Brian Kohtz Email & Phone Number

Thornton, Co, Us

Brighton, Colorado, United States

 Working as part of a global team providing lean guidance to 67 wind sites across the western region, servicing 3640 turbines. Interaction with all levels of the organization from VP to the team members at the Gemba Development and implementation of plans to foster growth of a lean culture. Development structure and tools for kaizen events. Training over 20 lean champions in service and support functions to help scale lean activities. Development of standard work and standard routine for execution of daily work Development and implementation of VSM to help identify areas for improvement. Using data analytics, provided detailed recovery plans for specific site struggling with KPI performance

United States

 Created VSM of all processes from sales through manufacturing. Used VSM to develop operating systems using Monday.com with a focus on JIT for information and production development. Managed 40+ sign projects of varying sizes and scopes.

Thornton Co

Dacono, Co

Working with all levels of the company to implement lean concepts and process improvements.Identified waste via VSM/MIFC. Developed company organization chart and facilitated alignment of new hierarchy. Establish tool tracking system and kit set trailers with Kanban systems for consumables used on site. Streamline information flow to and from administration. Establish SOP for project management and daily production. Developed and implemented Line Strike Avoidance Procedures and training. Member of the Lean Construction Institute.

Brighton, Co, Usa

Technical document creation and management. SAP, DMS, ECM system experience. Line side support for production, test and automated robot equipment. Continues improvement of product and production procedures.

Brighton, Co, Usa

Process Excellence Team created VSM of multiple lines and products. Developed and implemented line balancing tools. Developed and implemented 5s standards and culture. Assisted in creating solutions to safety issues on the production floor and surrounding campus. Developed and taught lean manufacturing classes for management and team members. Participated in a recovery of a struggling green field start up at an internal business unit in Germany.

Processed Quality documentation. Created, implemented and performed quality checks on production products and processes.

Electrical and lightline systems

Business Managment

Associates, Applied Science For Automotive