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Professional Career Bio and Management Leadership Qualities of:
Michael L. Bucher
3303 Terrace Lane
Findlay, Ohio 45840
(419) 957-9669 / fairwaycruzr@hotmail.com
Management / Lean Professional 22+ years of strong leadership with hands-on continuous improvement, lean manufacturing,
quality assurance management and supplier development. Production, quality systems, lead auditing, teaming and lean management
with ability to execute in a fast paced manufacturing environment. Consistent improvements utilizing a no cost-low cost approach.
Findlay Products Corp a Division of Midway Products Group 1996-2010
Lean / Manufacturing Management / Area Manager of Operations 2002-2010
Lean Manufacturing - Process Engineer / Special Project Manager 1999-2002
Continuous Improvement Manager 1996-1999
Findlay Industries, Inc 1990-1996
Quality Assurance / Continuous Improvement Manager 1990-1996
Consultant / Ohio State University (Lima Campus) 2000-2002
Lean Manufacturing Strategies and Implementation Techniques
Professional Accomplishments
 Ohio State University Office of Continuing Education Advisory Board
 Owens Community College Technical & Skilled Trades Advisory Board
 American Society for Quality Vice Chair / Treasurer (and Member 20 years)
 Society for Manufacturing Engineers
Applied Skills:
Continuous Improvement Techniques Disciplined Problem Solving Kaizen Reduction Workshops
Lean Manufacturing Techniques Written / Verbal / Presentation Project / Product Management
Value Stream Analysis / Value Add Design of Quality Systems / Audit Process Project / Team Facilitation / Leader
Audit Program Design / Management Cycle Time Reduction / Process Mapping Product and Systems Audits
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Team Development / Positive Leadership Mentor / Coaching Program Design
Customer / Supplier Liaison (Big 3) Cost Reduction/ Savings Programs Inventory Control/ Prod Scheduling
22+ Years Tier One Management Lead Auditor / Audit Trainer / Team Mgmt APQP / Product Launch Leader
Procedure-Systems-Forms Design Maximo / AS400 / Word / Excell / Power Point 8 Yrs Production Floor Management
Environmental Management Management Rep QS, TS, ISO, Q1, TFE ControlPlan Design / Implementation
Soft Trim, Stamping, Welding, Assy Supervision of 50+ Hourly / 6 Salary / Responsible for Safety, Quality, Productivity
Continuing Education / Certificate Programs
Currently: Owens Community College / Pursuing Business Management Degree
Lead Assessor of Quality Systems (Perry Johnson)), American Society for Quality / Quality Auditor: (Cert. # 14171)
Design of Pull Systems (Society of Manufacturing Engineers), Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives and Deadlines (SkillPath)
ISO 9000 Quality System Documentation, Implementation, Auditing (Lima Tech. College),
QS 9000 Documentation, Internal Quality Systems Auditing (Perry Johnson), Toyota Production Systems (Toyota)
Team Management / Creating a Team Based Organization / Train the Trainer (Miller Howard)
How to Be a Successful Team Leader (National Seminars Group), Industrial Version / Statistical Process Control (Lima Tech)
Targeted Selections (Development Dimensions International), Positive Leadership Techniques (Prism Performance Systems)
Commodity Focused Lean Manufacturing (Ford Motor Co.), Crossing Gates / Lean Strategies for Executives (RWD Technologies)
Lean Deployment Workshops (Ford Motor Company) Commodity & Non-commodity Focused Phase I, II
Lean Measurables (Ford Total Cost Management), Dupont “STOP” safety training / Train the Trainer
Lean Manufacturing / Eliminating Waste (Ford Total Cost Management), General Motors / Quality System Basics
Lean Manufacturing Workshops (Ford Total Cost Management), Six-Sigma / Eastern Michigan University – Green Belt
Valuing Lean Manufacturing Initiatives / Valuing Advanced Manufacturing Initiatives (NGM Knowledge Systems)
Using Kaizen to Implement Lean Manufacturing (Journey to Teams, Inc), Kaizen Manufacturing (Kaizen Institute)
Using Modular Design / Modular Supply in Lean Manufacturing (The Agile Group, Inc)