Process Improvement Six Sigma

Shawn T. Waltz

**** ******** ***, ***** *****, IN 47804

Home Phone: 812-***-**** Email: ************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: To obtain an opportunity to apply my process improvement experience and skills

CAREER SUMMARY: Experienced Process Improvement professional with a broad range of skills and experience in manufacturing and information technology.

SKILLS: Systems Engineering, Project Management, Six Sigma, LEAN, Task Analysis, Process Improvement, Problem Solving, Business Intelligence, Simulation, Mathematical Modeling

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Process Engineer

1/2012 – 4/2012 Applied Extrusion Technology Terre Haute, IN

• Provide 24/7 Process Engineering Support for Polymer Film Extrusion process, including order scheduling, operator supervision, and raw materials management.

• Supervise Preventive Maintenance activities, as well as provide daily and monthly production reports.

• Research Production Line Upgrade opportunities. Conduct Process Improvement activities.

• Communicate daily with Managers, Supervisors, and Directors to identify and resolve issues concerning the most efficient and optimum use of resources.

Industrial Engineer

10/2005 – 12/2011 Sony DADC Terre Haute, IN

• Participate on cross functional teams across the organization, including finance, distribution, engineering, shipping, receiving, human resources, manufacturing, marketing, and information technology, providing Industrial & Systems Engineering support.

• Applied Six Sigma methodologies to improve operations in Manufacturing, Distribution, and Shipping & Receiving, resulting in substantial cost savings and avoidance.

• Designed and implemented the internal business intelligence system utilizing various software technologies, including MS SQL Server, Crystal Reports, HTML and Java Script.

• Communicate daily with Managers, Supervisors, and Directors to identify and resolve issues concerning the most efficient and optimum use of resources.

• Designed and Implemented several high profile systems, including customer requirements, prototyping, and verification, such as a mobile pc system for material handling, an inventory picking station, and a Business Intelligence support system.

• Provide industrial and systems engineering support for several high profile corporate initiatives, including optimum order size across the supply chain and optimum manufacturing component management across the supply chain.

Production Supervisor

06/2004 – 10/2005 Associated Materials Cedar Rapids, IA

• Supervise 25-100 employees across shifts in the manufacture of windows.

• Manage production scheduling, inventory and labor, to complete orders on time and at the lowest possible cost.

• Conduct kaizen and various other process improvement projects, utilizing Lean and Six Sigma Methodologies, including Value Stream Mapping, Task Analysis, and Acceptance Sampling.

• Designed and prototyped an improved assembly workstation, providing improved ergonomics, error proofing and throughput.

• Provide daily manufacturing reports to Production and Plant management.

• Participated in various training and certification programs, including Leadership Training, Team Building, Emergency First Aid, and Accident Investigation.

Technical Support

04/2002 – 08/2003 The Heart and Lung Institute, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH

• Composition and formatting of broadcast email campaigns for clients.

• Created custom databases to automate list maintenance processes.

• Compiled information from separate systems/databases to create new custom client report.

• Special projects as needed.

• Developed documentation for all standard processes.

Technical Support

08/1989 – 10/1999 Various Technical Support Positions FL, OH

• Provided technical support for proprietary hardware and software systems.

• Worked independently on third shift to provide stores with overnight support.

EDUCATION:

• Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 2010-2013

o BS Physics

• Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN 2006 – 5/2010

o MS Engineering Management

• The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2000 – 2004

o BS Industrial and Systems Engineering

TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS:

• MODAPTS

• Six Sigma

• Oracle Business Intelligence

• Leadership and Team Building

• Emergency First Aid

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, Frontpage)

• Database queries/data mining (SQL server, Oracle, MS Access. MySQL)

• Database administration (SQL Server, MySQL)

• HTML, Ruby, Python, Objective C, Java Script, VB Studio

• Crystal Reports, Toad, SQL Navigator, Minitab, Arena, Oracle BI, Matlab, Maple

• Technical support experience for both software and hard on PC desktops, laptops, and peripherals.

• Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve problems

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