Mike Lackner

Lean Six Sigma, Quality, and People Leader

Greater Cleveland

About

Accomplished leader with impressive career in manufacturing engineering, technology/design engineering, process engineering, lean manufacturing, and quality engineering. Successful leadership in both direct and indirect capacity. Expertise in project management, cross-functional team leadership, kaizen events (Lean Six Sigma), and small business management. Recipient of the 2009 Veeder Root President’s Award for exceptional, consistent top performance. Certified GE Six Sigma Green Belt, Technology Six Sigma Black Belt and GE Product Cost Take-Out Engineer.

Experience

  • Operations Research Analyst at United States FDA
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    Office of Imports Operations: Reporting to Office Deputy Director.

  • Master of Ceremonies at NPC / IFBB Master of Ceremonies
    Apr 2003 - Present · 23 yrs 3 mos

  • Senior Consultant / Owner at Lackner Consulting. LLC.
    Mar 2017 - Jun 2022 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    Act as principal consultant eliminating wastes and variation utilizing Lean Six Sigma and Quality tools and methodologies. Support clients in developing and implementing new processes and programs in order to meet strategic objectives. Eliminate wastes from both manufacturing and transactional processes. Improve equipment reliability through TPM. Utilizing Lean Six Sigma and project management methodologies to provide pragmatic results in business process redesign, change management and leadership. SCA Pharmacueticals, Little Rock, Arkansas: April 2017 - June 2017 Pfizer Meridian Medical Technologies, St. Louis, MO: July 2017 - Present

  • Global Operational Excellence and Program Manager at OMNOVA Solutions
    Oct 2016 - Mar 2017 · 6 mos

    Report to Vice President of Global Operations. Collaborate with site directors and global executive leadership. Lead development and implementation of global processes to improve operational performance, standardization, compliance and ensure sites meet corporate strategic goals. Support and coach global teams across company with Lean Six Sigma tools to implement new processes.

  • Senior Manager - Knowledge and Project Management - Global Quality Compliance at Mylan
    Nov 2014 - Oct 2016 · 2 yrs

    Mylan...a pharmaceutical company with over 25,000 employees, 50+ sites, and more than 1,400 products globally. Report to VP of Global Quality Compliance at our Global Headquarters. Lead Knowledge Management department distributing Mylan and Industry Regulatory Intelligence across our network Site Quality Heads to create actions that will reduce Mylan risk of non-compliance. Facilitate global department strategic development and assist team senior leadership in implementing resulting projects into 50+ sites across the globe. Manage team project portfolio and lead / coach team members in project / process tools and implementation. Lead the implementation of global processes. Write and review SOPs, collaborate with cross-functional groups at all levels around the world, and execute any duties required to improve compliance across the network.