Jana Jenkins

About Jana Jenkins

I drive operational improvements for manufacturing and transactional businesses:* Drive lean culture via corporate-wide lean operating model and leading Hoshin Kanri strategy planning sessions * Lead supply chain initiatives to reduce cost, improve OTD and quality by training and working at supplier plants * Led plant-wide 3P for change management for 30+ production lines and equipment, increased flow and productivity to free up minimum 30k sf for new programs, worked with facilities on CAP/EXP budget, implemented TPM for new equipment * Saved $50M during 3 years implementing Hoshin Kanri & lean methodology * Reduced OR Turnover time by 15 min allowing 1 more surgery per OR per day * Implemented Hoshin Kanri & visual mgmt/gemba *$90k savings on annual productivity labor via metrics automation * Educated & inspired leaders to enhance efficiency business-wide by organizing & leading first-ever Lean Week for 250 new-in-role Quality Leaders, MBB/BBs Energetic Lean Leader, MBB, and PMP with 20+ yrs experience with GE, WellStar and L3Harris Technologies. Hands-on leader who motivates & trains teams, deploys visual mgmt/gemba, and factory standards. Excellent at strategy planning for both manufacturing & transactional businesses. Strategic problem-solver with ability to work across all levels of an org and uncover ways to reduce costs, improve quality & engage employees in CI projects. Highly organized with transferrable skills crossing multiple industries. ISO & RCA certified. VOLUNTEER: Hands On Atlanta, Habitat for Humanity, United Way, volunteer at job networking sessions to help others find employment, FIT STEM group. TRAINING & TOOLS: DFSS, Shingo, Primavera, MS Office, Minitab, Primavera, SW programming, KaiNexus, Visio, QI Macros, QE Tools SKILLS: Change Management | Organization Development | Facilitator | Compliance | Standardization | Collaborative | Leadership | Influencer & Motivator | Performance Excellence | Lean | Optimization | Operational Effectiveness | Strategy Planning SEARCH: lean leader, master black belt, strategic planner, operations leader, organization development, mentor, motivator, influencer, energizer, team builder, trainer, quality, director, engineering, problem solver, business initiatives, PMP

Experience

1. Global Finance Lean Leader

   Ge Power

   Sep 2021 — Present

Education

• University of Maryland

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Architecture

  1980 — 1984

• Florida State University

  Master of Science (MS), Computer Science and Math

  1993 — 1996