W. Bruce Lawson Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, WA, US

Bothell, Washington, United States

• In this position as the first Danaher Business Leader for the Bothell site, I Coach and partner with site and regional Leaders to develop improvement plans, recommend tools, guide kaizen leaders, and facilitate or lead.
• Building a foundational daily management processes and metrics.
• Provide training, establish process, expectations and deploy into the Cepheid business unit, to establish rigor around daily management to maximize growth, revenue, and operating profit.
• Collaborate with Site Leadership on process improvement priorities and initiatives to ensure that functional teams are producing the greatest results for the business.
• Effective communicator (verbal and written) and ability to implement dynamic, participant-centered training.
• Strong influence skills – can lead groups in kaizen and drive strong and sustainable results.

North America

During my career as an expanded role, I have had the great opportunity to share my knowledge of Continuous Improvement principles and tools, while mentoring improvement coaches and leaders across multiple industries and businesses. I have successfully implemented and supported on-site Continuous Improvement based training and Kaizen events for clients.

Greater Seattle Area

• As a Senior Program Manager led the establishment of the Continuous Improvement effort within Nordstrom Supply Chain Logistics, supporting 115 locations across North America. I partnered with internal stakeholders to.
• Partnering with Leadership on the development of an improvement strategy within Logistics.
• Developing Improvement Roadmaps, focused on deployment of fundamentals, momentum creation, and sustainment that supports a long-term improvement culture.
• Leading the development of a Model Areas for best practices development and hands on team member learning.
• Actively coached continuous improvement driving program results that improved efficiencies and cost savings.
• Provided an enterprise perspective when identifying and addressing business needs relative to inventory / fulfillment initiatives, processes, and tools.

Redmond, WA

• Executive Improvement leader tasked with leading the development and implementation of The Terex Business System consisting of Toyota based strategies and practices that deliver a system and culture resulting in.
• Guided business improvement efforts at worldwide locations to ensure consistent improvement plan execution across the enterprise.
• Coached Executive leadership, focusing on leadership behaviors that are necessary to create and sustain a long-term improvement culture.
• Developed organization specific improvement strategies, supporting company’s long-term business goals.
• Consult at Terex facilities worldwide for teaching Continuous Improvement principles, developing strategic improvement plans, and coaching site management.
• Constructed a Training organization creating enterprise wide educational programs, including content development, supporting a learning organization vision.

Redmond, WA

• Site improvement leader responsible for the execution of continuous improvement initiatives in areas of safety, quality, delivery, cost and the elimination of waste from all business processes, supporting division.
• Successfully guided leadership team effort establishing “Lean True North” for North American Aerial Work Platform production operations. Elements included Andon Systems, Escalation Process, Daily Visual Management.
• Directed effort transforming entire production facility from batch production to flow production resulting in 12 million dollars in additional profit annually.
• Streamlined materials systems utilizing Kanban and visual management systems. Doubling inventorying turns and decreased floor space by 20 percent.
• Responsible for the staffing and development of a Terex Business System office, this included development and coaching of senior improvement leaders.
• Consult at Terex facilities worldwide for teaching Toyota Production principles, developing strategic improvement plans, and coaching site management.

B.S, Business Administration, Marketing Management

Leadership Within Toyota Production System

Shingijutsu – Executive Study Mission (Team Leader) Shingijutsu – Executive Study Mission (Team Leader) Shingijutsu – Manufacturing Flow.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt