Master Black Belt, Operational Excellence Lean Six Sigma expert, experienced in defining and improving business processes in strategic deployment, manufacturing, product design, innovation and finance. Experienced in defining strategic goals and tactical plans for delivery. 15+ years delivering Lean deployment in automotive, financial and medical manufacturing, innovation, process and product design experience, 12 years experience as Six Sigma Master Black Belt. MBA in Finance from Case Western University. Launched 5 manufacturing plants from Greenfield status, using Lean methodology to design and run in a Continuous Improvement environment. Experienced working in union and non-union plants. Experience working in China designing New Product Innovation processes for a major Chinese bank. Specialties: Automotive Product and Process Improvement, Innovation, Disruptive Innovation Strategy, Strategy Deployment, Lean, Six Sigma Master Black Belt, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer(1991), ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer(1995). Strategic Planning using Hoshin Kanri to deliver world-class results. Supply Chain experience building a collaborative, strategic relationship that insures a strong supply value stream focused on the customer. Microsoft excel word DOE