Experience

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  Carr lane manufacturing

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2000

  Cnc manager / programmer

  CNC Department manager and machinery programmer.

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  Seiler instruments and manufacturing co.

  Dec 2000 - Sept 2010

  Quality manager

  Quality Manager for defense contractor specializing in military optical equipment for artillery and mortar weapon systems. Internal organization of standardization (ISO) certified internal auditor and coordinate measuring machine (CMM) programmer. Developed training programs in GD&T, industrial metrology, and quality assurance methodologies. Ensure compliance to federal acquisition requirements (FAR) and defense federal acquisition requirements (DFAR) contract requirements. Collaborate with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and government engineering teams to ensure designs for manufacturing and contract compliance. Show less

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  Ab inbev

  May 2005 - Aug 2009

  Maintenace machinist
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  Zeiss microscopy

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Chairman of the north american zeiss user's group

  Chairman of the Zeiss North American User's Group. Workshop presenter.

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  Cmm quarterly

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Writer

  Technical writer, specializing in the use of Zeiss Calypso metrology software.

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  Danaher corporation - videojet technologies

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  Danaher business system leader

  Danaher Business System Leader and Quality Manger. Teach, facilitate, and deploy Danaher Business System to bring our plant to the top performance in all pillars of safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Coach plant level leaders and front line on DBS and performance improvement initiatives. Manage regulatory compliance and ISO program. Facilitate kaizen events at multiple sites. Collaborate with global sites in product development and continuous improvement. Representing Videojet on Danaher's Supplier Quality Council. Lead component development and deployment of supplier quality programs to all Danaher operating companies. Show less

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  Clayton corporation

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2017

  Quality, regulatory compliance, and safe quality foods (sqf) program manager

  Clayton Corporation is a global leader in aerosol valve and food packaging. Manage the quality assurance program and Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Level 2 certification. Managed SQF program as certified SQFI practitioner and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) facilitator.Developed performance improvement operating system, coaching leaders in strategic and tactical deployment.Clayton Corporation is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 21 CFR and Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO). Responsible for ensuring compliance to FDA regulations and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP). Integrated required Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements within the organization and supply chain. Managed business continuity and emergency management plan. Show less

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  Bitrode corporation

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Quality and lean program manager

  Bitrode is a leading manufacturer of battery charge and testing equipment for various battery chemistry. Responsible for product quality, testing. Developed and rapidly deployed business operating system in a business turn around situation. Lead executive leadership in performance improvement strategic development and tactical deployment.

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  Bjc healthcare

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2022

  Manager, performance improvement and project management at bjc healthcare

  Manager, Performance Improvement and Project Management for BJC Operational Excellence team. Starting with Barnes Jewish Hospital and transitioning to the Belleville and Shiloh Memorial hospitals. Leading executive leadership through strategic development and tactical goal deployment. Coach all levels of the organization in performance improvement and problem solving. Support deployment of BJC Healthcare initiatives at local hospital level, while collaborating with other hospitals for benchmarking and sharing. BJC We Care Trauma Aware Peer Support Program Manager. In collaboration with system peer support leaders, develop a collaborative peer support program playbook and operational program. Acted as peer supporter as needed. Served as planning section chief in the BJH / Washington University joint incident command center during Covid 19 pandemic. Provided Project management, business continuity and operational readiness support for planning, build, and operations of Memorial Covid-19 vaccination clinic.St. Louis Area Regional Response System (STARRS) hospital preparedness subcommittee volunteer. Show less

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  Aegis self defense

  Oct 2020 - now

  Co-founder / instructor

  Co-founder and instructor for Aegis Self Defense. Provide training in the proactive and physical skills of self-defense, violence dynamics, conflict communications, trauma awareness and crisis recovery. Trained in multiple martial arts and control tactics programs. Trained in Assisting Individuals in Crisis and Group Crisis Interventions and crisis management briefing facilitation through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.

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  The gund company

  Apr 2022 - now

  The Gund Company (TGC) is a vertically integrated manufacturer and fabricator of engineered material solutions (thermoset rigid composites, thermoplastics flexibles, elastomeric) in the medical, oil and gas, electric vehicle, transformer, switchgear, power electronic, motor, aerospace, food manufacturing, subsea and metals processing industries. TGC has 12 locations in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and China. Accountability for development, improvement, and execution of enterprise wide quality assurance, quality control, and continuous improvement processes and functional team members. Ensure taking care of customers through responsiveness and collaboration with all suppliers, functions, and training and development of our TGC team members. Show less In collaboration with team members, grow the global enterprise culture of continuous improvement, organizational development, and problem-solving capabilities. Deploy through execution of continuous improvement and leadership development programs, coaching leaders on respective continuous improvement priorities at local and enterprise level, facilitating and leading enterprise-wide strategic priorities.Develop and teach multi-level continuous improvement and leadership development programs. Develop and manage enterprise acquisition integration and performance improvement team program. Serve as TGC representative on the AME St. Louis Consortia board of directors. Show less

  • Senior Director Quality and Continuous Improvement

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Enterprise Director of Continuous Improvement

    Apr 2022 - Mar 2024