Amanda Bullerwell

Experience

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  General Cable

  Jun 2004 - Sept 2004

  Product Engineering Intern

  Participated on Six Sigma Greenbelt project to optimize metal mix for ignition wire.

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  Accellent

  Jun 2005 - Jan 2006

  Manufacturing Engineering Intern

  Identified $1m in scrap, and recommended actions for reduction.

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  Textron

  Jul 2006 - Mar 2008

  Supplier Analyst for Textron Leadership Program: Integrated Supply Chain

  Championed two 6sigma greenbelt projects, resulting in $30 thousand cost savings from long term agreement suppliers, and streamlined event coordination for supplier conferences.Completed three 6 month rotations at various Textron Business units.Cessna Aircraft - Wichita, KS: Buyer Planner for electrical and mechanical commodity goodsGreenlee Electrician's Tools - Rockford, IL: Supplier Summit Event Planner, and Supplier Analyst Kautex Blow Moldings - Bonn, Germany: Logistics Coordinator Show less

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  Boeing

  Mar 2008 - Nov 2010

  737 Lead Industrial Engineer

  • Led production readiness initiative for Boeing Sky Interior (new 737 cabin interior), coordinating 100+ engineers, managers, and analysts. • Project included full scale manufacturing mock-up, and gated design reviews. • Accountable for large capital improvement projects, goal setting, shop budgets and forecasts. • Individually produced 1.6m in cost savings in 2 years based on quality improvements, flow optimization, and work standardization. • Led cross-functional teams for employee engagement, six sigma, and accelerated improvement workshops.• Determined capital equipment and resource requirements for 737 Wings Seal, Test, Paint, and Systems Installation (STP&SI) to increase production from 31.5 planes/month to 42 planes/month.• Coached individuals on project management and process improvement strategy. Show less

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  Labsphere, Inc.

  Nov 2010 - Sept 2013

  Manager, Quality and Continuous Improvement

  • Executed multi-functional NPI project that generated 2.7m revenue within 4-month period, largest project in company history. • Led building improvement project with internal and external teams: scope, budget, and schedule, layout, contracting. • Implemented automated quality management system software. • Coached company employees on change readiness and Lean manufacturing. • Fully accountable for quality system in North America and China, from daily troubleshooting to long term operational excellence. • Head of quality, manufacturing engineering, documentation, continuous improvement, and facilities.• Increased speed of resolution on customer complaints from avg 80 days to avg 45 days, through strategic project prioritization and project owner status meetings.• Identified $1000/month energy savings opportunity through occupancy sensors and lighting upgrades.• As Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Introduced lean principles (5S, continuous improvement projects) resulting in reduced lead time (from 30 days to 20 days) and increased on-time delivery (from 62% to 85%)• Responsible for standard product quality and performance improvement, cost engineering, product extension, new product development to manufacturing transition, packaging improvement, 5S and Lean team facilitation.• As OEM Product Engineer, Produced 10% cost reduction on high visibility product line. Acted as subject matter expert for OEM systems. Show less

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  Titeflex Corporation - Titeflex Aerospace (Smiths Tubular Systems)

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2016

  Engineering Manager

  • Led and coached team of 20 engineers, CAD professionals, and Documentation Specialists working collaboratively on customer projects. • Instituted Kanban workflows and visual management for engineering and CAD tasks.• Project Manager for multi-site ERP upgrade project: finance, sales, engineering, and production. • Sys Admin for DOCSTAR, implementing cross functional workflows for electronic records.• Integrated Siemen’s TeamCenter PLM software for NX model/drawing configuration control across US, France, and India CAD support sites.• Developed CAD support team in Bangalore, India.• Created KPI metrics for the organization Show less

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  Lindt & Sprüngli

  Jul 2016 - Apr 2018

  Continuous Improvement Engineer

  • Data analyst for high-volume production lines, identifying and implementing improvement projects with high ROI.• 1.2m cost savings year over year leading TPM, kaizen, downtime reduction projects. • Created SharePoint workflow for electronic signature routing of capital project approvals.• Developed automated OEE and Maintenance reports, across multiple databases.• Capital planning for capacity expansion.

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  DEKA Research & Development

  Apr 2018 - Jan 2020

  New Product Introduction Engineering Manager

  • Executed multiple simultaneous medical device NPI projects.• Created a stand-alone contract manufacturing company. • Standardized design transfer activities and methods across all projects.• Provided leadership to internal and external partners: hardware and software design engineers, manufacturing team, building contractors, regulatory consultants, and component vendors. • Held teams to aggressive targets and schedules, resolving problems proactively and collaboratively, using Agile and Gemba methodologies.• ISO 7 Cleanroom buildout.• ISO 13485 QMS development.• Staff onboarding. • Documentation: Operating Procedures, Fixtures, Calibration/Maintenance plans, Line Layouts, Workflows, Validation Protocols• Risk Management: PFMEAs, Inspection Plans, SPC plans• Quality Engineering: NCRs, Supplier Corrective Actions, Root Cause Investigation, CAPAs. Show less

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  Pegasystems

  Mar 2020 - now

  • Program Lead for as a Service Initiative: Operational Excellence for all Client Support, TSO Strategic Planning Implementation, and Continuous Improvement within Cloud Computing and Client Support organizations.• Enabling Transformational Leadership through Leader Standard Work, refinement of Communication Styles, Purpose-driven work definitions.• Key Programs: Engineering Organizational Alignment, Defined Roles and Responsibilities across TSO, Prioritization and dependencies mapping for inter-department work, Scaled Agile Deployment, and Process Mapping / Standardization. Show less

  • Director, Technical Program Management

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Senior Manager, Technical Program Management

    Dec 2021 - Aug 2023

  • Principal Process Manager

    Mar 2020 - Dec 2021