Madeleine Uible

About Madeleine Uible

If your plant keeps solving the same problem… Scrap returns, CAPAs stall and fixes don\'t stick.You\'ve probably seen this.The issue usually isn\'t your people or your tools; it\'s decisions made before the problem was fully understood.I help manufacturing and quality leaders find real root causes by applying the scientific method to plant-floor problems. That means validating data before acting, testing one variable at a time, and making decisions that hold up under scrutiny.The result:• Scrap reductions up to 25%• Investigations taking days or months instead of years• CAPAs that close and stay closed• Teams confident defending decisions with dataI\'ve seen plants spend years chasing root causes that were never proven.With a chemistry and manufacturing background, I know bad data can cost millions.Across chemical, polymer, and goods manufacturing, the patterns repeat:• Projects start before the real problem is defined• Six Sigma tools appear, but the data isn\'t trusted• Multiple changes go in at once so no one knows what worked• Teams get blamed for what was really a broken learning processThese aren\'t people problems; they\'re learning problems.How I workI bring a scientific method mindset to manufacturing through investigation facilitation and leadership coaching. Observe what\'s actually happening Validate data before it drives decisions🧠 Form hypotheses instead of jumping to fixes🧪 Test changes one variable at a time Learn, adjust, and build confidenceWhat changes:• Investigations become structured instead of chaotic• Teams test assumptions instead of debating opinions• Meetings get shorter because the data is trusted• Bandaid fixes are quickly recognized and revisited• The whole plant participates in solving the problemThis approach doesn\'t replace Lean, Six Sigma, DOE, or project management- it makes them work as intended.Who I work best with:• Manufacturing leaders tired of chasing the same root causes• Quality teams defending decisions with weak data• Operations leaders who want fewer fires and more learning• Plants ready to slow down just enough to solve the problemIf problems keep returning, the root cause likely isn\'t proven.Start with a Root Cause Discovery Session.Bring one investigation your team is struggling with.In 60 minutes we will:• Identify where the investigation is breaking down• Surface the assumptions driving conclusions• Outline the next test that would prove the causeYou\'ll leave with a clearer path forward.

Experience

1. Founder & Principal Project Manager and Consultant

   Uible Solutions, Llc

   Oct 2025 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

Education

• Denison University

  Chemistry

  2017 — 2018

• Purdue University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry

• Florida State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry

  2018 — 2020