Ken Liu
General Manager of Asia at Acme Alliance, LLC- Claim this Profile
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Marcus Chao
Ken works for me for 3 years starting as an intern graduate student and then a consutlting engineer. He was assigned as an on-site engineer implementing lean transformation for a major multi-naitonal corporation in China. He worked on the groud with workers to design and implement 5S, Total Maintenance Management (TPM), and company cultural change programs etc. His knowledge in lean thinking and manufacturing field experience will make him a real asset to any manufacturing company. Marcus Chao President, Lean Enterprise China
Dario Spinola
Though Ken is a young engineer he has deep knowledge in lean concepts and has learned a lot the way to get through and to teach others. he is passionate in all he does and he is well-oriented. Personally, he is a happy and a funny guy.
Marcus Chao
Ken works for me for 3 years starting as an intern graduate student and then a consutlting engineer. He was assigned as an on-site engineer implementing lean transformation for a major multi-naitonal corporation in China. He worked on the groud with workers to design and implement 5S, Total Maintenance Management (TPM), and company cultural change programs etc. His knowledge in lean thinking and manufacturing field experience will make him a real asset to any manufacturing company. Marcus Chao President, Lean Enterprise China
Dario Spinola
Though Ken is a young engineer he has deep knowledge in lean concepts and has learned a lot the way to get through and to teach others. he is passionate in all he does and he is well-oriented. Personally, he is a happy and a funny guy.
Marcus Chao
Ken works for me for 3 years starting as an intern graduate student and then a consutlting engineer. He was assigned as an on-site engineer implementing lean transformation for a major multi-naitonal corporation in China. He worked on the groud with workers to design and implement 5S, Total Maintenance Management (TPM), and company cultural change programs etc. His knowledge in lean thinking and manufacturing field experience will make him a real asset to any manufacturing company. Marcus Chao President, Lean Enterprise China
Dario Spinola
Though Ken is a young engineer he has deep knowledge in lean concepts and has learned a lot the way to get through and to teach others. he is passionate in all he does and he is well-oriented. Personally, he is a happy and a funny guy.
Marcus Chao
Ken works for me for 3 years starting as an intern graduate student and then a consutlting engineer. He was assigned as an on-site engineer implementing lean transformation for a major multi-naitonal corporation in China. He worked on the groud with workers to design and implement 5S, Total Maintenance Management (TPM), and company cultural change programs etc. His knowledge in lean thinking and manufacturing field experience will make him a real asset to any manufacturing company. Marcus Chao President, Lean Enterprise China
Dario Spinola
Though Ken is a young engineer he has deep knowledge in lean concepts and has learned a lot the way to get through and to teach others. he is passionate in all he does and he is well-oriented. Personally, he is a happy and a funny guy.
Credentials
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Shingo Institute Facilitator
Jon M. Huntsman School of BusinessJul, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
ULJun, 2012- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Acme Alliance, LLC
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager of Asia
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Jul 2016 - Present
-P&L leader of Asia operations which includes a headquarter office in Hongkong and a manufacturing facility in Shenzhen. Revenue is around $12M with120+ employees.-Taking lead of full operation, includes sales, R&D, finance and manufacturing operation. -Turnaround the company via lean transformation within 2 years：-Improved EBIT from negative in 2016 to around 10% in 2018; Improved cash flow by 64.8%; Developed value stream organization structure; As a speaker, shared ACME lean turnaround case in the Global Lean Summit in Shanghai in June 2018 which is organized by Lean Enterprise Institute (China)
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Senior Lean Consultant
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Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
Coach and drive Lean Implementation in the manufacturing facility in Shenzhen.
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UL Solutions
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Lean Leader/Senior Engineering Instructor
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May 2012 - Jun 2015
Lead Lean Six Sigma Black Belt projects and lean training in Greater China - Lead and coach 10+ LSSBB (lean six sigma black belt) projects in 2013, total hard saving is more than 5M RMB/Year. - Support and coach quality continuous improvement projects (using DFMEA/PFMEA, SPC, MSA, DOE and etc.) Lead Lean Six Sigma Black Belt projects and lean training in Greater China - Lead and coach 10+ LSSBB (lean six sigma black belt) projects in 2013, total hard saving is more than 5M RMB/Year. - Support and coach quality continuous improvement projects (using DFMEA/PFMEA, SPC, MSA, DOE and etc.)
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Lean Enterprise Institute (China)
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Shanghai City, China
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Senior Lean Consultant
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Jul 2005 - Apr 2012
-Lead Lean consulting projects as a project manager and senior consultant -Develop and deliver lean training courses which includes more than 10 lean courses -Develop and publish lean E-learning courses which include Lean Basic, Value Stream Mapping, 5S and Visual Management, Standard Work, TPM and etc -Work with team to develop new business opportunities, customer visit, preparing proposal and quotation, sing the contract and deliver the service defined with clients -Lead Lean consulting projects as a project manager and senior consultant -Develop and deliver lean training courses which includes more than 10 lean courses -Develop and publish lean E-learning courses which include Lean Basic, Value Stream Mapping, 5S and Visual Management, Standard Work, TPM and etc -Work with team to develop new business opportunities, customer visit, preparing proposal and quotation, sing the contract and deliver the service defined with clients
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Alstom Power
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Electric Power Generation
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700 & Above Employee
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On-site Lean Consultant
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Feb 2008 - Jun 2009
- Implement Lean tools (VSM, Visual management, Quick Setup, TPM, Leader Standardized Work, Operational Meeting, Pull Production, A3, etc) in Machining Workshop, Planning and Engineering - Develop TPM systems for all workshops to implement autonomous and preventive maintenance - Coach six sigma black belt projects in machining workshop - Develop Lean Certification training, train and certify more than 100 professions which include managers, engineers and technicians - Achievements: -Reduce lead time (from cutting to package) by 46%, from 24 months to 13 months -Improve heavy machines change over time by 20%, from 10 hours to 8 hours -Set up a pilot TPM program and increase uptime from 80% to 97%
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Education
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2010 - 2013
Tongji University
Ph.D. Candidate, Management Science -
2005 - 2007
Zhejiang University
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering -
2001 - 2005
Tongji University
Bachelor, Industrial Engineering -
2002 - 2004
Fudan University
Minor, Economics
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