A multiple Shingo Research Award recipient for 'Staying Lean' and 'Creating a Lean & Green Business System', I would consider myself to be an expert in the development of Strategy and Operational Improvement using a Lean approach both inside a company and a wider Supply Chain. In addition my recent work has focused on how to sustain this change. I am an active LinkedIner and am group leader of the following group:* Lean Business System* Lean & Green* Lean Business System Australia & New Zealand* Lean Business System Benelux* Lean Business System Canada* Lean Business System Central & Eastern Europe* Lean Business System Financial Services* Lean Business System Food & Drink* Lean Business System Ireland* Lean Business System Medical Device* Lean Business System Mediterranean* Lean Business System Nordic* Lean Business System Pharmaceutical* Lean Business System Retail* Lean Business System United States* Lean Business System UtilitiesI have also undertaken visiting roles, particularly in delivering short courses, at:* Aalto University, Finland* Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden* Coventry University, UK* Irish Management Institute, Ireland* ITLS, The University of Sydney, Australia* LERC, Cardiff University, UK* Linköping University, Sweden * Luleå University of Technology, Sweden* Lund University, Sweden* Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia* Monash University, Australia* Nottingham University, UK* Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand* Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden* University College Cork, Ireland* University of Bath, UK* University of South Australia, Australia* University of Southern Denmark, Denmark* University of the West of England, UK * University of Warwick, UK* VIB, Belgium* Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, BelgiumSpecialties: I would consider that my expertise cuts across industry boundaries. Over the last 20 years I think I have worked in most manufacturing and service sectors.