Process Improvement Engineer

Lisa M. Kenny

**** * ****** *** #* Chicago, IL **614

T: 708-***-**** ● **************@*****.***

Process Improvement Engineer

Results orientated individual seeking opportunity that will enable me to utilize my strong analytical skills, educational background, and ability to work well with others. Proven track record in optimizing processes and workflows in both manufacturing and non-industrial industries.

SAP Implementation Experience

Excellent Analytical Skills

Strong Communication Skills

Proven Problem Solving Capabilities

Goal Orientated

Success in Leading Teams

Detailed and Organized Work

Sustainable Improvement Mentality

Professional Experience

Snapsheet Inc, Chicago, IL December 2016-November 2017

Process Engineer

Analyze current processes, work flows and practices to evaluate improvements for all departments. Utilization of homegrown data sources while making the data more approachable for managers to understand.

Identify and implement key metrics for managers to track team successes and struggles.

Establish baselines for processes changes to validate improvements.

Developed reporting via pivot tables and charts to track audit results from large data dumps to provide a meaningful data-driven feedback loop to employees.

Utilized project management skills to assist team in developing longer term plans, rolls outs, and sustainable results.

Developed new methods for looking at current processes, identifying losses and mapping out tasks and workflows of insurance claims throughout the home built system.

Enabled department managers to better understand and utilize available data to monitor their teams and develop strategy accordingly.

Nestle Professional Beverage, Chicago, IL August 2012-December 2016

Industrial Performance Engineer

Manage multiple systems including production data, downtime reporting and production standards. Heavy involvement with implementing multiple programs and corporate initiatives to improve overall performance across the factory and distribution center.

Technical & Production lead and core team member for GLOBE/SAP implementation at factory. T&P Superuser post Go-Live.

Create and maintain production data for all raw, packaging, semi-finished goods and finished goods.

Implemented and maintained Stoppage Analysis Module (SAM) for the factory in early 2013. Data utilized in various reports across production, scheduling, finance, and quality departments.

Established standards for production line startups and changeovers to normalize planned downtime and improve production scheduling.

Nestle Continuous Excellence Goal Alignment Pillar Lead for factory-wide corporate initiatives.

Problem Solving Lead. Certified to lead, coach and train throughout the Nestle Professional Beverage division.

Factory lead for I-Nexus project savings- rate savings, cost aversion, utilities savings, process improvements, material savings.

Maintain the factory’s Key Performance Indicator scorecard.

Assisted in creating the factory’s Operational Master Plan including providing contributor analysis data, establishing drivers, measures, target and monthly/biannual activities for reliability-based components.

Nestle Continuous Excellence (NCE) Goal Alignment Pillar Lead from implementation to assessment, followed by expansion of program across all departments of the factory including the distribution center.

Brad Foote Gearworks, Cicero, Il February 2011-August 2012

Industrial Engineer

Responsible for multiple components of the manufacturing process.

Created shop routings for all new products, as well as updated routings of existing parts.

Reorganized the work centers in our production system to better understand our current capacity and efficiency.

Responsible for keeping system blueprints up to date, and create additional sketches for production processes.

Attended multiple kaizen events focusing on serial production parts, as well as plant consolidation, followed by designing a new and more efficient plant layout which is being utilized in the current consolidation process

Analyzed production variances of loose gearing, assemblies and gearboxes.

Assisted in improving ergonomics for machine operators as a safety team member.

Daily updated open order backlog and ran reports to improve workflow in the front office.

Mark Shale, Oak Brook, Il 2009– 2010

Sales Associate

Responsible for understanding the product line and their specifications.

Met customer needs by understanding their needs and fulfilling their requirements to enable and substantiate their purchases.

Achieved Individual Average Sales Quota of $10K/month 8 of 12 months employed which heavily contributed to overall Store Quota.

Responsible for inventory management at the end of each day as well as year end.

Divane Brothers Electric, Franklin Park, Il 2004– 2009

Job Site Assistant

Responsible for assembling all information required for large revenue contracts.

Successfully designed a significantly more organized database for storage of blueprints for the design-build project

Responsible for updating all relevant information into specific databases to be accessed by the Job Site Foreman to insure the projects were on time to avoid contract penalties

Provided up to the minute critical information to the Foreman responsible for the renovation/addition of McCormick Place and the Cook County Department of Corrections in Chicago

Managed weekly payroll hours and submitted them to the main office, including overtime hours

Education

Masters of Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

BA, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN, Major: Mathematics & Physics, DePauw University

Activities and Honors

Spring and Fall semesters of 2007, Philanthropy Chair, Kappa Kappa Gamma

2005 to 2009, President of Women's Intramurals, DePauw University

2008, recipient of the Wylie Condit Science Scholarship, Physics Department

2009, recipient of Sally Sommer Flynn Award, Kappa Kappa Gamma

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

2005-2009 College Mentor for Kids

2006-2007 Gobin Afterschool Enrichment Tutor

2007-2009 You, Me & a Book Volunteer

2008-2009 America Counts Tutor

2005 to 2009, President of Women's Intramurals, DePauw University

References Available Upon Request

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