Lean Six Master Black Belt

ROBERT E. PERRY III, MBA

Greater Atlanta, GA ********@*****.***

470-***-**** linkedin.com/in/robert-perry3

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE PROFESSIONAL

Experienced value creation professional with a demonstrated track record of leading global enterprise business transformation endeavors. Proven expertise in developing business strategies that drive growth, cost efficiencies, quality enhancements, and productivity improvements through process simplification, developing organizational capability, and change management. Strong leader with success developing and directing highly skilled teams to support and attain sustainable corporate objectives.

FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Change Management

Lean Six Sigma Methodologies

Workforce Transformation

Strategic Planning and Deployment

Profit and Loss Management

Leadership Development

Project and Program Management

Problem Solving

Data Analytics

EXPERIENCE

Exide Technologies, Milton, GA 2018 - Present

Director, Continuous Improvement for North America

Catalyzed $15M in net savings and helped develop an opportunity pipeline of $20M by establishing an operational excellence system that included measurable goals on costs, quality, service, and productivity.

Developed and implemented an operational excellence organizational structure, strategies, roadmap, and employee training plan to deliver sustainable results.

Formulated standardized key performance indicators and tracking methodologies to analyze data and identify and prioritize opportunities.

Summit Packaging Solutions, Alpharetta, GA 2016 - 2017

Vice President, Strategy and Business Transformation

Led change management and organizational design strategy during M&A implementation to drive process simplification efforts that resulted in 25% profit and 30% service improvements.

Achieved $2M in cost savings by organizing and facilitating a series of supply chain optimization events.

Helped develop a $20M sales opportunity pipeline by cultivating business opportunities and developing new market channels with the commercial team.

Westrock, Norcross, GA 2012 - 2016

Master Black Belt / Commercial Engagement Director

Achieved $17M in savings across multiple manufacturing and office departments via execution of lean six sigma methodologies.

Identified $5M in growth opportunities through innovation event facilitation.

Trained and mentored over 200 black and green belts utilizing lean six sigma principles

Co-led customer satisfaction assessment and action planning process to develop process and long-term business improvement plans.

Avery Dennison, Mentor, OH 2003 - 2012

Enterprise Lean Sigma Champion

Spearheaded supply chain network optimization project that slashed costs by $12M.

Developed and directed deployment of enterprise lean six sigma (ELS) systems, processes and methodologies through multi-functional departments to drive 25% productivity improvements and reduce costs by 20% within the office environment.

Served as internal business consultant, facilitator and educator for ELS.

Trained 200 people and developed and led comprehensive ELS training events.

ADDITIONAL POSITIONS HELD AT AVERY DENNISON

Specialty Business Manager - $250M P&L

Product Development Manager - $4M EBITDA impact

Senior Process Engineer/ Six Sigma Black Belt

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Marketing

Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Certifications:

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

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