Fred Levko

About Fred Levko

PRODUCT STEWARD, LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACKBELT • Successfully implemented and sustained Lean Operating Systems at 30 global sites for industrial control, automotive, charitable, and healthcare operations. • Trained and facilitated shop floor kaizen teams to reduce waste and increase value. • Engaged Senior Management to practice Lean and lead the transformation process. • Accomplished engineer for project management, product design, manufacturing, and transactional improvements. • Develop and executed Responsible Mining Initiative program applied to achieve 6 years Conflict free compliance per Dodd-Frank and OECD Guidelines

Experience

1. Account Manager, Global Contract Manufacturing

   Smith Nephew

   Dec 2017 — Present · Memphis, TN, US

   Leverage our functional COEs to source & qualify new contract manufacturers, ensuring requirements are in place for a smooth transition. Ensure overall contract manufacturing capabilities are maintained, tracked, and aligned to current and future business needs.* Manage overall relationship with contracted suppliers. Troubleshoot production or process issues at contracted suppliers. Leveraging our internal COE functions, drive non-compliance issues to resolution (e.g. quality, functionality, packaging, etc.), developing clear actions focused on issue prevention.* Develop and maintain scorecards for each contract manufacturer (e.g. volume, quality, waste, cost, service, responsiveness).* Measure/manage all suppliers through agreed scorecard process Develop costing analysis and supply all required information to finance as required.* Ensure all processes handled by the contract manufacturers align to Glanbia internal procedures and expectations (e.g. warehouse, shipping, etc.).* Support NPD and other COEs (e.g. Tech Services, QA) by working as a key liaison with our contract manufacturers for activities such as trial coordination, pricing discussion/analysis, specification and capability alignment with each facility.

Education

• Oakland University

  BSEE, Engineering Science

• DeVry University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Operations Management and Supervision

  1978 — 1982

• Ford Motor Lean Institute

  Lean Enterprise

  2001 — 2002

• Emerson Corporate Training

  Lean Sponsor Certificate

  2007 — 2007

• DePaul University

  MBA, Operations Management

• Oakland University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Cohernt Optics

  1968 — 1972

• St. Louis Community College

  Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt, Center for Business, Industry, and Labor

  2011 — 2011