Aaron Chumchal
1406 Melissa Ct
Keller, TX 76262
--www.linkedin.com/in/aaronchumchal
SUMMARY
An authority in Process Engineering, Performance Improvement & Strategy Consulting with a track
record of leading diverse teams through process improvement, business optimization and change
management efforts leading to over $50MM in enterprise savings. An expert in management of data
and cultural analysis resulting in quick identification of levers that lead to results. Proficient in
building relationships across external and internal organizational silos giving a unique ability to
implement solutions and influence results. Consistently leverages toolkit in Project Management [PMP
Certified], Lean Six Sigma [Certified Six Sigma Black Belt-ASQ], Change Management [Change
Management Practitioner -ProSci] Facilitation and Executive Coaching to engage teams and create
positive impact.
EXPERIENCE
JPMorgan Chase, Fort Worth , TX
September 2017 – Present
Vice President of Performance Improvement/ Strategy Consulting
Performance Consulting quick strike model leader (SEAL Team: Strategic, Execution, Analysis & Lean)
• Created, piloted and reached sustainment phase of new Continuous Improvement model in 8 months
• $60MM+ in enterprise savings identified
• $5.5 MM benefits realized within 1st year
Strategic Roadmap for Enterprise Improvement & Enhancement
• Partnered with Managing Directors and C-Level partners to engage 18 enterprise teams in implementing
improvements
• Engaged and coordinated cross functional executive teams through enterprise RACI assessment & analysis
• Created a consistent measure for enterprise wide improvements through quantification of process risk,
efficiency and business value
Select Project Highlights
• $1.4MM savings, Process Reengineering of back office Accounting processes
• $1.5MM savings, Process Reengineering resulting in consolidation of complex regulatory processes
• $1MM savings, Process Reengineering of KYC program Know Your Customer processes
• $750 K savings, Process Reengineering efforts for data analytics shop (Corrections & Remediation)
• $400K savings, Process Reengineering & data quality improvement back office regulatory process
• $20MM Risk Mitigation & coordination across Marketing, enterprise LOB’s & Media Agency partners
• Identification of $50MM daily risk exposure in Merchant services processing back office operations
• Risk reduction in Human Resources high volume recruiting processes
• Process Engineering effort for Agile implementation of predictive model for cash ordering process ($42MM
savings from predictive model)
Health Management Systems (HMS Holdings), Irving, TX
May 2016 – September 2017
Senior Manager of Business Optimization
• $1MM cost savings, Process Reengineering & optimization of manual processes- Operations team
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA) process lead for identification & implementation of RPA technology
• Cross functional enterprise leader of data analytics contract implementation with government client
• Facilitated enterprise training and development of root cause, Lean, Six Sigma, & ASQ Green Belt programs
RLG International, Dallas, TX
Leader of Performance Improvement Projects [Project Assignments Noted]
May 2009 –April 2016
Agrium Inc. –Capital Projects / KBR, Inc. [Kellogg, Brown & Root], Borger, Texas
• Developed weekly scorecard used by the Project Leadership team to track key deliverables
• Led Quality Assurance team in improving quality of key metrics on deliverables
• Executive coaching of key stakeholders resulting in improvements in leadership & communication
• Identification of Enterprise Data Integrity and action plan for remediation
ConocoPhillips – Capital Projects / Various Small Construction Contractors, Midland, Texas
• Results: $1.2 MM in cost avoidance due to schedule and procurement improvements
• Created quantitative tool tracking and reporting weekly progress to the leadership team
• Improvement to procurement team processes key processes
• Created standardized phase gate processes to improve project life cycle across the portfolio of projects
Origin Energy [APLNG Capital Project –Joint Venture with ConocoPhillips]/ WDS Limited [Mid Size
Construction Contractor], Queensland, Australia
• Results: $36.6MM productivity improvements.
• Led process improvement effort of key construction process. Reduced process steps by 50%
• Gathered and collated data across the project and organized into Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Streamlined organizational meeting and communication structure across client & contractor organizations
ConocoPhillips: Project Management Office / URS Engineering, Houston, Texas, Anchorage, Alaska
• Results: $9.3 MM [3.3 MM-Material requisition process, $6MM-productivity improvements]
• Streamlined the meeting and communication structure between 3 geographically separated offices
• Led process improvement effort of material requisition process from engineering phase to receipt of materials
• Defined, optimized and implemented project phase gates for the portfolio of capital projects.
ConocoPhillips: Capital Projects / Udelhoven Operating Co., Anchorage & Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
• Results: $6MM – productivity improvement, 2 year perfect safety record
• Gathered Key Performance Indicators and created front line performance boards to display weekly KPI results
• Trained frontline managers on use of KPIs to drive weekly progress to project deliverables.
• Led Safety improvement effort across portfolio of capital projects leading to 2 + years of Incident free
execution of work
Huntington Ingalls Industries [Formerly Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding], Pascagoula, Mississippi
• Results: 30% productivity improvement, 40% safety incident improvement
• Led construction process improvement effort leading to six week reduction of critical path work
• Built and conducted leadership training for 60+ incoming managers as the project team grew from 40 to 400
employees in a six month period
• Coached and mentored 40 frontline supervisors on improving project results and deliverables
• Created & conducted cultural assessments across programs to identify opportunities for cultural improvements
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
MBA, M.J. Neely School of Business, Texas Christian University, Ft Worth, Texas
BA – Environmental Studies, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, CSSBB, ASQ
PMP [Project Management Professional] Certification, Project Management Institute
Change Management Practitioner Certification, ProSci