Rafal (Rafa) Pawlowski

Senior Implementation Program Manager

Utica, New York, United States

About

Experienced Continuous Improvement and project management expert. Team oriented style with focus on people and process improvement. Unquestionable integrity and solid experience with Lean and Six sigma tools utilization to deliver multimillion dollar savings. Multi project management at all levels including construction, with effective milestone management.

Experience

  • Senior Implementation Project Manager at Symbotic
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Implement / Commission fully robotic structures driven by AI-powered technology for a revolutionized warehousing solution, which delivers an exponential productivity improvement while utilizing and fully retaining an existing workforce.

  • C.I. / Project Manager at Oriskany Manufacturing Technologies
    Oct 2018 - Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Continuous Improvement Manager at Chobani
    Nov 2014 - Oct 2018 · 4 yrs

    Identify opportunities, waste reduction ideas and turning them into projects, to deliver over $7M of Continuous improvement projects and Kaizen workshop savings in the past 3 years. Coaching and helping others to identify ideas to contribute to annual productivity savings project list of $7.5M annually. (over $22M in past 3 years) Kaizen workshops, lean manufacturing training, programs/strategy/roadmap development and implementation, training and coaching.

  • Engineering Manager at Utica Metal Products, Inc.
    Sep 2012 - Nov 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Oversee all engineering and quality activities in the plant. New product development, Continuous Process Improvements, New and existing tooling development and maintenance.

  • Project Manager at Automation Experts Incorporated
    Feb 2012 - Sep 2012 · 8 mos

    (Temporary Assignment) Programming / installation / optimization of: Industrial Electronic Control Systems, Packaging Equipment, Conveyor systems including product and packaging conveyence, team management for installs and changes.