🌞Sara Hanks, LSS MBB's Linkedin Analytics

Mission Statement: To leverage my passion for innovation, excellence, and mentorship to inspire and empower individuals and organizations to realize their full potential. By embracing challenges, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and sharing knowledge, I aim to contribute to the development of solutions that address real-world problems, enhance efficiency, and drive sustainable growth. Through my actions, I commit to being a catalyst for change, encouraging others to explore their capabilities, and making a positive impact on the world around me. About me: Sara is an experienced problem solver using data and technology, specifically in an industrial business. Over the last 11 years, she has led digital transformation in a variety of roles, each with increased responsibility. These include Program Management, Product Ownership, Digital Thread Manager, Senior Director of Data and Analytics, and recently Continuous Improvement Director. In this new role, she will align the continuous improvement toolkit with the digital strategy to deliver a step function change in processes. At GE Transportation, now a Wabtec Company, Sara implemented a global quality pillar application with minimal resources, created products in the data lake and led teams that have built custom web applications, using the latest technologies. Her unique blend of passion for data & technology, deep industry domain expertise and creative problem solving creates an ability to deliver digital transformation efficiently and fast. Continuous improvement and continuous learning with a laser focus on the people are her mantra. Most recently, she has started a side hustle, Leverage4Data, a software company providing manufacturers web applications to manage suppliers. The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Wabtec. Specialties: lean six sigma, ISO standards, software development, data science understanding, data analysis, manufacturing processes, product development, strategy, creating a positive work culture, inclusive leadership, seeing how to solve problems with technology, finding alternatives, brainstorming