Chad Inboden, MBA, Lean six Sigma Black Belt

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LARGE SCALE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, DATA ANALYSIS, QUALITY ANALYTICS, PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified professional dedicated to maximizing throughput and improving process efficiency. Experienced in leading both small teams and entire Multi-Departmental efforts. Audit Professional with a proven track record of leading project management and continuous process improvement initiatives. A 20 year United States Marine Corps veteran who is extremely proficient leading both small and large teams. Dedicated auditor of process systems, with intense focus on regulatory compliance, best practice implementation, and root cause analysis. Expert at communicating complex ideas to diverse groups. Proven success at streamlining processes and increasing efficiencies by reducing bottlenecks and developing corrective efforts.

Core Competencies

Multi-Departmental-Level Leadership

Process Auditing

Root Cause Analysis

Database Analysis

Regulatory Compliance

Quality Assurance

Generating Reports

Large and Small Team Leader

Streamlining Processes

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Departmental reduction and replacement-Oversaw removal of discontinued shipping process, and implemented replacement process, incorporating additional 250 Associates into Amazon’s co-situated site.

Multiple Departments output improvement-multiple departments output increased by 30%+ within first year of leadership replacement.

Data Analysis. Expert at trend analysis and development of creative actionable actions for future implementation

Auditing Professional. 10+ years auditing processes and regulation compliance. Intense focus on developing actionable insights to correct deficiencies.

Root Cause Analysis Expert. 10+ years of root cause analysis using Man-Method-Machine-Material, Fishbone, 5-Why, Causal-Tree and other analytical tools in order to develop concrete corrective actions.

Database Implementation. Developed and implemented database for N.O.T. (Non-Operational Time) that provided increased accuracy for tracking down time, allowing focused efforts to be applied to problem areas. Following a successful proof of concept over 3 months, the database was implemented in all departments across the plant.

Reduced defects while improving daily output of struggling process department. Reduced defects by 40%, at the same time increasing output by 20%, over first year of managing the department.

Successfully improved quality processes of failing maintenance division, reducing annual audit findings from 40 findings to zero within one year. Brought in to correct previous year’s audit results for failing maintenance division. Streamlined efficiencies, standardized processes, and corrected all discrepancies, reducing findings to zero in following year’s audit. Received Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

Increased Home Depot District ranking from 15th out of 15 to 8th within one year. Improved quality and team issues of struggling district by focusing on KPI management, quality consistency, and personnel improvement.

Performed 45 Quality Assurance audits on seven different aircraft squadrons, inspecting 20 different programs governed by multiple regulatory sources and directives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMAZON, Union City, GA 2020-Present

Operations Manager

Site-wide management of all departments-Senior Operational Leader for 500+ Associates in multiple departments

Regional Networking-Daily networking with regional counterparts to share best practices and coordinate collaborative efforts to improve all processes.

Manager Development-Responsible for developing 8 Managers to improve and earn Promotions to next level.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS, Morrow, GA 202*-******-Present

Production Manager

Process Improvement-using multiple techniques, improve productivity by minimizing changeover times and reducing downtime.

Data Analysis-Providing analysis of daily production using database analysis to management along with detailed solution creation.

BRIDGESTONE BANDAG, Griffin, GA 2016-2019

Data Analysis and Process Owner

Process Improvement-using Lean Six Sigma techniques, analyzed 25 year old techniques for currency and efficiency. Tested and modified 8 recipes with 54 variants, increasing overall throughput by 10%.

Root Cause Analysis–analyzed processes deviations and productivity shortcomings in order to determine underlying causes and implement progressive steps for corrective and preventative actions and improvement.

Process Auditing-constant auditing of process efficiencies and regulatory compliance, focusing on reducing bottlenecks and developing best practice methods.

Database Administration-managed multiple databases for tracking and analyzing shift, daily, weekly, and monthly production and down-time metrics, using data to provide actionable insights for proactive solutions to focus on problem areas to increase efficiency and productivity.

Data Analysis-expert in using multiple database queries to analyze productivity shortcomings, assisting with root cause analysis of bottlenecks and problem areas.

Management-managed team of 15, responsible for mixing 240,000+ lbs. of rubber per day. Prioritized daily schedule to reduce compound-to-compound variances and increase efficiency.

Equipment Innovation-Facilitated vendor selection process and supervised team that installed $2 Million upgraded mixing equipment, identified training gaps and developed training materials for new equipment, and conducted training sessions on new equipment.

THE HOME DEPOT, Atlanta, GA 2015 – 2016

District Execution Manager

Merchandising: Managed team that executed over 14,000 projects, introducing millions of dollars of new innovative products to consumers (i.e. Black Friday or Christmas displays).

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, Multiple Locations 1995 – 2015

Maintenance Control, Atlanta, GA (2011-2015)

Project Management: Prioritized maintenance for 350 personnel on a daily basis to ensure squadron’s flight missions were met. Achieved 4600+ mishap free flight hours throughout 4 years as maintenance controller.

Quality Assurance, Camp Pendleton, CA (2007-2011)

Root Cause Analysis-regulatory guidance changes constantly, creating the need to change operational processes. Adjusting daily practices reveals bottlenecks and efficiency barriers. Analysis of these bottlenecks resulted in improvement in daily activities to reflect changing regulations.

Process Auditing: Inspected over 20 different programs for 7 aircraft squadrons. Ensured compliance with all maintenance regulations and directives.

Process Improvement: Provided performance guidance on how to correct mistakes as well as implement more efficient processes that would ensure future compliance with applicable regulations.

Recruiting Duty San Francisco, CA (2004-2007)

Sales: Educated young men and women and their families about the professional development opportunities the Marine Corps provides. In 30 months, recruited 57 new Marines in the San Francisco area, a renowned difficult area for military recruiting.

Aviation Life Support Systems, Multiple Locations (1995-2004)

Aircraft Maintenance: Supervised teams of 5-10 employees in the inspection, maintenance and implementation of life support systems for 6 different types of aircraft. Responsible for implementation of all required technical inspections.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)

EMORY UNIVERSITY-GOIZUETTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Concentrations: Finance; Organization and Management; Information Systems and Operations Management

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Credentials: Lean Six Sigma-Black Belt

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