Engineer Six Sigma

JAMES CRISCILLIS

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Florence, KY. 41042

Residence 859-***-****

Cell 859-***-****

Email aul0ve@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE SUMMARY

An engineering and continuous improvement leader with several years of diversified experience in various industrial, manufacturing, and process arenas. A hands-on leader and problem solver with the demonstrated ability to strategically improve processes, quality and delivery time. Diligent team player with high standards of commitment to on-time performance by recruiting, participating and directing employee involvement teams. Specific areas of expertise include:

•Lean Manufacturing – Toyota Production System (TPS)

•Metrics, Benchmarking

•Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

•Kaizen Gemba and Blitz Trainer

•Team Building

•Leadership

•Kaizen Event Director and Facilitator

•Quality/Cost/Delivery systems

•Continuous Improvement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ILSCO CORPORATION, Cincinnati, Ohio 1998 to 2009

Manager of Continuous Improvement 10/05 to 10/09

Providing corporate leadership, coaching and recruiting for a high-volume multi-facility manufacturing company in the electrical industry. Transitioning the organization to Lean Sigma by training and mentoring hourly and management associates.

• Trained associates to recognize nonvalue tasks through Value Stream Analysis

• Highlighted nonvalue added tasks through analysis of the Order-to-Cash (OTC) cycle

• Implemented Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) after training associates and management

• Created and delivered training workshops entitled Lean Manufacturing Basics 100 and 101 including a simulation for all manufacturing personnel

• Implemented the 5S process to organize, prepare and maintain cleanliness in floor operations in four locations

• Implemented Visual Workplace and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

• Created and delivered Kaizen training workshops for all manufacturing personnel

• Created Kaizen facilitator training methodology to insure successful Kaizen events

• Applied Kaizen Event principles to simplify and eliminate nonvalue tasks in office and engineering processes

Group Leader, Industrial Engineering 7/98 to 10/05

A catalyst in the culture change toward Lean for the Manufacturing Leadership Team and leading the Industrial Engineering Department.

• Created a Kanban system in the Mexico and Texas facilities for components

• Reduced setup time utilizing SMED and Six Sigma reducing from 11.76 hours to 4.6 hours

• Coached and lead the transition to standardized conditions / work

• Project facilitator and director for cross-functional teams focusing on eliminating waste via Kaizen Events and continuous improvement (Gemba Kaizen). Demonstrated how to reduce setup from 4 hours to 18 minutes

• Designed plant layout for assembly operations in Mexico

• Established databases to capture, store and retrieve critical processing information and data

Sr. Industrial Engineer 2/98 to 7/98

Project engineer for the implementation of MOST, AutoMOST, and new incentive system which improved throughput by 30% and reduced labor costs by $866K.

Identified 45 major opportunities for improvement during implementation.

NINE WEST GROUP MANUFACTURING, INC., Cincinnati, Ohio 1988 to 1997

Sr. Project/Process Engineer 1994 to 1997

Provided managerial, technical engineering and on the floor Lean expertise for a high volume, multi-location manufacturing company. Eliminated waste and reduced costs by utilizing continuous process improvement and

Toyota Production System techniques. Directed industrial/process engineering functions for three manufacturing facilities with 5 direct reports.

• Managed cross-functional team that reduced $1.4million loss in one manufacturing facility to $0.5million in one year

• Justified reducing utility operator workforce 50%, which saved $88,300 in staffing costs

• Reengineered a manufacturing process that reduced Work-In-Process 60%, floor space requirements 30% and labor costs $92,500 by converting from traditional batch processing to a U-shaped cell

• Developed and implemented a manufacturing cost training program with frontline supervisors that reduced supply, material, and labor costs

• Designed and implemented successful cells to manufacture products quickly, with less total cost

Staff Industrial Engineer 1988 to 1994

Developed and maintained cellular manufacturing layouts including cell balancing and work measurement. Analyzed and implemented improvements in manufacturing processes and methods. Instructed and coached Plant Managers on developing and implementing strategies and tactics for local manufacturing plant. Managed the cost reduction activities.

• Trained other engineers on Manufacturing Break-even Analysis and how to become profitable

• Utilized process mapping, value analysis and a creative compensation plan that reengineered the manufacturing department and reduced labor costs $587,800 in two years

• Standardized production machinery through Kaizen of maintenance that improved workflow and reduced machine and equipment costs $139,600

EDUCATION

B.S. Industrial Technology, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Goal/QPC – CQM

Four Levels of Innovation, Goal/QPC - CQM

Presented “Our Journey to Lean Continues with Root Cause Analysis (RCA)” at Learn, Leverage, Lead - CQM

Six Sigma Black Belt Training, Six Sigma Breakthrough Technologies, Inc.

PERSONAL COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Pro Minitab Visio Technical

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