Artagnan Ayala

Current

• President & CEO at Profit Force Consulting Group LLC

Past

• Director of Business & Operational Excellence at Premier Technology, Inc.
• Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Engineering Project Manager at ON Semiconductor (former AMI Semiconductor)
• Global Business Process Re-Engineering / Lean Six Sigma Deployment Champion at AMI Semiconductor, Inc.

• Principal, Master Black Belt, Solutions Provider at The AIT Group, Inc.
• Operational Excellence Specialist, Black Belt at Honeywell International
• Diversity Organizations Manager - SHPE at Honeywell
• Combustion Engineer at Honeywell Engines

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Education

• Arizona State University
• Purdue University

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Industry

Management Consulting

Artagnan Ayala’s Summary

A Master Black Belt with more than 10 years of domestic and international experience in the development and deployment of continuous improvement programs. Effective Leader with broad expertise in operations, transactional, and design business process improvement methods. Demonstrated ability to analyze business processes and develop strategies to directly impact top line growth and bottom line results. Results-focused Project Manager with a proven record of producing significant and quantifiable results. Innovative leader that thrives in highly demanding and fluid environments while remaining pragmatic. Articulate communicator with a talent for knowledge transfer.

Multi-Industry Experience: Diverse industry and functional expertise, including the Aerospace, Plastics, Automotive, Chemicals, Pharmaceutical, Consumer Products, and Semiconductor industries; both in large corporations and entrepreneurship.

Method Integration Expertise: successfully integrated continuous improvement methods such as Six Sigma, Design for Six SIgma, Lean, SCOR, and Project Management with each other and into the “company’s DNA”.

Leadership & Facilitation: Developed and delivered training materials for all levels, ranging from shop-floor environments to Executive Staff groups to fit specific needs and objectives. Sought-after resource for Risk Management, Strategic/Tactical Planning, Team Leadership/Collaboration expertise.

Cultural Change Management: effectively facilitated the cultural shift that accompanies the adoption and deployment of continuous improvement methods in ways that best fit the specific deployment’s
needs.

Artagnan Ayala’s Experience

• President & CEO

  Profit Force Consulting Group LLC

  (Management Consulting industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

• Director of Business & Operational Excellence

  Premier Technology, Inc.

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  May 2008 — July 2009 (1 year 3 months)

  Responsible to the business & operational excellence improvement activities for the company, with a focus on ensuring that best in class processes are developed and implemented across the company, with the expectation of having a significant impact on the business. Responsibilities include:
  * Executing the Operational Excellence strategy focused on reshaping, aligning, and training the organization to become a process-managed, world-class company.
  * Creating well-defined, business process models for managing the entire system of business processes within the organization, to drive continuous improvement activities and operational efficiencies.
  * Leading and coordinating business and operational excellence initiatives to institute quality processes, systems, and tools that will be built into all functions within the organization.
  * Developing a communication plan and tools to ensure customer satisfaction with business partners/functions.

• Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Engineering Project Manager

  ON Semiconductor (former AMI Semiconductor)

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ONNN; Semiconductors industry)

  March 2008 — May 2008 (3 months)

  Strategic project manager for the Quality organization. Responsible for all aspects of project planning, execution, and tracking of the projects assigned. Mentor to internal Black Belts and Green Belts worldwide.

• Global Business Process Re-Engineering / Lean Six Sigma Deployment Champion

  AMI Semiconductor, Inc.

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; AMIS; Semiconductors industry)

  April 2006 — March 2008 (2 years )

  Charged with the design and deployment of the global Lean Six Sigma program. Supported and mentored Senior/Executive Management, Black Belts, Green Belts, and Project Managers in the identification and execution of strategic and tactical projects that resulted in a return on investment of 10X in the first 24 months.
  
  • Developed believable and quantifiable methods with Finance to translate operational metrics into financial benefits.
  • Designed and launched New Employee Orientation, Yellow Belt Training, and Green Belt Development Programs in partnership with Human Resources.
  • Led Green Belts and Black Belts from the United States, Belgium, and The Philippines from training through certification.
  • Integrated Lean Six Sigma and Project Management methods into Worldwide Operations Project Councils to meet operational stretch objectives.
  • Partnered with Management in the identification and definition of project opportunities in alignment with their specific department goals.

• Principal, Master Black Belt, Solutions Provider

  The AIT Group, Inc.

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  November 2000 — April 2006 (5 years 6 months)

  Charged with leading client Lean and Six Sigma implementations and managing all interfaces with customers. Expert resource in Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma, and Supply Chain Management
  
  • Directed the re-development of the Six Sigma curriculum into a modular system
  • Championed the institution of the Thought Leaders Group within The AIT Group
  • Created new and customized curriculum and training tools for multiple clients
  • Delivered training, coaching, and certification to hundreds of Master Black Belts, Black Belts, and Green Belts through the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.
  • Led pilot projects within clients to successfully demonstrate the application of Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma in their industries
  • Improved the technical evaluation tool to better address client’s requirements.

• Operational Excellence Specialist, Black Belt

  Honeywell International

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HON; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  June 2000 — November 2000 (6 months)

  Directly applying Sigma methods (TPM, PM, FMEA, DOE, MSE, Control Charts) within the Pneumatic Controls Product Line to improve productivity, throughput time, product yield, field reliability, and customer satisfaction
  • Leading Green Belt teams working to re-engineer the Tempe R/O Facility processes. Awarded teams Green Belt certification at completion of projects.
  • Leading Engineering Green Belt teams working to improve the new valve development processes.
  • Mentoring Black Belt candidates from the Fluid Power & Space Product Line, supporting efforts to improve manufacturing processes.
  • Delivered training on various Six Sigma topics such as FMEA, Voice of the Process, Quality Concepts, SIPOC, etc.
  Estimated savings from all efforts over to $500K annualized.

• Diversity Organizations Manager - SHPE

  Honeywell

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HON; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  1998 — 2000 (2 years )

  Volunteer position - liaison between Honeywell International and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National. Responsibilities included:
  • coordination of Honeywell's participation in national conferences
  • communication of staffing needs through the SHPE network
  • coordination with other Diversity Organization Managers to ensure maximum coverage with minimum overlap
  • facilitation of workshops and events at conferences

• Combustion Engineer

  Honeywell Engines

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HON; Defense & Space industry)

  January 1996 — July 2000 (4 years 7 months)

  Acted as one of the department’s resident experts in Six Sigma, responsible for the infusion of the Six Sigma philosophy into design, test, and program management processes
  • Principal investigator for cost reduction program on 131-9 combustor.
  • Applied Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) in the development of the ASE50 Fuel Premixer and the Liquid Fuel Combustor prototype for the Parallon 75
  • Effectively applied Six Sigma tools (DOE, MSE, FMEA, etc) to validate manufacturing changes and ease internal customers concerns
  • Developed two new Six Sigma tool templates that became the standard for all new Honeywell Black Belts & Green Belts (Quality Function Deployment & Failure Mode & Effects Analysis).
  • Project resulted in projected savings of $325K for the year 2000. The results of this project saved over $800K in one year.
  • Delivered training on various Six Sigma topics such as SIPOC, Thought Process Map, Process Map, FMEA, and Control Plans.

Additional Information

Artagnan Ayala’s Interests:

Corporate Strategy, Lean / Six Sigma / SCOR applied to operational and transactional processes, Design for Six Sigma, Design for Lean, Project Management, Risk Management, Mergers / Integrations, Martial Arts, Consulting, Leadership, Operations

Artagnan Ayala’s Groups:

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, LeaderShape Institute, International Society of Six Sigma Professionals, Sigma Gamma Tau Honorary Fraternity, MESA International, Project Management Institute, Order of the Engineer

•    Executive Suite
•    Hispanic Professionals Networking Group
•    Six Sigma Professionals
•    Six Sigma Professionals ( SSP )
•    Lean Six Sigma
•    Purdue Alumni
•    iSixSigma Network
•    Six Sigma Certified Practitioners
•    The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
•    Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, & Lean Group
•    Six Sigma
•    Lean & Six Sigma Community
•    Advanced Innovation Methods (AIM)
•    Honeywell
•    Purdue Engineering Alumni
•    AlliedSignal
•    Global Lean & Six Sigma Network
•    Supply Chain Optimization
•    Operational Excellence
•    BMGI Corporation
•    Business Innovation Conference
•    Kaizen Trainer
•    Lean Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement Recruiting
•    Hardware & Software Design For Six Sigma

Artagnan Ayala’s Honors:

• Master Black Belt Certification - The AIT Group - 2001
• Black Belt Certification - Honeywell's Six Sigma Plus - 2000
• Honeywell’s Quest For Excellence Participation Award - 2000
• Green Belt Certification - AlliedSignal's Six Sigma Program - 1999
• AlliedSignal's Quest for Excellence - America's Vision Award - 1998
• AlliedSignal's Quest for Excellence - Engines Winner - 1998
• AlliedSignal Engineering Rotational Program Graduate - 1998
• Component Design & Analysis Director’s Award for Leadership in Engineering/Manufacturing Integration - 1997