JOHN T. BUSHLING

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Youngstown, OH 44512-1224 E-mail: abmtrc@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Management / Staff level trainer and project coordinator with a very

successful record of Continuous Improvement implementation in diverse

manufacturing and administrative environments. Seminar presenter at local,

national and global levels including non-exempt, exempt and executive.

Key member of Global Lean (TPS) training development and implementation

team for local, national and global applications. Hands-on leadership

experience in both initial Lean transition implementation and mature

applications. Cross-functional team development, continuous improvement

and change management.

CAREER EXPERIENCE

DELUXE CORPORATION, Streetsboro, OH

Business forms and check printing industry. Annual sales of $1+ billion.

8,000 employees.

Training Manager / Sr. Training Specialist

Managed Training Department for manufacturing, administrative and

managerial staff. Supervised five direct reports. Training development

and design. National level Training Team member.

. Established team of trainers with direct responsibility for the

development of 50 peer trainers.

. Introduced the use of Job Instructions and Visual Control Documents

for training and work standardization improving productivity up to 35%

in implemented areas.

. Developed and delivered training materials for exempt, non-exempt and

executive levels.

. Developed training resources for a diverse, multi-generational (4-

generations) workforce.

. Built Training Track System for new employees to ensure 100%

completion of orientation and initial training within predetermined

time frame.

. Train Continuous Improvement concepts at the local and national level

(Lean Basics, 5S+1, Root Cause Analysis, VSM, TPM, etc.). 100%

compliance.

. Established use of A3 project planning / reporting and Plan Do Check

Act (PDCA) strategy.

. Improved daily communications system at all levels reduced meeting

times by 50%

. Mentored six Lean Champions for certification.

KENNAMETAL INC., Solon, OH

Metal cutting tools. Annual sales of $2 billion. 10,000 employees

worldwide.

Lean Facilitator / Coordinator - Trainer

Provide strategic direction and leadership for Lean implementation in

manufacturing, administrative and engineering facility. Built and

initiated Continuous Improvement / Lean training programs for internal use.

Established product based manufacturing cells. Coordinate cross-

functional activities between teams, Business Units and management.

Conduct Kaizen activities at local and national level. Assess lean

activities of internal and external operations. Train Lean Facility

Assessment practices to Management and Executive Level Leadership teams at

national and global level. Supervise facility Lean Team Leaders.

Implement Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) process. Establish facility-

wide 5S+1.

. Led efforts to implement and coordinate cost reduction and savings

projects with savings range up to $2M. Facility received corporate

global award for improvement.

. Implemented manufacturing set-up reduction projects reducing time

requirements up to 50% with resulting cost savings exceeding $50,000

annually.

. Trained Facility Assessment practices at local, national and global

level. Resulted in a single standardized testing tool to span

language barriers for global certification of trainees.

. Coordinated training program achieving 100% manufacturing facility

implementation of 5S practices.

. Mentored multiple Lean Practices Green-belt candidates towards

certification.

. Trained and advised selected U.S. and global Lean Leaders (German,

French, Italian, Chinese, Indian, Brazilian, Israeli) establishing

single, current best practices.

Manufacturing Engineer Technician

Plan and implement manufacturing improvement methods. Investigate and

initiate purchase of capital equipment. Coordinate cross-functional

activities between manufacturing, engineering, marketing for new product

introduction. Coordinate administrative and manufacturing functions. Lean

training and implementation.

Product Design

Design Custom Solution cutting tools for global market using Unigraphics

Solid Model design software. Liaison with local / global engineering staff

and Customers. Train new design team members.

Machinist

NC and CNC production equipment in a cellular work environment.

WEAN INDUSTRIES, INC., Youngstown, OH

Lead Facilitator, Employee Involvement/Participative Management Program

Introduce and implement Employee Involvement / Participative Management

principles and practices in a union environment. Train and facilitate Team

Building and Change Management practices.

. Establish work team activities and improvement practices in union

manufacturing environment through training.

Machinist / Machine Operator

Manual, NC and CNC machinery for heavy manufacturing applications.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

United States Air Force, Aircraft Electrical Systems shop leader / trainer.

Honorable Discharge

Nominated Outstanding Airman of the Air Force,

EDUCATION

Associate of Arts, Business Administration, Youngstown State University

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

"Problem Solving & Decision Making", Kepner-Tregoe Group

"Management Foundations Trainer", Kennametal University, Leadership

Institute

"Increasing Human Effectiveness - Change Management", Edge Learning

Institute

"Comprehensive Presentation Skills", Power Presentations, Inc.

"Lean Trainers Program", Portland, OR

"Change Leadership / Personal Change Management" Trainer - Deluxe Corp

University

National Member: America Association for training and Development (ASTD)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Trainer / Facilitator: Lean Principles, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Value

Added Flow Analysis, Set-up Reduction, Standard Operations, Total

Productive Maintenance (TPM), Problem Solving, Pull Systems, Kanban

Systems

Founding member Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program - Lean Special

Interest Group.

Founding member Cuyahoga Community College, Lean - Six Sigma Forum.

Member - Lean / Six Sigma Advisory Committee. Corporate College,

Cleveland, OH

Member - American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

Presenter for Customer / Vendors Lean understanding

Seminar presenter / trainer for Lean Six Sigma Forum, Cuyahoga Community

College, Cleveland, OH

Seminar presenter / trainer, Center for Operational Excellence, St. Vincent

College, Latrobe, PA

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