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Hispanic Engineer 40 Under 40: Miguel Antonio Franco
By Jay Albritron
May 19, 2010, 19:29

Miguel Antonio Franco is the Global Operational Excellence (OE) Lead for Halliburton. He is responsible for deploying Lean Six Sigma to Field Operations.

Franco trains, mentors, and supervises a team of six Global OE Champions and 30 District/Country OE Champions. He works with numerous customers on organizing joint Lean Six Sigma efforts. In his previous position--Production Specialist, EPIC--Franco led a Shop Floor Kaizen Event that reduced cycle time by 43% and decreased standard cost variance by $100,000 a year.

In 2002, Franco served as vice president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. He earned a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas. He has received the Halliburton MVP Award for improving the Electron Beam welding process.

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