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SUMMARY I am a broadly experienced and thoroughly capable lean transformation leader focused on applying the twin pillars of lean thinking - continuous process improvement and respect for people - to achieve key business goals. As a change manager with 25 years of experience in accounting, sales, operations, engineering, and R&D I coach and develop people's problem solving skills to create and continuously contribute to a high performance work environment. Managed Teamed with 12 manufacturing engineering consultants within WMEP to increase sales by 20% in the region over the previous year-to-date period * Mentored the development of two new manufacturing engineering consultants in the region to successful performance evaluations * Led a program which delivered $100,000 in grants to over 30 companies in Southeast Wisconsin resulting in another $300,000 in project work - in one quarter * Influenced the revitalization of the continuous improvement culture at a Wisconsin Fortune 500 company by building a partnership of senior management at the company and the leadership of the Machinists Local supported by the state office of the AFL-CIO and WMEP consultants the sales effort of WMEP to produce 20%-30% bookings growth per year during the three-year manufacturing recession (2001-04) * Conceived and executed a plan to use account managers as the basis for stimulating new sales development for the WMEP basically re-inventing the sales structure of the entire organization * Created and implemented the portfolio management system used by all staff at WMEP to manage sales with specific plans for specific products for over 600 manufacturing clients each year * Created and implemented a statewide referral network of economic development organizations utilities technical colleges UW-Extension offices banks and other professional associations resulting in a doubling of WMEP sales revenue in one fiscal year * Established and maintained business relations with a variety of public and private sector organizations that provide contracted services to WMEP customers Led and supported the creation of a self-managing team of nine manufacturing engineering consultants in the region * Improved the mix of professional experience among team members in the region resulting in a doubling of staff size and a 1700% increase in sales revenue in four years * Initiated the use of a core team steering team and project teams as the structure for creating and sustaining continuous improvement within the leadership of WMEP Guided and supported the continuous improvement projects of dozens of small and medium-sized business management teams * Led clients through assessments facilitated planning and prioritizing sessions toward development of action plans and created results of over $2.5 million in measurable impact through improvement projects for customers * Developed and taught classes in continuous improvement and value-adding management to small- and medium-sized business' learning teams in weekly operational planning and organization meetings
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