Vice President of Operations @ (January 2015 - December 2017)
Continuous Improvement Leader @ (February 2014 - December 2014)
Vice President of Supply Chain and Continuous Improvement @ (January 2013 - February 2014)
Director of Manufacturing Operations @ (January 2010 - December 2012)
Manufacturing Manager @ (January 2005 - December 2009)
Production Leader @ (November 2003 - December 2004)
Manufacturing Engineer @ (September 1997 - November 2003)
Rick Patch Education
University of Washington
Bachelor's Degree (Engineering)
1991-1995
Clackamas Community College
Certificate (Machine Tool Technology)
Rick Patch Skills
5S
Kanban
Kaizen
Six Sigma
Value Stream Mapping
Poka Yoke
Lean Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement
FMEA
SPC
Manufacturing Engineering
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Automotive
Manufacturing
Root Cause Analysis
Operational Excellence
TPM
ISO
Process Improvement
Machine Tools
Engineering Management
Operations Management
Design of Experiments
Machining
PPAP
Quality System
Design for Manufacturing
Leadership
MRP
Supply Chain Management
Manufacturing Operations Management
Injection Molding
Supply Chain
Quality Management
DMAIC
Industrial Engineering
Sales
SQL
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Java
Cross Functional Team
Marketing
Strategic Planning
Rick Patch Summary
Rick Patch, based in Portland, OR, US, is currently a Partner at CAPA Consulting. Rick Patch brings experience from previous roles at Bowtech, Inc, KS Kolbenschmidt US, Inc. and Warn Industries --- Dover Corporation. Rick Patch holds a 1991 - 1995 Bachelor's Degree in Engineering @ University of Washington. With a robust skill set that includes 5S, Kanban, Kaizen, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping and more.
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