David H. Olszewski, DM

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Celina, TX 75009

469-***-**** C

Email: ac0o44@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Results focused technical leader with demonstrated success working in a

variety of industries. A proven track record of achievement in managing

multiple complex projects with expertise in driving cost reduction

initiatives and implementing process improvements resulting in

significantly improved financial performance and operational excellence.

Areas of expertise include: Industrial Engineering, Project Management and

Process Improvement.

EXPERIENCE:

University of Texas at Arlington – Arlington, TX

Adjunct Faculty – Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems

Engineering

Jan 2015 – Present

• IE 5303 Quality Systems, IE 5342 Metrics and Measurement

Children’s Health System of Texas – Dallas, TX

Senior Director of Industrial Engineering

Jun 2014 – May 2017

• Managed a team of industrial engineers responsible for process

improvement and project management of various initiatives across CHST,

selected accomplishments include:

- Developed a current state simulation model of the Emergency Department

using FlexSim software to perform what-if type analysis on patient

throughput, process improvement initiatives resulted in 40% reduction in ED

patient wait time and 25% reduction in ED patient length of stay with $2.5M

in additional revenue

- Implemented TeleVox automated appointment reminder system within

Ambulatory clinics for phone call and text message appointment reminders,

resulted in $1.3M additional revenue from increased patient volumes

- Designed and implemented a contract management portal utilizing

SharePoint for the automated review and approval of all vendor supply

contracts, resulted in the identification of $250K of unnecessary contracts

- Developed a no-show predictive modeling program utilizing SAS Visual

Analytics to predict no-show appointments to 90% accuracy within (3)

Ambulatory clinics, resulted in $1.1M additional revenue from increased

patient volume due to double-booking appointment slots and increased

patient satisfaction

- Designed and facilitated a Kaizen event for the Advanced Practice

Providers department to identify professional billing workflow gaps

utilizing root cause analysis and to develop suggested improvements,

resulted in prevention of $750K of patient revenue leakage

- Partnered with Toyota and Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) to implement

the Toyota Production System (TPS) methodology for analyzing Hospital

Acquired Conditions (HAC), project resulted in a 40% reduction of Central

Line Associated Blood-Stream Infections (CLABSI) and increased patient

satisfaction

- Implemented automated delivery system utilizing Aethon TUG robots for

linen deliveries by the Environmental Services department, expected annual

cost reductions of $180K in contract labor resources

• Coached, mentored and trained staff industrial engineers in the

application of industrial engineering practices to better prepare them for

department promotions and new leadership opportunities

• Designed and facilitated several Kaizen events to document current state

workflows, root cause analysis of issues, and brainstormed suggested

improvements to develop future state workflows for the following topics:

annual budget process, capital requests, 15 day readmissions, ambulatory

scheduling and long term patient care

• Developed lean six sigma training material at a yellow belt level,

facilitated training courses for 200+ employees and coached 15 process

improvement projects to demonstrate application of the training materials

• Served as guest lecturer at the UT Southwestern medical school teaching

first year medical students on various lean and six sigma topics (ex.

process mapping, FMEA, root cause analysis, 5S and control charts)

• Collaborated closely with Quality and Patient Safety to develop and

implement several clinical process improvement initiatives to improve

patient satisfaction (ex. Kamishibai cards, observation patient care, code

pink incident FMEA, after visit summary documentation, pressure ulcer FMEA

and pharmacy drop boxes)

FedEx Office – Dallas, TX

Industrial Engineering Manager

Feb 2011 – May 2014

• Managed a team of industrial engineers responsible for continuous process

improvement and operations technology innovations

• Partnered with the Production, Pickup/Delivery and Network Operations

teams to develop continuous process improvement roadmaps and execution plans

• Developed formal checkride process which improved courier efficiency by

5% and resulted in increased courier stops per day and reduced amount of

daily late deliveries

• Provided industrial engineering technical support as core team member for

FedEx Same Day City pilot launch

• Served as cross-functional team lead for a continuous improvement project

to utilize value stream mapping to reduce call-center process

inefficiencies resulting in a 15% cycle time improvement

• Developed and implemented pilot test for field order routing strategy

resulting in increased revenue of 10% for participating retail locations

General Dynamics Land Systems – Ft. Hood, TX and Sterling Heights, MI

Sr. Industrial Engineer

Sterling Heights Complex, Nov 2001 – May 2003, Nov 2004 – Dec 2010, Ft.

Hood Operations, Jan 2010 – Feb 2011

• Developed EVMS labor reporting system utilizing Cognos, Access, and Excel

to track Abrams program labor hours and monitor variances of 600 site

employees based upon contractual obligations

• Responsible for meeting Ft. Hood indirect budget of $1.2M by tracking

performance and investigating all variances, and redesigned and automated

the site’s existing balanced scorecard to improve functionality

• Served as coach for 82 lean six sigma projects to develop financial

savings to meet 2010 goal of $13.9M savings

• Completed 5 Design for Six Sigma Black Belt projects in 2008-2009

resulting in $985K total savings

• Served as team lead for completing 6 government requested industrial base

studies by coordinating assignments, facilitating meetings, compiling data,

and making government presentations

Ford Motor Company – Wayne, MI and Dearborn, MI

Industrial Engineer

Wayne Assembly Plant, May 2003 – Nov 2004, Dearborn Stamping Plant, Feb

2001 – Sep 2001 (G-Tech Staffing)

• Conducted 50+ line re-balancing headcount reductions to improve plant

efficiency and meet yearly budget

• Completed 75+ MODAPTS time studies and Cycle Line Layouts as a means to

improve line operator utilization and throughput, while optimizing

production systems utilizing Ford Production System techniques

• Served as Industrial Engineering lead for all IE responsibilities at

Wayne Integrated Stamping & Assembly including line re-balancing,

production tracking, and Launch Liaison for 2004 & 2005 new model launches

Kmart Corporation – Troy, MI

Industrial Engineer

Mar 2000 – Feb 2001

• Completed Industrial Engineering studies on projects including work

measurement standards, capacity analysis, layout designs/ revisions, and

statistical data analysis

• Worked closely with Vendors, Store Operations, Merchandising, Training,

and Executive Management to contribute to the overall productivity

improvement initiatives within the stores

• Conducted 50+ time studies in US stores to provide maintenance support of

the labor standards program, and maintained the day-to-day labor standard

data to ensure consistency and integrity

EDUCATION:

Walsh College – Troy, MI

Doctorate of Management in Executive Leadership: June 2014

Dissertation Topic: “The Use of Systems Thinking by the Industrial Engineer

as Organizational Leader”

Delta Mu Delta national honor society member

Master of Business Administration: March 2005

University of Michigan Dearborn – Dearborn, MI

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering: June 2003

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering: December 2000

SKILLS/ CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Design for Six-Sigma Black Belt (2007), certified in MODAPTS time

study, Minitab, SPSS, BI-Query, Cognos, Cobra, Business Objects, AutoCAD,

Microsoft Office Suite: Excel (macros & pivot tables), PowerPoint, Word,

Access, Visio, Project

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