Journey to Enterprise Excellence 5

Our Speakers 

Pivoting Data Analytics and Lean for Sustainability

Dr Sean Moore

Sean is a senior lecturer in Lean and Six Sigma Systems in the University of Limerick (UL) with over twenty seven years’ industrial experience in Aerospace (12), Medical device (14), and Electronics. Sean has held various roles in continuous improvement, operations, engineering, manufacturing, R&D, metallurgical evaluation; chemical & heat treat processing, including interaction with the regulatory authorities.

Sean is a Shingo Prize winner with the Abbott Vascular Plant in Clonmel, Ireland.

Sean has a PhD in analytical statistics from the Dept of Mathematics & Statistics (UL) and has an MSc in Manufacturing with a thesis on Lean Manufacturing in Aerospace Environments and also Post Graduate Diploma’s in Quality (Lean and Six Sigma) (UL) & Manufacturing (OU).

“Measurement of carbon footprint towards the goal of Net Zero” 

Justyna Gorzka

Justyna currently is an independent contractor supporting organisations in Lean Six Sigma transformation and Scrum deployments. She currently leads Continuous Improvement program at Avant Money. Justyna has experience working across public and private sectors, heaving worked in telecoms, utilities, and financial services.

Justyna is a Lean Six Sigma black belt and a PSM certified Scrum Master. She has a Master of Science in Digital Innovation from UCD Smurfit Business.

Sean McKeown, Lean Co-ordinator, Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon.

Sean is the Lean Co-Ordinator for Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon with over thirty year’s industrial experience in Aerospace (29), and Electronics (8). Sean has held various roles in Operations, Quality, manufacturing, including nineteen years in continuous improvement/Lean Manufacturing. Sean is an Industrial Engineer and Six Sigma Black belt.

Using Lean principles within data analytics to support the financial sustainability of the firm.

Brian McLafferty, Digitalization & BEx Director, Abbott Vascular

Brian is a Director of Digitalisation and Operational excellence in Abbott Vascular in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. His current focus is to drive the digitalisation of the manufacturing operations across the five manufacturing sites in the division. He previously worked in Hewlett-Packard in Co. Kildare. While starting in their Inkjet manufacturing organisation, across a number of roles, he spent the last 10 years in HP’s Financial Services group, driving their digitalization strategy. During this time he worked to develop and implement a number of digitalisation programs to transform the day-to-day experience of the employees in changing the systems and processes they used. He was also instrumental in developing a number of external facing tools and systems for their customers and selling partners that supported a double-digit revenue growth during this time.  He holds an MSc in Technology and Innovation Management and MBA from the Smurfit Business school in Blackrock, Dublin. He is also currently working to complete his PhD in Management Information Systems (MIS) through the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, where his research is focused on digital platforms.

Stacy Franklin, Programme Tutor, Lean & Green Skillnet 

Having pursued formal Lean Six Sigma education, she graduated from CI Specialist to Senior Process Improvement roles within her previous organisation. She has been responsible for developing and co-ordinating tailored Lean training programmes as well as the execution of improvement projects delivering in excess of €3m in the Service Industry.

Her passion throughout her career has been supporting and enabling others to be their best. Clients recognise Stacy’s enthusiasm and high-quality delivery as key to their high levels of engagement with Lean programmes.

Colm Gaskin, Head of Research and Communities, Lean & Green Skillnet. 

Colm has 10 years’ experience on large scale sustainable development programmes and projects in both the public & private sectors in Ireland, the UK and internationally with organisation such as PwC and Cushman & Wakefield. He has worked in a wide range of sectors including sustainable development, international education, research and innovation, healthcare, MedTech, financial services & economic development.

Colm has great insights on the challenges and opportunities associated with sustainability solutions implementation from an Irish business perspective having recently co-authored EPA Reports on the SDGs in industry in Ireland and Going Beyond Compliance approaches for Irish industry. He currently serves as Project Manager on the EPA funded 30-month research project, Industrial Water 4.0 where he leads a research team examining the potential for the digitisation of industrial water management. Colm has an MSc in International Business and Emerging Markets (University of Edinburgh), is a certified PRINCE2 Practitioner and Certified Management Consultant

Implementation of an ISO 50001 energy management system using Lean Six Sigma in an Irish dairy

Seamus McGovern, Engineering Manager, Lakeland Dairies.

Seamus is an operational leader with almost 20 years’ experience in the FMCG manufacturing in beauty care, polymer processing and dairy processing. Seamus has held various roles in operational excellence, continuous improvement, operations and engineering.

Seamus has a MEng in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and has an MSc in Strategic Quality Management (making him a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt) with a thesis titled Implementation of an ISO 50001 energy management system using Lean Six Sigma in an Irish dairy.

Maria Kelly, Head of Communications and Stakeholder Relations,  Central Solutions. 

Maria has over twenty years experience working in Senior Management roles across various organisations including Bank of Ireland, Limerick Chamber of Commerce and Chorus (now Virgin Media).   

Maria’s background is in business development and has extensive experience in sales management, marketing, advocacy, communications and driving transformation.  Throughout her career her focus has been to lead and empower teams through times of rapid change using communication to motivate and inspire as well as deliver on business priorities.  In her role as CEO of Limerick Chamber she also championed high profile regional and local economic development projects such the independence of Shannon airport, the Milk Market Development and the amalgamation of the City and County Council.

Maria is passionate about driving real and meaningful change in the area of Sustainability and Environmental and Social Government using the power of communication to gain buy in and bring people with her. 

Maria has served on a number of Boards including Chambers Ireland, the Hunt Museum, the Limerick Market Trustees and the Limerick City development Board.  She has a MBS in International Entrepreneurship and a MA in International Studies from the University of Limerick and a Certificate in Business and Climate Change from Cambridge University.