Colleen Soppelsa
Elevating human performance and technical ecosystems to drive autonomous aerospace & defense innovation across sea, land, air, and space domains | 20+ yrs exp Toyota • GE Aerospace • L3Harris Technologies
- Role
- Senior Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain at Stealth Startup
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Colleen Soppelsa
I integrate Continuous Improvement, Project Management, and Knowledge Management to architect high-performance systems that elevate human capability in advanced manufacturing. By simplifying workflows, eliminating waste and strengthening decision quality, I enable teams to deliver faster, safer and more reliable outcomes. My approach develops People as the critical advantage—driving cost avoidance, improving quality, and accelerating business competitiveness.CORE COMPETENCIES Lean, Six Sigma & Operational Mastery Continuous Improvement Facilitator Program & Portfolio Management Change Leadership & Organizational Behavior Data Fluency & Digital Transformation Acumen Strategic Thinking & Enterprise Vision Influential Communication & Storytelling Cross-Functional Collaboration & Relationship Building Global Sourcing Financial & Business Acumen Culture Building & Talent Development Adaptability, Resilience & Systems Thinking Languages - Japanese (proficient); Italian (fluent)AWARDS: Innovation (2022) on Bright Ideas Platform for \"Working Out Loud\"; Boost Award (2023) Onboarding Process; Ascend Award (2023) Engineering Collaboration. CERTIFICATIONS: LSSBB (Six Sigma Management Institute); CMMI Appraiser (CMMI Institute); PMP (Project Management Institute), SSM (SAFe Scaled Agile), CPSM (Institute for Supply Management), CPIM (APICS), CTL (AST & L); TPS & TBP (Toyota); Change Acceleration Process (GEA). PLATFORMS: Minitab, Power BI, Jira, Tableau, Cloud Computing, Mural, Miro, iObeya, Fun Retro, Aha, Rally, Smartsheet, Spotfire, SharePoint, Confluence, Adobe Creative Cloud, Zycus, P2P (Coupa, Ariba, Kinaxis), PLM (Siemens, Dassault Systemes), Oracle Product Suite, SaaS Delivery, Azure, ServiceNow, Google G Suite, Metabase, FullStory INDUSTRIES: Automotive, Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, Advanced Engineered Products & Systems, Investment Casting, Metal Injection Molding, Optics, Focal Plane Arrays, Sensors, Additive Technology FOCUS: Group Intelligence, Knowledge Management, AI/Big Data, Technological Literacy, Curiosity & Lifelong Learning, Talent Management, Creative Thinking, Systems Thinking, Strategic Leadership, Analytical Thinking, Early Product Lifecycle, Mergers & Acquisitions PASSION: To resolve the technical and relational failure modes of complex problem-solving within the M&A domain.
Experience
Senior Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain
Jan 2026 — Present
Education
Smith College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Literature
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business
Skills
- Supplier Evaluation
- Sourcing
- Negotiation
- Supply Chain
- Lean Manufacturing
- Supplier Development
- Quality Management
- Sap
- Aerospace
- Supply Chain Management
- Jit
- Automotive
- Strategic Sourcing
- Lean New Product Development
- Kaizen
- Contract Administration
- Six Sigma
- Supplier Negotiation
- Production Planning
- Toyota Production System
- Global Sourcing
- Spend Analysis
- Forecasting
- Contract Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Kanban
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Supplier Quality
- 5s
- Iso
- Process Mapping
- Purchasing
- Value Stream Mapping
- Supply Management
- Process Improvement
- Far
- Federal Acquisition Regulations
- Pricing
- Manufacturing
- Logistics
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.