About Maria V:
I'm passionate about helping people and companies succeed by engaging with those who do the actual work through Strategy Deployment, Full Transformation, or even small side-projects. There is nothing more satisfying than a successful redesign that has eliminated bottlenecks, over-processing, or boring tasks and equated to significant improvements for the customer and company. My strength is bringing out the best in people to rise to a new occasion, teaching them insights to their abilities and transferring measured improvements overall to culture and company goals.
I am driven. I believe if I set my mind to something-it will be done! (Maybe not always pretty or painless, like any photo of me at a finish line), but achieved! I also have a great deal of empathy and compassion. After having grown up with very little, I work hard to recall where I came from and be mindful of what others may be enduring. I am creative and curious by enjoying arts, nature and always learning something new. I am also proud. Proud of what I have been able to accomplish, my heritage and the greatest shining legacy known ,as my son. Humility is what I strive for most and being grateful to those who have helped along the way.
Significant accomplishments in my career have been:
Designing, implementing, and sustaining Organizational Strategic Plans, Operational Excellence, Exceeding goals of critical KPIs and Enterprise Lean Transformation.
Successfully working with international, mutli-facility, union organizations, board of directors and C-level executives.
Recognition as a motivated, hands-on leader promoting cutting edge problem-solving; comfortable operating at strategic and tactical levels.
Key skills:
*Exceeding Operations Goals *Improving Metrics *Lean Deployment
*Strategy Deployment *Sustainment & Accountability *M & A Management,
*Operational Excellence *20 yrs Lean Transformation *Employee Engagement
*Organizational Transformation *Mentoring-Development/Coaching
*Experience in high volume, back office, build to order, transactional, service organizations.
I have finished marathons, duathlons, biked and hiked 1000s of miles, coached basketball and directed a league, am a starving artist, taught myself several other creative skills, well-read, fiercely competitive and committed to my integrity.
Myers Briggs = INTJ.
StrengthFinder Results = Deliverer*Philomath*Self-Believer*Catalyst* Problem-Solver
Experience
Executive consultant – ALTATUDE Consulting, LLC (Previously MSP Consulting)- 2020
- Deliver best-in-class strategy deployment, cost controls, and forecast plans to senior management leading to successful restructuring, capital planning, streamlining M & A and operational efficiencies
- Design and implement Lean approach based on company culture and size resulting in more effective complex problem solving and B2B satisfaction.(one piece flow, poka-yoke, Kanban, tpm, 5S, Vis Controls,+)
- Deliver Kaizen results that are sustainable and exceed goals. > $5m/annually
- Full P & L Responsibility that has always stayed on budget and operating in positive financially
- Design organizational structure and Develop Leaders resulting in stronger executive accountability and reliability
- 40% on-time delivery improvement, and other KPIs, as follows
- Leadtime Metrics improved 40%
- EBITDA and Free Cash Flow improved 20%
- Enhanced Quality 30%
- Improved Delivery 50%
- Employee Engagement/Satisfaction enhanced 40%
- Financial Forecasting improved 25%
- Project Portfolio prioritization 100+ to 10 with full team agreement
- Effective Strategic Planning and Deployment-including prioritizing project portfolio, tiered accountability, communications cadence
- Effective Obeya Room Development Including each product line's progress to CQSDM, Technology, and cadence of room resulting in company-wide transparency
- Agile Leadership and Communication Planning developed company rhythms and effective communications
- M & A Management - governed and led accountability of key item achievement during process to close leaving teams verbalizing confidence in merge and tasks to be completed
- Designed KPI dashboards, tools, training programs and problem-solving action reduced meeting time by 50%
- Established a lean competency program creating globally recognized standards for lean practices, resulted as benchmark for achievements
SR. REGIONAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR GE DIGITAL 2021
- Designed GE Digital’s Lean Business System and organization resulting in transparent accountability and workstream flow
- Implemented the Business System including; daily management metrics, review and problem-solving cadence and agenda at, process to address KPI and CVD (core value drivers); implementing lean tools and training programs to enable PSR/action planning reducing meeting time by 50% • Established a lean competency program which ensured globally recognized standards for
lean principles and practices,provided a common roadmap for continuous improvement and workforce
development
- Managed Current to Future state VSM transformation plans leading to improved discipline and commitment to improve KPIs.
SR. REGIONAL LEAN DIRECTOR/ACOO, GKN AEROSPACE, BRISTOL, UK 2019-2020
• Evaluated and Briefed Regional COO on critical activities across 11 sites (700-1100 employees/site and
$300mil/site)
• Streamlined Workflows to improve consistency across sites
- Improved KPIs including 6%YOY conversion costs,
- Decreased DIO from 90d to 70d, DPO from 40 to 65d,
- Improved Employee engagement by 30%.
- Standardized work through Mapping, training and relationship/collaboration, level loading
- Spearheaded strategic plan with cross-functional teams and oversaw accountability
• Led teams virtually and collaborated to reduce significant WIP and hold cash through means of
supplier agreements, kanban, 5S, and improving MRB processes.
• Mentored minimum of five rising leaders in leadership, culture, lean, business acumen.
VP/SR DIRECTOR, FLIR, WILSONVILLE, OR 2018-2019
• Developed global Lean implementation strategy for company across three distinct business units and
multiple diverse products.
• Direct Reports 35-team totals up to 200.
• Developed Lean roles for each business unit; hired and led vision across organization. Result of
Improved cost, quality, OTD, safety, and morale in excess of $1million at each site.
• Spearheaded alignment of strategy and operating plans with executive leadership vision.
• Accountable to CEO for developing organizational change infrastructure and results.
• Led strategic deployment internationally for up to 4000 employees (all levels), positioned organization for
major investments and growth.
• Exceeded $3.5 million cost savings, WIP, working capital turns and defect reduction in first 6 months.
• Built shareholder/investor confidence through personal interviews quarterly for Wall Street Reporting.
• Presented to Board quarterly with recent results and upcoming plans
PRESIDENT/OWNER MSP CONSULTING, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 2005-2018
- Established independent consulting practice specializing in strategy planning, cultural and organizational change with clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 across several industries. • Led governance, cost containment of engagements while ensuring high quality and on-time delivery
- Trained and led hundreds of Process Improvement events resulting in millions saved in cost, quality, safety, delivery and morale. Examples available upon request.
- Aligned strategy and operating plans with executive leadership vision resulting in direct accountability • Developed and mentored all C-level executive change management skills, infrastructure, discipline skills, executing events & sustaining results.
- Implemented high-performance work team structures in both union and non-union facilities.
- Established dedicated Offices of Continuous Improvement resulting in focused savings efforts and ability to track improved cash flow
- Developed performance data dashboards for tracking and trending progress across multiple sites to execu tive leadership.
- Successfully led and managed strategy for up to 5000 employees (all levels), trained leaders, led teams of broad, diverse backgrounds, resulting in 50% or great results across KPs
- Developed customized training for poor-performing employees leading to improved engagement and mo rale by 40%
Education
MBA
MA-Organizational management
BA
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