Experienced Lean Six Sigma Engineer (IE, Mfg. Eng., QE)

TODD ALAN REICHERT

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Raleigh, North Carolina 27614

919-***-**** (cell phone)

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt engineer with more than 15 years of diversified industry expertise in Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, leadership of New Product Development teams, Employee Supervision, Industrial Engineering, Training, Quality Engineering, and Lean project leadership, in manufacturing and service environments. Strong experience developing cross functional operational excellence through team leadership and skills development; Demonstrated ability to manage teams and process improvement projects to successful completion and forward tracking of defined metrics.

EDUCATION AND ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION

• Master of Engineering, Industrial and Systems

Engineering, Manufacturing Systems Program,

University of Florida, 1989

• Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering,

University of Florida, 1987

• ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

• ASQ-Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational

Excellence (CMQ/OE)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Burt’s Bees, Durham, NC 2010

Process Improvement Leader

Worked on contract assignment with Sr. Leaders to identify, secure, train/develop, and coach resources to achieve short and long term goals. Engaged in structured discussions and focused analysis to identify root causes and present improvement recommendations. Process Excellence coach, guide, and consultant.

• Provided expert knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma methods for delivery of exceptional performance.

• Shared insight/past experiences to strengthen the organization and its effectiveness.

WakeMed Health and Hospital Systems, Raleigh, NC 2001-2009

Lean Six Sigma Project Leader

Managed project teams and provided expertise for implementation of Lean / Six Sigma. Led cross-functional teams through cost savings, quality improvement, FMEA, and RCA projects for improved system effectiveness and efficiency. Mentor for system green belts.

• Increased revenue $500K/year through application of

Six Sigma to improve throughput and capacity

• Eliminated over $100K/year in supply expense

through implementation of Lean concepts

• Implemented rapid changeover concepts to decrease

overtime labor expense by over $250K/year

• Featured presenter at national trade conferences;

recent projects to be published in national journals

• Led multiple 5S, FMEA, and Kaizen projects for

improved system safety, efficiency, and reliability

• Designed system-wide educational offerings;

recognized as a skilled instructor and group

facilitator

Eaton, Inc., Raleigh, NC

1995-2001

New Products Manager

1999-2001

Managed new product development teams in a highly-competitive market from concept through product launch by leading project teams from Marketing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Manufacturing

• Generated $25 million in incremental revenue

through launch of European and Domestic products

• Led new product development teams for South

American models with aggressive timelines,

successfully delivering both models on-time and

within budget

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer/Supervisor

1995-1999

Led Six Sigma, Lean, and engineering improvement projects. Led cell layout, facility set-up, throughput and yield improvement, Design for Manufacturing/Throughput, capital equipment justification and installation, plant layout, kaizen, kanban, tooling, and process troubleshooting.

• Eliminated over 90% of work-in-process, and

significantly improved production flow and material

replenishment on Production Line by leading work

teams through the Kaizen improvement process

• Achieved over $85K/yr in savings by designing and

implementing a 2.4 GHz Data Collection system (ADC

System) in Shipping, Receiving, and Manufacturing

areas to automate plant operations

• Implemented JIT / Kanban delivery system for

increased inventory turns and demand-based delivery

• Developed and implemented a corporate intranet

website for maintaining and disseminating

Manufacturing Procedures, Warranty Reports, and

Corporate Newsletters

Senior Purchasing Agent / Commodity Manager

1995

Senior department employee. Managed department projects, provided technical direction to other employees, and procured high-dollar, high-visibility components

• Improved on-time delivery performance by 50%

through implementation of JIT supplier delivery

arrangements and Kanban replenishment on over $30

million/yr. in key commodities

IBM, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC

1989-1995

Commodity Manager

1992-1995

Streamlined procedures and managed annual expenditures of $25-30 million

• Negotiated over $1 million/yr. in annual savings

for high-end PC Server components

Logistics Engineer

1989-1992

Engineer and Programmer / User Community interface for various process improvement projects

• Designed and implemented DLD (Direct Line Delivery)

system which reduced floorspace requirements for

packaging material by 70%

• Implemented JIT delivery arrangements with key

suppliers to improve on-time delivery performance

SPECIAL SKILLS

• Conversational Fluency in Spanish

• MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access

• Microsoft Project, AutoCad

• HTML

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