Glenn Sommerville Email and Phone Number

* Co-founder / Partner / Managing Director* Leadership coach* Lean/continuous improvement practitioner* Operations advisor* Guest / Keynote speaker

* Responsible for the Amazon.ca fulfillment operations across Canada. * Led and scaled the Canadian fulfillment operations through double digit YoY volume growth through long term strategy development/deployment.* Oversaw the operational execution, customer satisfaction, and performance achievement.* Developed annual hoshin (goals/objectives) plans, deployed execution of hoshin plans throughout the organization, and coached leaders to attainment of goals.

• Transformed BlackBerry's in-house high volume manufacturing facility into a best in class new product realization centre specializing in low volume high mix new product introduction.• Develop, implement and maintain BlackBerry’s manufacturing capability from prototype to high volume manufacturing.• Drive initiatives for continuous improvement in new product introduction across all Manufacturing functions in support of growth and sustainable competitive advantage.• Team with contract manufactures to globally ramp new products to market meeting product launch requirements while driving manufacturing innovation to improve delivery/quality and to reduce costs.• Champion and led cultural transformation to engage all employees in six sigma problem solving, elimination of waste and improving processes through lean manufacturing (TPS) principles to improve delivery and quality while creating a "My Money" thinking way to reduce costs.

* Led the production, engineering and maintenance teams responsible for vehicle manufacturing of the Lexus RX350, including the paint, plastics and assembly shops.* Developed the "Lexus Mindset" used to train team members to manufacture to high Lexus quality standards for the first and only Lexus plant outside of Japan.* Drive continuous improvement initiatives utilizing TPS to reduce waste and improve productivity.* Coach and mentor team using the Toyota Business Practice (TBP) or 8 step problem solving model to find root cause and develop countermeasures to improve quality and other KPIs.* Led project teams responsible for process design and systems development for new vehicle launches.* In 2010 the Lexus Plant was awarded the JD Power Gold Plant award for initial quality - highest level quality of any vehicle plant in North/south America.

* Led team responsible for aerospace electronic manufacturing and repair services businesses including manufacturing, operations engineering, product certification, new product introduction, and facilities and equipment engineering.* Improved operational focus by aligning into product families matching marketing side of the business* Championed six sigma/lean projects to reduce cycle time, improve productivity and achieve safety performance• Initiated a New Product Introduction cell/process to improve engineering/manufacturing development.