Julie Kluin

Oversee the POET Research project pipeline including facilitation of POET's gated project review process. Assist research and development activities company-wide in the implementation of the project pipeline management process. Directly supervise the work of POET Research Scouting, Project Leader, and Intellectual Asset team members to move projects through POET's pipeline management process reducing cycle time to gate decisions. • Manage the design and implementation of POET's pipeline management process and ensure adherence to its goals and objectives. • Provide support of all new product and technology projects company-wide in meeting the pipeline management process requirements. • Lead the activities of the process gatekeepers made up of both director and executive management team members. • Manage, mentor, and develop a team of Scouting, Project Leader, and Intellectual Asset direct reports including the responsibility of recruitment and performance management for all reporting team members. • Assist with preliminary research on potential products and markets and communicate with internal departments. • Coordinate with functional department leads to develop, manage, and track spend budgets for all POET Research activities.

Oversee the POET Research project pipeline including facilitation of POET's gated project review process. Assist research and development activities company-wide in the implementation of the project pipeline management process. • Provide support of all new product and technology projects company-wide in meeting the pipeline management process requirements. • Lead the activities of the process gatekeepers made up of both director and executive management team members.

Assist with the development of an optimum biomass collection, storage, transportation, and delivery system to be used in cellulosic ethanol production. • Identified potential options and worked with selected vendor to develop and implement a moisture measurement process for the 2009 harvest. • Led internal and external agronomics research work. • Assisted the finance and feedstock team in ensuring the accuracy of the Project LIBERTY economic model. • Coordinated the pickup and transport of harvested biomass material identifying best practices and learning opportunities.

Refined and improved operations in an off road heat exchange manufacturing facility. Resultant process improvements drove increased operating income margins and employee safety & satisfaction. Manage team of direct reports consisting of production associates and engineers.

Refined and improved operations in an off road heat exchange manufacturing facility. Resultant process improvements drove increased operating income margins and employee safety & satisfaction. • Developed and implemented a roll-out plan for 5S process facility wide to initiate the start of lean manufacturing implementation. • Implemented and managed pull system for all aluminum product lines. • Initiated a data driven process change which resulted in a 95% reduction in rework due to existing process being used. • Championed Lean Manufacturing events to drive Lean Manufacturing process changes. • Initiated and implemented safety and ergonomic improvements to ensure OSHA compliance and a safe work environment for operators.

Refined and improved nationwide factory service operation processes, removing waste and variability, while insuring scalability. Resultant process improvements drove customer satisfaction and increased operating income margins. • LeanSigma Black Belt certified in November 2004 contributing savings of over $1M toward an overall combined team project savings of $9.7M. • Developed the necessary skill set to be able to query the AS400 database system using SQL query tool to support and drive for data driven decision making. • Led and assisted with projects to analyze existing business processes and make recommendations for improvement utilizing LeanSigma tools for justification, benchmarking, implementation, measurement, and sustainment. • Integrated the LeanSigma culture by fostering the use of various toolsets when mentoring individuals.

Lead industrial engineer in union factory for assembly process of top load washing machine from unit’s base assembly thru pre-package and crate. Assembly area of responsibility also inclusive of equipment for metal fabrication of pre-painted cabinet line, injection mold machines for spinner/outer tub, and stainless steel spinner metal fabrication/assembly area. • LeanSigma Green Belt certified in July 2003 resulting in overall combined project savings of $515,000. • Determined manpower requirements for level change on existing processes with productivity improvements resulting in cost savings of $333,000. • Project manager for changes associated with manufacture of new products using tools learned in Oak Associates, Inc. Winning Project Management classes. • Supported transfer of component manufacturing to Mexico. • Conducted business case analysis of sub-assemblies at alternate manufacturing locations. • Developed and maintained labor standards in both assembly and finishing areas. • Determined labor costs associated with future plant operations. • Facilitated assembly and finishing workplace design team meetings and assisted in implementing improvements.

Industrial engineer in union manufacturing facility of automotive brake corner assemblies, caliper housing machining, caliper assembly, cast iron and aluminum knuckle machining, cast iron rotor machining, protective coating for machined rotors, and service parts operations. Acted as central point contact for facilities forward planning of requirements for capacity and product changes. Supervised 15+ union production workers on a flexible manufacturing cell consisting of aluminum knuckle machining, cast iron rotor machining, and final brake corner assembly.