Gerhard Muenzing

740 Case Drive, Roselle, IL 60172

Phone: (630) 351-0721, E-mail gm93f5c8@westpost.net

Results oriented business improvement leader in all aspects of waste reduction i

n office & manufacturing. Trainer, coach and facilitator of continuous improveme
nt concepts and principles. Team oriented problem solver with excellent communic
ation skills and the ability to achieve results.

* Trainer for Continuous Improvement * New Product Introduction

* Lean Office/Manufacturing Implementation * Re-engineering
* Six Sigma Implementation * Bi-lingual: English/German
* Project Management * Business Analyst

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Muenzing Consulting 2009 - present

Executive Consultant for iCPS
* Train, coach and facilitate continuous improvement concepts and principles in
administrative areas to reduce waste and improve customer interface.
Littelfuse, Inc. 2004 - 2009
A $ 500 Million Electronic Component Manufacturer, Des Plaines, IL
Business Process Improvement Manager/Lean Office and Six Sigma
2007 - 2009
* Train, coach and facilitated continuous improvement concepts and principles in
administrative areas to reduce cycle time, and improve quality within the value
streams.
* Led Lean Office and Six Sigma training.
* Achieved multimillion cost savings as project manager for the following projec
ts: Lean Order Entry, Lean Quoting and EDI Error reduction.
* Leading and facilitating continuous improvement projects in global customer se
rvice, finance department, human resource department and distribution centers.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager/Quality Manager
2004 - 2007
* Trained 55 employees in the administration and operations departments in Lean
Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
* Lead a team of 5 engineers in waste reduction initiatives for a $50 million pr
oduct line resulting in a 50% reduction of internal defect cost.
* Led the product line transfer from Des Plaines to Philippines resulting in a $
2Million annual saving. Project included selection of new more efficient machin
es; training of operators, manufacturing, quality and engineering support.
* Created pilot program for applying lean manufacturing techniques to administra
tive processes.

Rockwell Automation 2002 - 2004

A $50 Million Repair Plus Facility, Munster, IN. - A Central Repair Facility e
stablished for rapid diagnoses, repair and
re-shipment of Rockwell Automation Systems (including components and devic
es from other manufacturers).
Operations Manager.
* Managed the daily manufacturing operations including shipping/receiving, repai
r/test and facility maintenance.
* Direct, facilitate and implement all cost saving activities to support busines
s unit's objectives and goals.
* Reduced internal turn around time for repairs from 12 days to < 5 days.
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Siemens Energy & Automation, Alpharetta, GA. - A $700Million unit of Siemens A
G, a world leader in the
manufacturing of automation and drives for industrial application.
1999 - 2002
Business Engineering/ Manufacturing Engineering Manager
* Supervised 8 engineers and directed 22 additional employees to implement bench
marking projects.
* Directed, facilitated and implemented all cost saving activities to support bu
siness unit's objectives and goals.
* Led project for international benchmarking and coordinating 62 individual proj
ects reducing material handling, productivity/quality improvements through the f
ollowing lean manufacturing methodologies: TQM, Lean Manufacturing - achieving a
cost saving of $ 2.4Million in the first year.
Siemens A&D UK - A $300 Million unit of Siemens AG.
Product Service Center / Overseas Operation Manager 1997 - 1999
* Planned, implemented and managed a new Product Service Center to service AC/DC
drives with quick feedback to early live failure team, which reduced the field
failure by 60%.
* Developed new technologies in areas of core competencies to reduce costs by 20
% resulting in two patents and rewarded with the Siemens Innovation Prize. Super
vised 8 repair engineers.
Overseas Operation Manager
* Directed all phases of set-up for low cost manufacturing facility in India to
assemble 5000 AC drives annually, including SMT, THT, final assembly and test, r
educing the manufacturing costs by 3%.
Cost Reduction/Value Engineering Manager 1994 - 1997
* Directed and facilitated all cost saving measures throughout the facility.
* Re-engineered the production process achieving a cost reduction of $5.5 Millio
n.
* Reduced material cost through Value Engineering by $1.6 Million.
* Developed facility load plans based upon capacity and sales forecasts.
* Directed 35 employees to implement re-engineering projects.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager 1991 - 1994
* Enhanced SMT/THT assembly lines with new SIPLACE equipment for AC/DC drives.
Siemens AUT/ ASI Erlangen, Germany - A $ 900 Million unit of Siemens AG.
Health & Safety Officer 1988 - 1991
* Established health and safety policy including environmental control process.

EDUCATION
Master of Science in Production Techniques, Heilbronn, Germany
Bachelor of Science in Welding, Stuttgart, Germany
Bachelor of Science in Health and Safety, Dortmund, Germany
CERTIFICATIONS
American Society of Quality - Six Sigma Black Belt
Project Management Institute - PMP (Project Management Professional)
Lean Manufacturing/Office certified, Kaizen certified
QUALITY PROCESS SKILLS
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Toyota Production System - Lean Manufacturing/Office
VSM, 5S, SMED, TPM, JIT, Kaizen
Value Engineering, Design to Cost