Qazi A. Husain 612-***-**** acxfyu@r.postjobfree.com

Continuous Improvement Director Lean Six Sigma Manager

Exemplary record in leading Continuous Improvement, Project Management, Team Coaching & Mentoring

Accomplished Process Improvement professional with deep expertise in Continuous Improvement and Lean Six Sigma. 8 years experience with Bombardier Aerospace, Learjet. Strong experience in developing, implementing and identifying opportunities for improvement and successfully drive out Waste & Variation. Talent for developing, coaching, and mentoring leaders, employees, and managers while maintaining a solid track record of success in leading and driving operational improvement; consistently exceeds goals and expectations. Successful at supporting corporate infrastructures and establishing new process improvements that facilitate smooth operations during periods of significant change and growth. Strong capability in building coalition with all levels of employees and achieving engagement.

~ Core Competencies ~

Operational Excellence Leadership & Engagement Change Management Team Management & Leadership

Project Management Building Coalitions Six Sigma Black Belt

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

US STEEL, Gary IN 3/2015 – 5/2016

PTE Master Black Belt Consultant

Utilized Carnegie way philosophy DMAIC process for Gary site. Collaborated with process technology excellence team working on global projects. Helped to control velocity of value projects.

ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Coached employees to achieve $157M in 2015 by providing excellent coaching and mentoring for all levels of employees.

Achieved timely and accurate completion of savings projects to meet Velocity of Value, OPEX team of 11 divisions.

Engaged front line workers with effective team leadership and involving them to tackle costs.

Value stream mapping (VSM) and Lean calculations for yield issues to achieve $38 million in savings

DELL, Minneapolis, MN 7/2013 – 3/2015

Business Process Improvement Advisor

Implemented Continuous Improvement program from ground up. Visual factory was implemented in Co-Pilot group for opportunities. Managed service improvement projects throughout all phases to completion and assured compliance with best practices standards.

ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Trained 282 employees in process improvement awareness.

Accomplished 48% reduction in idle team process by defining opportunity in value stream.

Defined opportunities and developed value stream in three areas of data storage business.

MONEYGRAM INC., Minneapolis, MN 5/2012 – 4/2013

Sr. Business Process Improvement Engineer

Assessed capability and ROI by developing an accurate metrics and measurement system. Improved management goals by setting work standards for value stream managers, which included implementing daily visual management collaboration, analyzing goals. And defining opportunities for projects.

ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Reduced cycle time to 64 days for onboarding by coaching and mentoring global director in developing and implementing a strategy to meet corporate goals.

Educated teams in Lean principles, and created opportunities for improvement.

Uncovered opportunities for Kaizen events and major projects to complete goals by measuring cycle time, demand, and through put of applications.

Successfully introduced Lean to organization to enhance process improvement.

FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL SERVICE, Fort Worth, TX 10/2011 – 3/2012

Sr. Continuous Improvement Consultant

Implemented and defined corporate wide provisioning termination project. Eliminated redundancy and lowered cycle time by coordinating finance OAMT process improvement.

ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Lowered cycle time by 42% and improved quality by addresses wastes and NVA activities, which also led to new policies and designing SOP improvement.

Supported and coached team members and Lean specialists during individual project life cycles.

GOPHER RESOURCES CORPORATION, Eagan, MN 1/2008 – 2/2011

Corporate Continuous Improvement Leader

Cultivated significant improvements in cost and ton savings $3.2M for a single plan (2010) by completing Black Belt and Lean projects. Achieved best performance in company by increasing output by 5.8%. Trained multiple employees 12 Green Belts, one Black Belt, and 17 Lean in certification program with four Green Belts achieving certification.

ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Defined corporate goals and strategy achieving goals for two plants, by outlining and implementing continuous improvement program which involved guiding executive committee.

Successfully drove continuous improvement program, by deploying dashboard with KPI represented with control charts for both plants, all departments, and all levels of management.

SYMMETRICOM, Beverly, MA 8/2006 – 12/2007

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Collaborated with plant leadership team to drive change by implementing Lean Six Sigma program. Mentored and coached five Green Belt projects, and monitored Gate reviews to complete project on time in the California corporate office locations.

ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Minimized cycle time by 37% and achieved $880K in savings with four Black Belt projects.

Sustained Beverly manufacturing program by implementing audit system using quality methods (5S).

TYCO INTERNATIONAL – PLASTICS & ADHESIVES, Minneapolis, MN 11/ 2004 – 8/2006

OPEX/Six Sigma Lean Leader

Conducted multiple process improvement projects for three plants and collaborated with plant managers for further project details. Trained and mentored Green Belts in various projects yield optimization, change-over reduction, and scrap reduction and leveraged projects to their plants. Helped senior management with goals short and long-term and to discover X and Y coordinate to build a project deck and meet goals.

ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Exceeded goals by 250%, in single plant by initiating Six Sigma and Lean projects.

Improved work standards in production area using VSM, 5S, and Kaizen Blitz, as well as upgraded equipment due to machines’ lack of performance as identified in projects.

EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & AWARDS

Six Sigma Black Belt – Bombardier Corporation

Continuous Improvement Leader Certified – Business Excellence Consortium

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering – Lahore Engineering University

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering – Clemson University, SC

Language Proficiency (Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi)

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