Howard Murray

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About Howard Murray

With experience over a broad range of industries (appliances, textiles, chemicals, bio-pharmaceuticals, and information technology), Howard has helped many organizations be more successful using his unique combination of leadership, technical competency, and vision. Howard has the ability to translate strategic goals into actionable steps that an organization can run with. Howard is comfortable communicating with people from various backgrounds regardless of education, experience or familiarity with the process. Howard seeks to develop organizations that are intentional about improving versus those that merely react to outside stimuli by setting a clear vision, building the capabilities of employees and providing organizational support and direction that lead to significant results. Organizations that Howard has led have been recognized for delivering better than expected results in the areas of productivity, human capital development and cost reduction. Howard has been recognized for his ability to draw excitement and engagement out of people. Experience Howard has held positions of increasing responsibility across a number functions in various industries. Howard has experience as a hands-on Electrical Engineer, Engineering/Maintenance Manager, Production Manager, Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean Transformation Leader, and Continuous Improvement/Transformation Executive. Certifications: Six Sigma Master Black Belt Lean Manufacturing Expert JHU Data Science Specialization Licensed Professional Engineer PROSCI Change Management Practioner Train-the-Trainer Change and Influence Management Root Cause Failure Analysis Expert Professional Organizations: American Society of Quality (ASQ) National Black MBA Association National Society of Black Engineers Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Education MBA, Finance and Marketing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA BS, Electrical Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL