Ability to create a company vision and detailed plan for continuous improvement to exceed goals and create a culture of continuous improvement
26 years of engineering and senior leadership experience with a diverse background in manufacturing and continuous improvement
Facilitated dozens of engineering process and 3P (Product and Process Preparation) kaizen events
Leadership coach to hundreds of leaders
Facilitated hundreds of kaizen events in all areas of companies
Speaker at several Lean/Continuous Improvement Conferences
Expertise
Leadership Development
Continuous Improvement
Communication
Creating CI Vision and Plan
Lean Six Sigma
Change Management
Project Management
MS Office – Advanced
Creative/Flexible Solutions
Value Engineering
Work Flow Analysis
Waste Elimination
Leadership Coaching
Training
Metrics and Data Analysis
Experience
President
2004 to Present
Lean Partners, Minneapolis, MN
Co-founded and grew Lean Partners into the premiere lean consulting firm in the Twin Cities
Partnered with over 100 companies to significantly improve their business performance through continuous improvement, leadership development, and strategic planning/execution
Create environments and systems at clients to generate 15%+ year over year productivity gains
Help clients generate capacity through process improvement and leadership development
Director of Continuous Improvement
1998 to 2004
Landscape Structures, Delano, MN
Developed and implemented Landscape Structures’ Lean Six Sigma program
Reduced lead-times from 38 days to 2 days for a complete playground
Reduced inventories by 65%
Generated overall efficiency improvement of 43% in 3 years
Reduced setup times on all manufacturing equipment to under 2 ½ minutes (from 2-12 hours previously)
Value Engineered 100+ products with an average cost reduction of 40%
Facilitated 3P (Product and Process Preparation) kaizens for development of new product lines and new processes, including custom design and build of over 20 machines
Awarded Manufacturer of the Year in 2003 from Manufacturer’s Alliance for progress on continuous improvement
Manufacturing Engineer/Production Manager
1996 to 1998
Oildyne, Plymouth, MN
Initiated continuous improvement program to drive improvements in customer service and productivity
Increased output on critical CNC machining centers by 70% to support growth and deliver cost savings
Improved on-time delivery from 58% to 97% in 12 months
Reduced defect rate by 53%
Improved equipment uptime from 72% to 98% through TPM program
Manufacturing Engineer
1994 to 1996
Graco, Inc., Rogers, MN
Created plant layout and orchestrated move to new facility
Responsible for supporting manufacturing of pumps
Reduced changeovers by 50% using SMED
Manufacturing Engineer I, II, III, Production Supervisor
1992 to 1994
Eaton Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN
Promoted from Manufacturing Engineer I to II to III in two years
Primary support engineer for hydraulic motor line
CNC programming, equipment design, and equipment specifications
Started continuous flow manufacturing program and was lead person for site
Supervised 72 people as 3rd Shift Supervisor
Improved on-time delivery from 60% to 99% and eliminated 3-year backlog
