Samie Hoff

Phone : 952-334-1086
Email: [email protected]

Summary

  • Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
  • Eight years’ experience in assessing and improving business management systems and their processes
  • Experience leading DMAIC, DMADV, Kaizen and 5S projects/events
  • Ability to apply Lean and Six Sigma methodology to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 quality management systems to maximize efficiency while meeting customer and regulatory requirements
  • Exemplar Global certified QMS Auditor
  • Ability to communicate unfamiliar terminology or themes with individuals of various backgrounds in a manner that they can understand
  • Industry knowledge in a variety of manufacturing, service and distribution environments
  • Experience integrating multiple business management systems (e.g. ISO, TPS, EOS)

Expertise

  • Six Sigma
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Training
  • Project Management
  • Waste Elimination
  • ERP/MRP systems
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Change Management
  • Quality Management Systems
  • Creative Problem-solving
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • ISO 9001:2015
  • Supply Chain Process Improvement
  • Create and validate measurement systems
  • SO 13485:2016

Experience

Lead Consultant

2020 to Present

Lean Partners, Minneapolis, MN
  • Partner with clients in creating a vision for what’s possible in their organization then crafting and executing a plan to achieve that vision
  • Engage client leadership, management and teams in lean, continuous improvement and other transformational initiatives
  • Train teams on technical lean tools and lean leadership skills
  • Provide one-on-one coaching to all levels of leadership on how to successfully lead in a lean environment
Consultant / Lead Auditor

2016 to 2020

Quality Management Solutions LLC, Minneapolis, MN
  • Managed DMADV and DMAIC projects that successfully meet objectives while maintaining schedules
  • Applied Lean concepts including but not limited to 5S, VSM, Kaizen, RCA, Pareto analysis, PDCA, and policy deployment
  • Audited and consulted for a variety of industries (e.g. sheet metal fabrication, hydraulic pumps and power systems, heating and cooling, water filtration, packaging, IT services, equipment maintenance and installation services, medical device, and more)
  • Performed QMS assessments to identify gaps/areas to improve and generate associated reports
Board Member and EOS Leader

2016 to 2017

American Society for Quality (ASQ) Minnesota Section 1203, Minneapolis, MN
  • Managed DMADV and DMAIC projects that successfully meet objectives while maintaining schedules
  • Applied Lean concepts including but not limited to 5S, VSM, Kaizen, RCA, Pareto analysis, PDCA, and policy deployment
  • Audited and consulted for a variety of industries (e.g. sheet metal fabrication, hydraulic pumps and power systems, heating and cooling, water filtration, packaging, IT services, equipment maintenance and installation services, medical device, and more)
  • Performed QMS assessments to identify gaps/areas to improve and generate associated reports
LSSBB / Quality Management Representative

2014 to 2016

Lean Partners, Minneapolis, MN
  • Achieved Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
  • Promoted from expeditor to buyer to procurement lead within six months from start of employment
  • Managed a variety of projects related to improving process efficiency, inventory control, and training as it related to the purchasing department
  • Worked closely with technical writer to document purchasing processes
SSGB / Procurement Lead

2012 to 2014

Eaton Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN
  • Promoted from Manufacturing Engineer I to II to III in two years
  • Primary support engineer for hydraulic motor line
  • CNC programming, equipment design, and equipment specifications
  • Started continuous flow manufacturing program and was lead person for site
  • Supervised 72 people as 3rd Shift Supervisor
  • Improved on-time delivery from 60% to 99% and eliminated 3-year backlog

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Geology

2011

Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
B.A. in Graphic Design

2008

Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, Tennessee