Susan Lee Baszczewski

Experience

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  Genentech Inc

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Senior Manager / Program Manager of Operational Excellence / Process Improvements

  Directed executive strategic planning and managed the Project Management Office for world's largest biotechnology manufacturing site. * Saved company estimated $3 million in annual project overruns by establishing Project and Portfolio Management best practices. Maintained a yearly project success rate of 85%.* Produced cost savings of $1.14 million through creating a simplified Change Management process (process for requesting and implementing changes to the manufacturing process). Improved cycle time by 42% and first time quality by 30%.* Increased plant revenue by an estimated $25million by increasing operational run rate 30% and at the same time decreased plant costs approximately $10million by reducing the work force 28%.* Developed formal executive vision & strategy process which aligned the activities of the plant to the 5 year company strategy resulting in timely achievement of corporate goals.* Increased adoption of new processes and the resulting business results by developing a disciplined Project Management process that incorporated Lean and Six Sigma tools to obtain measurable business results. Show less

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  University of Virginia

  Jan 2011 - now

  Director, Process Simplification

  Working for Office of Vice President for Management and Budgets, the Director serves as a leader and consultant for improvement throughout the institution. The Director conceptualizes and implements the pan-University, strategic improvement effort and manages the daily operations.The Director oversees a variety of initiatives to promote continuous improvement and organizational effectiveness in administrative and academic areas. S/he provides project management to cross-functional project teams, guiding the work from initiation to execution. Show less