Norm Applegate Email & Phone Number

Lakewood Ranch, Florida, United States

United States

Norm specializes in people. More specifically, he helps people learn and adapt to new approaches that make organizations run better. Norm developed IE’s High Performance Management (HPM) program, which is built around structure, people, and behavior. After more than 25 years of experience, Norm discovered that great companies subscribe to a solid management system, a defined culture, and shared vision.His enthusiasm for change resides in his talent for coaching and mentoring. The tools in Norman’s HPM toolkit accelerates coaching toward a standardized framework with a heightened emphasis on knowledge sharing among employees.Communication and transparency are always vital to his engaging approach to Lean, process re-engineering, and management operations systems, which Norm uses in many industries, including mining, manufacturing, financial services, and aerospace.Norm earned a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from the University of South Florida, has written six fiction novels, and was a 100m and 200m master sprinter.

Sarasota, Florida Area

Sarasota, Florida Area

Sarasota, Florida Area

FHR - Flint Hills Resources Koch Brothers chemical plant Joliet IlSterling Construction Houston TX

Sarasota Florida

Comprehensive experience in implementing management systems, Lean, business analysis and process reengineering across a wide range of industries including, training and technical writing: Finance: Zion Mortgage Loan Banking, Vendor Mgmt. & Due Diligence, Comerica BankInsurance: State Farm Underwriting; Personal & Business LinesEngineering: Rohm & Haas Portfolio Mgmt. GM EngineeringChemical Companies: Flint Hills Resources, Invista TX (Koch Industries)Healthcare: Physician Billing and Medical Infusion Co. PerSe Technologies, Mentor Corp.Manufacturing: Medical Instruments, Electronics Assembly, Auto Industry, Aluminum Extrusion, Avondale ShipyardsMining: Syncrude Oil Sands, Permit Process Re-engineering, MaintenanceService, Sales & Marketing;: PRG Shultz, Decision 1, Salesforce analysis, Pegasus TravelTelecommunications: BellSouthProficient in design and implementation of SFM MOS, MCRS, Performance Management Systems, Resource Optimization and Lean Process Improvements.

Led business workstreams for global consulting firm. Leading and managing workstreams across a wide range of industries in multiple location in North America. Achieved successful implementations with combined annual client benefits in excess of $25M. Designed and installed a Portfolio Management process for two global chemical companies prioritizing Capx projects, Rohm & Haas and Lanxess Chemical of Canada.

Responsible for analyzing operations, then implementing process improvements, including Lean/5S, Kaizen, Cell and Focused Factory models with cycle time, queue time and lead time reduction and have been implementing Kaizen Workshops for 5 years. Clients include Coram Healthcare (Home infusion), Per-Se Technologies (Physician Billing), Circon Industries (Endoscope Mfg), Mentor Corp. (Catheter Mfg.) and PRG/Schultz (Financial Recovery Auditing).

Responsible for improving manufacturing operations at client companies, with activities including analysis of operations, implementation of new processes, developing cost budgets, scheduling projects, devising strategies for problem solving, providing client updates, as well as developing and managing staff training programs.Consulted to General Motors, Rand McNally, Avondale Shipyards, and Bellsouth and Decision One, providers of telephone capacity management engineering services and computer service and repair. Implemented culture change, including improvements in process, productivity, and quality, achieving greater than 4:1 ROI. Increased daily service calls at Decision One from 2.3 to 4.1, saving over $40 million annually

Analyst Assistant for key clients, including direct responsibility for delivery of analysis findings and team based results across multiple industries