Ken Atkinson
Manager - Special Assignment Corporate Initiative to Improve Product Life Cycle Results @Woodward, Inc.
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WORK HISTORY
Manager - Special Assignment Corporate Initiative to Improve Product Life Cycle Results @Woodward, Inc.
Fort Collins, CO, US
Special Assignment to Improve PLC Results Across the Company – Selected to help lead corporate initiative to achieve lasting improvements in our Product Life Cycle (PLC) processes. Integration of Leader Standard Work principles (Andon, Gemba, Reflection, and Mentoring); custom Visual Management Systems, worldwide leadership training, and collaborative creation & documentation of new processes is demonstrating initial success with increased enterprise engagement and response time.
EDUCATION
National Technological University
MS, Electrical Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Master of Engineering - MEng, Engineering/Industrial Management
Colorado State University
BS, Mechanical Engineering
ABOUT KEN ATKINSON
Multi-disciplined Leader with broad-based expertise driving global integrated teams to exceed program goals and corporate initiatives._Education and Experience_Master of Engineering in Engineering Management, University of Colorado, 2009MS Electrical Engineering, National Technological University, 2004BS Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 199417 years of Mechanical and Electrical engineering experience20+ years Project and Program Manager experience_Certifications_CMMC Certified Professional (CCP)Project Manager Professional (PMP), Project Management InstituteAgile Hybrid Project Pro, Project Management InstituteSix Sigma Master Black Belt, University of Colorado/ROI AllianceQuality Systems for Product and Process Engineering, University of ColoradoQuality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2015 Requirements), British Standards InstituteManagement Systems Auditing (ISO 19011:2018), British Standards Institute_Professional Summary_Recognized leader in improving Product Life Cycle results through combining Lean and Kaizen principles (e.g. Waste elimination, Andon, Gemba, etc.). Coach and mentor encouraging more effective project and program management skills and techniques.Demonstrated successes in leading multi-disciplined, cross-functional teams in all phases of project lifecycles; from effective requirements gathering through sustainability with program budgets ranging from $50K to over $11M. Projects have delivered solutions to technically demanding customer challenges in IT, cyber security, electro-mechanical, aerospace, energy, process improvement, and Dept of Defense industries.
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