1. Michael L Richard
4800 Alexander Drive, Metairie, LA 70003
504.343.4556
Michael.L.Richard1@gmail.com
KEYSKILLS / EXPERTISE
-Classroom instruction -Technical publications management
-Curriculum development -Quality Assurance inspector
-Electrical component-level troubleshooting and repair -Continuous Process Improvement
-Micro-Miniature (2M) repair -Team Facilitation
-System diagnostics/troubleshooting -Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints
-Safety guidelines/regulations -Scheduling/Planning
-Maintenance forms/recordkeeping -Voice of the Customer Centered
-Calibration and scheduled maintenance programs -Process Mapping and Value Analysis
-Personnelmanagement -Data analysis via Excel and Minitab
-Interpreting data and schematics -Security clearance: Secret (Active)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
United States Marine Corps 07/1999 – Present
Process Improvement Leader / Aviation Electrician and Technician / Quality Assurance
 Awarded for direct impact on organizational goals on readiness and training
 Over 20 successfulLSS projects completed with project cost avoidance in excess of $3M, multiple work center
redesigns, and reductions in turnaround time as high as 90% for specific processes
 Facilitated the execution of 5S across 7 departments
 5 years of experience teaching 40-hour Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and 8-hour Yellow Belt courses
 Directly contributed to reviewing and writing organizational policy for the successfuloperation of the process
improvement program resulting in hundreds of trained personnel and multiple LSS certifications
 Broke an interdependency that saved Marine organizations over 5,000 hours in personnel training
 3 years of experience teaching Aviation Electronics Technicians
 Personally awarded for reduced course attrition and increased GPA 4 points above the course average
 Successfully managed a Central Technical Publications Library consisting of thousands of technical publications
and diagrams for use across an organization of 500+ personnel, 7 departments, and more than 20 work centers
 Received a rank of ON TRACK by higher level inspection authorities
 Performed monthly audits on work center technical libraries to check for currency and completeness
 Drafted reports to senior leadership to address and correct technical library program discrepancies
 Trained designated work center librarians in all duties and responsibilities with respect to library management
 Earned the title of Quality Assurance Collateral Duty Inspector to train, supervise, inspect, and signoff work
completed by other technicians
 Created and implemented a cradle-to-grave/serial tracking system for all hazardous materials and waste within
the Avionics Department
EDUCATION / TRAINING
 Certified Advanced Green Belt Instructor by the USMC (6/2014)
 Lean Six Sigma Black Belt trained by the USMC (7/2012)
 Lean Six Sigma Black Belt trained by Villanova University (12/2011)
 Certified Supply chain Technical Expert and Design Expert by Avraham Goldratt Institute (8/2011)
 Certified Process Improvement Instructor Trainer by the Department of the Navy (7/2011)
 Certified ToC Jonah by Avraham Goldratt Institute (6/2011)
 Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt by the Department of the Navy (4/2011)
 Advanced Avionics Integrated Weapon Systems Maintenance Course (8/2006)
 National Center for Aircraft Technician Training (AET) (5/2006)
 Transportation of Hazardous Material (9/2001)
 Fixed Wing Electrical/Instrument Technician (7/2000)
 Aviation Electrician’s Mate (6/2000)