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Mike Micklewright is a results driven and recognized Continuous Improvement/Lean/Quality expert who balances driving quick, short-term improvements while building a culture focused on long-term sustainment and continuous improvement abilities.

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DRIVING RESULTS BY CREATING CULTURES

Mike Micklewright... OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT


Arlington Heights, IL 847-401-0442 [email protected]

Results driven and recognized Continuous Improvement/Lean/Quality expert who


balances driving quick, short-term improvements while building a culture focused on long-term sustainment and
continuous improvement abilities.

Motivator, while gifted at communicating with all levels

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

Integrator, of improvement systems Lean, Quality Management, Six Sigma

Demonstrated strengths include:


Leadership: Lead team of Lean, Six Sigma BBs and GBs, Quality (QC and QA) professionals to boost
throughput by 131% while experiencing sales growth of more than 40%.

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.

Core Competencies that Drive Results


Productivity Enhancement Lean Manufacuring
Lean/Kaizen Culture Cost Containment
Waste Reduction Mentor, Teacher, Motivator
Customer Satisfaction Processes and Procedures
Strategic Analysis and Planning ISO Standards
Organizational Development Quality Management Systems
Empowering People...Maximizing Performance...Enabling Organizations to Excel

KAIZEN INSTITUTE, INC. 9/2012 - Present


International Lean and Continuous Improvement Organization
U.S. DIRECTOR OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT and SENIOR CONSULTANT

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

HYDRAFORCE, INC., Lincolnshire, IL 1/2011 8/2012


Manufacturers of high performance hydraulic valves and electro-hydraulic control systems
Mike, this is exactly how I hoped you would fit in to our business structure when we first talked. I am very
pleased with our first years results. Please plan to retire from this company. You have been a great
addition.
Your talents were what the doctor ordered for HydraForce. VP of Strategic Planning

VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT


As a member of the Office of the President, created a culture of continuous improvement throughout the
organization by teaching and deploying Leader Standard Work, Daily Accountability Meetings, Visual
Management, Leadership, Root Cause Analysis, TWI Job Instructions, Value Stream Mapping, and Gemba Walks,
among other principles and tools.
Allowed for sales growth of more than 40%, while boosting throughput 131% and first time yield rate at test to a
record 99.4%.

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.

QUALITYQUEST, INC., Arlington Heights, IL 1994 2012


Privately held provider of business consulting, and system process / product improvement services.

PRESIDENT INDEPENDENT LEAN AND QUALITY CONSULTANT; PUBLIC SPEAKER; AUTHOR


Headed a successful independent consulting / training company. Served as Motivating and Dynamic Keynote
Speaker at many conferences and extremely popular Quality Digest magazine columnist.
Facilitated dozens of Kaizen and Value Stream Mapping Events and facilitated top management of several
Fortune 1000 companies in Strategic Product Planning Sessions, helping to launch successful new product lines.
Authored Out of Another @#&*% Crisis! and Lean ISO 9001.
Directed a VSM Team at a community college to standardize on invoicing process and greatly improve their
cash flow by receiving payments from customers 45% faster.
Directed another VSM at a motor assembly company that cut shop order errors 25%, reduced order
confirmation time by 50%, thus reducing customer complaints by 16%, and on-time shipments by 32%.
Increased material flow 40% for a valve manufacturing plant .
Fully developed a lean and continuous improvement culture in a multi-site PVC roofing company, leading to a
year of record sales, profits, while improving out-going quality .
Helped dozens of companies reduce their Documentation System by 5080%; made their processes and
documentation more user-friendly, effective and efficient.
Led more than 40 companies, from start to finish, to ISO 9001-based certification on the first attempt and
assisted countless other companies to do the same.
Trained thousands in Leadeship, Office and Manufacturing Simulations, 5S, TPM, Quick Changeovers, Lean
Culture, Mistake-Proofing, Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma tools, DOE, ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, FMEA, Control
Plans, Teams, Creativity, QFD, VA/VE, Auditing, SPC.
Developed New Innovative Products / Services including a very popular keynote presentation and
impersonation of Dr. Demings and Leans Principles, stand-up comedy, and training videos including BATCHIN,
The ISO Auditors Are Coming!, and Auditing Nuts and Bolts.
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SEAQUISTPERFECT DISPENSING, Cary, IL 1988 1994


Measuring and dispensing device manufacturers.

SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER / ISO COORDINATOR

SATURN CORPORATION, Troy, MI 1986 1988


Automobile manufacturer / brand, established in 1985 as a General Motors subsidiary, discontinued in 2010.

DESIGN / MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

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

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