Jay Runner
Chief Innovation Officer at Sustene Global- Claim this Profile
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Juan Torres
I had the pleasure to collaborate with Jay in Equifax. He is a true professional and helped our team with understanding processes that we now monitor. His help was also invaluable when we were in the process of choosing process mining tools. He was always extremely prompt, clear and helpful with any questions or concerns that we had along that journey. I wish him the best and know he would be an incredible asset to any organization he joins.
Rodney Edwards
I have had the pleasure of working with Jay for over four years at Equifax in several different capacities: as team members on a joint project (separate teams), as his direct report, and as a colleague and equal on the same team. In all of our work together, Jay leads by example working hard and smart to accomplish the goals and work that needed to be done, and he does this with a team-first leadership approach. He listens to all solutions and ideas, and his team attitude pulls people together and towards a common goal to accomplish the task(s) at hand. Jay is a leader that I respect, admire, can share ideas and concerns with, and he is someone I would easily work with (and work for) again without any hesitation. I highly recommend Jay as a strong leader and team member to get the job done in any organization!
Jessica Thorsen
I have worked with Jay for many years as a process owner seeking his guidance on process improvement. Jay has always helped to find useful ways to keep things simple enough to be understood but detailed enough to be thorough and audit worthy. It a balancing act that not many people can accomplish, but Jay can always find a way. His leadership during times on ambiguity is appreciated along with his natural ability to calm tempers and keep a team focused on the end goal. I would highly recommend Jay and hope to have opportunities to work with him again in the future.
Juan Torres
I had the pleasure to collaborate with Jay in Equifax. He is a true professional and helped our team with understanding processes that we now monitor. His help was also invaluable when we were in the process of choosing process mining tools. He was always extremely prompt, clear and helpful with any questions or concerns that we had along that journey. I wish him the best and know he would be an incredible asset to any organization he joins.
Rodney Edwards
I have had the pleasure of working with Jay for over four years at Equifax in several different capacities: as team members on a joint project (separate teams), as his direct report, and as a colleague and equal on the same team. In all of our work together, Jay leads by example working hard and smart to accomplish the goals and work that needed to be done, and he does this with a team-first leadership approach. He listens to all solutions and ideas, and his team attitude pulls people together and towards a common goal to accomplish the task(s) at hand. Jay is a leader that I respect, admire, can share ideas and concerns with, and he is someone I would easily work with (and work for) again without any hesitation. I highly recommend Jay as a strong leader and team member to get the job done in any organization!
Jessica Thorsen
I have worked with Jay for many years as a process owner seeking his guidance on process improvement. Jay has always helped to find useful ways to keep things simple enough to be understood but detailed enough to be thorough and audit worthy. It a balancing act that not many people can accomplish, but Jay can always find a way. His leadership during times on ambiguity is appreciated along with his natural ability to calm tempers and keep a team focused on the end goal. I would highly recommend Jay and hope to have opportunities to work with him again in the future.
Juan Torres
I had the pleasure to collaborate with Jay in Equifax. He is a true professional and helped our team with understanding processes that we now monitor. His help was also invaluable when we were in the process of choosing process mining tools. He was always extremely prompt, clear and helpful with any questions or concerns that we had along that journey. I wish him the best and know he would be an incredible asset to any organization he joins.
Rodney Edwards
I have had the pleasure of working with Jay for over four years at Equifax in several different capacities: as team members on a joint project (separate teams), as his direct report, and as a colleague and equal on the same team. In all of our work together, Jay leads by example working hard and smart to accomplish the goals and work that needed to be done, and he does this with a team-first leadership approach. He listens to all solutions and ideas, and his team attitude pulls people together and towards a common goal to accomplish the task(s) at hand. Jay is a leader that I respect, admire, can share ideas and concerns with, and he is someone I would easily work with (and work for) again without any hesitation. I highly recommend Jay as a strong leader and team member to get the job done in any organization!
Jessica Thorsen
I have worked with Jay for many years as a process owner seeking his guidance on process improvement. Jay has always helped to find useful ways to keep things simple enough to be understood but detailed enough to be thorough and audit worthy. It a balancing act that not many people can accomplish, but Jay can always find a way. His leadership during times on ambiguity is appreciated along with his natural ability to calm tempers and keep a team focused on the end goal. I would highly recommend Jay and hope to have opportunities to work with him again in the future.
Juan Torres
I had the pleasure to collaborate with Jay in Equifax. He is a true professional and helped our team with understanding processes that we now monitor. His help was also invaluable when we were in the process of choosing process mining tools. He was always extremely prompt, clear and helpful with any questions or concerns that we had along that journey. I wish him the best and know he would be an incredible asset to any organization he joins.
Rodney Edwards
I have had the pleasure of working with Jay for over four years at Equifax in several different capacities: as team members on a joint project (separate teams), as his direct report, and as a colleague and equal on the same team. In all of our work together, Jay leads by example working hard and smart to accomplish the goals and work that needed to be done, and he does this with a team-first leadership approach. He listens to all solutions and ideas, and his team attitude pulls people together and towards a common goal to accomplish the task(s) at hand. Jay is a leader that I respect, admire, can share ideas and concerns with, and he is someone I would easily work with (and work for) again without any hesitation. I highly recommend Jay as a strong leader and team member to get the job done in any organization!
Jessica Thorsen
I have worked with Jay for many years as a process owner seeking his guidance on process improvement. Jay has always helped to find useful ways to keep things simple enough to be understood but detailed enough to be thorough and audit worthy. It a balancing act that not many people can accomplish, but Jay can always find a way. His leadership during times on ambiguity is appreciated along with his natural ability to calm tempers and keep a team focused on the end goal. I would highly recommend Jay and hope to have opportunities to work with him again in the future.
Credentials
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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
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Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Booz Allen Hamilton
Experience
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Sustene Global
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Innovation Officer
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Mar 2023 - Present
Building Our Sustainable Future. Together. Sustene Global is a women-owned environmental advisory and capital firm working collaboratively across the globe to implement solutions and orchestrate partnerships to accelerate our sustainable future. We are trusted advisors who empower companies, governments, and leaders to achieve their economic and net-zero goals. We provide sustenance in the form of ideas, partnership, resources, and capital that inspire growth and scale long-term value. With more than 100 years of combined experience, our trusted advisors join your executive family to expedite plans with an emphasis on traction to action that achieves sustainable outcomes and success at all levels. We are custom where it counts—understanding that each client has a unique challenge that requires a one-of-a-kind approach. Our adaptable methods and dynamic team of creative problem-solvers meet you where you are in the journey towards a sustainable future whether that means developing a strategic blueprint, operationalizing an existing plan, building a collaborative team of execution partners, or securing the capital necessary to move forward. Let us unlock your authentic purpose to do good in the world. Together, we will leverage today’s technology to solve tomorrow’s issues: Services: Advisory * Execution * Partnership * Capital Practice Areas: Sustainability * Energy * Decarbonization * Resiliency * Smart Ecosystems www.susteneglobal.com Show less
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GREENHOUSE ACCELERATOR INC
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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Senior Advisor
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Dec 2022 - Present
Supporting sustainable growth through identification of key cleantech ventures, and enabling growth by connecting founders of cleantech businesses to corporate partners and funding. Establishing operating cadence and platforms to include CRM and web presence. Driving capabilities across the full lifecycle of startups from ideation through Series B and beyond. Established a volunteer management plan and assisted in building collateral for marketing and deployment of MVPs. Outreach to local corporate sponsors and individuals who will serve as supporters and mentors for the startup community in Georgia. Show less
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Arc Consulting
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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Managing Partner
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Dec 2022 - Present
Independent consulting with a small team of professionals that have a deep set of knowledge and capabilities in four key areas: Enterprise Risk Management, Integrated Risk Management Strategy (including ESG & systems), Operational Excellence Deployment, and Process Governance (to include Process Mining & RPA). Perform corporate assessments and strategy alignment to benchmark capabilities and identify sources of opportunities and threats. Establish improvement strategies and partner with leadership teams to create an effective timeline and set expectations for transformational change. Show less
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Equifax
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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VP Enterprise Risk Systems and Process Governance
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Jan 2019 - Feb 2023
Responsible for building, growing, and maintaining the enterprise Integrated Risk Management (IRM) and Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) system. Migrated from RSA Archer to ServiceNow GRC, and managed multiple stakeholder groups, requirements, integrations and implementations to drive effectiveness of the platform. A multi-year journey, my team delivered connections to our HR systems, process governance, Interos, and Google cloud platforms to create an experience that allows full alignment of authority documents, policies & standards, processes, risks, controls, issues management, third party management, security risk, and evidence management. My team established and built out an enterprise process governance function using APQC as a baseline framework, and tools like ARIS, Blueworks Live, and Lucidcharts to establish continuity, ownership, and accountability for business process governance. We established a process maturity baseline and grew the function to include a global footprint and alignment with audit and the IRM function. Show less
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VP- Global Process Improvement
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Sep 2016 - Jan 2019
Responsible for all aspects of lean culture development and emerging technology integration. Works with a team to develop enterprise-wide implementations of lean across business units and centers of excellence. Implementations include process mapping and Business Process Management, workflow management, cloud-based crowd-sourcing technology, virtual engagement management, and the use of DocuSign to further the effectiveness of Lean solutions. Creates and communicates value proposition and use cases for lean integrations by identifying key stakeholders, developing relationships, and demonstrating business value.Establishes improvements to lean culture to include developing focused training events, rewards and recognition implementation, leader education, communication, and mentoring support for businesses and individuals. Show less
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Enterprise Lean Training Program Lead
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Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
Responsible for growing the Equifax Lean Training, Black Belt and Green Belt program to include developing program metrics, training design and delivery, coaching and mentoring of Green Belts, rewards and recognition, and driving financial benefits. Works with executive leadership to understand their needs, and help align the program deliverables with specific business unit goals. Helps foster a global culture of continuous improvement through successful engagements and Lean Belt success.
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McKesson
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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 Leader
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Jul 2013 - Aug 2015
Responsible for identifying process improvement opportunities and candidates for training in the Green Belt program. Partner with the IT and Finance organizations to deliver process enhancements and targeted cost savings on the year. Establish best practices and engage a community of process experts across the greater McKesson footprint (medical, pharma, and digital tech- including Relay Health). Created key programs and delivered financial and operational savings across multiple business units, while growing the community of practice within multiple organizations through training & mentoring and in active delivery of workouts and project engagments. Show less
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Schneider Electric
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France
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Automation Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Process Improvement Manager (Master Black Belt)
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Jun 2010 - Oct 2012
Lead major strategic projects across multiple business units (IT, Power) to improve customer satisfation, drive revenue, and reduce defects. Refine training delivery system, design and execute Lean Six Sigma training for Schneider Master Black Belts, Black Belts and Green Belts, and developed coaching and mentoring model to drive certification. Provide ad-hoc business analysis (JDI, Kaizen support) for complex data sets requiring statistical analysis. Lead major strategic projects across multiple business units (IT, Power) to improve customer satisfation, drive revenue, and reduce defects. Refine training delivery system, design and execute Lean Six Sigma training for Schneider Master Black Belts, Black Belts and Green Belts, and developed coaching and mentoring model to drive certification. Provide ad-hoc business analysis (JDI, Kaizen support) for complex data sets requiring statistical analysis.
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Booz Allen Hamilton
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate (Master Black Belt)
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Jun 2006 - Jul 2010
Provide Lean Six Sigma support to US Army. Developed Lean Six Sigma deployment, to include establishing Executive Quality Councils, project identification and selection, training workshops, and guidance on LSS governance. Responsible for mentoring Green Belts and Black Belts through their projects. Administer Power Steering, the Army's chosen project management tool. Assist with data collection and project execution for Installation Management Command (IMCOM). Developed reporting structure for Veterans Benefit Administration. Created case manager dashboard for Treasury Complaints Mega Center. Show less
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations Manager
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Jan 2005 - May 2006
Responsible for multiple facets of day-to-day inbound and reverse logistics operations of an Amazon.com distribution warehouse. Assisted in developing policy and operating procedures for both the inbound operations and reverse logistics (customer and vendor returns). Also responsible for strategic planning, budgeting, and implementation of six sigma within the department. Frequently worked directly with corporate HQ to accomplish goals. Led 3 shifts and 5 area managers, with over 250 associates (up to 500 during the holiday season). Show less
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Black Belt
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Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
Completed continuous improvement Black Belt projects (DMAIC and DMADV) within distribution center and corporate HQ. Mentor up to 5 Green Belts at a time to assist with their DMAIC project completion. Deployed 4 separate projects with combined benefits of over $7.5M.
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US Army
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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AG Officer
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Sep 2000 - Aug 2002
Developed and war-gamed scenarios for unit exercises, including joint operations in Korea (Ulchi Focus Lens) and Thailand (Cobra Gold). Reviewed and established doctrine changes as it related to personnel operations for the US Army Corps and Division level operations.
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Chemical Officer
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May 1997 - Sep 2000
Participated in the military decision making process and OPORD development and managed battlefield operations for an Infantry Battalion and Brigade at the 101st Airborne Division, Ft Campbell KY. Experience in driving chemical readiness and protection for the unit. Developed and briefed the unit status report (USR) and maintained appropriate regulations and doctrine. Managed the successful replacement of the unit M-16A2 rifles with M4 rifles, as the Unit Force Modernization Officer.
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Education
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1993 - 1997
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Science -
1993 - 1994
Illinois State University
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1993 - 1994
Illinois State University
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Blue Ridge
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