Ximena Blanco

Ximena Blanco, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, currently serves as a Continuous Improvement Leader at Washington Trust Bank since November 2022. Ximena's professional journey includes roles as a Process Improvement Consultant at Providence Health & Services and a Senior Lean Engineer at Exotic Metals Forming. Prior experience encompasses positions at Esterline Interface Technologies as Project Engineer and Continuous Improvement Leader, as well as Senior Manufacturing Engineer for the Asia Region. Ximena has also contributed as a DFM Engineer at GE Energy, a Process Improvement Engineer at Flextronics-America, and a Project Engineer at Abbott Laboratories. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and two Master's degrees from Texas State University in Industrial Technology and Engineering/Industrial Management.