Joseph B.

Sleeper
510 Rosings Drive
Summerville, SC 29483
843-323-8878
js9b0d5e@westpost.net

CAREER SUMMARY
Highly self-motivated, well organized professional with extensive experience in
Industrial Engineering and
Lean Transformation. Strong proponent of continuous improvement leading to oper
ational excellence. Excellent
coaching and training skills. Proven track record of achieving plant goals for p
roductivity, quality, and
customer satisfaction. Excellent people and computer skills, strong desire to br
ing value to my employer.
Union and non-union experience. Good technical problem solving skills.
Core Skills include:
* Value Steam Mapping * Kaizen Facilitation * Layout Design
* Work Measurement * Microsoft Office, SAP, Visio, AutoCAD * Supply Side Logisti
cs
* Line Balancing * Employee Empowerment Training * Pull Systems
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Parker Hannifin Corporation, Mt. Holly, SC Feb. 2009 - Present
Aerospace Controls manufacturer. Site is part of the Gas Turbine Fuel Systems D
ivision and manufactures fuel
nozzles for aircraft engines and Gas Turbine Power Generation OEM's.
Site Continuous Improvement Specialist
Member of Site Leadership Team and Division Lean Manager's staff. Led the Lean
Transformation and employee
empowerment at the site through Training, Rapid Improvement Events, Value Stream
Mapping and encouraging change.
Accomplishments include: Total facility rearrangement to a flow-oriented cellula
r layout (11 cells,
shipping/receiving, central market, floor reconditioning, and formal aisles); 5S
system with daily, weekly,
monthly tasks and audits; supervisor of Industrial Engineering Interns, introduc
ed Lean Rotation Team
(3 people every 3 months); created plant standards in the areas of 5S, material
handling, standard work,
and ergonomics; reduced lead time to customer by 20%; piloted Parker High Perf
orming Team (HPT) materials
nd assessments; trained and empowered entire shop (7 HPTs) with Charters and ini
tial point leaders (Quality,
Cost, Delivery, 5S & Safety); introduced Leader Standard Work and trained Leade
rship Team, piloted first
area; trained management on use of A3's.
Robert Bosch Corporation 2001 - 2009
German Based Automotive Supplier. Charleston site is the largest Bosch plant in
North America, the largest fuel
injector site in the world and largest Anti Lock Brake site in North America.
Industrial Engineer, Charleston, SC 2003 - 2009
Member of Bosch Production Systems (BPS) Team implementing lean production syste
ms and standards in Charleston
plant. Product lines included: Unit Injector; ABS; Common Rail Pump
Accomplishments include: planned IE aspects of 6 new ABS production lines (layou
t, labor, flow, pull,
materials, signals, ergonomics, facility preparation, installation, and standard
ized work); combined first
housing machining/debur/inspection cell; planned, installation/move of 47 proces
ses to improve business
metrics; created value stream maps to indentify and eliminate waste; utilized PD
CA and A3 thinking;
led quick changeover improvements across all products; performed job evaluations
to determine labor grades
for semi-skilled associates.
Bosch - Logistics Engineer, Grand Rapids, MI 2001 - 2003
Manufacturing Planning Staff implementing process changes while planning for fut
ure product.
Accomplishments include: Planned, justified, implemented large project to improv
e handling and storage of
fuel injectors and fuel pumps in manufacturing; resolved all open customer conce
rns (8Ds, SPIs) related to
material handling, storage and packaging; planned and implemented new heavy duty
injector manufacturing;
planned transition to Charleston site.
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing, Grand Rapids, MI 1997 - 2001
Manufacturer of functional hardware, storage-related components, and ergonomic p
roducts for original equipment
manufacturers, specialty distributors and retailers.
Industrial Engineer
Development of layouts,labor standards, packaging, distribution and handling sys
tems.
Accomplishments include: co-led supply side team to reduce cost of goods sold re
sulting in over $650,000
(15%) in annual material and labor savings; integrated acquired business into ex
isting manufacturing and
distribution space; planned inventory levels, pick paths, and storage locations
for distribution warehouse;
implemented two semi-automatic form / fill / seal bagging work centers resulting
in reduced labor and
standardized materials; worked in teams to develop procedures and specifications
to support worldwide
outsourcing of purchased finished goods; developed material specifications, tes
ts, and auditing procedures
for purchased packaging materials.
American Seating Company, Grand Rapids, MI 1991 - 1996
Manufacturers and installers of seating for indoor and outdoor public and educat
ional facilities.
Packaging Engineer
Developed designs, Reduced costs, and damage, increased quality through Standard
ization.
Accomplishments include: led and participated in teams to integrate new products
, and cost savings ideas
in JIT production environment resulting in the reduction of material costs by $7
0,000 annually; reduced
damaged goods from 2.5% to .2%; reduced packaging supplier base from 12 to 7, im
proved inventory accuracy,
and reduced packaging inventory held in stock by 70%.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Packaging
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Coursework toward Masters in Engineering Management, 1996 - 1997
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
TRAINING / CERTIFICATIONS
Creating Continuous Flow; Making Materials Flow, 2007
Harris Lean Systems, N. Charleston, SC
MTM-S Visual Inspection 2006
MTM-1 and MTM UAS certification, 2004
COMMUNITYSERVICE/VOLUNTEER WORK
Major Events Coordinator Church Youth Group
Youth Sports Coach (USA Hockey Level IV Certification)
Habitat for Humanity
Musician