Brian Rotsaert

About Brian Rotsaert

Lean Six Sigma and supply chain professional with a passion for building a culture of continuous improvement. Experienced in enterprise-wide Six Sigma rollouts in both plant and corporate environments. Major strengths include: process engineering, planning and facilitation skills, coaching, mentoring, problem solving and leading change, project execution, leadership and analytical skills, training, process mapping and flow design with statistical and quantitative application, metrics implementation, and disciplined use of Six Sigma/Lean process improvement tools. Strategic, “big picture” thinker, results-driven, detail-oriented, adaptable, disciplined, innovative team player. Strong knowledge of Deming/Toyota/Shingo methods. Able to identify, lead and drive multiple projects while effectively and efficiently communicating results.

Experience

1. Lean Manager

   Parker Meggitt

   Feb 2020 — Present

   Accountable for driving acceleration of Parker-Meggitt\'s Lean Management System to achieve top quartile sustainable business results with focus on the cross-functional Braking Systems Product Group processes. This includes leading and facilitating improvement activities and delivering formal training to build capability in critical lean management system standards. Responsibilities include:• Conducting Maturity Readiness Assessments across both Operations and Business functions.• Working with site/function leadership to develop plans and drive maturity gap closure in support of MPS progression (Meggitt Production System).• Building Continuous Improvement capabilities across all organization levels to support Operations and Business Functions via formal and informal training (i.e. Yellow Belt, Lean Green Belt, Shop Floor)• Mentoring Green Belt candidates through project completion and certification.• Supporting the execution of the Product Group Strategic Improvement Priorities (SIP); working closely with the Executive and Product Group Leadership.• Managing and driving the daily use of core MPS/CI tools throughout the organization (Daily Layered Accountability, 6S, Standard Work, Problem Solving)• Supporting LSS tool set usage across the business• Facilitating and leading strategic level workshops and events, including Strategy Deployment and Planning (Hoshin Kanri based), Value Stream Mapping for operations and business processes, 3P/Cell Design

Education

• University of Dayton

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Lean Operations
• Quality Auditing
• Customer Focused Design
• Root Cause Analysis
• Business Process Improvement
• Procedure Development
• Project Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Training
• Continuous Improvement
• Project Planning
• Lean Manufacturing
• Leadership
• Change Management
• Management
• Six Sigma
• Warehouse Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Process Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Coaching
• Strategic Planning
• Process Engineering
• Strategy
• Mentoring
• Team Dynamics
• Logistics Management
• Lean Transformation