TOPIC: Kimray's Roadmap to Excellence: Crafting a Strategic Journey with the Baldrige Framework

WHEN: July 18, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET / 10:00 CT / 9:00 MT / 8:00 PT

Join us for an enlightening webinar on how Kimray is meticulously crafting its roadmap to excellence using the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) framework. This session will delve into the practical steps and strategies that Kimray, a leading manufacturer of valves and control equipment for the oil and gas industry, is implementing to transform its organizational performance and culture. Jonathan Bodine will guide you through key tactical elements of their journey, including their timelines, incremental goals, engaging their staff, and utilizing milestones. Discover how the Baldrige Excellence Framework® is helping Kimray not only achieve its mission but also significantly improve its processes and outcomes.

Jonathan Bodine serves in the role of Six Sigma Black Belt at Kimray where he leads process improvement projects, coaches Green Belts, develops best practices around metrics and project prioritization, and drives organizational performance excellence initiatives. He also serves as one of the core team members leading Kimray on its Baldrige journey. Jonathan has been with Kimray since February 2023. Prior to Kimray, he worked as a Project Engineer at Nomac Drilling, a Continuous Improvement Engineer at Devon Energy, and a Systems Engineering Team Lead at Boeing. He earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Oklahoma Christian University and a Master's of Business Administration at the University of Central Oklahoma. He holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Oklahoma. Jonathan and his wife Amanda have been married 14 years and have 3 children.