Achievements & Contributions

TALENTED, EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIPManufacturing / Technical Support / Relationship Management

Leadership

  • Implemented Malcolm Baldridge Criteria for Performance Excellence and received the highest award of any WritePro facility
  • Led team to update and create leadership skill criteria for team members to ensure leadership development of team members
  • Chaired the Iowa Excellence Center Council and ensured responsibilities were defined and documented

Project Management

  • Facilitated long and short-term strategic planning and deployment to grow business opportunities by 30% annually for over 10 years
  • Developed and implemented Source Learning project to ensure documentation of problem resolutions are documented and accessible for future projects
  • Led Environmental Management system development to complete ISO 14001 certification

Process Improvement

  • Led Quality Management System to achieve ISO 9001:2000 certification the criteria to enhance customer satisfaction, control processes, and provide a process for continual improvement
  • Coordinated and conducted Kaizen events to shorten process improvement time
  • Championed Lean Sigma processes in company�s reorganization efforts to be more competitive. Evaluated and streamlined the Document Management System to be more efficient

Management

  • Facilitated policy modification executive team�s analysis and strategic resolutions
  • Coordinated and managed the Change Management process to ensure a safe work environment
  • Analyzed business data and developed procedures to ensure attainment of continuous improvement initiatives