Rick Schildwachter, Consultant
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Ric Schildwachter is a product development and operations management professional with extensive experience in Project Management, LeanSigma (6 Sigma Quality and Lean Manufacturing), Integrated Product Development, Virtual Teams, and Business Process Redesign.
Ric's Individual Areas of Expertise
- Execution — Rapid definition of project plans coupled with team development to create traction and speed for successful on-time, on-budget completion.
- Operations — Refine business core processes for improved customer satisfaction, improved quality, improved information flow, increased overall productivity, and reduced variability.
- Product Development —Combining the “voice of the customer” with the “voice of technology” to identify new product opportunities and product enhancements for break away products that can redefine the competitive landscape and provide extraordinary growth.
- LeanSigma Application — Lean facility design, supply chain integration, DFM, and FMEA for fast time to market and high quality customer experience.
Ric's Professional Background
- President, Suncoast Automotive Performance, Inc.
- Executive VP / COO, Precision Technology Center LLC
- Partner, Flow Consulting Group
- Senior Consultant, Dove Consulting
- Lockheed Martin, Product Development Engineer/Mgr.
Representative Clients
Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Toyota, GM, SPX Corporation, Gates/Tomkins, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, B.F. Goodrich, Stewart & Stevenson, HB Fuller, Harris-Tarkett
Education and Associations
M.B.A., Warrington College of Business, University of Florida
M.S. Electronic and Electro-Optical Systems Engineering, University of Central Florida
B.S. Engineering Sciences, University of Florida
