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Lynn Kelley is Vice President, Textron Six Sigma, a position she was appointed to in May 2007. Kelley drives the ongoing deployment of Textron Six Sigma and the continuous improvement of its DMAIC, DFSS and Lean capabilities across all Textron business units, including Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft, E-Z-GO, Jacobsen and others. She is a member of the Textron Transformation Leadership Team, a Corporate Officer and a Textron Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Kelley began her Textron career at Textron Fastening Systems in 1999, where she held various positions, including Vice President, Continuous Improvement and Acting Vice President of Strategic Planning. She spent time at Textron Fluid & Power and had various international assignments. As Performance Solutions Manager for Textron University, Kelley led the development and deployment of new courses for Textron Six Sigma, Lean and Integrated Supply Chain, in support of Textron’s heightened focus on talent development.
Prior to joining Textron, she was Professor, Department Chair, and Director of the Master’s Degree in Quality and Operations Management at Madonna University, School of Business, in Livonia, Michigan. She also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Doctors Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
Kelley holds a PhD from Wayne State University, an MBA from Michigan State University Executive MBA Program, and a BBA, Business Management from University of Detroit-Mercy. She has published books in the fields of statistics and operational excellence, and served as an examiner for the Malcolm Bridge National Quality Award, a judge for the Michigan Quality Leadership Award, and an executive committee member for both the Michigan Quality Council and Caucus for Women in Statistics.
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