James Speirs
Global CI Operational Excellence Manager - MBB at DRiV at DRiV Incorporated- Claim this Profile
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Donald Whittenburg
We hired James to work on using the CI tools to improve business processes in Power Solutions at JCI. James skill sets and knowledge with Six Sigma, Lean, and IT systems makes him the perfect candidate for improving internal business processes. One example of James major project successes was building a database for product costing and margins. Due to hundreds of poly containers, battery sizes, battery types within each size, different components within each battery, various labels, and hundreds of distribution points and delivery methods, costing and margins were not clear. James used his knowledge of the tools to provide and implement a data base which gave exact cost and margin for thousands of products shipped to every location. Thus allowing for more standardization of these items both within and between customers. James is very adept a improvements in any type of business process from incoming materials through delivery of final product. James is easy to work with and very good at providing leadership with superiors, peers, and subordinates. He is fully capable of leading any type of CI initiative.
Tracy Osmani
I had the privilege of working with Jim Speirs during the last six years. His passion for the
Donald Whittenburg
We hired James to work on using the CI tools to improve business processes in Power Solutions at JCI. James skill sets and knowledge with Six Sigma, Lean, and IT systems makes him the perfect candidate for improving internal business processes. One example of James major project successes was building a database for product costing and margins. Due to hundreds of poly containers, battery sizes, battery types within each size, different components within each battery, various labels, and hundreds of distribution points and delivery methods, costing and margins were not clear. James used his knowledge of the tools to provide and implement a data base which gave exact cost and margin for thousands of products shipped to every location. Thus allowing for more standardization of these items both within and between customers. James is very adept a improvements in any type of business process from incoming materials through delivery of final product. James is easy to work with and very good at providing leadership with superiors, peers, and subordinates. He is fully capable of leading any type of CI initiative.
Tracy Osmani
I had the privilege of working with Jim Speirs during the last six years. His passion for the
Donald Whittenburg
We hired James to work on using the CI tools to improve business processes in Power Solutions at JCI. James skill sets and knowledge with Six Sigma, Lean, and IT systems makes him the perfect candidate for improving internal business processes. One example of James major project successes was building a database for product costing and margins. Due to hundreds of poly containers, battery sizes, battery types within each size, different components within each battery, various labels, and hundreds of distribution points and delivery methods, costing and margins were not clear. James used his knowledge of the tools to provide and implement a data base which gave exact cost and margin for thousands of products shipped to every location. Thus allowing for more standardization of these items both within and between customers. James is very adept a improvements in any type of business process from incoming materials through delivery of final product. James is easy to work with and very good at providing leadership with superiors, peers, and subordinates. He is fully capable of leading any type of CI initiative.
Tracy Osmani
I had the privilege of working with Jim Speirs during the last six years. His passion for the
Donald Whittenburg
We hired James to work on using the CI tools to improve business processes in Power Solutions at JCI. James skill sets and knowledge with Six Sigma, Lean, and IT systems makes him the perfect candidate for improving internal business processes. One example of James major project successes was building a database for product costing and margins. Due to hundreds of poly containers, battery sizes, battery types within each size, different components within each battery, various labels, and hundreds of distribution points and delivery methods, costing and margins were not clear. James used his knowledge of the tools to provide and implement a data base which gave exact cost and margin for thousands of products shipped to every location. Thus allowing for more standardization of these items both within and between customers. James is very adept a improvements in any type of business process from incoming materials through delivery of final product. James is easy to work with and very good at providing leadership with superiors, peers, and subordinates. He is fully capable of leading any type of CI initiative.
Tracy Osmani
I had the privilege of working with Jim Speirs during the last six years. His passion for the
Experience
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DRiV Incorporated
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Global CI Operational Excellence Manager - MBB at DRiV
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2018 - Present
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Waukesha, Wisconsin
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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
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Nov 2017 - May 2018
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Johnson Controls
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Ireland
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Six Sigma Black Belt
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May 2011 - Oct 2017
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GE HealthCare
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Consultant
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Feb 2010 - May 2011
Work with IT Operations to improve existing processes, ensure ITIL compliance and re-engineer IT processes. Improve Incident and Problem management processes and Application Availability globally across the business. Streamline the Infrastructure Qualification process to reduce rework and improve Compliance. Work with IT Operations to improve existing processes, ensure ITIL compliance and re-engineer IT processes. Improve Incident and Problem management processes and Application Availability globally across the business. Streamline the Infrastructure Qualification process to reduce rework and improve Compliance.
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Associated Bank
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President Process Excellence - Black Belt
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Jan 2009 - Aug 2009
Application of innovative lean methods to aggressively reduce costs and significantly decrease transactional waste in a banking environment. Develop a cultural awareness of lean thinking that becomes a part of the banking environment. Application of innovative lean methods to aggressively reduce costs and significantly decrease transactional waste in a banking environment. Develop a cultural awareness of lean thinking that becomes a part of the banking environment.
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Senior TMVP Specialist
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Aug 2007 - Nov 2008
Process improvement across transactional areas in a manufacturing environment using Lean and Six Sigma techniques. Process improvement across transactional areas in a manufacturing environment using Lean and Six Sigma techniques.
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Independant Consultant
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Sep 2006 - Dec 2006
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Convergys
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United States
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Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Director
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Mar 2005 - Aug 2006
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Health Alliance
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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400 - 500 Employee
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Six Sigma Black Belt
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May 1996 - Feb 2005
Six Sigma Black Belt working with operational and clinical improvement projects. Six Sigma Black Belt working with operational and clinical improvement projects.
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Quality Review - Data Analyst
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1992 - 1996
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Cholesterol Center Data Analyst
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1989 - 1992
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Education
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1978 - 1982
Edinburgh Napier University
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