Lean Six Sigma, Quality Management, Program Management, Supply Chain
Resume:
Phone: 727-***-****
E-mail **************@*****.***
South Pasadena, FL 33707
Dennis J. Monroe
Objective
Challenging and rewarding executive position in Quality, Operations, or Materials Management that utilizes my unique combination of experience and education.
Experience
2003-2018 Juran Institute/ Juran Global
2013-2018
Senior Associate
Lean and Six Sigma Master Black Belt Trainer
Teaching and employing a broad variety of management tools including 5S/ Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Program Management, Value Analysis/ Value Engineering, and Statistical Quality Control.
2010- 2013
Senior Vice President & Client Relationship Executive
Lean and Six Sigma Master Black Belt Trainer
Teaching and employing a broad variety of management tools including 5S/ Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Program Management, Value Analysis/ Value Engineering, and Statistical Quality Control.
Responsible for managing several client accounts, maintaining and growing business.
Process owner for all Lean and Six Sigma Certifications including final project reviews.
2004- 2010
Vice President & Client Relationship Executive, Lean Six Sigma Practice Leader
Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and Lean Expert, responsible for working with companies in business performance assessment, Lean and Six Sigma deployment and training, Quality System auditing and improvement, Value Stream Management, and cost reduction.
Teaching and employing a broad variety of management tools including 5S/ Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Program Management, Value Analysis/ Value Engineering, and Statistical Quality Control.
Responsible for managing several client accounts, maintaining and growing business.
Product owner and content expert for Lean Six Sigma.
2003-2004
Senior Consultant
Responsible for delivery of consultation and training to several clients including the largest client of the firm at that time.
Included consulting and training on 5S/ Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Program Management, Value Analysis/ Value Engineering, and Statistical Quality Control.
2001-2003and 2013-2018 Simplified Management Solutions
President
Responsible for all operations of an independent Quality Improvement Consulting firm including, sales, marketing, materials development, and delivery.
Experience (cont.)
1987- 2001 Kingston- Warren Corp./ Hutchinson Sealing Systems
1997- 2001
Director, Program Management
Responsible for all new product programs for $150 million automotive weather sealing division
Assured profitability on approx. $20 million in annual tooling expenditures
Assured success of multiple product manufacturing launches averaging $25 million in annual sales
Responsible for implementation of Six Sigma quality improvement initiative
Certified Value Engineering facilitator of 5- 6 workshops annually.
Directed the activities of 3-5 program managers
1995–1997
Group Engineering Director
Responsible for all Manufacturing Engineering activities for $150 million division with three manufacturing facilities
Maintained accurate estimates of manufacturing capacity and utilization
Managed tooling and equipment vendor evaluation and certification
Managed a special engineering “task force” during the successful launch of two new product lines at the Tennessee facility
Directed the activities of three Engineering Managers
1992- 1995
Program Manager
Co- authored the Program Management system for the company
Managed the successful development and launch of new products
Managed tooling expenditures of approximately $5 million annually resulting in substantial under budget results
Managed the cross functional teams to assure the successful development of several new products
1989- 1992
Account Executive
Responsible for approximately $30 million account with General Motors
Received multiple new business awards on the account
Dealt directly with customer buyers and engineers
Developed authorization and tracking system for tooling and sample expenditures
1987- 1989
Product Development Manager
Responsible for direct contact with multiple customers focused on bringing new business to the company
Company’s business expanded from $40 million to $120 million during this time, partly due to my efforts
Managed 4-5 Product Development Engineers responsible for implementation of new products
Experience (cont.)
1982- 1987 GenCorp Automotive
1985- 1987
Sales Engineer
Responsible for direct customer contact on the General Motors account
1984- 1985
Engineering Manager, Batesville, AR plant
Responsible for all engineering activities for a $40 million automotive weather sealing plant.
1982- 1984
Chief Tool Engineer, Batesville, AR plant
Responsible for all tooling design, build and development
1977- 1982 Teledyne Monarch Rubber
Progressively more responsible positions beginning with Quality Control Inspector, then Quality Control Supervisor and ultimately Tool Designer.
Prior to 1977
Various jobs including Oil Well Data Logger and laborer in a steel forging plant.
Education
1990- Master of Science in Administration, Central Michigan University
1988- Bachelor of Science, General Business, Central Michigan University
Training
2000- 2001- Juran Institute Six Sigma Executive, Champion, and Black Belt Training
1996- 1997- Value Management Institute VA/ VE facilitator training
1992- American Management Assn., Senior Project Management
1988- Rochester Institute of Technology, Taguchi Method
1977-1982 American Society for Quality, Metrology, Quality Systems
Interests
SCUBA Diving, Music, Travel, Family
References
Provided on request
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