Michael A. Trueg

***** ********* *****, *******, ** 52002

563-***-**** acud0q@r.postjobfree.com

Senior-Level Quality Management

Professional Profile

Results-oriented quality-management executive with passion for driving continuous improvement and track record of delivering outcomes that exceed performance targets

Significant experience with developing, maintaining and auditing Quality Management Systems in manufacturing, automotive, wind, education, utilities and service industries

Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Manager of Quality/Operational Excellence and Quality Auditor

Experience maintaining and auditing TS 16949, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 systems

Areas of Expertise

Operational Excellence

Strategic Planning

Quality Planning

Continuous Improvement

Lean Six Sigma Methodology

Root Cause Analysis

Change Management

D/PFMEA, PPAP, APQP

Lean Manufacturing

Project Management

Developing and Auditing Quality Management Systems

Problem Solving

Multi-Site Operations

Quality Diagnostics

Training

Risk Mitigation

Supplier Quality

Professional Experience

Pearson Education, Iowa City, IA April 2015-Present

Director, Program Quality Planning

Recruited by Vice President of Quality Assurance to design a structured approach to improve internal handoffs and reduce customer facing issues and quality defects.

Championed development of Program Quality Plans for key assessment programs.

Facilitated design and establishment of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for monitoring system effectiveness resulting in improved customer satisfaction ratings and reduced internal assessment quality defects.

GMT Corporation, Waverly, IA February 2013-April 2015

Director, Fabrication Division Business Unit

Promoted by CEO to provide direct accountability for multi-plant fabrication leadership team consisting of manufacturing engineering, supply chain, maintenance, production, product management, customer interactions, quality assurance and technical sales.

Accountable for daily operation and implementation of operating production plans to support timely, high quality production at the lowest cost.

Engineered productivity increase of 6% through analyzing production data and engaging cross-functional teams in process improvement events.

Drove implementation of quality planning process that included PPAP, APQP, D/PFMEA and Control Plans.

Director, Performance Excellence

Recruited by CEO to implement an effective system to increase operational efficiency and productivity, improve business processes and customer satisfaction, manage business risks and reduce cost of quality impacts.

Collaborated with Quality Management Team to implement and continually improve Lean Daily Management Board process, leading to increased Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) from average of 65% to 84%.

Developed and directed internal Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt program, including creating training framework and materials, delivering training and monitoring certification projects that captured more than $3 million in hard-dollar savings.

Responsible for recertification of GMT’s Quality Management System in alignment with ISO 9001:2008 and maintaining all certification programs.

Clipper Windpower, Cedar Rapids, IA June 2006-February 2013

Director, Operational Excellence

Promoted to position by Vice President Operations to manage all post-COD operations, including service turbine maintenance, warranty and upgrades.

Reduced liquidated damage costs by more than $1 million annually by spearheading development of Turbine Prognostic and Health Management (PHM) system that provided early indication of potential failures by utilizing vibration analysis and custom algorithms from wind turbine data.

Led mission critical Lean Six Sigma projects that slashed warranty costs by $2.5 million and increased gearbox sensor reliability from 74% to 98% and fleet turbine availability from 86% to 97%.

Master Black Belt

Recruited by Director of Quality to develop and deploy Lean Six Sigma program at startup company.

Mentored over 100 DMAIC, Lean, Kaizen and DFSS projects that resulted in the reduction cost of poor quality impacts by more than $5 million annually.

Created Lean Six Sigma training materials to certify over 50 Black Belts and Green Belts.

Championed the development and effective implementation of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process.

Served as ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Representative, Lead Quality Auditor and trainer.

Alliant Energy, Cedar Rapids, IA January 2001-June 2006

Master Black Belt/Business Unit Deployment Leader

Participated on planning team to develop, implement and manage cross-functional multi-plant Lean Six Sigma deployment strategy and performance metrics for power generation, human resources, safety, gas and electric operations, marketing, call center, transmission, finance and government regulatory departments.

Led over 50 DMAIC, 15 Kaizen and 18 Lean Six Sigma projects and mentored over 200 Lean Six Sigma projects resulting in $400 million in reduced business operating costs.

Coached executives to identify, prioritize and implement Lean Six Sigma projects to address business priorities.

Trained and coached more than 125 executives, Black Belts and Green Belts in Lean Six Sigma applications.

Manager, Quality Programs

Integrated key performance and customer satisfaction metrics and created quality and reaction plans to drive process quality improvement efforts.

Spearheaded implementation of Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma methodologies in 20 cross-functional process teams, resulting in more than $1 million in annual savings.

Education/Certifications

Quality Management Certificate, Pearson 2016

Master Black Belt, Alliant Energy 2006

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA 2004

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Alliant Energy 2004

Six Sigma Black Belt, American Society for Quality 2004 (expires June 2016)

Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, American Society for Quality 2002 (expires June 2016)

Quality Auditor, American Society for Quality 1997 (expires June 2016)

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