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Operational excellence, driven to exceed goals and objectives in Safety, Quality and Productivity using creative problem solving, TPS and team member and team development.------------Lean manufacturing expertise------- extensive knowledge of the tools of lean TPS, and the philosophy of eliminating waste in every process, engaging the entire organization in establishing standardization and continuous improvement.---------------Creative problem solving---------- creating a learning environment with “genchi genbutsu” philosophy (go the actual place and observe the actual situation), and true Plan, Do, Check, Act direction.-------------Transformational leader----------- Leadership that engages and becomes fused in mutual support of a common purpose. Team member and team improvements drive organizational success with laser focus on stakeholder satisfaction. Envisioning, enabling and energizing.I am a creative problem solver who can produce results for all of the stakeholders in the company (customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, and the community) through transformational leadership and a focus on team development. I am experienced with all of the tools of lean enterprise (5S, kan ban, kaizen, one piece flow, work balance, standard work, visual factory, etc.). I have lead the wall to wall implementation of lean, utilizing coaching, mentoring and training which resulted in significant improvements in safety, quality, productivity and team member morale.Specialties: Toyota Production System and lean manufacturingFormal Problem solving (A3)Hoshin planning, MBO, MBP, strategy and metrics deploymentTransformational leadershipInternational experience, Asia, Europe, Japanese management environment, working with Japanese managers and executivesDevelopment of strong safety programs (behavior based safety)Strong knowledge of quality systems, 4M change control, change point control and PDCA

Listed skills include Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, Manufacturing, and 38 others.