Taylor Lorusso
Cleveland,OH
Summary
Manufacturing leader with a proven track record of advancing from quality engineering into production operations and leading high-performance teams. Combines hands-on manufacturing expertise with strong business acumen, using data-driven problem solving, Lean methodologies, and cross-functional leadership to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and financial performance. Experienced in S&OP, P&L metrics, workforce development, and operational transformation.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Value Stream Team Leader
Parker Hannifin
Ravenna, Ohio
04.2026 - Current
- Led production team of 35+ team members using the FLEX framework by supporting smooth home-to-work transitions, knowing and developing team members, actively checking processes through Gemba walks, and improving the process to strengthen SQDIC metrics daily.
- Key driver & responsible party for successful launch of Data Center Products (DCP) Value Stream, with total annualized sales >$100M, from R&D to Mass Production.
- Selected for Facilitator Training to deploy corporate initiative of Frontline Leader Excellence (FLEX) training for Parflex Division (60+ salaried team members).
- Own S&OP planning for the NYC value stream ($6.3M annualized sales), providing division leadership with P&L insights and driving accurate forecasts for order entry, shipments, and backlog.
Senior Quality Engineer
Parker Hannifin
Ravenna, Ohio
03.2025 - 04.2026
- Advancement of leadership, technical scope, and operational ownership beyond the Quality Engineer responsibilities.
- Navigated difficult quality and delivery discussions as a customer-facing partner with PSMs and field sales, communicating root cause, corrective actions, and recovery plans.
- Established and led a multi-plant RHA division team to standardize poka‑yoked inspection systems, enabling consistent defect prevention and scalable deployment with an estimated $229K division savings.
- Led cross-plant AFE-to-deployment capital project to improve process control and reduce IPML, addressing a primary scrap mode responsible for 140K ft ($245K) / yr of scrap.
- Built digital and automated quality workflows (Power Apps, SharePoint, Power Automate), replacing manual processes and cutting report write-up time by 70% while improving data capture and accountability.
Quality Engineer
Parker Hannifin
Ravenna, Ohio
07.2023 - 03.2025
- Partnered with operations & engineering to execute continuous improvement initiatives to enhance Customer Experience & Financial Performance.
- Led root cause and corrective actions for internal and customer failures in support of Zero-Defect AIP initiatives.
- Supervised and coached an hourly inspection team supporting production audits, supplier nonconformances, and site calibration activities.
- Introduced new inspection and measurement technologies to reduce variation, improve consistency, and drive IPML and scrap reduction.
- Enabled rapid, risk-based product disposition to support material flow and minimize production disruption and downtime.
Operations Leadership Development Associate (LDA)
Parker Hannifin
Various Locations
06.2021 - 06.2023
- Rotation 4 (Eaton, OH) - Supervised 1st-shift Machining workforce (50+ operators), building SQDC tier accountability that delivered a 74% reduction in late lines and increased attainment from 79% to 102.4% by Q4 FY23.
- Rotation 3 (Vandalia, OH) - Pioneered LDA pilot rotation at a Parker Premier Distributor, deploying PLS to unlock throughput for 2023 growth—improving warehouse transactions from 21.0 → 22.8 / hr and hose assembly UPLH 9.84 → 13.79—while developing team leads and sustaining gains via daily management and frontline coaching.
- Rotation 2 (Ravenna, OH) - Earned Six Sigma Green Belt by leading structured problem solving in the RHA value stream, reducing IPML and scrap with $55K annualized savings, while strengthening daily management and material flow visibility through Kaizen-driven Kanban and Power BI visual management.
- Rotation 1 (Otsego, MI) - Spearheaded end-to-end Value Stream Transformation project in Machining value stream, facilitating diverse kaizen events (2P, SMED, etc.) through cross-functional problem solving that enhanced productivity, reduced changeover time, and increased equipment uptime—delivering 216% productivity improvement, $150K total savings, and 52% JSA risk reduction.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University
Clemson, SC12.2020
Skills
- Effective communication
- Giving & receiving feedback
- Problem solving / RCA
- Cross-functional leadership
- Continuous improvement
- Relationship building
- Lean methodologies
- Active listening
- Task prioritization
- Data management
Training & Achievements
- October, 2025 - Lean & Quality Talent Spotlight Presentation
- October, 2025 - FLEX Frontline Leader Excellence Train the Trainer
- September, 2025 - FCG HPT Challenge Divisional Winner
- June, 2025 - Human & Organization Performance Training
- July, 2022 - SSGB Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification
- July, 2020 - CSWA Certified SolidWorks Associate
Timeline
Value Stream Team Leader
Parker Hannifin
04.2026 - Current
Senior Quality Engineer
Parker Hannifin
03.2025 - 04.2026
Quality Engineer
Parker Hannifin
07.2023 - 03.2025
Operations Leadership Development Associate (LDA)
Parker Hannifin
06.2021 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University