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CORNISH
11324 Bittersweet Street NW ~ Coon Rapids, Minnesota 55433
Home: 763-757-6217 ~ RPCornish@hotmail.com ~ Cell: 612-384-5486
NON-NORMATIVE PROBLEM SOLVER SEEKING INTERESTING PROBLEMS TO SOLVE
Over 25 years of eclectic leadership experience in a variety of industries. Spec
ialist in quality / business process development and improvement. Trained in an
d experienced in utilizing Six Sigma and Lean tools to maximize productivity, qu
ality, profit, and service to the customer. Creative, inspirational, a teaching
leader with a history of maximizing corporate resources.
CORE COMPETENCIES
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
* LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
* P&L RESPONSIBILITY
* INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT
* PRODUCTIVITY OPTIMIZATION
* PROCESS & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
* CULTURE CHANGE ARTIST
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
* SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT, LEAN
* ISO; QS; AS IMPLEMENTATION & EXPERIENCE
* CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
* SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
* STRATEGIC SCOPE DEVELOPMENT
* VENDOR MANAGEMENT & NEGOTIATION
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Precise Products Corp, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2007- 201
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A precision manufacturer of tight tolerance machined components and assemblies f
or the aerospace and medical device industry.
Quality Manager
Scope: Responsibilities include ISO-9000, AS-9000, ISO-13485 and NADCAP Quality
System maintenance with primary focus on customer satisfaction and continuous im
provement.
* Changed company culture by empowering operators rather than stress third party
inspection.
* Lead Six-Sigma team to reduce through put time by 44%.
* Reduced quality issue fire fighting by implementing advanced quality managem
ent software.
* Implemented basic Process Mapping, Kaizen Events, 5-S, FMEA's and Control Plan
s as proactive problem solving tools. First project resulted in a 150% increase
in profitability and a 300% reduction in defects.
* Reduced customer Defective Parts per Million (DPPM) from 37,250 to 275 and ach
ieved supplier of the year for 2009.
Auriton Solutions, Roseville, Minnesota 2000- 2007
Non-profit leader in financial crisis intervention counseling with eight office
locations.
Director of Quality and Business Services
Scope: Responsibilities include ISO Quality System implementation and maintenanc
e. This position provided leadership for the following departments: Quality Assu
rance, Customer Service, Operations, Human Resources, Business Development and T
rust Fund Management.
* Achieved first in the nation ISO 9000 certification for a financial crisis int
ervention counseling company.
* C0-authored a set of ethical standards as a supplement to the ISO standard for
the financial crisis intervention counseling / Mortgage Foreclosure industry.
* Developed training guides and auditor briefs for ISO registrar auditors to fac
ilitate their ISO audits.
* Obtained Six Sigma Black Belt certification without corporate assistance.
* Implemented customer service software to improve customer satisfaction.
* Introduced financial crisis intervention counseling to a major mortgage servic
er as a method to help them better manage their low and non-performing accounts.
* Primary consultant for two additional non-profit companies successfully achiev
ing ISO certification.