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Catherine Le Roi

Catherine Le Roi

Denver,CO

Summary

Over 20 years of domestic and international experience in diverse industries, including Medical Devices, Software and Services. Strategic problem-solver, change manager and visionary executive with success implementing plans to meet current and future needs.

Black Belt, Lean and Six Sigma certified with extensive achievements based on strong analytical problem solving, process improvement and driving organizational change. Fast learner with the ability to see the “big picture” while paying great attention to the detail. Strong commitment to effective, cross-functional education and very adept at addressing a variety of projects simultaneously.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Co-President

Bellroi partners, Le Roi Consulting LLC
01.2016 - Current
  • Work with innovators, end customers and stakeholders to deliver new initiatives and drive adoption of new technologies.
  • Identified strategies for reducing waste and getting products efficiently to market.
  • Developed strong partnerships with industry leaders to drive collaborative initiatives and mutual growth.
  • Led projects with client teams (product development, market fit, best practice implementations, and change management).


Clients include Fortune 500 companies to startups


Senior Contractor/Consultant

Medtronic
01.2010 - 01.2016
  • Led a large-scale transformation project on product conversions. This resulted in a streamlined process in the field improving efficiency and effectiveness and increasing ROI
  • Facilitated "Lessons Learned" meetings across cross-functional teams for continuous process improvement
  • Created tools and implemented a streamlined process to drive organizational change
  • Collaborated with senior managers, field teams and product teams to identify best practices and implement improvements.

Operations Excellence Manager - Global Research & Development (Respiratory)

Covidien (Medtronic)
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Worked with multiple stakeholders and led global team to identify inefficiencies, reduce waste, share best practices, and drive organizational change.
  • Delivered lean sigma and new product development training at European and American sites to drive understanding of process.
  • Enhanced overall productivity by optimizing workflows and creating standardized procedures.
  • Analyzed factors impacting "time to market" by identifying root causes and increasing productivity in new product development.

Senior Program Manager and Certified Black Belt (Preemptive Services)

Sun Microsystems
01.1998 - 01.2007
  • Led multiple projects to drive adoption for new technologies.
  • Managed and facilitated teams across geographical boundaries to identify root causes, identify improvements and resolve customer issues. Led to increased productivity.
  • Established clear performance metrics for tracking program success, enabling informed decision-making processes throughout each project''s duration.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by implementing plans and meeting customer requirements during software focus groups.

Business Consultant (Mobile Telecommunications Division)

American Management Systems
01.1994 - 01.1998
  • Worked in all major areas on new product development: customer discovery, requirements, system design, system test, metrics, training and end user support.
  • Identified and implemented customer service requirements for large telecommunications client on-site in England and Sweden.

Education

Graduate Business Award (Prizewinner) -

Durham Business School, England
Durham, England

BA Hons Public Policy -

Exeter University, England

MS Marketing and Information Technology -

University of Color, Leeds School of Business, USA
Boulder
1991

Skills

  • Business Transformation
  • Customer Discovery
  • Change Management
  • Process Improvement
  • Project Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Client Management
  • Innovative thinking

Certification

  • Six Sigma
  • Lean Sigma (First in company)
  • Rotary international scholar
  • Rothmans Graduate Award

Specific Expertise

  • Customer Discovery
  • Business Transformation
  • Strategy and Development
  • Project Management
  • Process Improvement and Stakeholder Analysis
  • Best Practices Deployments
  • Client Management
  • End-to-End Testing
  • Market Readiness and Evaluation
  • Implementation and Measurement

Personal Information

Title: SENIOR CONSULTANT, BUSINESS PROCESS CHANGE AGENT, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXPERT, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Timeline

Co-President

Bellroi partners, Le Roi Consulting LLC
01.2016 - Current

Senior Contractor/Consultant

Medtronic
01.2010 - 01.2016

Operations Excellence Manager - Global Research & Development (Respiratory)

Covidien (Medtronic)
01.2007 - 01.2009

Senior Program Manager and Certified Black Belt (Preemptive Services)

Sun Microsystems
01.1998 - 01.2007

Business Consultant (Mobile Telecommunications Division)

American Management Systems
01.1994 - 01.1998

Graduate Business Award (Prizewinner) -

Durham Business School, England

BA Hons Public Policy -

Exeter University, England

MS Marketing and Information Technology -

University of Color, Leeds School of Business, USA
  • Six Sigma
  • Lean Sigma (First in company)
  • Rotary international scholar
  • Rothmans Graduate Award
Catherine Le Roi