LEAN SIX SIGMA WORLD CONFERENCE SPEAKERBIOGRAPHY
Clint Lancaster
Sr. Engineer, Plant Quality, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Kansas City, MO, USA
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• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, managed/participated in high impact projects. Harley Davidson’s First Pass Yield improvement Project realizing over $250K cost of quality savings; wheels sub-assembly to reduce cosmetic issues and high reject rate, realizing a 40% drop ($324K to $199K) in scrap rate from 1st Quarter 2016 to 2nd Quarter 2016 while Cosmetic issues dropped significantly. Several others available.
• Published and presented Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Paper 2009-01-2833
• Led industry team to develop a recommended practice for paint and finish performance identifying relevant ASTM test procedures and performance criteria
• Currently leads the KC Plant Quality department and staff for second shift (15+ direct reports - NCM, Metrology - Fab & Assembly, Torque Auditors, Final Vehicle Auditors, QE’s and Quality Techs)
WORK HISTORY
Sr. Engineer, Plant Quality 2017 to Present
Manufacturing Quality Engineer 2015 to 2017
Harley-Davidson Motor Company - Kansas City, MO
Quality & Manufacturing Engineer 2014 – 2015
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, contracted from M&M Quality Solutions - Kansas City, MO
Director, Technical and Engineering Services 2006 to 2013
National Association of Trailer Manufacturers - Topeka, KS
Inspector and Investigator, Chief of Administration/Quality Analyst 1992-1995
U. S. Marine Corps, Office of the Inspector General - Washington, D.C.
Sr. Enlisted-Amphibious Assault Unit 1990 - 1992- Desert Storm, Kuwait, Iraq, Bangladesh, Philippines, Asian Pacific
EDUCATION
• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Webster University, 1999
• Master of Arts in Management, Webster University, 1993
• Bachelor of Science, Industrial Management, University of Maryland, 1990
• Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) H-D KC, 2016
• Commercial Vehicle Braking System, SAE Dearborn MI, Dec 2011
• Tire and Wheel Safety Issues, SAE Dearborn MI, Apr 2007
• Automotive Lighting: Testing and Requirements, SAE Dearborn MI, June 2007
• Advance Manufacturing, University of Missouri, Rolla 200
CERTIFICATIONS
• Certified Manufacturing Engineer (SME #44116810), Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE #52828), American Society for Quality
• Certified Advanced Manufacturing Specialist (CAMS), University of Missouri, Rolla 2005
• Six Sigma Black Belt, AMSTP, Missouri Enterprise & University of Missouri, Rolla 2005
• LEAN Manufacturing, AMSTP, Missouri Enterprise & University of Missouri, Rolla 2004
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Have traveled to several foreign countries and understand diversity. H-D Black Award 2018. Personal military honors include: Joint Service Commendation Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (awarded twice), Navy Commendation Medal, and Navy Achievement Medal (awarded twice)
Affiliations- Member of American Society for Quality, Society of Manufacturing Engineers and Society of Automotive Engineers Committees (SAE). Within the SAE Specialized Vehicle & Equipment Council (SVEC) assigned as the chair of a committee to revise SAE Standards. A member of the SAE Motorcycle Committee developing industry standards within our industry.
