Manager Six Sigma

KRIS KERR

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Medina, Ohio *****

Phone: 330-***-****

Email: aboaz0@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Dynamic MBA professional with strong lean background and natural ability to

make decisions and resolve problems quickly and effectively. Hands-on

leadership and solid management skills are supported by a highly successful

career in Manufacturing Leadership, Engineering, Sales and Marketing.

Unique background encompasses all aspects of manufacturing, including

product design and quality control. Expertise in the following areas:

Lean Manufacturing / Operational Six Sigma / DMAIC Black Belt

Excellence

KPIs / Productivity Metrics & Capital / Project Management

Enhancement

Quality Assurance / Compliance Inventory & Materials Management

New / Pilot Plant Start-ups New Product / Process

Development

Divisional P&L Responsibility Continuous Improvement / Kaizen

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, Twinsburg, OH 2010 - Present

$6 Billion manufacturer and worldwide supplier of industrial automation

controls and solutions.

Electronic Assembly Operations Manager

Sr. Lean Six Sigma Manager / RPS CI Site Lead

Lead production, manufacturing site lean six sigma projects and project

managers to improve processes and cost productivity in a PCBA manufacturing

and electronics assembly environment with $1B+ gross sales.

. Responsible for driving $2MM reduction in site hard cost savings

annually, improving net productivity 12%.

. Provide Hoshin Kanri and site leadership focused on improvement efforts

for device final assembly and testing, automated electronics assembly,

materials handling, production, and inventory control.

. Mentor site management and supervision in operational excellence

techniques, leading to vastly improved efficiencies and utilization of

capacity.

. Train employees in lean manufacturing theory; provide support of lean

manufacturing Belt training, Six Sigma projects, global Kaizen events,

lead time reduction and schedule attainment.

MACK INDUSTRIES, Valley City, OH 2006 - 2010

$100MM+ precast concrete manufacturer primarily serving infrastructure

construction needs.

General Manager / Director of Operations

Managed a pre-stressed, precast hollowcore concrete division in a union

environment. Coordinate production and installation operations of

construction projects focused on hotel, school, and commercial building

markets.

. Improved divisional production performance 175% in two years by using an

employee-based lean manufacturing approach.

. Reduced operational costs 40% while increasing product quality through

scrap rate reduction.

. Developed Lean Manufacturing training programs and conducted Kaizen

events at plant sites.

. Led capital improvement projects to reduce energy costs by $40k annually

per plant.

. Developed company promotional marketing materials, sales brochures, and

AIA educational programs.

. Designed accurate project and product cost estimating, engineering and

proposal worksheets.

GENERAL ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION - G.E. RAIL, Cleveland, OH 2002 - 2006

$2 billion supplier to the freight and transit locomotive markets,

primarily providing equipment and service.

Plant Manager / Materials Manager, Cleveland, OH and Emporium, PA

Coordinated resources for two separate manufacturing locations, including

labor, components, equipment and materials to exceed customer requirements

in a union environment.

. Conducted Six Sigma Workouts and Lean Events to reduce cost and cycle

time while increasing quality.

. Developed proposals for internal and external customers to service

locomotive propulsion equipment.

. Reorganized plant process layout to maximize efficiency, decrease cycle

time and increase throughput.

. Increased inventory turns from 3.8 to 10.3 on a $4.2MM annual buy through

timely material planning and electronic Kanban usage. Maintain inventory

dollar accuracy of over 99% through controlled warehousing.

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. Developed competitive proposals for internal and external customers for

servicing propulsion equipment.

. Saved $250K annually in functional expenses through deflationary

sourcing.

. Implemented productivity enhancements expected to save $160K annually in

labor through Six Sigma methodologies. Projects included capital

equipment implementation and lean manufacturing initiatives.

. Improved health and safety elements 18%, resulting in a 35% I&I reduction

and zero lost-time accidents.

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP. - CERTECH, INC., Twinsburg, OH 2001 - 2002

$50 million manufacturer of specialty ceramic cores used in investment

casting for the aerospace industry.

Operations / Plant Manager

Piloted new plant start-up and provided leadership during transfer of

finishing operations from New Jersey to Ohio. Managed and coached 60

employees to perform job functions. Moved low-skill components to new

facility in Mexico.

. Increased plant production over 300% within three months to meet

demanding schedule while reducing labor rates 500% during initial

schedule ramp-up, bringing location into profitable operating condition.

. Implemented CNC finishing of fired ceramic cores on 20 machines utilizing

combination of flexible diamond and traditional tooling, substantially

reducing product cost and improving quality.

. Improved core processing resulting in a machine capacity increase of 90%

and yield improvement of 5%.

SCOTT FETZER COMPANY - WESTERN ENTERPRISES, Westlake, OH 1994 - 2001

$60MM producer of transmission control hardware for compressed gas

industry.

Operations / Plant Manager - Regulator Assembly, Avon, OH 1998 - 2001

Sr. Product Engineer / Engineering Services Manager, Westlake, OH 1994 -

1998

Managed compressed gas regulator assembly plant. Provided supervision,

coaching, support and technical assistance to staff of 150 employees.

. Increased production volumes 123% within 9 months to meet sales demands

from new market penetration.

. Piloted introduction of new products and technologies; coordinating all

phases of production.

. Created controlled warehouse, increasing inventory dollar and count

accuracy from 86 to 99.9%.

. Orchestrated entire assembly plant design and relocation with zero

production downtime.

. Implemented product bar coding; providing FDA product traceability to

customer and saving $80k annually.

. Reduced OSHA reportable accidents 50% through plant layout, machine

guarding and 5S approach.

. Designed and implemented employee training and certification programs to

bolster product quality.

. Engineered and designed new and extended lines of specialty compressed

gas regulators to exceed foreign regulatory and safety standards for

medical and industrial markets.

. Company liaison for UL, CSA, FDA and Compressed Gas Association (CGA).

. Served as acting Engineering Manager and chaired Engineering Change

Committee.

. Designed, planned, and managed construction of 3000 sq. ft. R&D

laboratory with full data acquisition.

. Composed visual work instructions for all product lines, thereby

minimizing assembly and testing errors.

EATON CORPORATION - AIRFLEX DIVISION, Cleveland, OH 1992 - 1993

$80MM producer of industrial clutches, brakes and torsional couplings.

Product Designer

Designed brake drum ductile iron castings. Adapted product offerings to

mate to customer's powertrain.

EDUCATION

MBA - Marketing and Operations, Cleveland State University, Cleveland,

Ohio, 1997

BS - Mechanical Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio,

1995

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

APICS, CPIM - 2011 APICS, CSCP - 2012

Six Sigma DMAIC, Black Belt - OSHA 10 & 40 hour cards - 2008

2011

PCI QC Tech, Level III - 2007 PCI Field Auditor - 2007

Six Sigma DMAIC, Green Belt - Engineer in Training (EIT) - 1995

2004

HONORS AND PUBLICATIONS

Forging Industry Educational Research Foundation (FIERF) Forging

Achievement Award, 1995

Finite Element Analysis of a Nonisothermal Axisymmetric Forging Operation,

1995

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