Work Preference
Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
Human Resources Functions
Software Portfolio
Timeline
web
George M. Mabry
Open To Work
Verified
This profile is verified using an email address.

George M. Mabry

Lean Six Sigma Subject Matter Expert
Crittenden,USA

Work Preference

Job Search Status

Open to work
Desired start date: Open to discussion

Desired Job Title

ConsultantChief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Operations ManagerWave PlannerSenior Manager, QualityProject Manager

Work Type

Full TimeContract WorkConsulting

Location Preference

On-SiteHybridRemote
Location: Cincinnati, OHLexington, KYLouisville, KYChicago, IL
Open to relocation: Yes

Important To Me

Company CulturePaid time off

Summary

Expert in lean management and process optimization, developing strategies to enhance manufacturing efficiency and product quality. Background includes hands-on leadership in diverse environments, driving significant improvements and savings. Committed to mentoring teams to foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational success.

Overview

1
1
Certification
35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Consultant

Self-employeed
Crittenden, KY
  • Implemented lean management practices in a six (6) hospital merger in Mississippi for Community Health Systems. Total of $19M in realized savings and over $40M in opportunity savings plus numerous system improvements. Led kaizen and leadership acceleration teams for pharmacy, ancillary services and physician services.
  • Implemented lean management practices in primary care medical clinics in rural Appalachia and inner cities. Specialized attention to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) with emphasis on the Patient-Centered Medical Home model. Improved efficiency of patient check-in procedure by 33% and reduced patient billing errors by 30%.
  • Trained over 1000 new employees in TPS within 12 months, selected by TMMK for expertise and experience gained from Japanese TPS sensei.
  • Trained supervisory personnel on the key components to problem solving, development of standardized work and use of value stream mapping to achieve results. Mentored upper management to engage subordinates through daily Gemba walks and core value kaizen events in a tier 1 discrete manufacturing setting.
  • Led projects with staff in multi-store dealership. Improvement activities included Value Stream Management (VSM), 5S, Standardized Work development and various other lean initiatives.
  • Evaluated and diagnosed production line processes for an automotive OEM, focusing on interior overhead systems and suspension assemblies.
  • Oversaw management of union employees and coordinated parts retrofit operations, pre-shipment testing, and inventory control for 2022 model launch at U.S. H-D manufacturing facility in York, PA.
  • Assessed facilities, workflow, and waste streams for Can-Am recreational vehicle manufacturer, identifying areas for operational improvement.

CEO

Property Management Company
Lexington, KY
  • Grew business from zero doors to over 100, representing owner clients across 20 states and five foreign countries without acquisitions.
  • Supervised 1099 independent contractors, ensuring quality service delivery and compliance with operational standards.
  • Processed receipts and disbursements exceeding $3 million annually while maintaining lean staffing through temporary agents and 1099 independent contractors.
  • Administered the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, also known as Section 8, for qualifying tenants and directed the Fannie Mae Relocation Assistance Program for borrowers in default across all 120 counties in Kentucky.
  • Maintenance costs to landlords for repair and refurbishment were kept to a minimum through competitive vendor negotiations and a zero-maintenance markup policy.
  • Maintained low overhead with zero tangible assets and frugal expenditures for necessary accommodations.
  • Principal responsibilities included execution of tenant contracts, collection of rent; administration of terms of contracts up to and including eviction; enforced bylaws, ordinances, and laws set by governments, housing authorities, and homeowner associations (HOA); settling disputes between tenant-clients and neighbors and/or regulatory agencies.
  • Management company catering to absentee landlords of residential single-family homes, multi-unit living complexes and home owner association (HOA) properties over eight (8) county territory in central Kentucky.

Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Erlanger, KY
  • Directed project management and start-up of operations for the North American Shipping Quality Audit, previously centralized in Japan. Benchmark audit results became a global corporate Key Performance Indicator (KPI). Managed a cadre of Certified Auditors who performed periodic independent evaluations of all 11 vehicle manufacturing lines in North America to ensure compliance with global quality standards.
  • Directed more than 350 corporate shipping quality audits over seven year period during which average nonconformance Issues Per Vehicle (IPV) declined by 79%. (Continuous Improvement)
  • Interfaced with management at all levels, including plant president, to update and initiate strategic quality improvement plans.
  • Led benchmarking with European and Japanese counterparts to standardize global standards for paint quality.
  • Initiated and served as Champion of Jikotei Kanketsu (JKK)—translated as 'Built in Quality with Ownership' —implementation for North American Quality Division.
  • Increased consistency of product by standardizing audit methodology and promoting yokoten for best practices across North American plants.
  • Developed cross-training system with plant manufacturing team members to support SQA team at audit sites, increasing qualified auditors without additional staffing.
  • Trained and mentored Quality Division personnel on 250+ individual JKK themes using Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, and FMEA. Managed 16 presentation forums to promote JKK, establishing a benchmark for other TEMA divisions.
  • NA manufacturing headquarters for quality, finance, production control, and production engineering within the U.S., Canada, Mexico.

Project Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Erlanger, KY
  • Project Manager for 60K square foot lab expansion and installation of two new testing technologies on time and under budget. Held title concurrently with Manager of Lab Operations, North American Quality Assurance.
  • Led start-up and ongoing operations for North American centralized engineering component reliability and raw materials laboratory. Supervised engineers, technicians, and contractors while directing metallurgical analysis, chemical testing, and component part analysis to ensure comprehensive reliability assessments. Centralized tier one supplier testing to improve efficiency and oversight.
  • Reported directly to VP of North American Quality Division. Held title concurrently with Manager of Quality Engineering and North American Shipping Quality Audit.
  • Saved $400K annually by centralizing raw materials testing, eliminating repetitious shipments of HAZMAT raw material samples.
  • Enhanced processing efficiency by 30% and significantly decreased ergonomic impacts to line operators by spearheading introduction of systemic improvements for warranty parts processing.
  • Coordinated functions at North American manufacturing headquarters to ensure alignment across quality, finance, production control, and production engineering, enhancing overall operational effectiveness.

Quality Engineering Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Erlanger, KY
  • Directed Component Reliability Section for over 30 model launches, focusing on new model launch support via static bench testing of functional components. Audited supplier testing capabilities and field component improvements. Collaborated with suppliers and Toyota North American Quality Engineering across all vehicle manufacturing plants.
  • Interfaced with critical suppliers to streamline production through work cell development and line leveling. Managed equipment and facilities and developed documentation, SOPs, change notifications, CAPA, and metrics for executive review.
  • Led cross-functional engineering team to solve problems using Six Sigma data analysis, FMEA, link charting, value stream mapping, and Kaizen. Developed SMEs to achieve synergy.
  • Reduced equipment downtime by over 40% by designing predictive and preventative maintenance programs.
  • Achieved 1468 consecutive days in Quality Division without an OSHA recordable or lost time incident by establishing inaugural Safety Task Force and Safe Work Initiative (SWI). Milestone became a benchmark for future safety initiatives.
  • NA manufacturing headquarters for quality, finance, production control, and production engineering within the U.S., Canada, Mexico.

Wave Planner

Levi Strauss & Company (LS&C)
Hebron, KY
11.2022 - Current
  • Managed wave execution processes, enhancing workflow efficiency and accuracy.
  • Developed wave plans that streamlined product flow in manufacturing operations.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align production schedules with inventory levels.
  • Analyzed data from various sources to identify strategies for enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Calculated statistical data to assess correlation between operator error, units processed, and hours worked.
  • Daily quarter x quarter analysis of production.

Education

Master of Science - Industrial Organizational Psychology

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Master of Business Administration -

Regis University
Denver, CO

Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Biology

Murray State University
Murray, KY

Skills

  • Six Sigma Green Belt
  • Production Scheduling
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Process Mapping
  • Project Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Six Sigma
  • Quality Control
  • Quality Assurance
  • FMEA
  • DMAIC
  • Kaizen
  • Performance metrics
  • Compliance Monitoring
  • Cost Control
  • Change Point Management
  • OEE
  • New Product Introduction
  • Plant floor expertise
  • Operational Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Cross-functional teamwork
  • Project coordination
  • Workforce Management
  • Employee training
  • New hire training
  • Coaching
  • Performance evaluations
  • Problem resolution
  • Problem solving
  • Performance improvement
  • Strategic Planning
  • Strategic Deployment
  • Team collaboration
  • Multitasking skills
  • Supply Chain Coordination
  • Management
  • Decision analysis
  • Priority management
  • Production support
  • Performance evaluations
  • Multitasking skills
  • Performance improvement
  • Strategic Planning
  • Supply Chain Coordination
  • Problem resolution
  • Decision analysis

Affiliations

  • New Perceptions Incorporated
  • NPI & Rising Star Studios Merger Task Force
  • Kentucky Center for Performance Excellence
  • American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Certification

  • Six Sigma Green Belt
  • Jikotei-Kanketsu (JKK) Champion, Built In Quality with Ownership
  • Certified Toyota 8-Step Method of Strategic Problem-Solving Sensei
  • Total Quality Management (TQM), Using Six Sigma to Implement TQM
  • Toyota Business Practices (TBP), Global Problem-Solving Tools
  • Floor Management Development System (FMDS),
  • Hoshin Karni Development
  • Effective Communications and Human Relations/Skills for Success, Dale Carnegie
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Human Resources Functions

  • Hired employees (Conducted 300+ interviews)
  • Served as staffing coordinator at various stops
  • Assessed and delivered hundreds of Performance Evaluations
  • Led corrective action conferences
  • Performed salary and bonus assessments
  • Designed and carried out Performance Improvement Plans

Software Portfolio

  • Microsoft Project
  • MS Visio
  • MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT)

Timeline

Wave Planner

Levi Strauss & Company (LS&C)
11.2022 - Current

Consultant

Self-employeed

CEO

Property Management Company

Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing

Project Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing

Quality Engineering Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing

Master of Science - Industrial Organizational Psychology

Northern Kentucky University

Master of Business Administration -

Regis University

Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Biology

Murray State University

Similar Profiles

  • BETH PROVOSTBETH PROVOST

    Senior Account Consultant/Project Consultant (Mid-Market) at TeleCheckSenior Account Consultant/Project Consultant (Mid-Market) at TeleCheck

  • ANISAH TALIBANISAH TALIB

    Lead Business Consultant at Hythe Marine Services ltd.Lead Business Consultant at Hythe Marine Services ltd.

  • Rahul WaghmareRahul Waghmare

    Automation Engineer and Delta V Consultant at ModernaAutomation Engineer and Delta V Consultant at Moderna

  • Ralph SchimpfRalph Schimpf

    GRC Implementation Consultant (self-employed) at pro metam Sàrl-sGRC Implementation Consultant (self-employed) at pro metam Sàrl-s

CREATE PROFILE
George M. MabryLean Six Sigma Subject Matter Expert