• Supporting Business Improvement through application of Lean Principles and Tools• Training & Consulting for Lean Implementation in Manufacturing, Healthcare, Service & Education• Lean Leadership Coach• Equine Assisted Leadership and Team Building• Youth Programming in Lean Thinking and Leadership• Home Organization through Lean Principles and Tools

• Master Instructor - Lean Healthcare West reVIEW Course • Lean Trainer/Facilitator for manufacturing, office, education and service areas• Lean project manager• Lean Curriculum Developer• Lean Coach

Built a 40 member Rural Health Partnership of healthcare providers to promote program offerings for healthcare professionals and support the establishment of the Rural Health Center at IHCC. Managed and marketed healthcare conferences and courses to support the educational needs of the area. Brought Lean Healthcare training to the IHCC region through Lean Healthcare West and earned Master Trainer status to deliver that training.

Worked with small to mid-sized manufacturers in the IHCC 10 county region to assess training and technical needs then match them with providers of training and technical assistance offered by IHCC, contract trainers and Iowa State University (CIRAS). Managed over $250,000 in projects with a variety of manufacturing clients. Certified to personally deliver lean manufacturing principles and tools through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

John Deere provided me a valuable opportunity to work in a variety of areas and learn manufacturing from the ground up. Experiences included running a press brake, welding, doing time and motion studies on the shop floor, designing a part for the draper platform, working with automatic lathes in the CNC machining department, supervising a work cell, performing metallurgical tests, helping schedule production and developing ROI information for the purchase of an Electrical Discharge Machine. Working in this environment provided me a great base of knowledge for future manufacturing positions!