Continuous Improvement Senior Director

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MICHAEL STEVENS

Charlotte, NC ***** 920-***-**** ********************@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

Senior Director Continuous Improvement, Altium Packaging August 2022 – Present

Leading transformation teams to close $9M Operational gap through a 25 plant network.

Implemented a strategy to develop capability while driving sustainable results across 75 North American manufacturing sites achieving $20M in cost savings.

Lead a team of 20 subject matter experts who support Operations with positive coaching, mentoring, and supporting teams to advance CI mindsets and problem-solving capabilities to 90% of the organization.

Provide leadership to a network of 24 CI managers that drive cost savings, asset performance, quality, and building site capability to realize $5M in plant savings.

Launched new tools to visualize improvement opportunities and accelerate performance by eliminating process inefficiencies. Piloting new tools such as: LSW, SIPOC, value stream mapping, and 8 wastes.

Collaborate with 6 regional Vice Presidents to drive CI across the organization, which includes resource management, site prioritization, project support, removing barriers, and ensuring overall alignment to support Operations.

Received the best team engagement scores in the last 9 years while placing the CI team in upper quartile of enterprise performance.

Director Continuous Improvement, Domtar Paper

April 2019 – July 2022

Led a team of 5 high performers supporting 14 North American facilities to support a best-in-class CI culture to deliver cost transformation projects of $10M.

Implemented a strategy to create a comprehensive learning academy to build enterprise capability with sustained knowledge to deliver $30M.

Owned the deployment schedule for Leader Standard Work that identified over 112,000 hours of inefficient time for 350 participants who reclaimed 6 hours per week to focus on higher value-added work.

Deployed a first ever cross-functional Lean Six Sigma program engaging 10 mills with 24 participants to build capability using Lean Six Sigma tools and deliver $14M in cost savings.

Energetic problem-solving coach, mentor, and subject matter expert for the CI network along with being an active mentee in Domtar’s Leadership Mentorship program. Commercialization Portfolio Manager, Amcor

October 2017 – March 2019

Successfully onboarded $20M of new business that included managing a large portfolio to mitigate risks, issues, change management, and accelerate execution to drive top line growth.

Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service to identify improvement opportunities and develop best practices to successfully reduce cycle time, eliminate rework, and optimize quality with onboarding customers.

Directed high performance teams to deliver results against commercialization strategies while being a subject matter expert for commercialization processes.

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Senior Continuous Improvement Manager, Alcoa and Arconic Incorporated November 2015 – September 2017

Operational leader for a $60M automation manufacturing intelligence strategy for 9 global manufacturing locations.

Lead a 20-member team that includes staff, technical, and manufacturing resources to identify and collect functional specifications to ensure the successful rollout of a standardized global manufacturing solution.

Lead system kaizen for 40 participants to close a $60M manufacturing gap while coaching the team on developing a multi-year strategy to identify key actions with focused implementation.

Collaborated with a network of Ingot team members to develop a balanced scorecard and metrics to visualize daily throughput to leverage problem solving and eliminate bottlenecks.

Nominated to participate in a top talent corporate program and lead a project to deliver $250,000 in annual cost savings.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

June 2005 – October 2015

Continuous Improvement Consultant, April 2011 – October 2015

Facilitated twenty system kaizen events that generated $15M in cost savings.

Lead a Supply Chain hoshin strategy outlining a $30M multi-year cost reduction strategy and approach to cascade information down to each site.

Through personal coaching, mentoring, and teaching, built CI thinking and capability in over 350 global resources that delivered over $12M in value.

Developed and implemented Global CI team management system including defined metrics, visual management, standard work, and engaged senior leadership to sustain the system. Lean Consultant, March 2009 - April 2011

Facilitated seven kaizen events that generated over 35,000 hours of time that was reallocated back into the organization.

Lead instructor for 12 Introduction to CI training classes for over 250 global team members to set the foundation for CI thinking and principles.

Project Manager, June 2007 - March 2009

Managed a $100M project portfolio that implemented an enterprise SAP system and lead a team of 60 technical resources to ensure successful implementation. Business Analyst, August 2006 - May 2007

Supported a global manufacturing execution Quality system for 15 manufacturing facilities. Network Analyst, June 2005 - July 2006

Supported a highly available enterprise network that hosts over 300 web sites, 3,500 networking infrastructure devices, and business critical EDI and SAP transactions. EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI

2005 Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems SKILLS

Lean Six Sigma

Process Improvement

Change Management

Data Analysis

Training & Facilitation

Business Requirements

CI Tools & Principles

Problem-solving

Coaching & Mentoring

Business Transformation

Speed of Execution

Effective communication

Business Strategy

Relationship Management

Performance Mindset

Career Development

Selecting Talent

Accountable

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