RICHARD B. ROYER

Process Improvement Expert, Focusing on Lean Six Sigma

ac3ri8@r.postjobfree.com * 912-***-**** * 55 Beaver Run Dr., Savannah, GA 31419

SUMMARY

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER who successfully employs Lean Six Sigma strategies to resolve inefficiencies within fast-paced, deadline-driven environments. Uses judgment, expertise and ingenuity to identify and formulate capacities and decrease wasteful steps. Executes cost-effective measures that maximize final output; addressing inventory fluctuations and customer demand. Advocates policies and procedures that define lean objectives. Delivers increased revenue and profit with consistent emphasis on customer needs and expectations.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Customer Needs Analysis & Retention

Process Improvements & Lean Practices

Time and Motion Studies - Timer Pro

Green Belt & Kaizen

Logistics Management

Agent of Change

Budgets & Cost Containment

Efficiency, Productivity & Organization

Employee Trainer & Team Builder

Warehouse Design & Reconfiguration

Resource Management / Workforce Balance

Safety & Waste Management Compliance

Technical Proficiency: Auto-CAD / Architectural Desktop, Microsoft Office Suite / SAP EWM

EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Hugo Boss* Midway, GA

August 2016 * June 2017

Continuous Improvement Manager

Responsibilities were to provide data collection and analysis needed for decisions based on overall operational efficiency. Use analytical and quantitative methods to understand, predict, and enhance supply chain processes, improve customer service levels and reduce DC expenses. Testing SAP/EWM system for warehouse implementation and functionality.

Gulfstream Aerospace* Savannah, GA

October 2013 * Dec. 2015

Industrial Engineer III

Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization. Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities. Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control. Coordinate and implement quality control objectives, activities, or procedures to resolve production problems, maximize product reliability, or minimize costs. Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards. Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.

Abbott Nutrition* Casa Grande, Arizona

March 2013 * July 2013

Industrial Engineer Consultant

Provide Lean initiatives to operations while improving the efficient production of nutritional foods as affected by elements such as plant and procedural design, the management of materials and energy, and the integration of workers within the overall system.

Rightsource * Phoenix, Arizona

Dec. 2010 * Apr. 2013

Process Consultant

Service operations as the process consultant for continuous improvement within RightSource, design, implement, and improve business processes across designated areas of responsibility within RightSource to help enhance business outcomes. Focus on implementing automation and engineering projects within the dispensing area.

OPTUM ENGINEERING CONSULTING * Chandler, Arizona

May 2009 * Nov. 2010

Industrial Engineer

Provides independent consultative services to identify, investigate and recommend process improvements, achieving highest productivity at lowest costs. Advanced to Green Belt through Lean Six Sigma principles and technical implementation.

* Reduced turn-around from 14-day to one-day in returns division for industry-leading corporation. Established a scalable system to attain balanced workloads during regular and peak business.

* Saved $50,000 in rental costs by redesigning layout of 600,000-square-foot facility to store pallets in-house.

AVNET INC * Phoenix, Arizona

1995 - 2009

Industrial Engineering Manager

Led full life-cycle engineering improvements for all North American facilities in one of the world's largest trans-national distributors of electronic parts, enterprise computing and storage products and embedded subsystems. Interfaced with internal and external business partners to carry out program objectives.

"Rick's influence in process improvement and determining the steps for each of the operations in the warehouse, from receiving to shipping, helped to keep our labor costs within budget."Jim Calabrese,Director IE Avnet Logistics

* Exceeded forecasted expectations for $26 million redesign of 238,000-square-foot facility. Optimized storage capacity, improved morale, increased productivity and throughput 200%, reduced cost per square foot and saved $200,000 overall.

* Reduced dunnage costs up to $100,000 by shifting from toxic to environmentally-friendly product while maintaining merchandise integrity, customer expectations and quality control.

* Introduced programming technology to bring about more efficient warehouse transactional operations. Decreased costs $100,000 annually by achieving 99% accuracy rate.

* Became agent of change for centralized inbound receipts system. Engineered high-capacity carts to increase workflow five-fold.

* Received numerous awards for demonstrating expertise in Six Sigma practices and process improvements.

* Gold Level / Results Program - Successful implementation of program recommendations.

* Ace Award - Made improvements to receipt label barcode process; earned White Belt.

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

WESTERN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (WIU) * Phoenix, Arizona

2002 - 2013

Adjunct Professor * Operational Management / Computer Science

Teach courses to approximately 15 students, per class, pursuing a college degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management and Computer Science.

* Create innovative curriculum for subject matter; support student-run field trips to provide fellow classmates with experience in the inner workings of diverse businesses, valley-wide.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

WALBAR / ARIZONA DIVISION * Chandler, Arizona

Industrial Engineer

Recommended and implemented continuous improvements for a high-volume turbine equipment manufacturing facility. Maintained waste management compliance.

* Improved profits 20% by auditing, controlling and minimizing production costs. Reversed past history of excessive waste due to lack of performance measurements and documentation.

* Reduced floor inventory and increased throughput 30% by retooling existing equipment; assisted in the development of Kaizen practices to achieve best results.

* Incorporated methods analysis, scheduling and machine loading to increase productivity and improve work balance. Realized company-wide benefits; exceeding management's expectations.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Green Belt Lean Six Sigma * 2010

MBA / Business Administration * University of Phoenix * Phoenix, Arizona

Bachelor of Science / Industrial Technology * Southern Illinois University * Carbondale, Illinois

Associates Degree / Electronics * Community College of the Air Force * Chanute Air Force Base (Illinois)

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

United States Air Force * Analog Flight Simulator Technician * Pope Air Force Base * North Carolina

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