Ross Wiberg

Biography

 Ross Wiberg, Director of Operations, joined Freedom Innovations in 2015. Ross comes to Freedom with over 20 years of manufacturing leadership and lean manufacturing implementation. Ross spent 15 years working various functional leadership positions in the automotive industry at Autoliv ANA and in the aerospace industry at ATK and ITT Exelis. Ross’ background includes a heavy emphasis on continuous improvement and he holds a six sigma black belt. During his time at Autoliv ANA, he worked as a green belt guiding the plant leadership and facilitating continuous improvement training for all functional departments at every level of the organization. As a Continuous Improvement Specialist, he was also a member of the Autoliv Lean Consulting group and specialized in helping outside organizations develop strategic deployment, lean management practices, and quality improvement programs. Ross later transitioned to the aerospace industry as a Continuous Improvement Manager at ATK and helped develop a continuous improvement program for multiple sites and grow a continuous improvement organization.  Later, Ross joined ITT Exelis as the Sr. Manager of Continuous Improvement for Aerostructures and later became the Sr. Manager of Operations overseeing all aspects of operations and cross-functional management.  In addition to his six sigma and lean certifications, Ross also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management.

Research Interest

 surgery