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Ryan Howard

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Director of Operational Excellence at Honeywell
📍 Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States

Ryan is a seasoned manufacturing leader serving as the Director of Operational Excellence at Honeywell. His expertise spans welding, machining, and assembly, with a proven ability to boost productivity and profitability. He holds an MBA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a BS in Manufacturing Engineering from Brigham Young University.

While leading paint operations at Caterpillar, he successfully reduced paint cost per cylinder by 30%.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Director of Operational Excellence
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States
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Operational Excellence
His career is focused on designing and implementing strategies that enhance productivity and profitability, underscored by his current Director title and 6 Sigma Black Belt credential.
Lean Deployment
Served as a Lean Advisor and Deployment Champion at Caterpillar, focusing on implementing the Caterpillar Production System and driving value stream transformations.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Director of Operational Excellence
Honeywell
7-2023 - 4-2024
Plant Manager
SKF Group
9-2021 - 7-2023
Sr. Engineering Manager & Lean Deployment Champion
SKF Group
5-2020 - 9-2021
Paint Operations Manager
Caterpillar Inc.
1-2019 - 5-2020
Lean Advisor & Operations Excellence Manager
Caterpillar Inc.
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Education
2007 - 2009
Master's degree
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1999 - 2001
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Brigham Young University
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