Engineer Project
Resume:
James D. Emmitt
New Albany, OH 43054
H: 614-***-****
C: 757-***-****
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EDUCATION
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, Annapolis, MD
B.S. General Engineering & English, 1987
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, OH
Evening MBA program, 1998-2000, 36 CH
LMAC Lean Managers Certification Program 2008
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Program, 2010
EXPERIENCE
• Areas of expertise include:
Change Agent – Leading the transition from a traditional to lean culture
Business process design, problem solving, and project management.
Lean Six Sigma, A-3’s, Process Flow, 5-S, TPM, Value Stream Mapping, SOP’s
Process Optimization, Training, and Analysis
• Responsible for facilitating a 5% annual conversion cost reduction goal across a $1 billion food retail and
foodservice manufacturer (14 plants).
• Developed company-wide Value Stream Mapping system and Process software using Visio VBA. Experience
with both ODBC and .xml data transfer.
• Successfully designed and implemented company-wide 5-S program and High Performance Teams, resulting
in a 100% passing rate for various audits: AIB, BRC, and all customer audits.
• Six-Sigma – Greenbelt and Black Belt. Designed and implemented statistical processes for measuring and
achieving six- sigma accuracy for manufacturing and distribution processes.
• Lean – designed and implemented corporate waste reduction programs using tools such as Mistake Proofing,
AQC, A-3 Process Improvement, and 5-S.
• Improved manufacturing and distribution processes performing time unit and work-studies using the Maynard
Operational Sequence Techniques and Quetech Time Study software.
• Improve productivity and organizational effectiveness using quantitative analysis, specifically modeling and
simulating, using linear and non-linear optimization, Monte Carlo, etc. Software used was @RISK Suite,
EngineRoom, Mini-tab, and Premium Solver.
• Routinely used Excel, EngineRoom, and Minitab to analyze product statistics and probability distributions
based on Pareto, Poisson, and normal curves. Used Parametric and Non-Parametric Statistics to determine
labor requirements, machine performance specs, and layout affinities.
• Supervised critical path using MS Project; oversaw all plan take-offs, verification, and punchlisting.
SKILLS
• Expert in Lean Six Sigma and Lean design – created company wide KPI system linking continuous
Improvement projects directly to KPI’s. Helped facilitate Activity Based Costing system using Value Stream
Mapping system streamed with company production models. Able to design, map, determine work
standards, and write standard operating procedures for all phases of manufacturing and distribution.
• Performed in a core capacity over Blackbelt projects each exceeding the stated goal with high levels (>95%)
of confidence and >63% correlation.
• In Distribution, designed storage systems using Wide Aisle, Narrow Aisle, and Very Narrow Aisle concepts &
technology; AS/RS; powered and gravity conveyor; dynamic and static storage systems, and software. Focus
on Retail and Institutional distribution, direct ship, e-commerce, and wholesale.
• In Manufacturing, design JIT systems; lean and kanban, analyze and calculate quantitative workloads,
equipment investment analysis (payback, NPV, and IRR); optimize space, cube, and flow; specify and
integrate picking systems, implement TQM.
• Routinely use all Microsoft Office programs, MS Project, Visio, AutoCAD, Mini-Tab, and @RISK.
Designed and administered company Continuous Improvement pages in SharePoint.
• Intimate knowledge of national, state and municipal building (BOCA/IBC & UBC) and fire codes (NFPA),
common insurance requirements (UL and FM), OSHA regulations, freezer and cooler codes, and dock safety
codes.
WORK HISTORY
03/08 to T. Marzetti Company, Columbus, OH
4/14 Manager, Continuous Improvement
Designed and implemented all programs for Lean and Six Sigma at the corporate level for 14 facilities
nationwide
10/06 to Staples NAD, London Fulfillment Center, London, OH
09/07 Sr. Industrial Engineer
All aspects of Lean Engineering focusing on work standards and process improvement
09/05 to U/C to Vargo Engineered Systems, Hilliard, OH
10/06 Process Design Engineer
Design and propose solutions for various material handing problems in manufacturing and distribution.
01/02 to Anchor Hocking/Wearever (Newell Rubbermaid), Lancaster, OH
05/05 Sr. Project Engineer
All aspects of Lean supply chain system design, implementation, and maintenance for distribution
01/00 to Industrial Solutions & Systems, LLC, Westerville, OH
01/02 Project Engineer, u/c to Newell Rubbermaid, American Standard, Frazier Industrial, Outokompu, CH
Robinson, L.V. Logistics, VPA Cold Storage, et al.
Contract engineering consulting and design. Analyzed, designed, specified, and managed Lean solutions for
manufacturing and distribution.
09/95 to Storage Concepts, Inc., Columbus, OH (The Raymond Corporation)
01/00 Systems Engineer
Prospected, designed and proposed control solutions for various material handing problems in manufacturing
and distribution.
07/94 to Contract Engineering
08/95 Project Engineer, u/c to General Tire, Nationwide Insurance, Metatec, J.C. Penney
Contract business/process engineering consulting and project management. Analyzed, designed, specified,
and managed solutions for manufacturing and distribution.
03/93 to Alcatel, N.A., Elizabethtown, KY
05/94 Process Engineer
Supervised two phases of LDPE extrusion process of copper telephone cable production in a JIT/TQM
environment.
05/87 to U. S. Marine Corps
01/93 Captain, Infantry
Served as combat unit leader, adjutant, weapons system coordinator, operations & training manager and
instructor for front-line units in Panama and Iraq.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Winter 2013 Started Master Blackbelt Certification program through OSU and MoreSteam.com
Fall 2010 OSU Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt certification
Fall 2007 ASQ Six Sigma Greenbelt certification
Spring 2005 RFID, Dallas, TX
Spring 2001 Rack Manufacturer's Institute
1998-2000 Evening MBA program, The Ohio State University
Fall '97-'98 Material Handling & Management Courses, IMMS
Winter '96 Dealer Recruitment & Training, Raymond Corporation, Greene, NY
Summer/Fall '94 Post-Graduate Business Courses, Murray State University, KY
Summer '94 TQM Continuous Improvement Courses and ISO 9000 Auditor
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