Sector Experience

Manufacturing
Business Services
Energy
Social & Public Sector
Aerospace & Defense

Languages

English
33
years

Years of Experience

2/19

Member Since


Experience

 
Virginia Gronley LLC Management Consulting
Leadership Coach, Speaker and Trainer
01/2019 - Present
Helping individuals, teams and organizations at all levels develop their leadership skills through various training and workshops. Over 20+ years working in a Fortune 500 company with leadership experience from Customer Service, Quality Control, Warehousing, Lean Six Sigma and HR including recruiting, talent development and much more. I have a passion for helping people and businesses succeed and obtain results. Led over 100 training/workshop events in over 13 states.

Axalta Coating Systems Other
Human Resource Talent Development
04/2012 - 12/2018
Led the U.S. and Canada talent development strategy including curriculum development and delivery for people leaders at all levels and multiple sites resulting in a 95% satisfaction rate. Developed and led workshops for high potentials aimed at engaging and building a bench for key leadership roles. Policy development, diversity and inclusion initiatives, leadership training and interviewing.

DuPont Management Consulting
Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt
12/2008 - 04/2012
Directed over 20 Lean Six Sigma projects, Kaizen initiatives, and process mapping events, securing $3MM in savings across the supply chain.
Accountable for project plans and metrics, achieving all milestones and deliverables on-time and within budget.
Created over 50 highly-detailed flowcharts, value stream maps, SIPOC, and deployment maps.

DuPont Operations
Customer Service/Warehouse Manager
01/1990 - 06/2007
Managed a 52 person team across multiple shifts. Reorganized warehouse and customer service to increase productivity and reduce waste by $800,000 through lean six sigma projects. Accelerated and strengthened safety efforts which yielded an 18% reduction in safety incidents. Accomplished 100% compliance with zero defects for Sarbanes-Oxley audits. Improved customer service levels by 10% and streamlined processes to increase efficiency.