VP Continuous Improvement in Chicago IL Resume Mike Micklewright
VP Continuous Improvement in Chicago IL Resume Mike Micklewright
Energizer, by convincing the ranks that they are the beneficiaries of a lean process
Mentor, of all management levels by showing them how their day will be more effective
Leader, of Kaizen team leaders and Six Sigma green and black belts
Grower, of profitability via focusing in on the end to end process and ridding the system of waste
Transformed department of Kaizen consultants to increase sales by 50% by changing culture from
one of just teaching and me focused to one focused on ROI, customer value, and the company
Increased Profitability: Saved $1M/year for a large food manufacturing company by eliminating ingredient
waste, while faciltating a Six Sigma team. Many more examples
Operational Efficiency: Led a high-level VSM team to cut throughput time 96%, reduce inventory 60%,
and trim floor space by 60% at a wastewater valve company. Annual cost savings: $200,000.
Improved Turn-Around Times: Led a VSM team to cut turnaround of Returned Goods from 182 days to
28 days, while reducing RG inventory by 75% and floor space by 70%. Annual dollar savings due to
quick response: $330,000.
Published author, accomplished speaker, training developer, motivator, change agent, mentor and
trainer: Esteemed for fully enacting and integrating the principles of the Toyota Production System
throughout entire organizations. Wrote, developed and acted in over 200 traning videos. Authored
Lean ISO 9001 and Out of Another @#&*% Crisis. Developed dozens of training programs. Spoke
as keynote speaker at many conferences.
Director of US Kaizen consultants and responsible for transforming the organization from one of coaching
and training to one of leading holistic transformations.
Increased sales by 50% by rebuilding team of consultants to one that is customer and company focused,
rather then me focused
Leading improvement events and cultural change for the likes of Shell Oil, DisneyLand, Mack Trucks, Philips,
Nokia, Vibracoustic, and PACCAR.
Master Trainer for Shell Oils Continuous Improvement Manager Training Program
Created strong relationships with suppliers where none had previously existed. Improved supplier quality and
interaction. Cut the overall number of rejects by 70%, formerly the leading supplier quality problem
Lead, taught, facilitated, and/or coached at least one Value Stream Mapping (VSM) team (transactional and
manufacturing) every two months, generating at least one more VSM per month from those taught. Oversaw
the training of 30 Six Sigma Green Belts and implementation of 15 projects, leading to record profits in 2011.
Coached a VSM team to increase throughput in secondary operations by 42% while streamlining operations
and reducing work in process inventory by 35%.
Standardized operations between two disconnected sites in the US and UK, while opening up a site in China:
Developed strong organizational ties between all sites and standardized improvement-related software,
processes, documentation, metrics, Manufacturing Engineering Standards, and training. Standardized and
reduced two lengthy Quality Manuals to 3 pages, cut the number of documents in some areas by 95%, and
overall procedural documentation by more than 50%.
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Broke down many barriers between departments and created a process-focused system oriented organization
(problem solving, accountability meetings, Advanced Product Quality Planning).
Mentored and taught dozens of employees and trainers, in the Job Instruction module of Training Within
Industry to improve on and standardize the respectful training of all manufacturing employees, enabling and
propelling unprecedented sales and employee growth. Mike, I can honestly say that you are the best boss I
ever had and I look up to you as my mentor. Dan Marquis, Lab Supervisor
Created and led daily customer complaint accountability meetings to properly address complaints and greatly
improve root cause analysis, actions, departmental communication, and accountability.
Developed Global Supplier Quality Assurance Manual to ensure consistency in supplier expectations, proper
needs communication, and a structured foundation for supplier audits and improvement.
Transformed the Internal Audit process to one that added value. Trained over 30 auditors at all locations.
Education
BS, General Engineering / Business and Theatre, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Certification
ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
ASQ Certified Quality Auditor
Certified Supply Chain Analyst
Professional Affiliations
Board Member, Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)
Voting Member for ISO/TC 176, the organization that writes the ISO 9001 set of standards