Jay Watson 2135 East La Jolla Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282 Phone: (480) 820-0877
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Lean Enterprise Advocate - available for immediate employ
Process, industrial, quality engineering expert with leading Fortune 100 organizations. (GE, Honeywell, Motorola) Management style strongly emphasizes teamwork, creativity, and empowering people to accomplish corporate objectives and personal goals.
Held several progressive technical roles [20 years] with 5 years management level in:
- leading an organization through incremental change – Lean, Six Sigma (LSS)
- maintaining a track record of financial savings resulting from the application of business process improvement methodologies/ program/ project management
- developing curriculum and conducting training on CI methodologies (LSS)
- conducting and facilitating cross-functional Six Sigma project teams to drive improvements in supply chain, sourcing, customer service and operations
Professional History
Improvement Initiatives LLC (e-learning) Tempe, AZ2008 – present
Coach, Creative Director, Managing Publisher
Provide management and training services to clients in the areas of: Hoshin Planning, lean enterprise/ manufacturing, Champion development, project and program management, kaizen, performance metrics, Visual Factory, Mistake proofing, 5S, Kanban, supplier relationships, cost reduction, team building, and gain sharing programs.
Orbital Sciences Corporation (ORB), Chandler, AZ (2007–2008)
(Launch vehicle and Satellite Company with over $1 billion in revenues.)
Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager Managed Orbital Lean Enterprise (Toyota Production System) - with cross-functional teams integrating large scale cost savings and driving those through the Launch Vehicle/ Missile business unit. Implemented World Class Management practices to business processes; improve flow; Safety and Mission Assurance, defect rates, and cycle times.
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- Orbital continued…
- Led the Design-for-Manufacturability (DFM) business strategy team and provided input critical to promoting advanced development efforts.
- Led cultural change for greater value through waste reduction.
- Provided briefings to senior management including regular status reports and periodic reviews.
- Provided requisite resources, technical guidance, and budget to support divisional Operational Excellence (OpEx) activities. (i.e. improved IPT Drawing release process from 2 weeks to 4 days)
Honeywell Aerospace Division, (HON) Phoenix, AZ(via Manpower) (2006-2007) (Diversified Fortune 100 Company with over $31 billion in revenues.)
Lean Coach / Manufacturing Operational Excellence As Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) specialist, developed Lean management operating system (based on Toyota Production System) within local manufacturing plant performing Aircraft/ Aerospace repair and overhaul work content to:
1) Manage three Kaizen events a week w/ associated training materials;
2) solicit individual contributions through employee suggestions,
3) train and certify Lean Enterprise leaders to conduct Kaizen events.
Led and implemented annual plan via Standard Implementation Process (SIF) (Standard work, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Kanban, Set-up reduction, Poka-yoke etc.)
Developed reward and recognition/ promotional campaigns: "Tempe Tremendous Together" - Bulletins, Newsletters, Team recognition activities, Team member T-Shirts.
Results of 45 Kaizen events completed:
- (USD) $2.1 million in productivity realized (OTD, past dues, inventory reduction)
- 105 employees trained in Lean foundations
- Over 50 employee suggestions developed worth over $100,000 in cost take-out
Flowserve Corporation (FLS) World Headquarters, Dallas, TX (2004-2006)
($3B manufacturer of Mechanical Pumps, Valves, Seals, Actuators– supplying components to Oil, Gas, Automotive, Aerospace, Process Control, and General Industry)
Corporate MBB/ Division Manager – C.I. Process (Lean / Six Sigma)
- Identified and executed supply chain strategies, enabling the Corporation to save (USD) $20 Millionannually in direct and indirect spend, with appropriate improvement in the Corporation’s profit margins and cash flow.
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- Flowserve continued…
- Consolidated several N/A plant operations (Flowserve subsidiaries) and reduced costs by removing wastes and duplication of effort.
- Managed oversight of the N/A Business Unit production operation function including developing and maintaining common performance metrics – operating income, cash flow, on-time delivery, revenue growth, copq, cycle time, et al
- Reviewed and ensured that the appropriate financial metrics were monitored and that proper fiscal controls were in place to maximize cost savings.
General Electric Co (GE) -Operational Services(Consulting Group) (2000-2003) (Diversified Fortune 100 Company with over $40 billion in revenues.)
Global Operations Consultant (Lean / Six Sigma Master Black Belt)
Developed strategic relationships with targeted global Customer base in US and Europe.
Oversight of the Business Unit logistics function including developing and maintaining inventory through Lean acceleration i.e. – Kanban/ Flow/ Takt/ Pull/ Visual Factory et al
As Project Manager, discussed and determined client needs, from a business, human resource development, and technical perspective.
-Functioned as cross-functional matrix based team leader for DFSS/ DMAIC research, proposal development, manufacturing, quality, test, and project activity.
-Managed several Lean Six Sigma Black Belt projects worth over (USD) $120,000.00 each; led Champion developments through rigorous design review stage-gate process.
-Designed the four-month training program for internal Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification at GE. Received letter of commendation from Director.
Honeywell Aerospace Division, (HON) Phoenix, AZ (1998-2000) (Diversified Fortune 100 Company with over $31 billion in revenues.)
Project Manager (Black Belt) - Strategic Sourcing / Supplier Certification
Championed key Aerospace division supply chain initiatives: reverse auctions, product family rationalization, balanced performance indicators, supplier qualification/ audit programs, special purchase order conditions (SPOC)/ contractual flow-down methods.
Integrated large scale cost savings and championed driving those through Honeywell aerospace business units. Supported enterprise initiatives and developed global sourcing strategies with 31% total price point reductions for grouped commodities (fabricated assemblies, brackets, tubes, springs, and stampings).
Through multi-year long term contract agreements (LTA), insured suppliers were held accountable for meeting continuous improvement initiatives both from a strategic and tactical perspective including lead time reduction, flexibility to schedules, quality improvement, inventory reduction, and cost reduction on a year over year basis.
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- Honeywell continued…
Certified, developed,and improved suppliers through Six Sigma and Lean Methods.
Led implementation teams returning on average $2.2 to $1 benefit/ cost ratio.
Co-founder, Team Training Technologies Inc., (private) Phoenix, AZ (1988-1998) (Technical Training Service Company with over $1 million in revenues.)
As a Managing Partner, responsible for supplier/customer relationships (including scorecards, internal metrics, material development and inventory control improvements).
- Had primary responsibility for Marketing, Customer growth, and/or follow-on business.
- Responsible for financial performance in profitability and investment.
- Provided resources and estimates to support preparation of new business proposals.
- Led sales including initial contact and entry of prospects, coordination of sales
contracts, development of new campaigns; conference/ trade shows.
- Maintained on-going relationships with clients to continually reassess and support
organizational improvement efforts through key performance indicators (KPI). - Developed, delivered outstanding training and consulting for business and industry.
Professional Achievements
- Awarded CEO Quality Award, Motorola – Six Sigma training/ application
- Author, Lean, On Me Resource Notebook published by Improvement Initiatives
- Speaker, ISSSP North America conference – “DMAIC and the Teachable Hour”
- Created published by Improvement Initiatives
Education / Professional Development
Master of Arts, HR Development w/ Thesis: AdultLearningCharacteristics
WebsterUniversity (private college) – Webster Groves, MO
Bachelor of Science, BusinessAdministration
University of Albuquerque (private college) – Albuquerque, NM
Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB)
General Electric Company
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (BB)
SixSigmaAcademy