Lean Manager at LeTourneau Technologies
Houston, Texas Area
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- Lean Manager at LeTourneau Technologies
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- Amberton University
- Mountainview College
- Mountainview College
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- Oil & Energy
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Scott McDuffee’s Summary
Lean Change Leader will work directly with senior management teams to identify, analyze, and solve complex operational problems dramatically affecting earnings, cash flow, and process quality. Will lead and direct process improvement activities that provide efficient and streamlined flow in any business environment. Develops and implements strategic plans, employee development, and Rapid Improvement (Kaizen) Events in collaboration with enterprise leaders. Develops real-time reporting systems and stand-up accountability reviews to analyze and improve divisional performance in core measures. Expect improved customer and employee satisfaction utilizing University of Michigan Lean (TPS) Certification.
Specific achievement includes:
• Reduced Division’s turnaround 90%, Work-In-Process 85%, floor space 65%, and labor 27%
• Responded 60% faster to customer order requests via Lean-in-the-Office visual management
• Used Value Stream Map / Kaizens to achieve 99% through-put improvement - Custom Cable, Florida
• Created sequenced visual replenishment for 4 hour turnaround vs. 3.5 days - Rosenheim, Germany
• Drove visual controls, standard work, daily accountability, and discipline to sustain improvements
Scott McDuffee’s Specialties:
Lean Enterprise Consulting
Operations Leadership
Culture Change Process
Lean Management Systems
Visual Factory / 5S
Strategy & Kaizen Facilitation
Employee Relations and Policy
Safety and Suggestion Systems
Mixed Model Value Streams
Plant Consolidate / Integrate
SAP Project Management
Heijunka / Visual Pull Systems
Supermarkets / Kanban / Production Authorization
Scott McDuffee’s Experience
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Lean Manager
LeTourneau Technologies
(Public Company; Oil & Energy industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Houston Based with Expansion to Longview - Lean Production System Design, Implementation, and Execution
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Production Manager
Steelcase
(Public Company; SCS; Furniture industry)
2007 — 2009 (2 years )
To overcome challenges with lead times, process discipline, and customer ratings, was promoted to manage and transform all plant manufacturing operations and lead major strategic projects.
• Led 150 people with $75M Sales while partnering to launch and integrate two new product platforms
• Directed multi-functional teams relocating plant core competencies anticipating $800,000/yr savings
• Executed Mixed Model Value Stream saving over $210,000/yr using Kevin Duggan’s process
• Optimized executive tables’ 70% space reduction with a 42% labor and 16% FPY improvement
• Used TPS Development model for project management benchmarking, integration, and structure -
Operations Vice President (Interim Role) - Brayton International, North Carolina
Steelcase
(Public Company; SCS; Furniture industry)
2006 — 2006 (less than a year)
During turbulent leadership times at a sister plant, chosen to stabilize and drive improvement initiatives based on collaborative leadership style, lean consulting engagement, and conflict resolution strengths.
• Directed 285 people with budgetary responsibility for $60M Sales custom premium brand furniture
• Freed up 45% of floor space creating model U-shaped cell and line-side water-spider replenishment -
Lean Promotions Manager / Consultant – Various Plants in U.S. and Germany
Steelcase
(Public Company; SCS; Furniture industry)
2003 — 2006 (3 years )
To drive benchmarking / best-practices, became internal consultant progressively with many plants as lean principles SME and culture change catalyst. Trail-blazer of lean-in-the-office initiatives.
• Collaborated with David Mann to refine tools and processes of the Lean Management System
• Trained employees and leadership progressively in TPS principles / led or facilitated over 150 kaizens
• Reduced turnaround 20 days to less than 2 days via pull, supermarkets, and production authorization
• Designed and executed supplier Kanban stock out protection and daily supplier deliveries -
Value Stream Manager / Superintendent – Metal, Weld, Paint, Fabric, and Seating
Steelcase
(Public Company; SCS; Furniture industry)
1999 — 2003 (4 years )
Relocated to turn-around challenges with quality, capacity, costs, and lead-time performance. During volatile demand including 2001 downturn, division became exemplary for process / performance.
• Directed 70 people in cross-functional Value Stream with budgetary responsibility for $35M Sales
• Freed up 65% of floor space through aggressive re-layouts, 5S, and linking processes via Kaikaku
• Achieved 27% labor savings using operator balance, ergonomics, and work station design via Kaizen
• Reduced WIP 85% by implementing Flow, PFEP, Heijunka, Supermarkets, and Production Kanban
• Sustained gains via Lean Management - visual controls, leader standard work, and daily accountability -
Employee Relations Manager / Senior Compensation Consultant
Steelcase
(Public Company; SCS; Furniture industry)
1996 — 1999 (3 years )
During hiring surge and zero tolerance policy implementation, promoted into HR due to integrity, interpersonal, and mediation skills. For lean transitions, orchestrated business metrics lean pay systems.
• Developed supervisor / employee expectations and responded to crisis and discipline situations
• Wrote policy improvements, developed training, and delivered / implemented new discipline system
• Led six Compensation Human Resources professionals covering 4,000 employees across 8 plants
• Implemented “flexible workforce” pay system reducing pay grades 79% and job descriptions 92%
• Drove communications and culture change initiatives for merger of two production facilities -
Varied Supervision, Training & Development, ISO9000, and Production Roles
Steelcase
(Public Company; SCS; Furniture industry)
1988 — 1996 (8 years )
• Worked with all organizational levels progressing from production worker to production executive
• Created Quality System procedures, improved FPY, and drove non-conformance corrective actions
• Created future leader core competency development and training processes for succession planning
Scott McDuffee’s Education
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Amberton University
BBA , Management , 2007 — 2010 (expected)
3.78 GPA
- Activities and Societies:
- Currently taking Microeconomics and Psychology of Adjustment
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Mountainview College
Management Certification (Assoc. Equiv.) , Management , 2003 — 2004
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Mountainview College
Certificate , Management - Supervision , 2002 — 2003
Additional Information
Scott McDuffee’s Websites:
Scott McDuffee’s Interests:
liberating human potential to provoke, innovate, execute, and sustain organizational effectiveness; cheering for my favorite pitcher in fastpitch; flyfishing and camping; writing about flyfishing and camping
Scott McDuffee’s Groups:
Move to Health Care (Graban) – Contributing Editor / Author
Lean Leap to Health Care – Blog Author
Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) - Member
Dallas / Fort Worth Lean Group – Member
Mansfield Methodist Hospital – Volunteer
Fort Worth Zoo - Member
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Psychology of Cultural Change - PCC -
Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Experts -
Lean Practitioners -
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Healthcare Management Engineers (HME) -
Healthcare Business Process Improvement - HBPI -
Toyota Production System Network -
SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers -
Lean & Toyota Production System Healthcare Professionals -
AME (Association for Manufacturing Excellence) -
Lean Manufacturing Network -
Amberton University Alumni Group -
Culture Transformation -
Lean and Green Summit -
Lean Enterprise Health -
DFW Consulting Network -
Lean Healthcare Texas
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Healthcare Improvement Book Club
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Lean Management Circle Chemicals Oil Gas -
Lean Insider
Scott McDuffee’s Honors:
• Creating a Lean Culture – collaborated with author David Mann on applications and manuscript
• Lean Manufacturing Certification - University of Michigan, College of Engineering
• Lean Supply Chain Management Certification – Association of Manufacturing Excellence
• Host of Lean Supplier Conferences, AME, SME, and various Lean Practitioners events
• Professional Speaker - Lean / Six Sigma, APICS, and NAPM
•Received the esteemed “Spirit of Innovation” William P. Crawford Award from Steelcase
• Development Dimensions International (DDI) Certified Facilitator
• Performance Consulting Certification – James and Dana Robinson
• Trained Corporate Diversity Facilitator
• Leading People through Change – Van Vleet Consultants
• Dale Carnegie Public Speaking Graduate – President of Class
Scott McDuffee’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
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