Manager Six Sigma

John Choi

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Mt. Pleasant, SC, 29466 E-Mail: **********@*******.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

An executive position that leverages my proven track record in executing business goals through utilization of best practices, teamwork, financial acumen and strong operations skills to provide solutions to complex issues resulting in delighted customers.

EDUCATION

The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Aerospace Industry Manufacturing Seminar (AIMS) - Executive Education, 2006

St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas

Master of Business Administration, 2003

Master of Science in Computer Information Systems (MIS), 2001

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), El Paso, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1997

DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Operational Excellence

Process Improvements

Recovery Specialist

Lean and Six Sigma Implementations

Financial Acumen

Quality Management System

Creating Value Proposition

Employee Engagement

CAREER PROGRESSION

The Boeing Company – Charleston, South Carolina

787 Final Assembly Operations Superintendent 8/2010 – Present

Responsible with P&L accountability for all the major structural work, in tank closure, gears, and flight controls which accounts for 60% of final assembly statement of work. Directly accountable for 5 senior managers, 25 managers, and 400+ employees

Major Accomplishments:

Continues to lead Final Assembly (FA) with best cost, schedule, and quality performance while exceeding flow day requirement

Continuously exceeded production rate goals for 20, 12, 8, 6, 5, 4-day by at least 1 day.

Only team in FA to win 4 Quality Award for the Site

Acquired struggling teams that were affecting delivery of 787 and decreased JBS (Jobs Behind Schedule) by 87% while stopping delay of 787 delivery in 6 months

Decreased cost per job by 56% and overtime by 23%, while reducing cycle time by 50%

Decreased the number of travel jobs in Position 1 by 93% over 8 planes

Only team to ever reach and maintained 0 JBS for almost a month in Charleston Site

Interim Production Engineering Superintendent (1/12/12-4/12/12) overseeing 250 employees, managers, and sr. managers: Manufacturing/Industrial/Tooling/Equipment Engineering, Ship Side Support, Crane Crew, Equipment Construction, Lean, and Employee Involvement

Developed Lean integration and implementation plan for a startup of Final Assembly

Participated/led 50+ Kaizen events to increase productivity, quality, delivery, and safety

AgustaWestland – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Senior Manager of Final Assembly 4/2009 – 7/2010

Responsible for the AW 139 final assembly line that generated $500M annual revenue. Introduced and implemented six sigma, lean manufacturing principles, and employee engagement while championing a culture that fostered continuous improvement.

Major Accomplishments:

Increased productivity by 15%

Decreased the number defects found in final shake by over 60%

Delighted the customer by setting a record breaking on time delivery performance

The Boeing Company – Mesa, Arizona

Department Manager (Senior Operations Manager) 3/2007 – 4/2009

Managed $80M annual revenue shops: a Mixed Model Military Panel Shop and Military Harnesses shop. Created a culture of continuous improvement (CI) through teaching, deploying lean principles, and employee engagement. Championed partnership with internal/external customers, peers and direct reports to utilize best practices among various disciplines.

Major Accomplishments:

Redesigned the shop layout by utilizing lean principles, six sigma methodology, and employee engagement to develop mixed model lines without increasing workforce:

oIncreased production by 40.4%, decreased the number of defects by 32.4%

oReduce throughput time by 33%, reduced floor space by 57%

oIncreased cost performance by 14.4%

The Boeing Company - San Antonio, Texas

Quality Improvement Manager 6/2005 – 3/2007

Managed core quality group, surveillance activities, six sigma, and CI activities throughout the site. Proactively deployed organizational quality system and ensured compliance with ISO 9000, AS 9100, FAA part 145, and company requirements.

Major Accomplishments:

Championed four six sigma projects that led to savings of $500,000+/yr

Developed and managed a team that won Excellence in Teaming award among 750 teams

Analysis and Integration Manager 2/2004 – 6/2005

Led integration and standardization of processes and procedures across three multi-million dollar programs that cover 5 mil ft2 facility. Deployed and managed Site Operations Council metrics, Process Based Management, and quality metrics system for the site.

KC-135 Program Industrial Engineering Manager 9/1998 – 1/2004

Responsible for providing operating plans, long-range labor forecast, workarounds and recovery plans for a multi-million dollar ($745M) program. Worked cross-functionally to achieve CI in cost, quality and scheduling resulted 35% cycle time reduction. Trained employees on Six Sigma methodology that yielded savings of $372,000 in repair hours in the first year.

TRAINING/CERTIFICATION/SPECIAL SKILLS

Training: Six Sigma Black Belt, AIW, PBM, Value Stream Map, TQM, CQM

Certification: Six Sigma Green Belt, AS 9100 Internal Auditor, Texas Quality Examiner

Language: Korean, English

SECURITY

DOD Clearance: Secret (1997-2009)

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