Michael T. Gerusky

SUMMARY

Professional experience of over 27 years deep in quality and continuous improvement from hands-on implementation to educator and champion. The settings have been in regulated (NRC, FDA, FAA), commercial, service, and manufacturing environments in the nuclear, medical device, aerospace, primary metals, semiconductor/electronics and materials testing industries. Process improvement initiatives have encompassed technical processes as well as transactions. WORK EXPERIENCE

Performance Optimization Solutions, LLC 4/2017-Present Consultants introducing and driving continuous improvement business systems and process in the service and manufacturing industries.

CONSULTING PARTNER – 4/17 to present

Identify, assess and implement opportunities for improvements and application of business systems and strategies.

• Implemented Strategic Deployment model (Hoshin-Kanri) that created company initiatives, projects and metrics.

• Standardized operating procedures and systems enabling expansion of additional stores and creation of a franchising model.

• Drove 35% reduction in cycle time for galley style restaurant resulting in estimated +$300k additional revenue.

• Risk management of quality and business processes for precision manufacturing company serving medical device and scientific applications.

Kennametal, Inc. 7/13 to 7/2017

Kennametal delivers innovative custom and standard tooling and wear-resistant solutions, to the aerospace, mining, transportation and energy industries.

SENIOR MANAGER GLOBAL OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE – 7/16 to 7/2017 Drive corporate operational excellence/LEAN initiatives throughout Kennametal Business System via training, educating and mentoring.

• Management of Six Sigma program and Master Black Belt for Six Sigma wave forecasted to deliver in excess of

$2M in annual savings throughout North American Operations.

• Led Commercial Growth Project for Polycrystalline Diamond Products that generated $4M annual increase in reconditioning business and $1.1M in annual savings.

• Facilitation of Business Transformation Complexity Reduction Initiative implementing improvements in E- Commerce platforms and customer interface; improving the global customer experience and the product ordering process.

MANAGER MARKETING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE – 7/13 to 7/16 Responsible for developing, maintaining, & implementing marketing & business operations strategies, solutions and driving improvement opportunities (LEAN) within Global Strategy, Marketing, and Customer Experience Teams.

• Led Customs Solutions Initiative and senior executive steering committee that focused on serving the right customers with efficient E2E processes and best-in-class product technology platform advancements.

• Managed Commercial Excellence Pilot that incorporated multiple programs that exceeded targets by $528k of 2X of market growth rate in 6 months.

• Project management of CRM Phase II integration of Microsoft Dynamics in Commercial Excellence Process.

• Led the development of a Marketing Operating System.

• Led the Infrastructure Business Pricing and Quoting Project that developed and established processes, roles and responsibilities, associated KPIs and reporting that delivered hard savings in excess of $390k annually.

• Developed global process improvements with Regional Pricing Leaders to achieve Complaint Resolution time of

< 4 days while instituting a global process to complete RCA for high priority customer complaints.

• Established proactive process with Global Strategic Pricing team to deliver $400K in annual hard savings & achieve Green Belt certifications for >20% of while mentoring multiple Six Sigma candidates.

• Developed and implemented process to develop active pipeline of projects aligned with priorities using Strategic Deployment (X-Matrix and Hoshin-Kanri methodology). 1 2 5 2 M A YWOOD D R I V E • G R E E N S B U R G P A 1 5 6 0 1 P H ONE ( H OME) 7 2 4 - 830- 9 9 8 0 ( M O B I L E ) 7 2 4 - 3 96- 3 3 2 6 • E - M A I L M G E R U S K Y@C OMCAST.N E T Westinghouse Electric Company 4/09 to 7/13

Westinghouse provides fuel, services, technology, plant design, and equipment for the commercial nuclear power industry. MANAGER CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SYSTEMS

Responsible for improving, managing and maintaining the standards globally for Customer 1st (Lean Sigma), the Corrective Actions Process, Organizational Learning and Human Performance staff, programs and budget.

• Key leadership role in designing and implementing Incident & Knowledge Management Program (Process, Technology, Organization, Operations) with global team, Deloitte and SAP.

• Led and drove the team to develop a process for evaluation of trending & data analysis of common causes globally that established basis for Quality & Improvement Councils.

• Provided the leadership and oversight to align the aspects of CI key areas into an integrated approach to Continuous Improvement across the organization.

CI Medical Technologies, Inc. 11/99 to 02/09

CI Medical Technologies, Inc. is a full-service contract medical manufacturer of precision medical devices with expertise in engineering and design, clean-room injection molding, decoration and finishing, assembly and packaging. DIRECTOR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE & QUALITY – 11/2006 to 2/2009 Responsible for planning, directing and leading company-wide quality assurance, quality control, and process excellence policies departments, programs, initiatives, staff and budget.

• Facilitated the leadership, implementation and deployment of Six Sigma philosophy that included mentoring a Black Belt wave that achieved multi-site company-wide annual savings in excess of $400k.

• Reduced customer complaints by 65% in 2007 through employee engagement and operations excellence initiatives.

• Achieved beyond six sigma levels of quality in various product deliverables through HACCP/ ISO14971:2000 strategy.

DIRECTOR TECHNICAL SERVICES – 7/2005 to 10/2006

Management of New Product Introduction & Development engineering staff, budget, policies, and objectives.

• Ensured product speed to market and strategic alignment of quality assurance, NPID and manufacturing by bridging the gap between manufacturing and development activities.

• Created a Design for Six Sigma Strategy (DMADV) for product/process development that ensured proper planning of product scope, resources and objectives.

• Designed and developed a matrix organization that provided significant increase in customer service, inter/intra company communication, supplier management, focused technical expertise and morale. DIRECTOR QUALITY & REGULATORY AFFAIRS – 11/1999 to 6/2005 Management of the companywide Quality Management System, staff, regulatory & ISO compliance.

• Designed and implemented new product and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) strategy that aligns with the GHTF recommendations as well complies with process validation requirements of the FDA's 21CFR-Part 820.

• Championed Delivery Metric implementing Quick Changeover (SMED) methods reducing set-up times by over 33%.

• Implemented Customer Dashboards that utilized Quality Function Deployment to ensure alignment of customer satisfaction with company measurable goals.

• Hands-on leadership of multiple Six Sigma projects and lean events that led to reduction of defects by over 75%.

• Successfully achieved ISO9001-2000, ISO 13485 and FDA registration at corporate and multiple locations. Powerex, Inc. 5/99 to 11/99

Powerex is a leading supplier of discrete, modular and integrated high-power semiconductors supporting the transportation, energy, aircraft and communications industries.

MANAGER CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Managed and coordinated plant-wide continuous improvement efforts.

• Facilitated long-term cost reduction effort through use of Kanban’s, Six Sigma and Kaizen events that reduced costs of indirect materials purchases in excess of $375k in 6 months. Titanium Metals Corporation 9/95 to 4/99

Titanium Metals Corporation is the world's largest supplier of high quality titanium metal products. MANAGER QUALITY ASSURANCE NORTH AMERICA – 11/97 to 4/99 Facilitated quality system throughout service center network including introducing and maintaining ISO9002/AS9000 registration. Customer quality and technical contact for all service center products.

• Created and managed a turnkey subcontractor conversion program that netted savings in excess of $2 million. SENIOR PROCESS METALLURGIST – 10/95 to 10/97

Six Sigma Black Belt – Facilitated continuous improvement teams implementing a DMAIC strategy.

• Designed and qualified processes in compliance with GE Aircraft Engines, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, SNECMA, NASA and Boeing requirements.

• Managed activities of material processing subcontractors enabling annual bar product sales in excess of $75 million and transfer of product processing cell from Tennessee to Ohio facility. Titanium Engineers, Inc. 9/94 to 8/95

Titanium Engineers is a manufacturer/processor of titanium bar, seamless tube, and finished components for oilfield, marine, auto sports, and other industrial markets.

PROJECT MANAGER

Research and development of materials processing for industrial application. Sales, material acquisition and supplier management. Quality control and assurance of all systems and products. Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc. 5/90 to 8/94 Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc. is a world leader in testing materials for the Aerospace, Automotive, Nuclear and Medical industries.

METALLURIGICAL ENGINEER

Project management of material investigations for the aerospace, nuclear, and advanced materials industries. Scheduling cost analysis, quoting and supervision of material treatment and testing.

• Managed Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics F-22 Structural Allowables Program. EDUCATION

May 1990 The Pennsylvania State University - Bachelor of Science in Metals Science & Engineering, Minor Business ACCREDITATIONS

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, General Electric Aircraft Engines, March 1998 Lean Certification, Delta Point/Boeing, April 1999 Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification, Six Sigma Solutions of Ks, August 2005 Root Cause Analysis Certification, Westinghouse Electric, June 2009 Project Management Certification, Westinghouse Electric, July 2010 F22 Structural Design/Development Award from Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, August 1993 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

International Society of Six Sigma Professionals Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation American Society for Quality – Pittsburgh Section Past Six Sigma Focus Group Chair PUBLICATIONS

“Failure Analysis of Beta-C Titanium Alloy High Pressure Vessels” by G.J. Feng, M.T. Gerusky, and J.D. Rossi Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 3, No.1, February 1994.

“Application of Fracture Mechanics to the Failure Analysis of Beta-C Titanium Alloy High Pressure Vessels” by G.J. Feng, J.D.Rossi and M.T. Gerusky, presented at ASM Materials Week, November 3, 1992 Chicago, Illinois.

“Structural Damping Measurements of Polymer Composites with Laser Doppler Vibrometry” by Martin J. Pechersky and Michael T. Gerusky, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 86, Fall 1989.

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