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Harold Speights

@haroldspeights

Process excellence leader at Atkore who cut Cable Management delivery lead time and recovered $2.9 million in finished goods.

United States

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At Atkore, I lead corporate service and delivery performance governance and facilitate Kaizen events across customer service, sales, IT, supply chain, and distribution. I helped increase Cable Management delivery on-time performance from 29% to 78% and reduce new-part creation lead time from 23 days to 6.

I also developed a standardized rework process that recovered $2.9 million in high-demand electrical metallic tubing products year to date. Across previous roles, I applied Lean and Six Sigma methods to operational improvement, including raising a USPS district from 67th place to a top 10 ranking.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Corporate Senior Process Excellence Leader

Current

Atkore

Aug 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)

Lead corporate service and delivery performance governance, presenting monthly KPI results and improvement priorities to the Executive Leadership Team. Serve as a Lean coach and facilitator for cross-functional teams, leading Kaizen events and continuous improvement initiatives.

Lean Kaizen Continuous Improvement KPIs Process Optimization Supply Chain Leadership Data Analysis Project Management

Senior Lean Six Sigma Manager

Chewy

Oct 2021 - Apr 2024 (2 years 6 months)

Oversaw deployment of process improvement and re-engineering projects, coordinating cross-functional teams to improve operational efficiency. Coached teams on problem-solving methodologies and implemented continuous improvement initiatives.

Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement Project Management KPIs Analytics Change Management Coaching Workforce Management Cost Reduction

Senior Process Improvement Consultant

Rockwood Company

Oct 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year)

Assisted client with organizational merger transition, developing change and stakeholder engagement plans. Used Agile methodology to identify requirements for operational software and built operational reporting in Excel.

Change Management Stakeholder Management Agile Data Analysis Excel Continuous Improvement Process Improvement

Lead Black Belt and Senior Process Improvement Consultant

Big Sky Associates

May 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 5 months)

Applied DMAIC, DMADV, Lean and Project Management methodologies to complete improvement projects. Reduced clearance times by 179 days on average and led a portfolio of projects resulting in 38% increase in process efficiency.

DMAIC DMADV Lean Project Management Process Reengineering KPIs Leadership Continuous Improvement

Director Continuous Improvement and Operations Support

United States Postal Service

Nov 2015 - May 2019 (3 years 6 months)

Planned, deployed, and led lean activities to produce cost savings through productivity and quality improvements. Improved district ranking from 67th to top 10 by improving every facility KPI and trained staff on continuous improvement methodologies.

Lean Continuous Improvement KPIs 5S+Standard Work Training Leadership Process Improvement

Operations Industrial Engineer

United States Postal Service

Oct 2007 - Nov 2015 (8 years 1 month)

Used Kaizen principles to reduce labor costs and improve operating procedures. Served as Six Sigma Project Manager for Lean projects and led cross-functional projects that improved process time by 58%.

Kaizen Lean Six Sigma Root Cause Analysis Process Improvement 5S+Project Management

Logistics Specialist

United States Air Force

Jul 2009 - Jul 2015 (6 years)

Inspected, loaded, and verified cargo for DOD Air Transportation. Supervised import and export of freight, reduced load times by 23%, and directed storage and distribution of products within the DOD network.

Logistics Supply Chain Process Optimization Workflow Management OSHA Compliance Leadership