Haelan Group, LLC Consultant David Kwinn, Ph.D. Chesterfield, MO

 Haelan Group, LLC Consultant David Kwinn, Ph.D. Chesterfield, MO PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Examiner for the Excellence in Missouri Foundation based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria, Lean Transformation, Lean Office, Culture Change and Performance Improvement Assessment David’s has had a leadership role in process improvement for more than twenty years. He has led lean transformations and six sigma deployments in a variety of industries including service, electronic manufacturing, consumer products, plastics and healthcare. His clients have included SC Johnson, Orbis, ABB, Trinity Services, Inc. and Wheaton Franciscan Health. His process improvement projects have included improving compliance with state documentation requirements for care delivery by nurses and eliminating waste, improving flow, and enhancing the patient experience in a nuclear medicine department. Areas of experience also includes finance, engineering, diverse manufacturing, transaction processing, customer service, and quality improvement. He has developed curriculum and instructed classes in performance improvement for the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Business Excellence Consortium (BEC). As a member of the Excellence in Missouri Foundation, David was trained as an examiner for the Missouri Quality Award, based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. As examiner he learned the assessment process before and during week long site visits to determine how well applicants meet Baldrige criteria. David is a Lean methodology instructor, writer and coach with demonstrated track record in: • Promoting an integrative approach to process improvement that melds lean, six sigma and culture change for sustainable results • Energizing cross-­‐functional teams to generate innovative solutions to business problems • Completing assignments in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe, and in Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Fluent in Spanish EXPERIENCE David Kwinn LLC 2012 to Present Consulting in process and performance improvement Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) 2009-­‐2012 Independent contractor. Instruct, assess, develop curriculum for lean in manufacturing plants and associated administration offices. Multi-­‐plant, multinational clients. Publish articles on Lean in MSOE newsletter, Springs Magazine. EATON Electrical, Raleigh, N.C. 2004-­‐2009 Division of Fortune 500 multinational company Manager-­‐Operational Excellence Programs Implemented Eaton corporate productivity programs in plants and administrative functions worldwide. Lean Manufacturing: • Led worldwide program to deploy Eaton’s lean system after Eaton acquired Invensys’ Powerware Division in 2004. The two-­‐year program surpassed its savings target by 25%, and all plants exceeded certification targets. Haelan Group, LLC David Kwinn, Consultant Pg. 2 Guided the selection and training of Lean Coordinators in each manufacturing site. Delivered Train-­‐the-­‐Trainer classes in Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Standard Work, 5S, Pull, Continuous Flow, Error Proofing, Total Productive Maintenance, and Setup Reduction. Taught “Lean for Front Line Leaders” class to ensure buy-­‐in to lean at the shop-­‐floor level. • Facilitated teams in plant rationalization and re-­‐layout to meet cost targets and increase efficiency. Lean Office: • Deployed a worldwide Business Process Improvement program for office processes, which included training about 30 facilitators and tracking projects to completion. Events typically produced a 30% improvement in results. • Facilitated events in areas including New Product Introduction (NPI), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP), Credit and Collections, Human Resources, Financial Closing, Intercompany Accounting, and Order Management. Culture Change • Earned certification in the ADKAR (Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, Reinforcement) culture change process. Developed a focused one-­‐day seminar for divisional global operations leadership on change management best practices to improve business results. Business Assessment • Served as certified assessor in several internal audit systems that evaluated businesses processes and results to define areas for improvement. •
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INVENSYS, London, England 2000-­‐04 Multinational Conglomerate Director: Lean Enterprise, Powerware Division, Raleigh, NC Deployed Invensys’ lean program to Powerware plants in the U.S., U.K., Mexico and Finland. Eaton acquired Powerware in 2004. • Trained hundreds of people in kaizen and lean manufacturing and facilitated numerous kaizen events. • Earned Black Belt certification with a project that reduced Hewlett-­‐Packard's shipping time by 57%. • Trained more than 100 Green Belts and Yellow Belts in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Finland, and France. Coached Green Belts to complete their projects on time. • Served on Invensys “Invest” culture change team, which involved training in continuous improvement, action planning and deployment of lean and six sigma. BTR, London, England 1998-­‐2000 Multinational Conglomerate Business Consultant Consulted in the Change and Technology group. Plants manufactured batteries and electronic and mechanical equipment. EDUCATION M.B.A., Marketing, DePaul University, Chicago, IL Ph.D., English, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY M.A., English, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Woodrow Wilson Fellowship B.A., (Magna cum laude), English, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL CERTIFICATION Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner Six Sigma Black Belt, July 2004 Six Sigma Green Belt, July 2003