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Venessa Osborne is a veteran of the United States Air Force. A proven innovative quality, continuous improvement, and manufacturing leader with 27+ years of experience in aerospace, she is an advocate for evolution through digital transformation and is currently the Operations Excellence Teams & Transformation Manager at Lockheed Martin Space. Her passion for aviation began on the Charleston Air Force Base Flight line at the age of 5 years old. Post her military career in Aerospace Propulsion, she joined the Boeing 787 Program as a Manufacturing Engineer.
While serving as the Site Quality Inspection and Engineering Senior Leader for the 787 Program, she was responsible for the corrective action requirements of a multibillion-dollar inventory with a primary focus on delivering first-pass quality results utilizing “outside of the box” concepts integral to AS9100, ISO9001, and FAA regulations. Her team of 4 senior quality leaders, 16 first line leaders, 2 tech fellows, and 40+ Material Review Board engineers resolved flight-critical nonconformances for an annual cost savings of approximately $27 million.
She transitioned to Amazon as a Senior Operations and Supply Chain Site Leader following 12 years at The Boeing Company to gain a deeper knowledge of the global supply chain. While leading a team of 6 senior managers and staff of over 3000 associates, she was responsible for a 50-million-dollar budget. Within the first quarter of her tenure, she implemented the first root cause and corrective action system which resulted in a $4 million quarterly reduction in transportation cost.
Venessa is a sought after Six Sigma Master Black Belt who continues to mentor veteran’s transitioning into the civilian workforce. She holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering and a master’s in business administration from The Citadel as well as multiple certifications in quality, lean six sigma, agile methodologies, data science, and project management.
While serving as the Site Quality Inspection and Engineering Senior Leader for the 787 Program, she was responsible for the corrective action requirements of a multibillion-dollar inventory with a primary focus on delivering first-pass quality results utilizing “outside of the box” concepts integral to AS9100, ISO9001, and FAA regulations. Her team of 4 senior quality leaders, 16 first line leaders, 2 tech fellows, and 40+ Material Review Board engineers resolved flight-critical nonconformances for an annual cost savings of approximately $27 million.
She transitioned to Amazon as a Senior Operations and Supply Chain Site Leader following 12 years at The Boeing Company to gain a deeper knowledge of the global supply chain. While leading a team of 6 senior managers and staff of over 3000 associates, she was responsible for a 50-million-dollar budget. Within the first quarter of her tenure, she implemented the first root cause and corrective action system which resulted in a $4 million quarterly reduction in transportation cost.
Venessa is a sought after Six Sigma Master Black Belt who continues to mentor veteran’s transitioning into the civilian workforce. She holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering and a master’s in business administration from The Citadel as well as multiple certifications in quality, lean six sigma, agile methodologies, data science, and project management.
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