Burcin Tolu

Strategic & Inclusive Leader | Six Sigma Black Belt, Transformation, Continuous Improvement, Portfolio & Project Management, Strategy

Role
Transformation and Process Optimization Leader at United Airlines
Location
Chicago, IL, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Burcin Tolu

United Airlines benefits from over three years of leadership in transformation and process optimization. Leveraging Six Sigma Black Belt expertise, the team delivers measurable enterprise impacts by solving complex business challenges and driving innovation. Collaborating across functions, they ensure alignment with the company’s strategic goals while implementing data-driven solutions that enhance operational efficiency. Previous experience at Whirlpool Corporation included regional and global leadership roles in systems engineering and quality management. These roles emphasized improving cost, quality, and manufacturability while upholding best-in-class principles like FMEA and APQP. A commitment to continuous improvement and customer-centric solutions defines the work, ensuring sustained business success.

Experience

  1. Transformation and Process Optimization Leader

    United Airlines

    May 2022 — Present

    Responsible for leading a team of Continuous Improvement experts for delivering key initiatives consistent with United Airlines’s business plan, to innovate, transform, and solve complex business problems resulting in significant and measurable enterprise impact through the application of cross-functional business expertise.

Education

  • Michigan Technological University

    Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  • Purdue University Northwest

    Executive Masters of Business Administration

    2017 — 2019

  • FMV Işık Okulları

    Kindergarden, Elementary, Middle, High School

  • Michigan Technological University

    Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering

Skills

  • Proworx Nxt
  • Eagle
  • Microsoft Office
  • Autocad Electrical
  • Matlab
  • Thrsim
  • Unix
  • Fmea
  • Testing
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Plc Programming
  • Unity
  • Autocad
  • Automation
  • Iconics
  • Control Systems Design
  • Manufacturing
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Database Design
  • Plc
  • Engineering
  • Visual Basic
  • Electronics
  • Eleanor
  • Linux
  • Opex Six Sigma Black Belt
  • Pspice
  • Java
  • Mathematica
  • Quality Improvement
  • Concept

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