Steven C.

Bradt
Education: Doctorate Candidate: Manchester Business School (Distance)
Fellow: Manchester Business School
BA Economics: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Contact Information
434-229-0722
sb10aa68c@westpost.net
Summary
Doctorate of Business Administration Manchester Business School Worldwide: The a
pplication of Lean in Health Care
Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean expert based on the Toyota Production System (
TPS), Master Instructor for adult learning, Instructional Designer and developer
of competency assessments for Lean and Six Sigma
Adjunct lecturer for MBA and MSc on the application of Lean, Leadership and 6 Si
gma methods Manchester Business School
CAREER HISTORY
MainStream Consulting
20
10
CPI / MBB / Lean Expert Senior Consultant
Posted to USAFE HQ to build sustainable structures to support an environment of
high turnover and fluid missions for AFSO 21 CPI (Air Force Smart Operations for
the 21st century) Continuous Process Improvement method Ramstein Germany. Busi
ness Development and client liaison United Kingdom
Doctoral Research
2010
Research: Perceptions of Leans application in health care understanding the temp
erance of an organisation before during and after a lean initiative. Perceptions
survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SXZPFYB
Statistical research on the Financial Times MBA ranking structure for Manchester
Business School
Scottish Department of Health competency alignment project for lean methods acro
ss Scotland
Independent lean assessment for South West Trust in Northern Ireland (Research a
nd analysis)

Lean Sigma Associates, UK / New York, USA

2003 - 2009
Business educator working with clients in strategic development and supporting t
he tactical implementation of sustainable Continuous Improvement methodologies f
rom inception to delivery in the public and private sectors internationally. Pr
ograms are tailored to support our clients vision of success using value and dat
a based decision making and to be self sufficient over a 24 - 36 month period.
Emphasis is upon developing a flexible learning approach for the organisation su
pporting on tap resources which can be managed and deployed internally.
Short list of clients: National Health Service UK, Scottish Department of Healt
h, Virginia Premier Health (Insurance), Kaiser Permanente, Astra Zenica, MedImmu
ne, Allscripts, Mysis Healthcare, Office of the Comptroller US Dept. Treasury, U
S Nuclear Regulatory Commission, UNICORE Federal Bureau of Prisons Furniture man
ufacturing, Republic of Ireland, Publicis, Wolters Kluwer, Confederation of Brit
ish Metalforming, Avery Weigh-Tronix, Pressed Metal Products, Trelleborg, DHL, N
ational School of Government, National Grid, Networkrail, RR Donnelly, Huntingto
n Bank, Case Funding
Cap Gemini: Competency Development Lean Methodology
Private sector organisations: for developing Lean competency structure building
behavioural matrix, linking corporate competency expectations with Shingo Body o
f Knowledge and developing learning cycle to fit within Blooms taxonomy of Educa
tional Objectives. Additionally, building similar competency modelling to suppor
t the Lean proposition from a marketing perspective. Support change management a
nd regulatory constraints
Virginia Philpot Manufacture Extension Partnership (VPMEP) & The George Group US
A
3rd Party Support mentor >90 BB projects for Financial, Insurance, Healthcare, M
anufacturing, Transactional, Public & Private sector organisations: Support chan
ge management and regulatory constraints
Lead instructor for Lean Sigma for Service Black Belt, Lean Enhancement, Lean Si
gma Executive Overview and Lean Sigma for Service Green Belt
Various project savings ranged from reduced cycle times from 15% 50%, Cash and
P&L from $50,000 to $1.5 million, walking reductions of 25% - 50%, increased cap
acity 15% 40%, Loan applications approval time from 16 days to 4 hours
The National Health Service (NHS) UK
Worked closely with executive teams at various NHS Trusts to help develop Contin
uous Improvement strategies, which demonstrates the practical application of Lea
dership and CI tools and techniques. At present, various Trusts are applying th
is model as an on-going programme designed to address service improvements in cl
inical and non-clinical environments generating substantial time savings.
Department of Family and Social Affairs (Republic of Ireland)
Supporting projects employing Lean Six Sigma methods as a Master Black Belt and
Business Consultant within the Pensions Department augmenting the technology sol
utions developed by the modernisation programme. Building process and technolog
y relationships in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies within th
e department.

Avery Weigh-Tronix UK
Responsible for development and execution of global implementation of a Continuo
us Improvement initiative for Avery Weigh-Tronix a 800 million scale manufacture
r and service company primarily working within finance, retail, industrial, comm
ercial, and system integration.
Worked with Leadership to establish a strategic approach to the application of C
ontinuous Improvement which would be self sufficient within 36 month and improve
EBITDA by 3 percent.
Developed curricula emphasising a combination of Leadership, Lean and 6 Sigma to
ols, made all materials available on tap through intranet and local experts avai
lable to support projects throughout the organisation.
After 24 months of Project implementation the firm achieved attainable savings e
xceeding 4,000,000.
Service Master, Inc, Memphis, Tennessee
Master Black Belt/Master Instructor for $9 Billion Service Company and supportin
g Business Units
Member of the roll out strategic team focused on education and curriculum develo
pment for the Lean Sigma initiative
Developed and incorporated a Lean for service into existing IBM curricula
The Home Depot, Atlanta, Georgia
2002 2003
Master Black Belt Instructor/Curriculum Development for Six Sigma and Lean Metho
dology
Master Black Belt for the 6 Sigma Institutes roll out of 6 Sigma throughout The
Home Depots 1600 locations
Delivered curriculum to Black Belts, Green Belts, and Team Members. Supported on
-going instruction for Process Improvement using Lean and 6 Sigma elements. Lea
d developer/designer for Lean methodology modules
APBI, Inc, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2000 2002
Supply Chain Consultant
APBI Engagements
Supply Solution
Provided project management for implementation of real-time direct fulfilment B2
B service for tier 1 automotive suppliers (Tower Automotive, Faurecia, Delphi, T
RW, Getrag, Textron, Teleflex, Metezler Automotive, BTR)
Business process adaptation, supplier attainment, training, technical liaison
Business development and coordination for all implementation activities, interna
l/external
Developed Lean Sigma management training modules
Indian Motorcycle Company
Supply chain strategies (Interim VP of Supply chain)
Initiator for the introduction/implementation of Best Practices contained in the
Doing Biz with Indian supplier manual
Incorporated Lean/Sigma methodology within supply chain systems
Johnson Controls, USA, UK, Australia and Thailand
1996 2000
Tier 1 manufacturer and assembler for seating and interior components supplying
the automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) throughout the world. Rece
ived 2 Global Merit Awards for exceeding cost, delivery and quality targets usin
g Lean and Six Sigma principles.
Projects Manager, Melbourne and Adelaide, Australia; Pattaya, Thailand
Lean implementation: trained 250 employees on the JCMS methodology
Achieved Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
Cost Reduction Coordinator, Toyota Business Unit Europe (TBU), BurtononTrent, Un
ited Kingdom
Spearhead to meet customers 30% cost reduction target for new business using VE/
VA and product and process redesign techniques
Greater than 2,000,000 of annualised cost saving achieved over 18 month period f
rom supply chain.
Global Merit Award (GMA) recipient for Kaizen Events
Project Manager/Buyer for the installation of a new production facility, Burtono
nTrent, United Kingdom
Received the JCI Global Merit Award for exceeding all pre-production and postpro
duction goals for the Corolla launch (JCI & Toyota Motor Manufacturing United Ki
ngdom)
0-100-30 goal, 0 Defects, 100% delivery in the first 30 days of production
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION
ISO 14001 Lead Auditor Excel Associates
2010
Leadership & Coaching Intermediate The Fourton Group
2010
Doctorate of Business Administration Manchester Business School
2009 - 2014
Master Black Belt Advanced Course Air Academy / Infinitas
2007
Lean Sigma for Service (The George Group) Lean Sigma Associates
2004
Lean Enrichment (The George Group) Lean Sigma Associates
2004
Lean Simulations and Facilitation VPMEP
2004
Lean 101 VPMEP 2004
Design For Six Sigma Service Master 2003
Master Black Belt Curricula Service Master
2003
IBM Recertification BB course Service Master 2003
Instructional Design (Langevin Learning) The Home Depot 2003
Advanced Instructor Skills (Adult Learning Concepts) The Home Depot 2002
Basic Instructor Skills (Presentation/Facilitation) The Home Depot
2002
Engaging the Workforce, TPS Implementation Strategy NUMMI/GM Technical Liaison
Office 2002
Certified Black Belt (Six Sigma Academy, JCI) Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand
2000
JCI Leadership Institute Johnson Controls Manufacturing System 1997 2000
Standardized Work, Kaizen, 5S, Problem Solving, Quick Changeover, Constraints Ma
nagement,
Total Preventative Maintenance, Kanban, Error Proofing, and Value Engineering /
Value Analysis (VE/VA)
Advanced Program Management Johnson Controls 1998
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Johnson Controls
1999
Master Technician Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) 1997
Master Technician Mercedes Benz 1991
PRESENTING
2011 Presentation: Lean Perceptions in Healthcare Scheduled
Production Operations and Management Society conference (POMS.org) Annual Confer
ence Reno April 2011
Hospital Build Asia Singapore May 2011
2010 Lecture: Change the Harsh Reality: Manchester Business School MSc programme
2009 Presentation: Knowledge transfer using simulations at the annual Production
Operations and Management Society conference (POMS.org)
2009 Workshops: The application of simulations in Health Care: VPMEP Washington
DC and Richmond Virginia
2008 Presentation: Avoiding costs in credit control using Continuous Improvement
tools and techniques Lanyon & Bowdler
2007 Presentation: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
annual conference Doing More with Less: Avoiding the Big Squeeze Belfast Irelan
d
2007 Presentation: The Institute of Healthcare Management Lean Leadership in the
NHS
2007 Presentation: Lean/Sigma in Service Copenhagen Denmark Sponsored by Imenso
Consults
2007 Presentation: Health Networks: Lean in Practice (Delivering results in the
NHS) London
2007 Present Lecturer: Manchester Business School: (Lean Leadership & 6 Sigma)
2007 Article: Featured in Denmarks Supply Chain Management magazine Nov 2007 Lea
n and Six Sigma working together well
2007 Paper: Leadership, Communications, Engagement / Involvement of the workforc
e as essential elements in the application of Lean in the NHS.
2005 Founding Member: The Society for the Leadership of Change (SLC)
2003 Presentation: North Carolina State University Supply Chain Consortium Appli
cation of 6 Sigma in the supply chain
2003 Presentation: Research Triangle Park Supply Chain Consortium Managing suppl
ies using Lean techniques
2003 2006 North Carolina State University Guest Lecturer Various engagements 20
03- 2006
2001 Paper: Toyota V GM at NUMMI: The question of variability and automation 200
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