a strategic approach to the

application of Continuous Improvement which would be self sufficient

within 36 month and improve EBITDA by 3 percent.

< Developed curricula emphasising a combination of Leadership, Lean and

6 Sigma tools, made all materials available "on tab" through intranet

and local experts available to support projects throughout the

organisation.

< After 24 months of Project implementation the firm achieved attainable

savings exceeding 4,000,000.

Service Master, Inc, Memphis, Tennessee

< Master Black Belt/Master Instructor for $9 Billion Service Company and

supporting Business Units

< Member of the roll out strategic team focused on education and

curriculum development for the Lean Sigma initiative

< Developed and incorporated a "Lean" for service into existing IBM

curricula

THE HOME DEPOT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

2002

- 2003

Master Black Belt Instructor/Curriculum Development for Six Sigma and Lean

Methodology

< Master Black Belt for the 6 Sigma Institute's roll out of 6 Sigma

throughout The Home Depot's 1600 locations

< Delivered curriculum to Black Belts, Green Belts, and Team Members.

Supported on-going instruction for Process Improvement using Lean and 6

Sigma elements. Lead developer/designer for "Lean" methodology modules

APBI, Inc, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

2000 - 2002

Supply Chain Consultant

APBI Engagements

Supply Solution

< Provided project management for implementation of real-time direct

fulfilment B2B service for tier 1 automotive suppliers (Tower

Automotive, Faurecia, Delphi, TRW, Getrag, Textron, Teleflex, Metezler

Automotive, BTR)

< Business process adaptation, supplier attainment, training, technical

liaison

< Business development and coordination for all implementation

activities, internal/external

< Developed Lean Sigma management training modules

Indian Motorcycle Company

< Supply chain strategies (Interim VP of Supply chain)

< Initiator for the introduction/implementation of "Best Practices"

contained in the "Doing Biz" with Indian supplier manual

< Incorporated Lean/Sigma methodology within supply chain systems

Johnson Controls, USA, UK, Australia and Thailand

1996 - 2000

< Tier 1 manufacturer and assembler for seating and interior components

supplying the automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)

throughout the world. Received 2 Global Merit Awards for exceeding

cost, delivery and quality targets using Lean and Six Sigma

principles.

Projects Manager, Melbourne and Adelaide, Australia; Pattaya,

Thailand

< Lean implementation: trained 250 employees on the JCMS methodology

< Achieved Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

Cost Reduction Coordinator, Toyota Business Unit Europe (TBU), Burton-

on-Trent, United Kingdom

< Spearhead to meet customers' 30% cost reduction target for new

business using VE/VA and product and process redesign techniques

< Greater than 2,000,000 of annualised cost saving achieved over 18

month period from supply chain.

< Global Merit Award (GMA) recipient for Kaizen Event's

Project Manager/Buyer for the installation of a new production

facility, Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom

< Received the JCI Global Merit Award for exceeding all pre-production

and postproduction goals for the Corolla launch (JCI & Toyota Motor

Manufacturing United Kingdom)

< 0-100-30 goal, 0 Defects, 100% delivery in the first 30 days of

production

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION

< ISO 14001 Lead Auditor Excel Associates

2010

< Leadership & Coaching Intermediate The Fourton Group

2010

< Doctorate of Business Administration Manchester Business School

2009 - 2014

< Master Black Belt Advanced Course Air Academy / Infinitas

2007

< Lean Sigma for Service (The George Group) Lean Sigma Associates

2004

< Lean Enrichment (The George Group) Lean Sigma Associates

2004

< Lean Simulations and Facilitation VPMEP

2004

< Lean 101 VPMEP

2004

< Design For Six Sigma Service Master 2003

< Master Black Belt Curricula Service Master

2003

< IBM Recertification BB course Service Master 2003

< Instructional Design (Langevin Learning) The Home Depot 2003

< Advanced Instructor Skills (Adult Learning Concepts) The Home Depot

2002

< Basic Instructor Skills (Presentation/Facilitation) The Home Depot

2002

< Engaging the Workforce, TPS Implementation Strategy NUMMI/GM Technical

Liaison Office 2002

< Certified Black Belt (Six Sigma Academy, JCI) Hong Kong, Malaysia and

Thailand 2000

< JCI Leadership Institute Johnson Controls Manufacturing System 1997 -

2000

Standardized Work, Kaizen, 5S, Problem Solving, Quick Changeover,

Constraints Management,

Total Preventative Maintenance, Kanban, Error Proofing, and Value

Engineering / Value Analysis (VE/VA)

< Advanced Program Management Johnson Controls 1998

< Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Johnson Controls

1999

< Master Technician Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) 1997

< Master Technician Mercedes Benz 1991

PRESENTING

< 2011 Presentation: Lean Perceptions in Healthcare Scheduled

< Production Operations and Management Society conference (POMS.org) Annual

Conference Reno April 2011

< Hospital Build Asia Singapore May 2011

< 2010 Lecture: Change the Harsh Reality: Manchester Business School MSc

programme

< 2009 Presentation: Knowledge transfer using simulations at the annual

Production Operations and Management Society conference (POMS.org)

< 2009 Workshops: The application of simulations in Health Care: VPMEP

Washington DC and Richmond Virginia

< 2008 Presentation: "Avoiding costs in credit control using Continuous

Improvement tools and techniques" Lanyon & Bowdler

< 2007 Presentation: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

(CIPFA) annual conference "Doing More with Less: Avoiding the Big

Squeeze" Belfast Ireland

< 2007 Presentation: The Institute of Healthcare Management "Lean

Leadership in the NHS"

< 2007 Presentation: "Lean/Sigma in Service" Copenhagen Denmark Sponsored

by Imenso Consults

< 2007 Presentation: Health Networks: "Lean in Practice (Delivering results

in the NHS)" London

< 2007 - Present Lecturer: Manchester Business School: (Lean Leadership & 6

Sigma)

< 2007 Article: Featured in Denmark's Supply Chain Management magazine Nov

2007 "Lean and Six Sigma working together well"

< 2007 Paper: Leadership, Communications, Engagement / Involvement of the

workforce as essential elements in the application of Lean in the NHS.

< 2005 Founding Member: The Society for the Leadership of Change (SLC)

< 2003 Presentation: North Carolina State University Supply Chain

Consortium "Application of 6 Sigma in the supply chain"

< 2003 Presentation: Research Triangle Park Supply Chain Consortium

"Managing supplies using Lean techniques"

< 2003 - 2006 North Carolina State University Guest Lecturer Various

engagements 2003- 2006

< 2001 Paper: Toyota V GM at NUMMI: The question of variability and

automation 2001

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