Mike Fisher

About Mike Fisher

Lean Six Sigma Enterprise Capability Lead - responsible for program architecture, strategy and execution. As a Business Process Improvement professional, I have excelled in both the art and the science of Operational Excellence. Leveraging a grounded roots in operations, I have achieved an exceptional track record of validated results that have consistently exceeded expectations. This continued success in delivering in complex matrixed environments comes from several core principles I value: Never lose sight of the big picture by ensuring that the energies of resources are consistently aligned to delivering on enterprise level priorities. Attacking process improvement opportunities from an End to End perspective firmly grounded in the Customer’s point of view. Breaking down barriers of progress by modeling the behaviors and execution personally-Keeping my hands very dirty in the work.In addition to execution skills, I have also acquired an expertise in Program-level development and architecture. From operating as a Black Belt, a Master BlackBelt, and then Program Leadership in three Fortune 100 companies, I have lived and now architect around the critical components that make a capability successful. I have a keen understanding of how to gain traction and add immediate value through the skills of enterprise transformation. I have achieved success at the enterprise level by relentlessly filtering for “value-add”, business responsiveness, and business alignment. At this juncture in my career, my goals are to continue to leverage my experience and ability to deliver results to organizations interested in achieving “breakthrough” levels of process excellence.Specialties: Certified LSS BBCertified LSS MBB

Experience

1. Vice President, Strategic Business Integration & Continuous Improvement Whole Foods Market

   Amazon

   Apr 2020 — Present

Education

• University of Pittsburgh

  B.A. PRE LAW; Masters of Public AdministrationMBA, History, Political Science, Administration of Justice

• University of Pittsburgh School of Public and International Affairs

  Master of Public Administration (MPA), International Business

  1992 — 1994

• University of Pittsburgh School of Public and International Affairs

  Masters PMP, Public and International Affairs

  1991 — 1994

Skills

• Process Engineering
• Strategy
• Budgets
• Process Improvement
• Team Building
• Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Supply Chain
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Integration
• Data Analysis
• Six Sigma
• Black Belt
• Human Resources
• Inventory Management
• Coaching
• P
• Performance Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Change Management
• Customer Experience
• Merchandising
• Vendor Management
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• Strategic Planning
• Team Leadership
• Erp
• Retail
• Business Transformation
• Project Management
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Operations Management
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management