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Rajesh Joshi

Irvine,AZ

Summary

Energetic and Change-oriented Leader with 20+ years of experience in Operations and Lean Leadership, Project Management, Consulting and Customer Support. Demonstrated ability to change leadership and drive results in a fast-paced environment focused on Facility Expansion and Business Growth. Displayed results in driving increased Lean maturity as shown by driving seven site level Honeywell Operating System (HOS) certifications. Strong project management focus based on unwavering attention to detail and focus on business results. Proven situational leadership capability demonstrated by repeat engagements with internal clients (Honeywell sites) and external customers (including Southwest Airlines), in addition to driving execution via a 15 person leadership staff.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Operations

L3 Harris
09.2021 - Current
  • Led a Defense Contractor operation, with annual revenue > 220M
  • Oversaw successful implementation of operational strategies and policies to drive organizational growth and productivity for 300+ person operation.
  • Developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency, most notably driving a 30% increase in On Time Delivery from 50% to 80%, 2023 YTD.
  • Collaborated with executive leadership to drive a 30% expansion in production.
  • Analyzed business operations and worked closely with materials management to drive an improvement in kitting up 10K line material BOM, thus enabling a 150% increase in production output.
  • Worked closely with a Program Management focused organization to control material and labor costs thus supporting an improvement in EAC (estimate at complete) for a defense contractor.

Sr. ISC Operations Manager

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
08.2019 - 09.2021
  • Drive Operations for a team of 120+ people across Defense, Commercial and R&O environments
  • Led a commercial and defense manufacturing operation, both OEM and R&O, with revenues > $200M
  • Implemented a production planning process and improved tier structure that drove improved linear process flow and yielded productivity increases of 2-5%
  • Developed a standard MOS that enabled both Commercial and Defense factories to achieve > 85% utilization YTD, leading AEOC (Americas Electronic Operation Center)
  • Drove sustained Airbus On Time Delivery performance to 95%+ by increasing WoW PG1152 product line output by 30%
  • Supported transition of product line as the receiving site leader from our Anniston site to our DV site
  • Drove Past due to Zero and OTTR (on time to request) to 100% for #1 customer UPS
  • Directed Operations and Materials Management teams to double OTTR from 29% to >60% across the all products associated with the Commercial Repair Center over a 6 month time span, while simultaneously decreasing TAT (Turn Around Time) from ~70 days to ~40 days
  • Drove a variety of past due recovery efforts for Boeing, FedEx, American Airlines and other key customers by aligning internal operations and materials teams in support of customer targets aligned with their end user delivery dates.

HOS Process Leader

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
11.2017 - 07.2019
  • Share accountability with AMOC / West Coast sites to drive performance results via HOS-OTC and then HOS 2.0
  • Facilitated multiple kaizens at the Greer site enabling 50% CT reduction, meeting 50% demand growth without additional investment
  • Developed 'HOS-OTC Immersive' Training for use with sites with newer populations, delivered same training at Redmond for > 250K in soft savings
  • Developed and delivered communications for all Aero-Americas sites around Factory Op Ex Scorecard and our transition to HOS 2.0
  • Acted as lead facilitator for first ever Aerospace Leadership Kaizen at Tempe in May 2019.

Customer Support Manager

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
09.2016 - 10.2017
  • Drive organizational change to support targeted customer relationships (Southwest Airlines, Envoy, Aviall)
  • Worked with internal teams to drive AeroExchange EDI order success rate from 4% to 89%
  • Triaged a part shortage situation onsite at SWA to prevent going to a third party during Anniston site shutdown
  • Improved the customer experience by driving 10+ service request projects (warranty, pricing etc.)
  • Successfully mentored two Lean Expert candidates (who have since received their Lean Expert certification).

Senior Manager, Honeywell Operating System

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
01.2015 - 08.2016
  • Full accountability for HOS maturity and Silver Excellence for the Phoenix Repair and Overhaul site
  • Drove site to Silver two months ahead of schedule, with 100% green maturity scorecard
  • Supported site VP level 20% productivity blitz initiative via daily output vs
  • Entitlement tracking, coaching supervisors via weekly productivity CI's and implementation of HUE CI tool for daily incremental CI's
  • Trained stakeholders on value stream mapping for their areas to help them drive strategic improvement for our four largest repair centers and two critical suppliers
  • Project managed the effort to consolidate MROC and APU into one APU repair line and floor-space.

Consultant

LEAN SHOWCASE
01.2010 - 01.2015
  • Implemented operational standards for a food distribution site (previously there were none) thus supporting general productivity improvements (~15% increase in cases picked / hour)
  • Applied basic statistics to identify top performers vs
  • Those who were simply 'punching a clock'
  • Provided direct feedback on current performance and suggestions for improvement to site management at a location that typically does not take well to change
  • Supported four separate engagements with this particular client to develop productivity standards while applying the most relevant aspects of waste elimination and flow improvement to this particular location
  • Demonstrated ability to utilize the correct Lean and Six Sigma concepts to provide the client a 'toolkit' via which they can continue to drive their own sustainable improvements without my support.

Honeywell Operating System Lead Deployment Specialist

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
07.2011 - 12.2014
  • Share accountability with multiple sites to drive HOS progress to Bronze, Silver and Gold Enterprise
  • Fostered consulting-style relationships with 8 different Site Leaders, while supporting five successful exits to Bronze and one to Silver
  • Developed multiple training modules to teach fundamentals of Value Stream Mapping, Flow Transformation, RPS and Standardized Work improvements
  • Facilitated, coached, or driven (as required) more than 15 kaizen, simulation or baseline efforts spanning mapping activities to flow implementation activities.

Manufacturing Engineer, M72 LAW

NAMMO TALLEY
01.2008 - 11.2010
  • Support all manufacturing engineering aspects of M72 LAW production including meeting daily production targets
  • Used Value Stream Mapping to illustrate spare capacity and thereby increase daily production rate > 50%
  • Helped design and was the primary manager to execute short run rework operations for units in the field that were suspected of having a disconnected electrical circuit.

Manufacturing Engineer, CAD/PAD

DANAHER CORPORATION
12.2006 - 12.2007
  • Support new product introduction for various products under the CAD/PAD umbrella at PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC
  • Managed project to set up production facilities for low rate - initial production, in turn supporting successful delivery of the full set of qualification hardware to meet revised government schedule needs.

HOS Change Agent, Displays and Electromechanical Focus Factories

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
12.2005 - 11.2006
  • Provide HOS Implementation and Kaizen support as required
  • Facilitated 5 sequential Kaizen activities to improve OTTR from 58% to 70%
  • Improved daily output from production lines by 63% (8 units to 13 units)
  • Facilitated conversion from kitting lines to 'flex' flow lines using tools such as day-by-the-hour charts, heijunka, 'baton zones', visual management, and POU material presentation.

CI Team Lead / Manufacturing Team Leader

GOODRICH
08.2001 - 11.2005
  • Managed a team of 'ACE pilots' to drive lean implementation via rapid kaizen events at a high turnover site
  • Implemented lean initiatives such as reduced-piece flow, WIP reduction, cycle time reduction and SPC implementation at three facilities with three different teams at three different facilities
  • Managed production line of 21 people and $500K in monthly sales.

Education

Master of Business Administration -

University of Phoenix
01.2008

Bachelor of Science -

Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
01.2001

Skills

  • Turnaround Expertise
  • Lean Manufacturing Implementation
  • Strategic Planning and Execution
  • Metrics based Risk Management
  • Leadership Training
  • Collaboration within a Program Management focused organization
  • Direct Customer Facing Experience
  • Situational Leadership
  • Outsourcing Experience
  • Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning Experience

Accomplishments

  • Oversaw Safety/Quality/Delivery performance for a three site operation.
  • Increased OTD by 30% from 50% to 80%, 2023 YTD.
  • Drove a 200% increase in Depot monthly output over two years from 50 units per month to 100 units per month.
  • Expanded production capacity by 30% via an increase in flow lines from 14 to 20.
  • Implemented an accelerated material kitting process that increased advance clear to build to support a 150% increase in production output.
  • Turned over 60% of leadership staff within 15 months of hire to support culture change.
  • Implemented processes to drive 80-85% direct charge utilization across two defense contractors.
  • Currently driving outsourcing of 40-50% of production from our overbooked feeder site.
  • Supported transition of an incoming production line from a sister site, nearly on schedule.
  • Facilitated 20+ kaizen efforts for multiple organizations and sites.

Professional Development

  • Employers Association Supervisor Level 1
  • Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers
  • OD Acumen Certified
  • Lean Expert Certified and Lean Master Trained

Certification

  • L3 Harris "Lead in 30" Certification (Nov 2023)
  • Honeywell Green Belt Certification
  • Honeywell Lean Expert Certification
  • Honeywell Lean Master Trained
  • Honeywell OD Acumen Certified
  • Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers

Timeline

Director of Operations

L3 Harris
09.2021 - Current

Sr. ISC Operations Manager

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
08.2019 - 09.2021

HOS Process Leader

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
11.2017 - 07.2019

Customer Support Manager

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
09.2016 - 10.2017

Senior Manager, Honeywell Operating System

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
01.2015 - 08.2016

Honeywell Operating System Lead Deployment Specialist

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
07.2011 - 12.2014

Consultant

LEAN SHOWCASE
01.2010 - 01.2015

Manufacturing Engineer, M72 LAW

NAMMO TALLEY
01.2008 - 11.2010

Manufacturing Engineer, CAD/PAD

DANAHER CORPORATION
12.2006 - 12.2007

HOS Change Agent, Displays and Electromechanical Focus Factories

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
12.2005 - 11.2006

CI Team Lead / Manufacturing Team Leader

GOODRICH
08.2001 - 11.2005

Master of Business Administration -

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science -

Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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