Process Improvement Six Sigma

JASON A. MERSCHAT

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Cell: 412-***-****

Beaver Falls, PA 15010

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Office: 1-855-***-**** x700

www.APOinc.us

Process Improvement Master

I am a strategic thinker with powerful analytical capabilities. I see the

organization from horizon to horizon. I give meaning and purpose to daily

work by aligning those efforts to the strategic vision and mission of the

enterprise thereby breathing energy and life into otherwise listless

organizations. I find no process without flaws and seek to root out

causation through analytical dissection and investigation. My team-based

approach empowers and enlivens solutioning and drives sustained continuous

individual, process, and organizational improvement.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Organizational Change &

Black Belt Transformation

Strategic Thinking & Planning Process Improvement & Operations

Process Performance, Design, and Management Consulting

Optimization Master Problem Solver

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ADVANCED PROCESS OPTIMIZATION, INC. - www.apoinc.us

05/2009 - Present

Process Improvement Consulting Firm

Beaver Falls, PA

Founder/Principal Consultant

. Founder of Management Consulting Firm focused on process improvement

using quantitative analytics, Lean Six Sigma methodologies, and

simulation modeling

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM) - www.ibm.com

01/2010 - 12/2010 Global Business Services, Business Analytics and

Optimization (BAO) Pittsburgh, PA

Sr. Strategy Consultant

. Strategy development for Industrial Sector

. ERP, Business Intelligence, Supply Chain and Manufacturing focus

TENOVA - CORE FURNACE SYSTEMS, CORP. - www.corefurnace.com

11/2007-12/2008

Industrial Engineering Firm Serving Steel Industry ($110M P&L)

Moon Twp., PA

Director, Technical Service and Automation

. Reporting directly to CEO, directed a team of 15 direct reports

. Increased P&L from $17 to $20Million in one year

NANOTALC, INC.

01/2007-11/2007

Nano-mineral Manufacturing Start-up

North Huntingdon, PA

Operations Consultant

. Reporting directly to CEO, completed a ground-up build of a 22,000 ft2

facility for the manufacture, characterization, and testing of nano-

minerals and the research and development of nano-materials and their

applications

ALLEGHENY LUDLUM

01/2006-01/2007

Specialty Steel Manufacturer

Leechburg, PA

Senior Supervisor

NANOMAT, INC.

02/2003-01/2006

Nano-materials Manufacturer

North

Huntingdon, PA

Manager, Technical Services

UNITED STATES STEEL

11/1996-02/2003

Integrated Steel Mill

Braddock, PA

Process Control and Automation Engineer

EDUCATION

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

12/2009

. Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Pittsburgh,

PA

. Concentrations: Quantitative Analysis, Production & Operation

Management, Strategy, Marketing, Organizational Behavior

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

12/2011

. Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Villanova,

PA

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY GPA: 3.72/4.0

12/2006

. BSc., Electromechanical Engineering

New Kensington,

PA

. Minor, Information Science and Technology

. Dean's List

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY GPA: 3.80/4.0

08/2002

. ASc., Electrical Engineering Technology

McKeesport, PA

. Graduated with Distinction, Three time Honor's recipient

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

07/2006

. Certificate in Information Science and Technology

McKeesport, PA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

. IBM Training: Introduction to Component Business Modeling (CBM),

Introduction to the CBM Method, BI Method, US Delivery Excellence Project

Financial Management Training, Contract and Deliverable Management, Scope

and Change Management, BAO Project Management Forums, Business

Capabilities Identification, Virtual Overview of Project Management in

GBS, Analytics, a core competency for GBS, SPSS, Business Intelligence

Delivery Process

. Other Training: Dale Carnegie Course, Right Management Executive

Development

. Computer Skills: SigmaXL, JMP 9, Arena, SAS, SPSS, PHP, ASP, HTML, MS

Office Suite, SolidWorks, ACAD, Adobe Master Suite CS6, Server 2008R2

. Hobbies: Tae Kwon Do, Musician (Drummer, Home Studio Recording),

Technology (Computer Networking and Connectivity), Boating

. KEYWORDS: Lean Six Sigma, Project Management, Process Optimization,

Performance Improvement, Balanced Score Cards, Simulation Modeling,

Process Improvement Consultant, DMAIC, Organizational Transformation,

MBA, Quantitative Analysis, Production & Operation Management, Strategy,

Organizational Behavior

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