Shaojun Gao

Lead Process Engineer, Corporate Process Engineering @Southwire Company

Leading a portfolio of extrusion and finishing/packaging Capex (modernization) projects to expand capacity, driving a 5-phase gate review with cross function and plant stakeholders focusing on manufacturing equipment commissioning and hand off to sustaining operations teams. Coordinating process troubleshooting activities, documenting, and promoting process standardization. Identifying, implementing process and logistic optimization initiatives, achieving multi-million cost saving per year (headcounts optimization, sustainability, and re-purpose productive asset). Coaching and mentoring cross function team on Lean Six Sigma practice and principles, leading corporate process Center of Excellence activities and Lean transformation endeavor.