Innovative Transformations LLC.

Consultant for Long Island Manufacturing Extension Partnership at Stony Brook University.  MEP provides subsidized funding for Nassau and Suffolk county Manufacturers through the Dept of Commerce’s MEP-NIST.  LIMEP assists small to medium-sized manufacturing companies to develop business growth and increase competitiveness through optimization of their manufacturing processes and products, training and workforce development.

Consultant for LIMEP

Helping Connecticut businesses realize their maximum potential via Operations Transformation

Connecticut Manufacturing Ambassador #500

Our mission is to deliver exceptional sustained value to our customers by teaching leaders at all levels how to continuously deliver breakthrough results with strategic kaikaku and innovative breakthrough kaizen.

CEO and Owner

Data Device Corporation

Director Of Operations

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions

Sr. Production Manager

United Technologies Aerospace Systems (Formerly Hamilton-Sundstrand)

Implemented mixed model production line for all legacy products, incorporating all of the latest ACE elements.   Achieved and maintained the ACE Silver level for Air Management Systems Operations Business.

Continuous Improvement Manager

MTU AENA

•	Led MTU’s HPC Component Integrated Product Team (CIPT) for the NGPF partner program with Pratt and Whitney.
•	Presented engineering changes to the Systems Integrated Product Team (SIPT) for approval on behalf of the Munich HPC Module Team
•	As an ACE council member and lean transformation expert, led MTU AENA to achieve ACE Gold on August 25, 2010.  Identified the gaps and worked the closure plans.  Revamped the company’s approach to QCPC, Quality Clinic Process Charting to bring them into full compliance with ACE Gold requirements.  Developed and then delivered the advanced training and administrative and software support systems required to achieve gap closure.

NGPF, HPC Deputy CIPT Leader

Goodrich

•	Managed entire shop operations in a union environment for the production of gears, shafts, bearings and valves for hydro-mechanical pump assemblies.  Responsible for a team of 62 employees (4 production supervisors who supervise a total of 50 union employees, 7 manufacturing engineers and one materials manager),  budgeting, delivery, manufacturing engineering, quality control, tooling and other related operations.
•	Main responsibilities included managing customer expectations, delivery performance, overall operating costs and budget, inventory, quality, methods and personnel associated with lean manufacturing.  
•	Utilized strong leadership background in lean, operations and supply management to improve performance in on-time delivery, work order velocity, first pass yield, product cost and to continually drive out waste in order to generate capacity for organic growth.

Director of Manufacturing

Sikorsky Aircraft

Outsourced the S-76 helicopter to Keystone.  Drove a 40+ member team with weekly meetings and aggressive schedule.  Plan was executed flawlessly in 3 months, 3 months ahead of schedule.

Drove the rapid recovery of the main gearbox to support the production build schedule.  Utilized daily support at production meetings and kaizen events in underperforming areas and suppliers to pull all late parts into plan.

Recruited by Goodrich in December 2006 to join their leadership team.

Transformation Manager

Pratt & Whitney

2 year assignment to develop lean leadership at the executive level of the company.  Delivered quarterly report outs to P&W President and his executive team.

Prior to this role, held many different roles at P&W:  Manufacturing Engineer, Tool Designer, Design Engineer, Continuous Improvement Specialist, Supply Chain Specialist and Supply Chain Manager.

High Impact ACE Team Leader

-Are you a manufacturer struggling with meeting delivery promises consistently?

-Do you rely on overtime to catch up when falling behind?

Is missed revenue a recurring issue?

Do you often find yourself altering production plans to prioritize quicker, lower-priority orders to make up for revenue shortfalls?

(Keep reading)

I've been in your shoes, facing these challenges at various companies.

In the past, we would use a mix of overtime and "pull-ins" of lower-priority orders to meet delivery and revenue goals.

However, this approach often led to late deliveries for some customers, early deliveries for others, and supply chain disruptions due to shortened lead times for replacement parts.

Here's the good news:

You can meet both customer and shareholder expectations without constantly modifying production plans, ensuring continuous, sustainable high-level results.

If you're a manufacturer who is…

❌ Frustrated with missing delivery commitments to customers and revenue promises to shareholders.

❌ Exhausted by asking employees to work endless overtime, burning them out in pursuit of sales and revenue targets.

❌ Seeking a more predictable and reliable way to run your production lines that consistently satisfies customers and shareholders.

Then I have a solution that will end your woes once and for all.

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Please visit our website to schedule an initial consultation with us, or click on the Zen Bootcamp button on our home page to become a certified operations transformation leader at your company.

www.innovativetransformations.org

Nicole Snurkowski

Ridge View Process Improvement LLC 

Operational Excellence Expert

AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING

Support 12 manufacturing plants in CI activities across the mid west 
Coached, trained, and mentored Plant Managers and Associates in CI principles and concepts.  
50% scrap reduction on high volume packaging line 
30% productivity improvement by redesigning manual packaging process
Created and distributed Lean Daily User manual across 12 plants

Continuous Improvement Manager (Internal Consultant) 

General Dynamics Electric Boat

Developed business case cost savings generating savings of $700K.
Coached and developed junior engineers on cost savings and Operational Excellence.

Senior Principal Engineer

Lucas-Milhaupt

Developed and implemented small batch wire manufacturing layout with the Associates in the Process
Trained, coached, and certified 4 green belt candidates in 5 months.

Operational Excellence Manager (Internal Consultant)

Unipart Expert Practices (part of Unipart Group)

Provide Performance Operational Excellence leadership support to a large utility company as they undergo a multi-year, multi-site global lean transformation.
50% of the Associates I coached were promoted to Managers.

Coach (Consultant)

NBTY

Provided Operational Excellence support across the manufacturing and packaging plants in the southwest.
50% improvement in changeover times across 10 bottle packaging lines

Senior Operational Excellence Leader

Davis-Standard

Developed an Operational Excellence environment.  Trained and implemented Lean Daily Management across the entire business.

Director of Continuous Improvement

Implemented a visual supplier kanban managed by the process users that resulted in a $120K annual savings.  Created standard work kaizen training across five facilities.

Lean Manager

Gems Sensors

Managed and directed five Manufacturing Engineers.  Consolidated ME manager job by deploying the engineers into value streams.  Supervised 35 associates in 20 assembly cells.  Selected, developed and coached five cell leaders.  Improved on time delivery to 87% from 45% and warranty returns to 2,967 PPM from 20,087 PPM in five months.   Relocated a $5M acquisition to CT from NC in 6 months.

Mfg Eng Mgr/Danaher Business System (DBS) Mgr/Mfg Team Leader

Implemented a continuous improvement culture across the business.  Facilitated over 60 kaizen events in 18 months.  Installed daily visual planning boards.  Implemented TPM on all major equipment.  Developed, trained and coached associates in continuous improvement-SMED, standard work, 5S, kanban, and process mapping.

Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement Expert. 
John has over twenty years of successful internal and external Operational Excellence consulting experience in a multitude of industries, including aerospace, military contracting, pharmaceutical  and utility companies. John has led successful Lean implementation and transformations using the principles of the Toyota Production System at Fortune 500 companies.  

He is a thoughtful, pragmatic coach and motivator who has successfully coached over 1,000 people from individual contributors to senior executives. John’s engaging personality and love of the people in the process extends to helping individual contributors and teams excel resulting in big payoffs for both the employee and the business. 

John is very successful in bringing organizations to the next level in Operational Excellence. 
 
CORE COMPETENCIES
Continuous Improvement Operational Excellence Kaizens Supply Chain Management One-Piece Flow Change Management Pull Systems Kanbans SMED TPM Visual Management

SUCCESS HIGHLIGHTS
$340K savings by implementing one-piece flow assembly with Kanban systems from warehouse, machining, paint shop, and outside suppliers.
90% reduction in set-up times in injection molding, wire drawing, and machining. 
$500K annual savings by decentralizing the tool crib. 
Implemented visual Lean Daily Management across multiple plants. 
Redeployed Manufacturing Engineering Manager function by distributing six engineers into the value streams.
Facilitated 100+ administrative and operational Kaizen events with positive results. 

Email me: john.turkowski@gmail.com
Phone: 860-510-8271
My tagline: “Engaging People in the Process to improve Profitability”

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