james belisle

director operational initiatives, enterprise process improvement

About

Successful lean management professional with a demonstrated track record of achieving results through employee engagement and continuous improvement activity. Strong background in Lean Leadership and Operations Management with a proven record of developing people Specialties: Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Certified Lean Master

Country

united states

City

somers

Industry

financial services

Skill

continuous improvement, six sigma, process improvement, kaizen, lean manufacturing, operations management, business process improvement, operational excellence, manufacturing operations, lean management, strategy, management, toyota production system, manufacturing, budgets, value stream mapping, change management, leadership, root cause analysis, cross functional team leadership, 5s, dmaic, process engineering, supply chain, quality management, black belt, team building, business transformation, erp, supply chain management, logistics, kanban, manufacturing operations management, tqm, industrial engineering, quality system, performance improvement, product development, employee engagement, strategic sourcing, quality assurance, lean transformation, business process mapping, program management, green belt, vendor management, minitab, project portfolio management, management consulting, organizational design

Experience

operations manager

avery dennison

2006-6 - 2010-3 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Lead and managed the sites $190 million three shift manufacturing operation with responsibility for two business units, 200 full time employees, a $12 million operational budget in a 292,000 square foot facility

continuous improvement manager

avery dennison

2003-6 - 2006-5 · 3 yrs

As Avery’s Continuous Improvement Manager, charged with introducing Lean philosophy, based on the Toyota Production System, to the site. Facilitated and led over 60 Kaizen break through events resulting in productivity savings of $ 4.1 million

continuous improvement coach

massmutual financial group

2012-9 - 2013-9 · 1 yr 1 mo

Lean coach and mentor to 6 continuous improvement consultants whose business areas had deployed MassMutual's Lean Business System. Acted as a trusted advisor to Business Leaders to ensure the Lean Business System become embedded in the culture and improvements continued beyond the initial implementation

continuous improvement change agent

massmutual financial group

2011-9 - 2012-9 · 1 yr 1 mo

Member of the inaugural team who partnered with McKinsey and Co. to successfully launch the MassMutual Lean Business System as part of MassMutual's enterprise-wide lean cultural transformation. Achieved a 15% labor savings, 52% lead time reduction, and a 67% quality improvement in the pilot deployment

director operational initiatives, enterprise process improvement

the hartford

2016-12 - Present · 9 yrs 10 mos

environmental health and safety manager

avery dennison

2010-3 - 2011-3 · 1 yr 1 mo

Responsible for developing and implementing the overall environmental health and safety strategy for the site. Strategically placed in this position to change the safety culture, improve performance and assure compliance to OSHA and EPA standards Reduced the sites recordable injury rate by 25%

assistant vice president, continuous improvement practice leader

massmutual financial group

2013-10 - 2017-7 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Strategy, lead a team of seasoned lean professionals to design, develop and deploy the sustainability program for MassMutual's Continuous Improvement System. Lead the Continuous Improvement Coaching team responsible for partnering with Business Leaders and Continuous improvement consultants to ensure the implementation of a Lean Management system as the daily operating model for the company