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Keaton Watson

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Operations Excellence Manager at LivaNova
📍 Greater Houston, United States

Keaton is a Manufacturing and Operations Leader with over 15 years of experience in continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and facilities management. He holds an MBA in Management and a BS from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Colleagues describe him as a courageous leader with a "get it done" attitude.

Outside of his professional life, Keaton is a dedicated family man. He frequently expresses immense pride in the accomplishments of his wife, who is a doctor, and his daughter, celebrating their successes and milestones.

His leadership was instrumental in reducing a manufacturing overdue backlog by over 90% in a previous role.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Operations Excellence Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greater Houston, United States
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Lean Manufacturing
Holds a Lean Certification and has implemented Lean and Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) methodologies in multiple regional and managerial roles.
Operations Excellence
His current role as Operations Excellence Manager at LivaNova focuses on implementing a continuous improvement culture and philosophy.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Operations Excellence Manager
LivaNova
3-2019
Continuous Improvement Manager
RPM International Inc.
11-2015 - 3-2019
Regional Continuous Improvement Manager
AmerisourceBergen
1-2012 - 7-2015
Operations Planning Leader
GE Oil and Gas
5-2011 - 12-2012
Continuous Improvement Manager
GE Transportation
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Education
1998 - 2000
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Phoenix
1991 - 1996
Bachelor of Science (BS)
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
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