
Craig Lester
As an experienced Lean & Six Sigma practitioner I ‘Walk the Talk’ by leading teams to unleash new... | Detroit, Detroit, United States
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Craig Lester’s Expertise As an experienced Lean & Six Sigma practitioner I ‘Walk the Talk’ by leading teams to unleash new levels of success. My substantial and diverse experience makes continuous improvement a natural fit for me and my track record of improving profitability and customer satisfaction, is key to ensuring the continued success of any business. My contributions: ☛ Business development leadership that has transformed distressed operations by implementing best practices while delivering greater employee engagement and accountability, increased product quality, reduced operating costs, improved profitability, and unprecedented levels of customer satisfaction. ☛ New product launches that get things right the first time and deliver perfect quality and delivery over the life of the program ☛ Global leadership for business development and a new manufacturing start-up in China ☛ Engaging GEMBA to get the results that can be shared on the resumes of my managers, co-workers, and colleagues. My operating principles: ✔ Expose and mitigate the root causes ✔ Simplify ✔ Lead by example ✔ Coach and maintain performance accountability for team strength ✔ Collaborate cross-functionally as a foundation of project success ✔ Recognize and respect team diversity My key skills: Strategic Planning, P&L management, Policy Deployment, Project Management, Toyota Production System, ISO / TS-16949, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Lean manufacturing, Yamazumi, SMED, Shainin Red X, Six Sigma (DMAIC), DFSS, JIT, Layered Process Audits, VOC, Value Stream Mapping, Capacity Planning, Root Cause Analysis, Pareto, P-FMEA, D-FMEA, (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Minitab, 5 Why, 8-D, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), (MSA)
Craig Lester’s Current Industry General Motors
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Lester’s Prior Industry
Childress Engineers
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Great Basin Engineering
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Us Army
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United States Air Force
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Cdl Designs
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Teksid
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Iverson Industries
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Douglas Autotech
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The Asaba
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Rolls Royce Belcan
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Global Steering Systems
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Confidential
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Work Experience

General Motors
Supplier Quality Engineer
Wed Mar 01 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
Confidential
Operations Advisor
Fri Jan 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Jan 01 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Global Steering Systems
Global Manufacturing Strategy Manager
Tue Jan 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Oct 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Global Steering Systems
Continuous Improvement Professional - Contract
Thu Mar 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat Dec 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Rolls Royce Belcan
Supplier Development Leader - Contract
Tue Mar 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Dec 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The Asaba
Supplier Development - Program Performance Manager - Army MTAPP
Sun Mar 01 2009 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Mar 01 2010 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Iverson Industries
Operations Manager
Thu May 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Dec 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Douglas Autotech
Plant Manager
Tue Jan 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Apr 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Douglas Autotech
Assistant Plant Manager
Mon Jan 01 2007 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat Dec 01 2007 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Douglas Autotech
Manufacturing Manager
Tue Aug 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Dec 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Douglas Autotech
Manufacturing Engineer
Sun Jan 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat Jul 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Iverson Industries
Plant Manager
Wed Jan 01 2003 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Dec 01 2005 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Teksid
Resident Quality Engineer
Wed Jan 01 1997 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Jan 01 2002 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Cdl Designs
Residential Designer
Wed Jul 01 1992 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Sep 01 1997 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
United States Air Force
Aircrew Egress Systems
Wed Jan 01 1992 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Jan 01 1998 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Us Army
Construction Surveyor
Sun Oct 01 1989 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Mar 01 1992 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Great Basin Engineering
Draftsman / Surveyor
Fri May 01 1987 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri May 01 1992 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Childress Engineers
Draftsman
Sat Jun 01 1985 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Nov 01 1987 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)