Dennis Doren Email & Phone Number

Tiffin, Ohio, United States

Intitially hired as consultant and replaced VP of Ops, promoted to COO.Took lead times down from almost half year to 2-6 weeks depending on product lines. Implemented Kanban for high mix low volume system.

United States, Germany, China

240 EmployeesExecutive Director of Operations, Selected by parent company during global insolvency to spearhead efforts and establish structure with the only plant globally in growth mode. Parent company acquired; Findlay became an independent entity. Collaborated with banks to establish independent financial capabilities. Plant Manager, Led the Findlay.

• Developed a five course 15-day certification program, the first black belt certification in the nation including a plan and gap analysis titled “The Roadmap.” Heavily based on the Toyota Production System and teachings.
• Awarded patents and trademarks on Lean Systems and The Science of Improvement.
• Created the first U.S. Lean program with the Accreditation Board for Green, Black, and Master Black Belt Certification
• Trained more than 9,000 individuals public and/or private and consulted at 70 companies on Lean principles.
• Served as a Trainer for Japanese Management Association Company, a company built by Shingo; the world’s leading expert on manufacturing practices and the Toyota Production System. Atsushi Terada President
• At a Science and Engineering company, implemented statistical quality tools that reduced variation and process improvements and cut costs $20M. Requested to speak on a Governor panel for improvements.

Maumee, Ohio

Offered training and implementation to many regional companies in partnership with Owens Community College

Bowling Green, Ohio

Designed a seven-course Lean curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students. Created a seminar series on Lean Systems, Transformation, Leadership, and Continuous Improvement and an outreach program for training and consulting with businesses. Developed Masters and Ph.D. Program while at BGSU.

Bowling Green, Ohio

Developed and led Industrial Engineers, a Personnel Generalist, and Management Trainees. Prepared a $300M capital, expense, and plant expansion budget and coordinated appropriation requests for growth initiatives. * Developed a top-cost reduction program averaging $4M a year in cost reductions.* Led business growth from $36M to $165M in four years at a 33%.