Sandra Birckhead

About Sandra Birckhead

I believe that organizations that invest to transform knowledge experts into leaders mature as enterprises faster than their competitors. With leaders able to leverage their expertise, organizations are able to be agile, innovate and develop unique and efficient business processes. The outcome is organizations with powerful brands, inspiring cultures, and increased financial performance.At CT3Lead, we enable organizations to implement their strategies, while minimizing risks, by Technical Talent Transformation and Leadership development. We take care of the what, where, why and how, every detail, so that you don\'t have to. I am passionate about lean transformations and developing engaged leaders and workers. I have over 30 years experience in leadership roles in government and industry. I have served clients from manufacturing, laboratory operations, and sales and marketing. My technical expertise is in Lean Six Sigma, Strategic Planning, Change Management, and Supply Chain. I am an ICF certified executive coach and a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt through ASQ.

Experience

1. Member and Executive Committee Member

   Xelle Ventures

   Oct 2019 — Present

   Serving as Screening Committee Co-Chair as part of the Executive Committee since Jan 2026 and a member since 2019. xElle Ventures is a for women by women angel investment group that makes loans to vetted startups of female founders, leveraging the vast experience of our collective. We are dedicated to creating women’s wealth equality though the funding of female founders and hands on education of women investors.We provide investment expertise, a collegial tribe of high caliber professionals and hands-on education so accredited investors of all experience levels can participate.

Education

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

  MBA

  1998 — 2000

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  BA, Biology

  1977 — 1979

Skills

• Capa
• Supply Chain
• Lean Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Technology Transfer
• 21 Cfr Part 11
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Business Process Improvement
• Sop
• Fda
• Quality Management
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Change Management
• Six Sigma
• Quality Auditing
• Gmp
• Business Strategy
• Manufacturing
• Strategy
• Logistics
• Quality System
• V&V
• Strategic Planning
• Continuous Improvement
• Management Consulting
• Change Control
• Coaching
• Quality Assurance
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Process Engineering
• Validation