Type Of Business:
Gear manufacturers
Marketing Area:
International
Expertise:
Leadership facilitation; Teamwork; Quality, Continual Improvement/Lean; Supplier and customer relationships; Personnel; Development practice; Analysis
Major Product/SVS:
Provision of the machines, tooling, processes, services and technologies needed to produce bevel and cylindrical gears
Hobbies/Sports:
Art; Painting; Drawing; Framing
Education Degrees:
Bachelor of Science in Business, Warren University (2008)
Affiliations Awards:
The American Society for Quality; Americas' SAP Users' Group
Throughout the duration of your career, what was the one highlight that stood out the most?:
The highlight of her career is the global integrated management system, which enables her to direct a cross-functional team and develop, support and help build the DMAIC process and root cause and analysis tools directly into the business software. This is transformational for process owners, end users and suppliers.
Charity:
Animal Shelters; The Humane Society, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Food Banks; Food Link
Number Of Years In Profession:
25
Number Of Years In Current Position:
3
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
She attributes her success to her absolute unwavering respect for people, who are the greatest resource. She puts employees first and everything flows upward.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
She became involved in her profession because it's very simple to her: Quality is all about service and all about the customer, the way the company conducts business, and communication.
Extended Bio Profile:
Ms. Van De Lister believes that visibility, being able to connect with others who see value in her offerings and who can share business practices and ideas, is paramount. She is dedicated to customer advocacy, employee development, and consummate service. Throughout her career, she has received both individual and team recognition for consistently delivering improvements in diverse performance and quality metrics, leading turnarounds of underperformers, and streamlining and automating processes that comprise the entire quality management system. Her philosophy is that every aspect of what she does, individually and organizationally, is entirely about quality. Ms. Van De Lister also possesses vast experience in the implementation of quality standards and certifications. These factors combine to make her an extremely strong potential contributor to any team, with the ability both to see the bigger picture and ensure fulfillment of that vision.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Managing and directing local and global quality initiatives for multiple sites, including facilities in China, Europe, and the United States; Standardizing quality processes; Harmonizing business practices with software to establish a global standard, supplier quality, quality engineering, inspection and calibration
Education Certifications:
ISO 9001:2008; Lead Auditor Certificate No. 1118680
Where Will You Be In 5 Years:
In five years, Ms. Van De Lister plans to complete global standardization for the corporation so every business process will implement it. It is a very challenging set of goals, and she would like to facilitate it at other companies. She also wants to oversee and audit the programs, and work to develop suppliers.