Continuous Improvement Six Sigma

PAUL F. DESCHENE

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Lewis Center, OH 43035

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdeschene/ Email: ****.********@***.***

Senior Operations Manager / Lean Leader

A top-performing Operations / Process Improvement / Continuous Improvement / Lean Six Sigma Leader with office and manufacturing sustainable results. Experienced in leading cross functional teams to execute cultural change through structured waste elimination using Kaizen. Effective in a diversity of business models (from 10 to 90,000 employees) establishing a continuous improvement culture through Operational Managing for Daily Improvement of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost results.

Areas of Expertise

Lean Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Kaizen

5S

Servant Leadership Style

Coaching and Mentoring

Team Building

Change Agent

Safety

Customer Driven

Supervisory Skills

Strategic Planning

Employee Engagement

Problem Solving

Quality Management

Root Cause Failure Analysis

Professional Experience

Orbis Corporation, Oconomowoc, WI 11/2022 to 1/2024

regional continuous improvement Manager

Provide Leadership in Continuous Improvement focus for cross functional teams in a region with 3 plants (Urbana, OH, Georgetown, KY, and Bardstown, KY)

Facilitate CI including Kaizen to address Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost improvements in Plastic Injection Molding (HP & SF) workflows, FG Material Management, Business Process Improvements, and Planning and Scheduling Maintenance.

Lead Corporate Business Improvement initiatives for Tooling Reliability and Product Management standards and best practice.

Develop and Deliver Lean Six Sigma and Lean Basics Training to create Lean Leaders in all areas of the business. Primary author for a CI Steering Team developing 1 Brand of Lean Six Sigma for Menasha Packaging Corporation and Orbis Corporation.

Promote the sharing of best practices and lessons learned across all areas of the business (Lean in Action, Kaizen Report Outs, establishing SME Focus Communities).

Led a team to establish a benchmark TPM Heijunka Visual Planning and Scheduling process for the Tool Maintenance Shop to coordinate Planning & Scheduling, Operations, Mold Setups, Maintenance, and MES Preventative Maintenance.

ISO 9001 Internal Auditor.

Identify, Train, Coach, and Mentor emerging leaders.

JBT Prime Equipment Group, Columbus, OH 3/2022 to 9/2022

Senior Operations Manager

Lead the collaboration of cross functional Operations Team of 51 employees across 2 shifts with productivity > 92% including CNC machining, Water Jet cutting of metal and plastic, Fabrication welding, mechanical and electrical assembly, Quality functional testing, packaging, and Domestic/International Shipping/Receiving for a capital food processing equipment supplier in a $44M+ challenging Covid-19 global supply chain business model.

Lead the Health, Safety, and Environmental programs achieving a Zero TCIR with no recordables to a 1-year Milestone through 5S, Near Miss reporting, and Behavior Based Safety Observation site goals. Facilitated Daily Screening / Auditing / Compliance of all Covid-19 safety protocols of the sites 121 total work from home and return to work office and plant operations personnel. In August 2022 JBT’s CORPORATE HSE Team Audited Prime Equipment Group and we scored the highest rating in the PNA Division at 88.88%.

Lead the Relentless Continuous Improvement focus for operations (Lean, 5S, Culture Change, OEE, Employee Engagement, Standard Work, Managing for Daily Improvement, including installing a Quality Management System).

Lead a team of two in facilities and equipment Maintenance including OEM quarterly and annual inspections.

JBT Avure HPP, Middletown, OH 10/2020 to 3/2022

Operations and Relentless Continuous Improvement Manager

Lead the collaboration of cross functional Operations Team of 11 employees across 2 shifts producing an ASME Section 8 Division 3 Certified Pressure vessel with ISO 9001-2015 Quality requirements and documentation with productivity > 95% including metal wire winding, onsite contract welding and painting, mechanical and electrical assembly, Quality functional testing, packaging, and Domestic/International Shipping/Receiving for a capital food processing equipment supplier in a $50M+ challenging global supply chain business model.

Lead the Health, Safety, and Environmental programs achieving a Zero TCIR with no recordables to a 2-year milestone and exceeding the Near Miss and Behavior Based Safety Observation site goals. Facilitated Daily Screening / Auditing / Compliance of all Covid-19 safety protocols of the sites 64 work from home and return to work office and plant operations personnel.

Lead the Relentless Continuous Improvement focus for the site (Lean, 5S, Culture Change, Employee Engagement, Standard Work, Managing for Daily Improvement) improving lead time workflow by 21%.

Lead all Maintenance planning and execution without a single unscheduled downtime event.

Emerson Automation Solutions, Actuation Technologies, Mansfield, OH 12/2018 – 5/2020

Perfect Execution Manager

Lead Perfect Execution Lean programs and projects in a Global Engineered and Make to Order Business by formulating strategic and tactical action plans impacting operational and administrative safety, environment, quality, delivery, and cost drivers.

Perfect Execution Lead for a SWAT (Office Kaizen x2 + Heijunka Scheduling) Event in the Front End for Quoting, Project Management, Engineering, and Planning and Scheduling of an $80M Business. Results - Front-End Lead Time reduced from an average of 32 days to less than 14 days (a sustainable +56% improvement).

CHANGING PARADIGMS, Grove City, OH 7/2017 – 12/2018

Managing Partner

Consultant for Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing practices and methodologies. Business strategy advisor.

GLATFELTER, York, PA 5/2007 – 7/2017

Senior Process Improvement Engineer

Lead the collaboration of cross functional Continuous Improvement Lean Six Sigma programs and projects that impact operational and administrative safety, environment, quality, delivery, and cost drivers in two unionized fully integrated Pulp & Paper mills (900 employees in Spring Grove, PA 2007 to 2011, 1100 employees in Chillicothe, OH 2011 to 2017).

1.Peer Recognized Safety Role Model in Glatfelter’s journey from a TCIR of 2.34 in 2010 to less than 1.0 in 2017 (+57%).

2.Operations Manager and Project Manager over the start-up of 12 Sheeter (a 600 fpm, 8 pockets, 150 tpd cut size sheeter) Converting Capital Production Line with 16 unionized hourly direct reports, an instrument tech/electrician, and a mechanical millwright. Led the project from a challenging startup to budget.

3.CI Leader for Managing for Daily Improvement implementation, 6S Maintenance and Operations programs, and a Maintenance Heijunka TPM planning and scheduling process for 12 E&I and Mechanical Maintenance Shops that have been sustainable for 10+ years in 3 facilities (Spring Grove, PA, Chillicothe, OH, and Freemont, OH).

4.Chemical Plant (Pulp Mill) Shutdown Optimization Team Facilitator improving the planning, scheduling, coordination, and execution of continuous chemical process scheduled shutdowns. Results - Maintenance Shutdown performance improved from zero to 85% on time and at quality targets.

5.Established a benchmark Root Cause Failure Analysis process in the Pulp Mill driving improvements leading to Net Tons Production Records in 2016.

6.Project Manager and CI Leader relocating 5000 tons of production capacity into a 17,000 tpy Fremont, OH Plant. Optimized Slitter standard work, product mix planning and scheduling, and established a Job Training Strategy. Results - 22% improvement and a net $956,200 revenue improvement in 90 days.

7.Energy Team Leader to analyze and identify a Steady State Energy Conservation Strategy and define the scope of work to upgrade the Mill’s Grid Power Bus and Generator Relay protection and Energy Metering.

8.Energy Optimization Team Leader to analyze and identify opportunities for the Mill THRIVE cost reduction initiative. Results – the cross functional team identified and implemented $3M+ in sustainable opportunities in 2 months.

CHANGING PARADIGMS, Hermon, ME 3/2004 – 5/2007

president and Founder

Consultant for Lean Manufacturing practices and methodologies delivering training, quality improvements, cost reduction, workforce development, profitability improvement, strategic planning, targeted market research, technical grant writing, & technology transfer.

1.Slashed client lead times by 50% and cut staff overtime costs 15% working with a Banking Payroll Services Team. Achievements with Value Stream Mapping & 5S Kaizen, including mistake-proofing, resolving bottleneck issues, reducing lead times, balancing workload, establishing a triage priority customer system, standardizing data collection process, and streamlining paperwork.

2.Applied Lean techniques to increase productivity by 14% and reduce the reject rate by 12% at a hardwood sawmill to improve productivity and quality using 5S Kaizen. Championed a 5S Kaizen event to reorganize lumber bin layouts to evenly distribute workload per employee, address material handling bottleneck safety issues, and enhance pack quality, visual controls, communication, & record keeping.

3.Improved productivity and reduced capacity bottlenecks by 60% by consulting with a contract job shop and its leadership team to accelerate quality, productivity, and communication. Implemented a 5S Kaizen event that drove employee-managed quality.

Other Professional Experience

MAINE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP, Augusta, ME 7/2003 – 3/2004

Senior Project Manager, Augusta, ME

COASTAL OFFICE SOLUTIONS, Ellsworth, ME 1/2002– 7/2003

Sales Manager, Ellsworth, ME

NIC FINEBAR, Manchester, CT 2/2000 – 7/2001

Regional Account Manager, Bangor, ME

BELOIT CORPORATION, Rochester, NH 7/1998 – 1/2000

Account Manager, Bangor, ME

ASTENJOHNSON, Charleston, SC

Sales / Service Southwest 2 Business Team, New Orleans, LA 5/1996 – 6/1998

Design And Applications Specialist, Walterboro, SC 2/1995 – 5/1996

Field Service Engineer, Portland, ME 2/1993 – 2/1995

Applications Engineer, Walterboro, SC 6/1992 – 2/1993

Education

Paulson RJG Plastic Injection Molder Level 1, 1/2024

ISO Internal Auditor, 12/2023

SAP, Oracle, and Syteline System End User

Superuser and Trainer for the GE OptiVision MRP System Upgrade, 10/2016

Emergency First Aid Certified 2/2021 (First Aid, CPR, AED, Bloodborne Pathogens)

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, MANTEC, York, PA, 5/2009

TWI Job Instructions, TWI, Inc.,10/ 2008

Lean Bronze Certification, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2/2006

Fifth Year Certificate, Chemical Engineering - Pulp and Paper Technology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 6/1992

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 8/1986 to 6/1991

Professional Organizations

Association for Manufacturing Excellence

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

International Society of Six Sigma Professionals

Positive Coaching Alliance

Professional Engagements

Lead Lean Manufacturing Author, International Society of Six Sigma Professionals Lean Certification Exam. 2/2007

Programming Committee Chair, Bangor Breakfast Rotary, 1/2005 to 2/2007

Bangor Region Leadership Institute Class of 2006 Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce Member, 5/2006

Peer Reviewer, and Business Review Committee Board Member, Maine Technology Institute

Lead Presenter, PIMA-CPBIS Web Cast series on Lean Manufacturing, 11/2005 to 2/2006

Lean/Six Sigma Manufacturing Round Table Presenter, Northeast PIMA Fall Meeting, 4/2004

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