Byron Burns

RESUME

**** ****** **** **. ****** Haven FL 33880

Phone or Text: 260-***-**** Email: adzfc4@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MOVED TO FLORIDA JUNE 2020

BLB Lean Consulting LLC Owner - Self-employed as a Lean Consultant Aug 2020– Current

I offer Lean Consulting from with 30 yrs. Of Lean Leader and Management Methodology

Offering Daily Weekly and long-term Lean Consulting Services as needed.

oWith training background in all TPS Tools: operations leadership, project management, EHS, and quality systems.

oAll aspects of lean: preventive process, lean tools, team development, logistic planning, APQP, problem solving and strategic planning.

Omega Process Solutions Bremen In. Quality and CI Manager Aug 2019 – Jun 2020

Quality Manager responsible:

oQuality functions, Audit Compliance as required, Support Monthly Reviews, Gemba Boards, KPI with daily goals.

oResponsible for lean activities and measurables.

oDeveloped and Implemented TS 16949

0MTD (Manchester Tool and Die) Lean Manager/Operations Manager Sep 2014 – Oct 2019

Responsible for all Lean activities

oDeveloped MTD’s first PDM (Policy Deployment Plan) annual plan.

oFirst “LEAN” training KPI SQDC Lean activities and Annual Safety and Health Gap Analysis Certifications

oDaily Gemba Walks KPI with Root Cause Analysis

oQuality Systems ISO audit certification With No Action Items

Updated and launched the IOS 9001:2015

BLB Lean Consulting LLC Owner - Self-employed as a Lean Consultant

Subcontracted for ASV (Allied Specialty Vehicles) New Acquisitions

Jul 2013 – Sep 2014

oContracted for 18 weeks to implement Model Cell Concepts for ASV

oMDI Cell Boards with Daily Gemba walks.

oMDI Model Cell Concepts New Acquisitions:

oLaunched their first lean initiatives at new locations.

ASV /AIP Wheeled Coach, Fleetwood RV Op Ex, and Purch Manager Jul 2008 – Jul 2013

Launched Lean Management

oDeveloped new product developments process (APQP)

oLaunched Lean Manufacturing and developed a Lean Culture

oHoshin Kari Deployment with a 5-year plan

Achieved 5-year plan in 3 years.

oDirected and guided the Lean process Certification.

oStarted the Lean certification program in January 2009 and certified 108 associates, staff the first year.

oDeveloped the Bronze and Silver Lean Certification Program

oKPI;s reported monthly at all levels of management

oTransferred new acquisitions from another state to Florida

Freudenberg NOK Lean and Quality Manager (three location) Jul 1992 – Jul 2008

Responsible for all technical aspects of Lean for the Automotive Tier One Supplier of plastics, rubber molding and CNC production products, including:

oToyota Production System certified training, Value Stream Mapping and Team Development

oSupplier logistical projects; supplier sourcing projects; Impacts of Inventory management

oHoshin Kanri Strategic Training, and develop and track Monthly KPI

oBusiness Process Improvements, supplier Development and VS Mapping

oModel Cell Concepts with Gemba Boards for tracking daily process and Root Cause Analysis

o5-S; Production Preparation Process (3-P); Set-up Reductions; Productivity Improvement

oDirected, organized, and facilitated all major (over 400 majors) and minor Kaizen events with lean tracking metric.

oConducted several training modules with several suppliers on the basics of Lean Manufacturing

oConducted several Executive Overview Training modules with suppliers and customers.

oTrained and led all the manufacturing associates to promote continuous improvement on a daily basis

oPrepared and achieved the Shingo Award (Award for Manufacturing Excellence) in our VCT facility and was Recognized for the VNA location.

oDeveloped and maintained an active Lean Steering Committee to include all staff members and production associates in selecting the projects that supported corporate goals

oActive with Honda Trouble Shooting Team and OEE Implementation, as the acting Quality Manager.

oDeveloped an ISO, TS, IATF 16949 quality system through Lean business process and lead on audits.

oSaved Freudenberg NOK over $5M in hard savings and $2M in soft savings

oProject Manager: supplier launch and development a new bushing program for a new Honda product line.

oResponsible for training and certifying “Lean Systems” for all Green and Black Belt candidates.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Business Courses (Ivy Tech. Fort Wayne, IN)

Freedom Academy Business and CAD Courses

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification - Freudenberg and recertified at Wheeled Coach

Master Black Belt “Lean” Certification (2 years program completed)

o5-S, SWI, OPF, OEE, TPM, Focused Factory, SMED, VC, Production Smoothing

oMDI Managing Daily Improvement

oPDM, Kan Ban, 3-P, Jidoka, Model Cell, VSM (business and shop floor)

oShop floor Kaizen, SPC and Poke Yoke, Business Process, RPA, Lean Quest

oValue Engineering/Analysis Certified Training

Develop and Train on Control Plans, PFMEA, DFEMA, Process Flow etc.

Proficient with JDE, MRP, QAD, Mapics, Excel, Epicor and more..

Training and tracking OEE

Shingijutsu Gemba Training (Japan Gemba Kaizen Experience)

Facilitated and organized Quest / Blitzs events

ISO, TS and IATF 16949 Quality Systems Development and Internal Auditor Training

Proficient with Microsoft Office, Excel, Power Point, Word, Mapics, QAD, QSI

Global Gemba Certifications at 2 FNGP locations

REFERENCES UPON REQUEST

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