Gary Zych

Background

About Gary Zych

Twenty years of progressive lean six sigma experience working in high complexity and high hazard environments. • Focus on customer value regarding quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness. • Achieve lean supply chain optimization by managing total cost. • A strong knowledge of FDA, Food Safety USDA and ISO Standard requirements due to working in multiple industries. • An abundance of knowledge gained by working in a variety of industries: • Food production, and industrial chemical • Medical device: • Support Class implantable medical device product line. • Electrophysiology catheter product • Semi-conductor: Measurement instruments and flow control devices • Construction supply • Metal stamping - Structural Steel Fabricator • Fully implemented Lean / Six Sigma manufacturing programs that supported a culture change and resulted in annual hard savings of millions of dollars through the following: • Lean training for all employees corporate wide • Facilitated manufacturing and supply chain lean events at multiple locations globally utilizing several Lean tools-U-shaped work cells -Single piece flow -Multiple press work cells -Set up reduction -Material kanban implementation -Production and supplier pull system -Total productive maintenance -Standardized work processes • Facilitated transactional Kaizen / Lean events focused on order entry, split shipments, payroll, job quotes, returns / credit / debit, reports. • Promoted best practices at all locations globally within business units • Created a system which was intolerant of production abnormalities • Practical experience in both large and small company environments. Specialties: • Fully implemented a Lean Manufacturing program that supported a culture change and resulted in an annual hard savings of million of dollars