Katherine Lewis

Katherine Lewis has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and industries. Katherine is currently working as the Director of Operations at DesignPlex Biomedical LLC since March 2022. Prior to this, they served as the General Manager at North Texas PPE, LLC from May 2020 to March 2022.

In their previous roles, Katherine held various management positions. At Safran, they were the Sr Manager Industrial Engineering from February 2015 to April 2020, where they directed the Industrial Engineering department and implemented initiatives to improve efficiency, quality, and production output. Katherine also served as the Interim Sr Manager Final Assembly from June 2014 to February 2015.

Before that, Katherine worked at Associated Air Center as the Operations Production Manager from December 2012 to June 2014. In this role, they managed a team in the Sheet-metal Department, ensuring timely and budget-compliant fabrication of sheet metal parts. Katherine also served as the Operational Excellence Senior Project Manager from June 2009 to December 2012, leading cross-functional teams in large-scale capital improvement projects using Six Sigma, Kaizen, DMAIC Methodology, and Lean principles. Katherine successfully implemented numerous Continuous Improvement projects resulting in substantial annual savings.

Katherine's earlier experience includes working at StandardAero as a Business Redesign Consultant and Business Redesign Analyst from June 2003 to June 2009. As a consultant, they led cross-functional teams in efforts to decrease turn time, increase productivity, and lower costs for maintenance activities at Air Force bases. As an analyst, they performed key analysis and modeling tasks for cellular redesigns.

Overall, Katherine Lewis has demonstrated strong leadership skills, expertise in process improvement, and a track record of achieving operational goals in various industries.

Katherine Lewis holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications including Green Belt Certification from Villanova University and TMAC, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Villanova University, and Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification from Safran. The specific months and years of when these certifications were obtained are not provided.