Continuous Improvement Specialist

Yellew-Wossen Moghes

Tel 703-***-****, email ************@*****.***

Skills Summary

Dedicated continuous improvement specialist with a Mechanical Engineering Degree and ASQ Six Sigma Blackbelt Certification

Experienced in promoting continuous improvement culture through delivery of training, structured mentoring, and continuous improvement projects

Strong skills in organizing and working with cross functional teams comprised of employees ranging from executive level management all the way down to frontline personnel

Adept at leveraging various continuous improvement methodologies to create customized problem-solving approach to matched to the type, size and scope of the problem

Highly proficient in leveraging Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio to analyze data, manage projects, and solve problems

Relevant Work Experience

Continuous Improvement Specialist

VT-SAA, San Antonio, TX

11/2012 – Present

Conducted short training on root cause analysis for quality assurance professional to help them improve on their aircraft incident report techniques

By leveraging strong data analysis, guided a team to identify root causes for high cost of calibrated tool maintenance, and develop viable solutions

Guided a production team to visualize the impact of wrongly executed lubrication tasks on customer retention, motivating them to successfully eliminate customer audit findings on lubrication tasks

Managing a cross functional team to optimize the receiving of customer sourced parts using SIPOC, process maps, data analysis, gemba walks, impact-effort matrix

Led a cross-functional team eliminate non-value-added waste in the current Engineering Process by deploying a partial electronic system

Using process mapping, time and motion analysis, Managed team to successfully deploy an aircraft circuit breaker tag-out system that minimized audit findings due to improper tagging

Designed and successfully deployed a database that allowed parts to be returned to vendors expeditiously

Co-designed and co-facilitated trainings of internally designed problem solving methodology, laying a foundation to an in house continuous improvement model

Facilitated a ten-week internship program for high achieving students that resulted in improvement initiatives with business benefits to the company

Coordinated with outside consultants to optimize Boeing 757 Nitrogen Gas System modification process yielding significant cost savings for the company

Using DMAIC methodology, assisted in deploying an effective tooling management system that improved production efficiency

Using DMADV, co-led a project to design and deploy a material delivery system that reoriented non-value-added waiting time to productive time

Successfully coached and coordinated frontline employees to plan and deploy companywide 5s Program

Other Work Experience

Aviation Maintenance Technician

Job Aire at VT-SAA, San Antonio, Texas

03/2010 – 05/2012

Performed routine and non-routine maintenance on customer aircraft using FAA approved technical publications

Research Assistant

University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

10/2009 – 2/2010

Under guidance of Lab head and graduate students, performed experiments to develop stress strain relationships on porcine artery

Managed and presented data from experiments during lab meetings

Used basic curve fitting techniques to develop mathematical models

Aviation Maintenance Technician

Job Aire and Planetechs at VT-SAA

04/2005 – 05/2009

Responsible for routine and non-routine maintenance on various aircraft including B757, B747, MD11, DC10, and MD80 aircraft

Technical Instructor

Ethiopian Airlines, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

10/2001 – 07/2003

Planned and executed theoretical as well as hands on trainings to impart foundational aviation maintenance knowledge and skills

Aviation Maintenance Technician

Ethiopian Airlines, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

8/1993 – 10/2001

Maintained company as well as customer aircraft using approved technical publications and standard practices

Education

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering

University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

May 2012

Computer Skills

Highly proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Visio

Proficient in Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks

Basic knowledge of Arena Simulation Software

Licenses and Certificates

FAA Airframe and Powerplant License

ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, March 2017

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