Michael VanZuiden
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Credentials
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Master Black Belt Six Sigma, Lean, DFSS
SSA & CompanyMay, 2010- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Utilities
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Portugal
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Utilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Retired
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May 2023 - Present
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Utegration LLC
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United States
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Utilities
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100 - 200 Employee
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Delivery Executive
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Dec 2021 - Apr 2023
Provide oversight to program management and project delivery for a major Electric and Gas utility
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Program Manager
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Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
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Senior Manager
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Mar 2017 - Jan 2021
Utility Business Process Consultant
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Nebraska Public Power District
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Continuous Improvement Consultant
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May 2016 - Feb 2017
Near term responsibilities include data/analytics facilitation and leadership; data mining, analysis, and project recommendations; high level District project leadership; business consulting as needed; LEAN Six Sigma training/facilitation. Near term responsibilities include data/analytics facilitation and leadership; data mining, analysis, and project recommendations; high level District project leadership; business consulting as needed; LEAN Six Sigma training/facilitation.
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Black Hills Energy
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United States
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Continuous Improvement and Business Intelligence
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Jul 2012 - Jan 2016
Responsibilities include leading a team of CI Program Managers to develop and execute an enterprise Continuous Improvement and Business Intelligence program strategy; engage with the finance team to quantify and verify project business cases and savings; lead the effort to identify key performance metrics: oversee the development/deployment of the CI training program and knowledge sharing network.
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Sr. Business Process Improvement Program Manager - Utility Services
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Nov 2010 - Jul 2012
Responsibilities include forming and leading critical line-of-sight functional teams to achieve project goals; manage and overcome change related resistance; preform and interpret analysis on all types of quantative and qualitative data/metrics; mentor and train peers; collaborate with all levels of the business; develop internal performance dashboards and internal/external benchmarking processes.
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Process Improvement Manager
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Jul 2008 - Nov 2010
Responsibilities include forming and leading critical line-of-sight functional teams to achieve project goals; manage and overcome change related resistance; preform and interpret analysis on all types of quantative and qualitative data/metrics; mentor and train peers; collaborate with all levels of the business; develop internal performance dashboards and internal/external benchmarking processes.
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Aquila
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Utilities
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200 - 300 Employee
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KS/CO Director of Process Improvement
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Nov 2006 - Jul 2008
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Six Sigma Black Belt
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Aug 2005 - Nov 2006
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Education
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Bellevue University
Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration and Management -
Lawrence High School
High School