2003-Present President Six Sigma Solutions
Assists CEO's and major executives in establishing strategies for productivity improvements and six sigma results and deployments
1997-2003 Six Sigma Academy President and Co-founder of Six Sigma Academy
Responsible for developing the Six Sigma Academy who is the recognized leader in the world for establishing Six Sigma in the Fortune 100
Major accomplishments include:
Co-Author of "Six Sigma Breakthrough", Top Ten Best Seller List for 6 Months
Designed Six Sigma Strategy and implementation for ; Ford, Allied Signal, Honeywell, GE, DuPont, Dow, Toshiba, Sony, Bombadier, Johnson Controls, Mckesson, Seagate, and numerous other Fortune 500 Companies.
Developed business of Six Sigma Academy which resulted in the "Academy" being the world class leader of Six Sigma
1994 to 1997 AlliedSignal Inc. Morristown, NJ
Corporate Vice President of Operations/Manufacturing
Responsible for totally revamping the manufacturing operations of all AlliedSignal business units worldwide. Responsible for product cost, productivity, quality, plant structure, capital, manufacturing systems, engineering support and training, and new business acquisition requirements.
Major accomplishments include:
Upgraded sector and business unit operating staff (hired over 300 new operations individuals in nine months); Designed and implemented an "Operational Excellence" capability which is resulting in $898 million (net) of savings/cost reduction each year using the Six Sigma methodology; Established a three (3) year operations strategy; format, template and plan;
Established an ongoing training curriculum for manufacturing and design engineers;
Established specific goals and metrics for all products manufactured in terms of cost, quality, margin, and delivery;
Changed 80 Plant layouts for part flow and lower product cost;
Established an operations strategy for total re-alignment of all operations;
Reduced defect levels by 63% of all manufacturing processes;
Established AlliedSignal's "Operational Excellence" model as world class as defined by top "100" buy/sell Wall Street Analysts;
Implemented structure for supply chain management structure;
Reduced overall product costs by 30% each year.
1991 to 1994 Asea Brown Boveri Inc Stamford, CT
Vice President of Quality, Cycle Time, Operations & Supply Management for the Worldwide Industry
Segment and North American Operations
Responsible for designing and implementing a worldwide Quality system including cycle time and supply management capabilities. This system was implemented at over 100 various business units worldwide. Responsible for all operations and improvements and action including areas such as rationalization, material planning, product cost improvement, and CAD/CAM/CIM implementation. Major accomplishments include:
Designed and implemented a standard Quality system metrics which resulted in a 50% improvement in defects cycle time and product cost;
Implemented several business rationalization plans that resulted in 28% profit improvement in over 12 businesses;
Implemented a supply management process for all of ABB for 300,000 suppliers with a yearly dollar volume of $15 billion and a 32% cost improvement;
Achieved an $87 million cost reduction in material purchases in one year through supplier partnerships.
1986 to 1991 Motorola, Inc. Mansfield, MA
Vice President and General Manager Customer Service, Corporate Quality, and Corporate Government Compliance
1985 to 1986 Coopers and Lybrand Boston, MA
Director of Operational and Total Quality Consulting Practices
1982 to 1985 Harris Graphics Corporation Melbourne, FL
1978 to 1982 Harris Corporation Melbourne, FL
Divisional Quality Assurance Manager
1977 to 1978 Pittsburgh Forgings Pittsburgh, PA
1973 to 1977 General Motors Trenton, NJ
Fischer Body Division
