Lean Six Accounting
Resume:
Gary E. Kapanowski
Warren, MI *8093
BLOG: www.garykapanowski.com
LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/garykapanowski
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SUMMARY
My passion is to lead organizations to make informed management decisions through effective communication and connecting with the customer with over 10 years of experience as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Cost Accounting expert.
LEAN SIX SIGMA MASTER BLACK BELT
ASQ: Certified Lean Bronze 2016
Lawrence Technological University: Certified LSSMBB 2012
University of Kentucky: Certified Lean 2003
Completed 5 Black Belt Projects for total savings of 7% of annual sales 2013-14
Adjunct Lecturer, Lawrence Tech University Lean Six Sigma and Management topics 2014 - Present
Training Metrics:
1,000+ hours of professional training in 190 + events and 45 companies & universities
7,000+ professionals & college students
LEAN IMPLEMENATION
Lean Box Score improvement of Large Turn Cell changeover time by 69% from 45 to 14 hours & quantity throughput of 157% using daily huddles, gemba with operators, Pareto analysis for root cause analysis, and visualization of key metrics.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification: Created and led training of Moeller employees as a lunch-n-learn program to support companywide continuous improvement initiative.
5s Champion: Led monthly meetings, training, and quarterly assessment of workplace 5s implementation.
Instituted continuous improvement program for scrap metal improving total scrap metal sales by 47% year-to-year in 1st year, and empowered team to experiment with ideas producing cost reductions of 5% to 15% yearly over 6 years.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cost Accountant, Export Compliance Officer 07/12 – 01/20
Moeller Manufacturing, Wixom, MI
COST ACCOUNTING:
oTarget Costing – Visual Management System: Developed part cost analysis toward team and project management orientation to improve cost by 92% and 60% from baseline case then used visual management and easy statistics to identify root cause and run productive meetings. Following three year improvements averaged over 25%.
oLed BOM multi-department restructuring team in creating, updating, and obsoleting over 45,000 items in 3 years.
oLed Part Cost Improvement team to identify and implement process improvement.
oCreated user friendly reports for team members to complete their tasks from product costing to estimating.
ACCOUNTING:
oMonthly inventory accounting reconciliation responsibilities, weekly aging metric analysis for inventory reduction, Inventory management as cycle count administrator, inventory walk back, and reserve analysis.
oForecast revenue, cost, and inventory balances improving productivity and budget forecasting.
oEffectively administrate the R&D Tax Credit improving by 300% and 200% in consecutive years.
oImproved OEM relations for correcting billing and payment exceptions though partnership, resulting in savings over $50,000 and improved internal administered efficiency by 25%.
COMPLIANCE:
oExport Compliance Officer: Implemented compliance program and administrator for communications with Homeland Security and customs for exporting of goods along with DDTC and ITAR yearly registration.
oPerform ISO and Internal Control audits with various departments assuring procedures are followed and recommending improvements when necessary.
oCo-led 1st financial audit for organization reducing overall time and exceptions. Inventory and cost test lead.
Accounting Consultant/Business Manager 10/08 – 3/10
Cendrowski Selecky, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Assess and improve client's accounting department, internal controls, and reporting mechanism using lean accounting principles and procedures.
Review and update client's division and consolidated financial statements and work papers.
Educate client's staff members regarding work paper referencing and ERP report writer.
Cost Accounting Specialist 6/97 – 9/08
Williams International, Walled Lake, MI
Generate company manpower plans, align company goals to department P&L and business targets, and implement accounting innovation for 71% and 50% annual savings for business and manpower plans.
Leader of monthly executive management new business meeting to coordinate information into a centralized report used for business and manpower planning.
Accountable for management analysis and reporting of days of inventory, Design to Cost (DTC) programs, Earned Value Management (EVM) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) programs, manpower, and warranty.
ERP Implementation Team report writer for common data request, evaluated and converted old system processes when needed, and presenter of accounting information for transition to cell based accounting.
Auditor 1993 – 1994
Doeren Mayhew, Troy, MI
Provide audit and controller roles for various clients.
Staff Auditor 1991 – 1992
Ernst & Young, Detroit, MI
Financial staff auditor for various clients including Wayne County, City of Port Huron, City of Pontiac, and Omni Care..
EDUCATION
Master of Science - Finance / Marketing
Michigan State University, MI
Bachelor of Business - Accounting
University of Michigan, MI
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Contributing Editor and Editorial Board for Journal of Cost Management 2019 - Present
Responsible for Lean Editions and acquiring authors for editions 2016 – Present
Implemented diversity focus for all-women authored Lean and Accounting editions 2020
16 Published Articles and 5 Business Columns, Journal of Cost Management and Internal Auditing
OTHER AWARDS, CONFERENCE ENGAGEMENTS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR 2006
Robert Half International & Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).
Creating and implementing a Benchmarking and Balance Score Card (BSC) for non-for-profit organizations for customer and volunteer retention; recognized as an IMA best practice.
Harvard University / 2006 IMA Conference: Learned from Dr. Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balance Scorecard, the methodologies and strategies needed for successful implementation.
MICHIGAN PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE
Performance Examiner 2019 – Present
Performance examiner for State of Michigan organizations seeking performance award recognition which will lead toward the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Applications: Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel – macros and pivot tables, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word), IFS, and SyteLine.
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