Leader, Process Engineer, Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt

Rod Schenker *** S *nd E, Soda Springs, ID ***** 760-***-**** ***********@*******.***

Strengths ● finding process improvement opportunities ● listening ● chartering successful projects & kaizen

● leading high-impact project teams ● inducing improvement idea flow ● coaching/mentoring project leaders

● guiding cross-functional improvement initiatives ● teaching/instilling lean six-sigma concepts and practice

Skills ● data mining/multivariate statistics/MiniTab ● process mapping ● process modeling ● statistical process control (SPC) ● measurement systems analysis (MSA) ● design of experiments (DOE) ● economic analysis/ROI/ROA under uncertainty ● root-cause analysis/C&E ● failure modes & effects analysis (FMEA) a

Education ● Master of Science, Industrial & Systems Engineering, San Jose State University ● Black Belt, Lean Six-Sigma, San Jose State University ● Bachelor of Science, Information Systems, Chapman University Experience

Continuous Improvement Specialist/Black Belt Agrium Wholesale, Conda, ID Nov 2013 – Mar 2015 Selected as the founding black belt at a large integrated phosphates operation: tasked to develop, charter, and lead improvement projects; select, coach, and mentor belts; produce at least $1 million/yr in auditable gains

Expanded the plant bottleneck process by 10% capacity without capital; $2.4 million/yr gross profit gain

Improved the bottleneck mechanical systems reliability (mtbf) by 33%

Selected & coached an operations team to develop lean standard work, sustaining the bottleneck gains

Designed & led response-surface experiments optimizing use of specialty polymers, saving ~$500k/yr

Led MSA of the plant’s recovery/yield measurement system, improving its accuracy by 9o%

Mentored 2 black belts and coached 3 green belts on their projects; chartered & led kaizens and 5-S

Developed & presented multiple lean six-sigma training sessions to management and the workforce Process Engineering Supervisor Agrium Conda Phosphate Operations, Conda, ID Jun 2012 – Nov 2013 Led team of four engineers at a large integrated phosphates operation; analyze and improve ore beneficiation and chemical manufacturing processes; conduct process safety management (PSM), process hazard analysis

(PHA), and process safety engineering

Saved $300k/month by re-engineering the measurement system of a key chemical process control variable

Developed & implemented 65 Safe Operating Control Limits (SOCLs) plant-wide, including PSM-covered

Led cross-functional development of solutions to PHA findings, including PSM-covered process hazards Engineer Intern ERIN Engineering & Research, Inc., Campbell, CA May 2011 – Nov 2011 Internship with a small global consultancy specializing in risk modeling & analysis for nuclear power producers

Developed probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs) of nuclear reactor loss-of-coolant accident pathways

Built large Bayesian models to quantify the risk of nuclear reactor core damage and “early release” events Company Commander 2nd Battalion, RT Regiment, USMC, San Diego, CA May 2008 – Aug 2009 Responsible for the welfare, training, morale, and development of over 500 men including commissioned & non- commissioned officers; “physically, mentally, and morally” transform recruits into U.S. Marines

Minted over 1,500 U.S. Marines, led Company H from 11th to 2nd in regiment’s top performance metric

Rated “happiest company in the regiment” by the command’s counselor & trusted advisor Regimental Staff Officer Recruit Training Regiment, USMC, San Diego, CA Jun 2007 – May 2008 Led staff of four to re-imagine and rewrite the west coast Marine Corps basic training schedule (20,000 trainees per year) implementing wholesale changes directed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps

Re-engineered all logistics & support arrangements for 12 companies/ 5,000 concurrent trainees

Planned & led the complex on-the-run transition from old to new schedules, without impact to training Officer in Charge, Fleet Intro. Team 3rd LAAD Battalion, USMC, Camp Pendleton, CA Oct 2004 – Aug 2006 Selected to form, train, and prepare a first-of-its-kind Marine platoon to test and field a new cruise missile defense weapon system. Responsible for 15 Marines, $40 million in tactical equipment, and live-fire safety

Developed the weapon’s tactics, techniques & procedures (TTPs), training curriculum, and logistics plan

Led first integration of a network-guided air defense weapon within Joint Air Command & Control System Executive Officer Company C, 3rd LAAD Battalion, USMC, Anbar Province, Iraq Jan 2004 – Sep 2004 Second in command of a provisional rifle company of 270 Marines defending Al Asad and surrounding areas Leader, process engineer, lean six-sigma black belt and Marine Corps veteran with a passion for engaging people to fundamentally improve manufacturing processes

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