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Richard Baker

Operational Excellence | Strategic Planning

Richard (Rick) Baker is a recognized “Award Winning Business & Operational Excellence Expert.”  He brings to Impact Washington his 40 years of experience in implementing world-class leadership and techniques across various industries, including Aerospace, Energy, Industrial, Construction, Equipment, Food, and Wood Products.

Rick has extensive depth and experience with Business Processes managing OEM/ODM suppliers in Asia, Europe, Mexico, Canada, and the USA.

He has received several recognitions, including in Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ) as one of the best in World Class Methodologies, in the Redmond Business Chamber of Commerce Journal for Operational Excellence, and by AEA, IEEE, Florida Atlantic University, Sundstrand Today, Honeywell News, and SME various articles.

Rick is President & Owner of RC Baker & Associates, LLC based in Kirkland, WA and President & CEO, Owner of Metaltest, Inc, and Materials Test Lab (MTL) based in Kent, WA.

Education

  • University of Washington, Bachelor of Science
  • University of Washington, Bachelor or Art

Certifications

  • Six Sigma Green Belt Cert – 1991 – Six Sigma Academy
  • Certified Boeing Instructor Advanced Quality Systems (AQS) -1990 – Sundstrand
  • ISO 9000 – Element Leader – 1991 – Sundstrand
  • Lean Enterprise Master Training – 1998 – University of Tennessee
  • Advance Quality Participation (AQP) Washington State “Company of the Year” Award – 1991
  • Advance Quality Participation (AQP) Washington State “Leader of the Year” Award – 1992
  • Malcolm Baldridge Award Examiner Cert – 1997 – Tempe, Az
  • Honeywell Premier Achievement Award Winner MS&S “Business Integration” Award -1998 – Tempe, Az.
  • MHIA Community of the Year Award Cavan– National Best in Class –Scottsdale, AZ -2000
  • Factory of the Year Award Amer Sports, Precor – Woodinville, Wa – 2004
  • SME Lean Certification – Society of Manufacturing Engineering – SCC -2005
  • Six Sigma Black Belt Cert – ETI, Redmond, Wa – 2006-2007
  • NADCAP Certification -2010-2017
  • ISO/IEC-17025/2005 QMS -2017
  • Boeing Recert – 2017

Board Positions

Board Positions Held

  • Vice President, Engineering & Operations – Precor
  • President & CEO, Cavan
  • Director of Operations, Quality, and Productivity – Honeywell

Professional Affiliations

  • MTI, NADCAP, AEA, ASQC, APIC, SME, IEEE
  • Chamber of Commerce – Breakfast & Dinner Speaker

Community Involvement:

  • Junior Achievement Business Consultant
  • Little League Board Member & Coach
  • President, Kirkland Baseball
  • Church Board Member
  • Church Youth Speaker

Subject Expertise

  • Operational Excellence – Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma, Lean Enterprise 
  • Values Stream Mapping, Kaizen’s & Kata’s, Continuous Flow, Statistical Process Control
  • Supply Chain Management (SCM), Material Strategies
  • Kanban, Just in Time (JIT) & Global Sourcing, Point of Use Inventory Systems 
  • Quality Management System & Continuous Improvement Tools Quality Management Systems (AS-9100, ISO:9000, NADCAP, IS0/IEC 17025 ),
  • Organizational Development with Management Selection Systems 
  • Succession Planning Family Business. 
  • Strategic & Tactical Planning using Hoshin Planning & Goal Deployment 
  • Project, Product, Program Management & Risk Mitigation 
  • New Product Introductions & DFMA, 
  • Merger & Acquisitions Repositioning, Site Relocations, and Factory Layout