Lukas Sugar

Experience

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  Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave

  Sept 2011 - May 2013

  PhD. studies (Renewable energy) - Chemical Engineering Researcher/Teacher

  - Programming in various software (MATLAB, Excel, Aspen Hysys, Access)- Experiments (Tar gasification, TG analysis)- Teaching: Material Balances, Basics of Reactor Engineering, Chemical Engineering Labs, Programming in MATLAB & Excel- Dissertation exam successfully passed (PhD. studies were interrupted because of offer from Henkel)

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  Henkel

  Jun 2013 - now

  Head of Quality, ISO and Continuous Improvement operations and member of senior leadership team for Henkel Global Business Solutions+ (GBS) Bratislava- Responsible for management & steering of local Quality and Continuous Improvement programs to achieve Quality Management Goals- Support strategic quality projects by identification and implementation, including concept development & stakeholder alignment- Support GBS leadership in effective steering of Quality targets- Responsible for management of local GBS ISO certification program and support each process towards ISO certification- Responsible for consulting & partnership with GBS leadership team to deliver strategic projects and achieve Quality Management Goals- Grow sustainable talent pipeline and foster culture of Quality and CI- People leader of one direct report and one part-timer Show less In addition to previous responsibilities:- Global GBS+ Leader of Design Thinking implementation- Global GBS+ Leader of Collaborate-to-Innovate+ Program- Local Leader of Continuous Improvement (CI) Coordinators Network (>100 members from each GBS+ Bratislava department)- Regular ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor - Global GBS+ Internal Audit- Admin of digital collaboration tools (MURAL, MOQUPS)- Steering of organizational and internal knowledge exchange initiatives- Leading and/or coaching global or cross-process projects and aligning these projects with GBS+ strategy- Leader or Member of various local and global working groups focused on employee engagement (Experts group) and exploring new Business Solutions- People leader of 3 part-timersNote: Till today Trainer & Coach of ~ 350 project leaders and sponsors (mainly automation and process simplification projects with saving ~1.5M Euro) Show less In addition to previous responsibilities:- Global Leader of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Framework & Trainings at Henkel SSC organization- Local Leader of CI Awards Rewards and Recognition Program- Provided LSS Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Sponsor, Agile Automation trainings and coaching/mentoring sessions- Developed & Rolled out of Global Tracking Tool for continuous improvement initiatives in SharePoint- Supported process managers to drive & deliver CI targets and compliance to CI gains reporting requirements- ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor Show less

  • Manager Quality & CI GBS Bratislava

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Manager Expert Quality and Continuous Improvement

    May 2018 - Jun 2022

  • Continuous Improvement & Quality Senior Expert

    Jun 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Continuous Improvement & Quality Expert

    Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Regulatory Specialist

    Jun 2013 - Mar 2016