George Robbins

About George Robbins

Energetic lean process thinker with solid project management, product launch, and operations leadership experience. Proven record of driving significant delivery improvement and cost reduction through strategy deployment and rigorous kaizen execution. Skillful at operations KPI management and creating followership through clear communication of vision, values, and expectations.If you\'d like to connect on LinkedIn and I don\'t know you, I respectfully ask that you provide some nominal explanation of why you\'re interested in connecting. Thanks!Specialties: Lean manufacturing, strategy, policy deployment/Hoshin Kanri, kaizen/continuous improvement, organization design, daily/visual KPI management, 5S, standard work, kanban, value stream mapping, APQP product development, project management, Six Sigma, Shainin problem solving methodology, game theory, negotiation strategy, labor union relationships

Experience

1. Executive Lean Leader - Imaging

   GE HealthCare

   Jan 2021 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US

Education

• Duke University

  BSE, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

  1990 — 1994

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  MBA/MEM, Operations Management, Finance

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Quality System
• Supply Chain
• Ppap
• Design for Manufacturing
• Product Management
• Kanban
• Strategic Planning
• Production Planning
• Game Theory
• Product Development
• Manufacturing Operations
• Fmea
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Supply Chain Management
• Jit
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Automotive
• Strategic Sourcing
• Apqp
• Six Sigma
• Product Launch
• Industrial Engineering
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Ts16949
• Kaizen
• 5 Why
• Strategic Policy Deployment
• Smed
• Problem Solving
• 5s
• Tpm
• Operations Management
• Cost Reduction
• Root Cause Analysis
• Engineering Management
• Engineering
• Organizational Design
• Manufacturing