Andy Baker

Experience

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  Penske Logistics

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  Black Belt / Master Black Belt

  Leverage advanced training and expertise from GE Capital to mentor and lead quality improvement teams. As Six Sigma Master Black Belt, expanded working capacity of Black Belts and Green Belts to enhance quality on worldwide projects while implementing GE quality initiative strategies and tools. Heavily involved in the training and advancement of C-level executives to include Senior Vice Presidents, Senior Financial Analysts, and General Managers. Provide Quality support and strategic consultation for company safety initiative. Customer facing projects include, on-time delivery at Whirlpool Distribution Center in Ontario, CA and warehousing efficiency at Delphi-Delco in Los Indios, TX Show less

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  Tyco Electronics

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Master Black Belt (SBTI Certified)

  Achieved Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification through a rigorous 9 month program by SBTI. Developed and implemented a strategy for project selection that led to a minimum potential impact of $2M of cost savings through chosen projects. Facilitated multiple lean and LSS training events including Champion, Black Belt, and Green Belt waves. Served on the Corporate Six Sigma Steering Committee to develop guidelines for the selection of Black Belts and Master Black Belts.

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  George Group / Accenture

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Senior Consultant

  Directly responsible for successful Deployment Advisory of Continuous Improvement (CI) at Naval Air Engineering Station (NAES), Lakehurst, NJ and Marine Corp Air Station, Cherry Point, NC. Personally trained multiple waves of both Army and Navy schools; Project Sponsor, Black Belt, and Green Belts including commanding officers and executives at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD.

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  Ally Financial Inc.

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Enterprise Execution Project Manager

  Lead manager for the ground floor development and implementation of Business Process Management and Lean/Six Sigma within newly formed Ally Bank. Designed strategy, curriculum, and training program to accelerate associates’ ability to perform by giving them the tools and techniques necessary to manage change.

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  AmeriCold Logistics

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Director of Performance Measurement and Improvement

  Owner of the development and implementation of the company’s world class performance scorecard. Leader of key projects relating to defining, capturing, and improving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including “Perfect Order”. Key leader in customer focused events strategically designed to evaluate and improve customer experience. Participant in shaping and deploying enterprise wide Lean Six Sigma Continuous Improvement program. Lead Lean Six Sigma Instructor.

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  NCR Corporation

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  CI Master Black Belt

  Change agent responsible for improving all aspects of the NCR Continuous Improvement (CI) certification and training programs globally. Led CI community to achieve $140 million annually in benefits by managing the PMO in defining and maintaining project management policies, processes, and methods. Projects included development of strategy deployment processes to align policy with execution, and architecture of business management systems to include analysis of customer product mix to identify cross-sell opportunities. Show less

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  Thrush Aircraft, Inc.

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Director of Operational Excellence

  Owner of Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Training, and Metrology at Thrush, a manufacturer and global provider of agricultural and reconnaissance aircraft. Change agent to the organization resulting in the company’s implementation of safety and standardized technical training to reduce risk.• Leader of a high-performing team of 20+ Quality professionals responsible for driving repeatable processes in all levels of parts manufacturing and aircraft assembly.• Led Fabrication processes through to AS9100D revision. Served as Program manager for Engineering FAA certification projects. • Founded Thrush University, a learning management system using the open-source learning platform, Moodle.com to provide training, testing, and records for regulated compliance to quality systems. Show less

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  Sealed Air Corporation

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2023

  Global Director of Operational Excellence

  OpEx Leader for global branding and standardization of continuous improvement practices and competencies in over 100 manufacturing sites.• Architect of global Best Practice system with more than 1200 Best Practice validations from 53 global sites. The proactive sharing process across manufacturing platform groups resulted in over 1600 Best Practice adoptions and generated 59MM.• Facilitated and led corporate business and functional initiatives by applying continuous improvement and lean methodologies throughout the organization.• Personally trained over 600 Lean Six Sigma candidates (Black Belt and Green Belt)• Championed change management, drove the Lean-Enterprise culture throughout Cross Businesses, Cross Functional, and Corporate Projects. Show less

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  ARGO-EFESO

  Feb 2024 - now

  Director

  2024 - Management Consulting Services and Lean Six Sigma Training for multiple global clients within the Chemicals Industry.2018 - Provided Six Sigma consulting services to increase overall yield and operational efficiencies of a California-based diagnostic healthcare manufacturer. This targeted performance improvement will result in better patient outcomes and provide economic benefits to the healthcare system. 2014 to 2016 - Led management consulting services to various manufacturing clients in Australia, Europe, and North America. Dedicated to increasing client profitability and client/customer satisfaction through selective implementation of high impact continuous improvement methodologies. Show less