Continuous Improvement Service

LYNETTE ANN STUA Telephone: 815-***-****

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Kankakee, IL 60901 Email: ********@*******.***

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Decisive and action-driven planner, manager and Continuous Improvement Leader with more than nineteen years of leadership experience, including nine years serving in the United States Navy, twelve years of management in supply chain, master scheduling, product packaging operations and four years driving improvements as an Area Lead. Visionary and inspiring leadership style that creates a passionate culture and infectious enthusiasm among diverse teams. Record of achieving significant cost reductions and improvements to quality and efficiency while eliminating waste and achieving production goals. Core competencies include:

Master Planner / Scheduler

Skilled & Proficient SAP user

Productivity Improvement

Quality Controls & Assurance

Implementation of Lean, Six Sigma

Internal & External Accounting Audits

Building Top-Performing Teams

Plant Operations Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BASF Corporation, Kankakee, Illinois 2011 to Present

Global manufacturer and distributor of a broad range of chemicals that provides products to Home and personal care, Pharmaceutical and Plastics industry.

Area Leader

Responsible to provide daily direction to the team’s to maintain safe and efficient operation of the processes. Provide direction for daily production activities and process quality. Ensure new employees receive the appropriate training in site procedures and standards. Ensure Safety training modules are developed for the area and specific hazards in the area. Ensure compliance to all safety rules and procedures, timely completion of all fire, spill and incident reports. Review safety performance with teams and develop strategies to improve. Develop and promote safe work attitudes with the Team Leads and operators within the department. Develop proposals for continued process improvements and reduction of materials to wastewater treatment. Ensure all area training modules are reviewed annually. Communicate to various production support groups where appropriate needs are required. Determine the need for capital expenditures and work within the team to develop proposals for capital expenditures.

Highlights:

Reduced missed or delayed shipments by 25% by standardizing bulk loading procedures and eliminating wasted steps in the process.

Increased communication and open discussion on safety, engineering, processing activities.

A leader in recognition utilizing BASF’s Recognizing You, Spotlight reward program, Employee of the Month, and STAR awards.

While serving as department 6S representative, lead the remodeling the office buildings to include a state of art kitchen where one did not exist, remodeled control rooms, established 6S throughout control rooms as well as designated areas for various storage and labeling throughout all areas of responsibility.

Storage of raw materials and process aids are automatically replenished through a close supplier relationship and Just in Time style ordering.

Continuously developing Leads and operators into strong, decisive, action driven team members.

BUNGE OILS, Bradley, Illinois 2000 to 2010

Global manufacturer and distributor of edible oil products for food processing, bakery and foodservice companies; the world’s largest corn dry miller.

Productivity Leader

As a Continuous Improvement Leader, I was responsible for coordinating and leading the use of Lean Sigma, kaizens and other continuous improvement tools within the business (primary focus) and operation environments and in alignment with the Bunge North America’s Productivity effort. While receiving extensive training on continuous improvement tools, I successfully obtained multi-business exposure and multi-site/plant exposure.

Highlights:

Lead cross-functional projects utilizing Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement techniques.

Mapped and identified opportunities for improvement.

Planned, scheduled, conducted kaizen (rapid improvement) events and worked closely with the financial controllers to ensure project savings are identified, tracked and captured.

Coordinate and maintain continuous improvement administrative needs.

Provide leadership in transferring Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement

knowledge to key areas of the business.

Ensure that 6S, visual management techniques, best practice sharing and other

continuous improvement tools are consistently implemented.

Coach and mentor employees in daily improvement opportunities and in the application of the continuous improvement methodology.

Developed a 6S / Lean Sustainability Team to help sustain the event objectives.

Manage complex transactional process and Coordinate resources across multiple projects.

BUNGE OILS ... Continued

Packaging Department Manager

Promoted through a series of progressively responsible positions, including Master Production

Scheduler (2003-2007) and Production Supervisor (2000-2003). Responsible for managing processes and operations for ten packaging lines in the production of various sizes and profiles of edible cooking oils and bakery shortening. Provided leadership and direction for four production supervisors while managing a $2 million labor and materials budget. Overseen the distribution of overtime and disciplinary action to ensure production supervisors were compliant to contract with proper equalization throughout the department.

• Established production timelines, determined required resources, monitored processes and

budgets and directed quality assurance operations to meet performance objectives.

• Evaluated labor and material costs based on sales forecasts, and increased/decreased staffing

levels to achieve goals during the budgeting and planning process.

• Responsible for addressing and resolving equipment problems and out-of-spec products by

coordinating root cause analysis and managing SOP’s and staff training.

• Ensured production accuracy using SAP to interface production with inventory management

system.

Highlights:

Increased packaging productivity (OEE: Overall Equipment Effectiveness) for ten

product lines from 50% to 57% in one year by establishing hourly goals, SOP’s and

accountability standards.

Increased PPH (Pounds Per Hour) by 10% for the liquid jug line by modifying the line

configuration to streamline process efficiency and quality.

Reduced packaging labor by nearly $150,000 by analyzing sales forecasts and

strategically placing skilled employees to maximize multi-line efficiency.

Cut costs by $200,000 by creating SOP’s and modifying equipment to eliminate 100% of

changeover flush (waste) on four production lines.

Helped implement the “Safe Start” and “Lean Sigma/Kaizen” training modules as well

as a new audit program and spreadsheet-based “Bradley Cube” flush saver (MS Excel).

Representative Projects:

Viscosity Improvement Project – Modified the heat and agitation system for quality enhancement on two 70,000 lb. oil tanks ($252,000).

Wet Floor Solution Project – Capital improvement and equipment upgrades across

the entire department to eliminate leaks ($212,000).

GMP Upgrade – Improved the department’s infrastructure, e.g., walls, beams and

ceilings ($92,000).

Product Flush Recovery Project – Elimination of changeover waste ($98,000).

Salt Addition System Upgrade – Safety and productivity improvement ($50,000).

BUNGE OILS ... Continued

Master Production Scheduler

Scheduled the production of over 480 million lbs. of finished product through eight separate departments with consideration to a complex product mix and diversely-skilled personnel. Oversaw inventory and supply planning responsibilities for assigned areas. Maintain capacity plans, production schedules and/or finite schedules to ensure the efficient delivery of inventory, service and cost objectives. Responsibilities included inventory stock transfer / replenishment responsibilities. Completes master data maintenance in support of the business process. Provides supply planning expertise to the business groups of new products and provide resolutions to key inventory shortage issues.

• Coordinated new (hot) orders, cancelled orders and production disruptions with various

production rates, manpower levels, tank rotation, capacity constraints and other challenges.

Highlights:

Improved flexibility to a growing product mix and continuously changing production

schedules by modifying supply lines.

Designed, justified and implemented a $40,000 capital productivity improvement

project.

Coordinated new (hot) orders, cancelled orders and production disruptions with various

production rates, manpower levels, tank rotation, capacity constraints.

UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU 2000

Data Collector

• Conducted personal interviews and obtained confidential information from individuals across

diverse cultural backgrounds and socio-economic status.

• Recorded personal data and communicated weekly with supervisor to discuss number of cases,

refusals and weekly statistics.

UNITED STATES NAVY 1990 to 1999

Aviation Support Equipment Technician

• Supervised, trained and evaluated a team of mechanics in diagnosing, maintaining and

repairing a wide array of military aircraft vehicles and equipment.

• Worked closely with a large volume of internal combustion engines, mobile electric power

plants, hydraulics and cryogenic equipment.

• Scope of responsibility included project scheduling, quality assurance, troubleshooting, repairing

and performing preventative maintenance on heavy vehicle equipment.

Highlights:

Highest rank Aviation Support Equipment First Class PO1, E - 6

Earned Aviation Warfare Specialist Wings.

Naval Air Station Agana, Guam Reserve Police Academy

Served in USN Reserves, deployed to Sigonella, Sicily in support of the Kosovo Crisis.

Served in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia in direct support of Operation Southern Watch.

Highest medals include: Second Good Conduct, Second Navy Achievement Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, Navy Unit Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Navy E Ribbon, Fifth Navy Overseas Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal with Bronze Star

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX 2005

Bachelor of Science in Business

Academic Emphasis in Accounting

TBM Consulting Group 2005

Lean Sigma for Process Industries

DDI 2007

Leadership Development: Managing to the Forefront

Bunge Corporation 2007

Managing to the Forefront Program – Leadership Training

ELECTROLAB INDUSTRIES 2008

Safe Start Training Modules I, II, III & IV

IMS Institute St Louis 2010

Leadership Charisma

Debra Benton

American Management Association 2010

The Effective Facilitator: Maximizing Involvement and Results

STEVEN COVEY’S 2010

The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People Workshop and Assessment

BASF Corporation 2012

Process Safety Fundamentals

High – Impact Solutions: Presented by Hefner Consultants 2012

Mildred Ramsey’s The Super Supervisor

Behavioral Science Technology 2012

Understanding and Influencing Behavior

Hygieneering, Inc. 2012

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Technician Level

Behavior Science Technology 2013

Change Catalyst Program

BASF Corporation 2013

Leading from the Front – Leadership Essentials

Ken Blanchard Companies 2015

Situational Leadership I and II

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