Paolo Chiappina
VP of Operations Americas @Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services
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WORK HISTORY
VP of Operations Americas @Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services
Buffalo/Niagara, NY, US
Responsible for P&L of Testing Laboratories and Inspection services for Consumer ProductsResponsible for the day-to-day operations of the testing labs and inspection operating units in the Americas continent including superb customer service, perfect quality of test reporting, quick response to test submissions, and the development of lab personnelDrive the institutionalization of Operational Excellence and Lean practices in the Americas labsAccountable for meeting all accreditation requirements of test protocols in the Americas CPS labsAccountable for meeting all management system requirements such as ISO ISO ISO 17025 in the Americas labsResponsible for developing business across the Americas continent to meet or exceed business growth requirements of BVEnsure the highest levels of adherence to BV business ethics codesDiversify the traditional business to pave for future growthTurn unprofitable business units into profitable ones
EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S, Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S, Industrial Engineering
ABOUT PAOLO CHIAPPINA
Leader for driving Operational Excellence using Shingo Prize model.* Leader for the deployment of Lean principles and practices in corporate environment and global operations * Integrate Lean and Management Systems for sustainment and lasting results * Facilitate Strategic Deployment efforts to focus resources and align the organization * Coach senior management * Implement Management Systems across multinational sites and corporate environment * Create and inspire Continuous Improvement culture * Turn principles and concepts into practice and actions * Assess maturity of Lean practices at organizations * Develop business strategy to grow profitable revenue * Develop new markets for business growth * Develop a Customer-driven organization to assure Value-added activities and focus * Perform honest Gemba walks * Turn around unprofitable businesses with focus, alignment, and lots of \"doing\"* Create Sustainable practices in own operations including community involvement, gender equality, diversification of the workforce, safe work environment, and the reduction of environmental impacts Specialties: Shingo Prize, Operational Excellence, Lean Enterprise, Management Systems, ISO 9001, Supplier Qualification & Certification, Environmental Management, Strategy Deployment, Quality Management, Six Sigma, Customer Satisfaction, P&L Optimization, Pull Systems
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