Black Belt Operations Manager

Joe A. McDonald ***** Jamie Court, Homewood, Il **430

An accomplished process improvement specialist with certification as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with practical experience in lean transformation. Work experiences have been in the agribusiness, manufacturing, distribution and the financial sector as an operations manager, strategic analyst and a Lean Master Black Belt. Known for designing strategy implementation (Hoshin Kanri) at every level and ability to drive results down to the shop floor by bringing accountability. Led Value delivery work stream to drastically change Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by implementing key performance indicators and identifying opportunities.

Qualifications

●Six Sigma Black Belt certification – 2006

●Lean certification – 2007

oValue Stream Mapping

oRoot Cause Failure Analysis

oSetup Time Reduction / 5S / Autonomous Maintenance

●Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certified - 2011

●Change Management PROSCI certification - 2013.

●MBA – Jack Welch Management Institute - 2015

Atkore, Harvey, IL 8/212023 - current

Lean Manager

Drive fundamentals and increase transparency within plant.

WellMark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Des Moines IA 3/23/2020 -3/1/2023

Process Excellence Senior Advisor

Run transformational projects that are cross-functional and have high visibility. Mentor teammates that are just starting down the lean path.

JELD-WEN Inc, North Wilkesboro, NC 2017 – 5/31/2019

CI Manager

Drive lean principles down to the shop floor while working with new management to install lean principles to facilitate their day.

DUPONT PIONEER, Johnston, IA 2010 – 2016

Leading developer and supplier of plant genetics to farmers worldwide

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt – Business Improvement Consultant

Lead a diverse team that concentrated on all aspect of field work that defined and prioritized all projects, drove yield improvement as well as efficiency gains that resulted in 32 million that was signed off by finance. Responsible for NA Enterprise production Business Improvement consisting of 6 sites; 2 in Hawaii, 1 in WA, OR, IL and IA.

●Implemented standard work, defined KPI’s for appropriate level and ensure alignment throughout the organization.

●Designed and implemented Hoshin Kanri within all 42 North America production sites to drive accountability and buy-In at every level.

●Trained and mentored 22 lean practitioners, 3 green belts and 1 black belt through certification.

●Lead Value Delivery team to increase OEE from 37% to 60% within 6 months.

Wells Fargo – 2008 -2010

American multinational banking and financial services holding company

Strategic planning analyst

●Defined projects that fit with strategic vision and constructed charters with opportunity

●Utilized my Black Belt to run numerous projects accumulating to finance signing off on 1.9 million.

●Standardized and laid out milestones for selling debt creating standard work that touched 5 different departments resulting in a 40% decrease in lead time.

HEWLETT-PACKARD (FKA Electronic Data Systems), Des Moines, IA 2004-2008

Worldwide provider of computer hardware, software, IT services and consulting

Operations Manager

Responsible for leading, directing and managing all related site operations to ensure consistently high levels of service, profitability and compliance

●Managed 440 distribution center employees, including mid-level managers and an offshore team, monitoring daily production goals, quality and inventory control inspection and an order and payment processing center

●Developed and maintained annual budgets for multiple business lines including prioritization, cost tracking, forecasting, monthly variance explanations, capital spending, and Sarbanes Oxley Act compliance

●Process sponsor for Lean Sigma Kaizen events

●Implemented Lean principles and designed standardized production, quality, cost, and safety processes

Lean Manager

EDS - Lean Six Sigma KPO Manager 2005 – 2007

●Experience includes Lean transformation in EDS in two EDS US Hub Sites.

●Received the Recognition of Excellence award for process improvement, and cost reduction in the EDS US Central Hub region for 2006.

●Facilitated over 20 Kaizen events and coached Kaizen facilitators on an additional 15 events.

Receiving Supervisor 2004 - 2005

●Supported all 2nd shift assembly lines and fix all inventory issues

Custom Made Boxes 2000 -2004

Start up business that serviced the United States

Operations Manager

●Drove company to double in sales and delivery for three years straight

●Designed site layout for new facility the second year when we outgrew previous site

Experience

JELD-WEN Inc – North Wilkesboro, NC 01/2017 to 2019

Continuous Improvement Manager

Du Pont - Pioneer, Johnston, Iowa 09/10 to 2016

Program Manager (Business Consultant) – Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Wells Fargo Financial, Des Moines, Iowa 05/08 to 09/10

Strategic Planning Analyst

EDS, Des Moines, Iowa 01/07to 05/08

Operations Manager

EDS, Des Moines, Iowa 04/05 - 01/07

Lean Six Sigma Manager

EDS, Des Moines, Iowa 05/04 – 04/05

Receiving Supervisor

Custom Made Boxes, Ankeny, Iowa 10/2000 – 4/2004

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Processes Improvement Six Sigma (DMAIC, with exposure to DMADV), Continuous Improvement (Kaizen), Change Management, Project Management, Critical Thinking Skills, Train the Trainer, Business Ethics, Diversity and Inclusion, Crucial Conversation, ISO9001, Team Building, Time Management

COMPUTER COMPETENCIES

iGrafx, Visio, Word, Mini-Tab, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, Comprehensive Industry Specific Project Management Tool (created by DuPont)

CERTIFICATIONS

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean Practitioner, Prosci Change Management

Education

Strayer University –Jack Welch Management Institute

MBA 2015

University of Northern Iowa

Bachelor of Arts Major: Psychology, Minor: Economics 1999

North Iowa Area Community College

Associates of Arts 1996

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