Who is Chad Lape???

Hello! So, who am I? First and foremost, I am a husband and a father to our four children. From a professional perspective, I’ve worked for Johnson & Johnson for the past 21 years in roles around Supply Chain and Quality. This despite the fact that I received my undergrad in Electrical Engineering and spent four years in the U.S. Army focused on managing networks and communications systems. I’ve captured details (including pictures) in the tabsets below:

An introduction to me…

Pictures

Chad & Susan

Family Portrait - From left to right: Me, Connor, Chad Jr., Susan, Rebekah, Nathanael

Family

Family specifics:

Susan (my wife :-) )
- Married for 25 yrs
- Teaches 8th Grade math in Hamilton, OH
- Home of the runners-up in the 2021 Little League Baseball WS
Chad Jr (22 yrs)
- 4th year at UC in Computer Science
- VP of Cyber Security Club
- Working in his 4th Co-Op rotation with Northrup Grumman
- Scheduled to graduate Spring 2024
Rebekah (19 yrs)
- 2nd year at UC in Psychology
- Just added a minor in Marketing
- Scheduled to graduate after her 3rd year (Spring 2024)
Nathanael (18 yrs)
- Senior in HS
- Currently evaluating college offers from UC, Miami (OH) & Ohio University
- interested in Finance and continuing to play soccer
Connor (16 yrs)
- Sophomore in HS
- Currently interested in EE or Computer Eng
- Plays Middle for club volleyball

Education

AUG 2003 – JUN 2005
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
GPA – 3.954; Selected for membership in Beta Gamma Sigma
AUG 1993 – DEC 1997 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, VIRGINIA TECH
Concentration in Leadership; US Army ROTC Scholarship; VP of Society of American Military Engineers

CERTIFICATIONS
• Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence
• Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
• QFD Green Belt
• Green Belt – Six Sigma Certified
• Black Belt – Six Sigma Certified

Professional Background

My LinkedIn page may provide some additional context:
LinkedIn

- NOV 2017 – PRESENT
SENIOR MANAGER, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, ETHICON INC

- JUL 2014 – NOV 2017
SENIOR MANAGER, QUALITY ENGINEERING, ETHICON SURGICAL CARE

- FEB 2005 – JAN 2011
STAFF MANUFACTURING ENGINEER, ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY

- JAN 2002 – FEB 2005
SENIOR SERVICE ENGINEER, ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY

- MAR 1998 – JAN 2002
CAPTAIN, UNITED STATES ARMY - SIGNAL CORPS

R & Analytic Software Experience

Unfortunately, I have no previous experience with R
In my current role, I am leading a team of data scientists, data analysts and UX/UI designers as we work to lead a Digital Transformation within our supply chain organization. Our primary focus is on developing Product Digital Twins to simulate the functionality of our medical devices. This is intended to help us move from being reactive to becoming proactive and prescrptive with respect to our product performance. Ideally, we’re striving to minimize variation in the performance of our medical devices.

This is one of the primary reasons that I decided to pursue this MS in Data Analytics program at UC. I would like to gain a better understanding of the tools and approaches to better lead this team, along with being better able to communicate to the organization about “how” this transformation can positively impact the organization

With respect to other analytics software, my previous work experience as a Quality Engineer introduced me to using Excel and Minitab. These continue to be the primary analytics software package used throughout my company.