Teryl Miller

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1993

  Petty Officer Third Class

  UNITED STATES NAVY, Honorably Discharged• Stationed in Washington DC as a member of the Presidential Honor Guard and Norfolk, VA; fulfilling the role of command Master at Arms.

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  Guardian Industries

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2005

  Production Supervisor

  Responsible for the Tempering operations and support operations for three shifts consisting of 50 hourly employees and two salaried supervisors.

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  Barnes Aerospace

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Production Manager

  Managed 55 employees in a continuous work environment for the ceramics division.• Earned first Six Sigma Green belt for quality variation reduction• Assisted in all closing aspects of the division including benefit packages, assets transferal, liquidation of assets not transferred, and employment placement for employees not retained.

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  BECTON DICKINSON (BD) MEDICAL

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Facilitator, Supply Chain: Electronic Beam Sterilization/Warehouse

  Responsible for the Sterilization, Shipping and Receiving departments for a Medical Surgical division of BD consisting of over 30 personnel working twelve hour continuous operational shifts, 10 technical associates, and five direct reports.• Managed budgets in three departments including a key monument operation: Electronic Beam Sterilizer.• Came under budget by $200,000 for FY’07 for warehouse and sterilizations departments.• Led material cost savings initiative capturing $105,000 in savings.• Led scrap reduction Continuous Improvement Blitz for an estimated cost savings of $50,000. Show less

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  Meritor

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  MANAGER, Continuous Improvement - Lean Manufacturing

  Responsible for implementing Lean Manufacturing concepts in heavy vehicle systems plants consisting of over 2500 employees at three locations; oversaw Six Sigma Champions at four facilities.• Conducted 20 Kaizen events focusing on cycle time reduction, quick change over, inventory reduction, throughput increase and head count reallocation; savings over four months: $961,427.• Certified 10 Green Belt Six Sigma candidates; cost savings in projects: $1.39 million in FY’12.o Six Sigma Program Manager of 72 Green Belt and Black Belt champions.o Awarded Meritor’s Best Six Sigma Program in North America in 2012.o Earned Six Sigma Black Belt for endplay variation on Rear Axle line; achieved 2012.• Managed Meritor’s Employee Involvement (EI) program resulting in throughput improvements of 20% plant wide during the last two quarters of FY’12.• Championed an aggressive total cost reduction plan for FY’13, reaching $750,000 in the first two quarters; contributing to an EBITA goal of 14.6% and Labor and Burden programs of $3.4 million. Show less

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  Sypris Electronics, LLC

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  MANAGER, Production: Manufacturing/Military contracts

  Managed 65 operators, 12 test technicians, and six direct reports in a high mix, low volume manufacturing facility; primarily Defense contracts.• Responsible for six programs for the Department of Defense; including the Hellfire Missile and Excelis Helicopter Programs.• Championed two Kaizen, Lean Launch events improving production by 100% and quality from 68% to 82%.• Trained the entire work force, 500 people, including floor and front office, on 5S and Visual Controls.* Obtained a Secret Clearance required for position. Show less

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  Zodiac Aerospace

  Oct 2014 - Jan 2017

  Supply Chain Manager

  Managed 92 hourly associates, four direct reports, six warehouses and one assembly process for business unit.• Achieved 99.96% inventory accuracy in 2016; included over $1.01 billion worth of inventory and 892,485 parts.• Utilized Lean principles to transform office, assembly, receiving and warehouse areas to optimize flow and efficiency.• Achieved 100% on-time delivery of buyer furnished equipment (BFE) assemblies to Production in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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  Safran

  Jan 2017 - Sept 2021

  CI Manager, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

  Responsible for coaching and developing plant personnel consisting of over 1300 hourly and salaried employees in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma concepts.• Coached 6 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt candidates to certification for a financial impact of over $1.38 million in 2019 and 2020.• Lead and facilitated 15 Kaizen events for a financial impact of over $7 million in 2019 and 2020.• Completed Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification (LSSBB) for SAFRAN in 2019, including leading two Black Belt projects, one in Purchasing and the other in Finance.• Currently coaching four Green Belt candidates to be certified by end of 2020 Show less

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  Reddy Ice

  Sept 2021 - Nov 2023

  CI Director, Central Region

  Lead and supported continuous improvement initiatives for 19 manufacturing and distribution centers in the central region.

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  Watts Water Technologies

  Nov 2023 - now

  Global Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement