Delivering better performance together. Businesses are now more than ever, under pressure to achieve better cost performance, improved levels of customer service, higher quality, and faster delivery lead-times.Utilise our skill, experience, and know-how to allow your business to achieve its next level of performance. Lean is a business improvement methodology that originated from the automotive sector and is now applied in industries as varied as medical, agriculture, coordination, defense, finance, services etc. Lean provides a systematic approach to identifying and eliminating waste, utilising your existing human resources and capital. Our clients achieve lasting success with Lean by… ✔ Knowing what & where to improve ✔ Aligning & focusing the leadership team on the top priority changes✔ Developing & mentoring a skilled and engaged workforce to execute ✔ Utilising proven systems and processes and the discipline of a well thought out “how to”Every business is different. There are differences in the goals you are aiming to achieve, the level of support your team requires and scope of improvement on your agenda. To explore how we may be able to deliver better performance together, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly on the details below.✉ damien.lacey@oepartners.com.au☏ 0408 416 242☛ oepartners.com.auBusiness Improvement | Business Planning | Training & Development | Consulting

NCI PackagingLed site wide Lean Transformation program. Worked with client to define implementation strategy, conducted Value Stream Mapping workshops to identify priority business change projects, trained team members on lean thinking and lean tools, coached and assisted implementation of change projects. Key Projects Implemented; 5S, Quick Changeover, Kanban. Measured savings of multiple $100K's .APTAWorked closely with senior management team to plan & execute a lean transformation strategy. Coached senior managers on Value Stream Mapping, prioritised and selected quick win improvement projects. Trained key staff on Lean principles. Rolled out lean transformation governance structure to ensure program progression to target was visible and team held accountableMatthewsWhole of operation business process mapping including sales, design specification, project admin, purchasing, assembly and installation. 11 key projects scoped to deliver overall 40% reduction in project delivery lead time and 31.5% reduction in required processing time.Hussey & CoAll of Business Lean Cost Reduction Program. Worked with management team, owner & General Manager, Operations, Planning, Purchasing, Quality & Accounts. Reviewed entire farm operations and worked with the team to apply lean principles to all areas of the business. Implemented Kanban replenishment on supplies, quick change over, standardised planting & harvest planning processes, preventative maintenance program, stock level monitoring and reduction, and process labour re-balancing. Achieved an overall 30% reduction in cost per kg of lettuce producedamongst others

Responsibilities & Achievements• Major model change chassis development proposal generation & analysis• Plan, coordinate and manage the activities of team of globally located design engineers • Liasing with quality, production & manufacturing, sales & marketing, and cost planning, local and overseas suppliers• Leadership & mentoring of staff on Toyota Business Practices. A3 Reporting,DRBFM, TKI (Toyota's Management, Communication & Problem Solving Approach for Knowledge Workers) etc.• Ensure execution of all group's cost, mass and delivery targets

• Product Development until drawing release stage for Steering, Shift, Pedals.• 100% Cost, Mass and Timing Targets met for AU project.• VEVA (Product Cost Reduction) Project Leader: 4 reporting Japanese staff members• Achieved Cost Reductions of $1.9 million AUD personally & $8.75 million AUD in total as a team • 2 Internal patent approvals

Problem Solving (5 Whys, Fishbone, Kepner Tregoe, 8D)First hand application of Automotive quality systems and tools (TS 16949)APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), Early Warning Systems & Escalation PlansLean Process ImprovementsCI System ImplementationNew Product Introduction

Developed & implemented reliability & maintenance engineering systems