Matt Falcone

Senior Manager, Operational Excellence @QuidelOrtho

Raritan, NJ, US

Implemented digital KPI dashboard utilizing business intelligence (Power BI) with data pulled from SAP and other network sources monitor to track organizational performance around balanced Metrics with People, Quality, Customer, and Finance•Led facilitation of Site VP Leadership Team meetings composed of Directors for Raritan and Rochester Sites.•Drove strategic thinking around short term goals and long term vision into action•Created automated QR code reporting system to drive safety culture in alignment with EH & S KPIs; resulted in increase of ~250% year-to-date (January to July 2023) of hazard recognitions, contributing to over days without lost time accident•Led implementation of automated digital tracking of global survey results at all QuidelOrtho sites on pulse score of continuous improvement program•Utilized Microsoft Power Automate to streamline meeting and email reminders•Assisted Operations team with implementation of tiered management system creating organizational alignment with executive organizational goals•Increased participation from 46% in Q4 2023 to 77% in Q4 2024•Delivered instructor led continuous improvement training (QIC - QuidelOrtho Improvement Culture) to +200 operations and quality employees across all levels at Raritan, NJ Site•Feedback levels to training at 96% would recommend and found training engaging, at a 71% response rate.•Training KPIs reported up to C-Suite Organization (COO)•Setup and facilitated leadership Gemba walks within Rochester, NY plant, driving an improvement of safety culture, increasing Safety KPIs by more than 350%•Scoped out 3 month iterative Kaizen as Global Facilitator at Rochester Site•Increased Manufacturing output from 5.87 to 6.79 million units (16%)

Rutgers University

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

B.S.

New Jersey Institute of Technology

M.S.