Al Aman

Experience

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  Macy's

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2006

  Industrial Engineer Group Manager/Project Manager

  Managed Productivity Department successfully by operating 35% below the budget every year. Utilized lean six-sigma methodology to streamline operation and reduce work redundancy, which resulted in a sizable annual cost savings. Defined and propagated best working practices for 12 departments and developed engineering standards. Built and reached consensus with practice leadership cross-functionally concerning process improvement initiatives and identifying problem areas. Implemented process improvement recommendations to secure positive results. Developed a new incentive payout program for hourly associates and supervisors to boost productivity. Teamed with Financial Manager to develop a sound forecasting technique. Interacted with Department Managers and assisted them with their workload forecast. Show less

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  Bredero Shaw

  Jan 2007 - May 2011

  Process Improvement Engineer/Sigma Black Belt

  Led sustainable process improvements and projects through the use of Six Sigma (DMAIC methodology, Kaizen events). Drove change and identified process improvement projects and programs to improve manufacturing and administrative processes. Developed and implemented an action plan for the deployment of all aspects of the Department's Lean process improvement program, including, kaizen, 5S and Design for Lean Six Sigma Events. Trained, Coached and mentored team members in the understanding and application of process improvement tools and methodologies. Show less

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  Air Liquide

  May 2011 - Dec 2013

  Process Improvement Specialist/Sigma Black Belt

  Overhauled existing quality audit program and developed a new quality audit system/tool to easily identify major infractions and created meaningful, useful statistical data and corrective actions to address nonconformance. Developed key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor operational excellence progress and identify non-compliant issues, and applied Six Sigma methodology (5WHY, Fishbone, A-3) to address variations. Trained, coached and mentored quality and process improvement team members in the understanding and application of process improvement tools and methodologies (DMAIC, DMADV, TOC, Visual Management, and Toyota Production System philosophy program). Show less

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  UHC

  Dec 2013 - Sept 2020

  Senior Systems/Process Improvement Engineer (Six Sigma Master Black Belt)

  Led multidisciplinary process improvement teams to provide systems engineering support in identifying opportunities, process gaps and bottlenecks to drive business and operational efficiencies in clinical operations and performance improvement, decision support system using data retrieval from EDW and data analytics, KPI development, Data visualization, human factors and ergonomics, and statistical process control. Drove process improvement and automation through cross-functional collaboration across all phases of the project lifecycle including all activities necessary to conceive, qualify, plan and launch a new process or solution to improve customer/patient metrics, financial performance and patient safety. Provided project leadership and training, defined scope of projects, performed business process analysis, proposed project resourcing, set deadlines, and used different project management methodologies and tools to monitor projects. Conducted Kaizen events periodically, implemented various process improvement/six sigma techniques to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, ineffective care, and preventable errors. Analyzed current process standards and metrics in order to provide solutions for improvements, updated and maintained documentation on process improvements and performance. Performed data gathering, root cause analysis, and performance trending in order to develop appropriate process control changes. Developed performance measures, constructed methodologies, and conducted statistical analysis to monitor performance results. Developed queries, retrieved data from EMR, created visualizations for problem identification using business intelligent tools (Excel Power BI, Tableau). Show less