Manufacturing professional with over 44 years of engineering and operations management experience (25 years) and lean enterprise consulting (17 years). Focus on Lean Enterprise including implementation of Lean Manufacturing tools (e.g. lean culture, value stream mapping, process mapping, lean and green assessments, setup reduction, 5-S, visual management, cellular/flow, kanban/pull, supply base improvement) through Kaizen team events (to improve quality, cost, and delivery) and Six Sigma Kaizen events to reduce total cost of quality. Also specializing in Strategic/Vision Planning along with the productivity and quality tools to improve operations.Specialties: Kaizen events, certification of Kaizen facilitators, value stream mapping, process mapping, swim lane analysis, lean & green assessments, implementing lean enterprise tools and culture, setup reduction, cellular manufacturing, flow manufacturing, kanban, pull, 5-S, visual management, empowering teams for operational excellence, strategic planning and vision planning. Improving non-profit organization effectiveness using strategic planning and vision planning, Kaizen, and lean enterprise tools.