Biography | My Mission is to Help organization deliver World-Class Performance to their Customers by improving the Quality of how they manage. My Qualifications: Over 40 years working with managers to improve quality and productivity performance Over 30 years experience improving quality and applying Lean in the Construction Industry MBA and BSE- Arizona State University Author of The Lean Construction Pocket Guide, over 8,700 copies sold around the world. Contact me at [email protected] if you want to buy this book direct or buy it on Amazon. Presentations: Your Role in Lean Construction, UA Local 773, Glens Falls, NY, October 2017 An Engineer Talks Lean Construction, MCA Chicago, September 2017 Securing our Future using Lean Construction, Western Canada Pipe Trades Conference, May 2017 Lean Management for improving Companies and Contractors, Rachapat Tepsatree and Ayutthaya Universities, Thailand, Nov. 2016 Securing our Future using Lean Construction, TEEU Training, Ireland May 2016 Lean Fabrication, A Real Game Changer, MCAA National Fab Conference, May 2016 Going Lean to win jobs, MCAA National Convention, March 2016 Make Your Project Planning and Scheduling a Game Changer, SMACNA National Convention,Sept. 2015 Your Role in Lean Construction, UA National Instructors Training Conference, August 2015, 2016 & 2017 Lean Works in Construction, SMACNA Regional conference, June 2015 Lean Principles Based on Kaizen Blitz, SMACNA 2010 National Convention Lean Applied to Constructionand Lean in Service, National PHCC 2010 Convention Lean Applied to the BIM process, AGC BIMForm – June 2010 When Worlds Collide: Managing Duct Manufacturing and a Job Shop Under the Same Roof, SMACNA 2003 National Convention Lean Times call for Lean Thinking, MCAA 2003 Mid Year Educational Conference Articles Published, (Over 50 articles published, here are some.) Making time to improve your shops productivity, SNIPS, Nov 2018 Fight high steel prices with efficient sheet metal shop operations, SNIPS, June 2018 How Lean improves Shop Productivity, Contractor Magazine, Aug 2017 50 ways to remove excess work from your sheet metal shop, SNIPS, April 2017 5 Ways to improve shop fabrication, SNIPS, Dec. 2016 Lean manufacturing tips to eliminate unnecessary work, SNIPS, Dec. 2015 5 Ways to use lean in green construction, SNIPS,July 2015 BIM and Lean Construction work best in tandem, SNIPS, May 2015 Why lean manufacturing in HVAC construction requires constant learning, evaluation, SNIPS, March 2015 Quality is key for Lean’s success, Contractor Magazine, May 2013 5 Steps one must do to start being Lean, Contractor Magazine, Oct 2011 Hold the line: Solid communications are required for Lean Success, SNIPS, Dec. 2009 Aligning your processes for lean initiatives, SNIPS, October 2009 Working Out -Getting your fabrication shop Lean and Fit, SNIPS, June 2009 Muda Walk to find waste, Contractor Magazine, Oct. 2008 Manufacturers Need to Look at Lean Construction, IndustryWeek Magazine, May 5, 2008 Implementing Lean In The Service World, Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine, May 1, 2008 Lean Construction: New Tools and Old Combine to reduce Waste, Quality Digest, Nov. 2007 Thinking Lean – Tools for Decreasing Costs and Increasing Profits, New Horizon Foundation, 2008 Waste is Everywhere but isn’t Inevitable, Contractor Magazine Part 1 – Dec. 2005 & #2 – Jan. 2006 5S’s that would make any CEO Happy- Contractor Magazine, June 2004 |
Certification Level | MBA in Operations research, BSE in Engineering Systems, Arizona State Quality award/Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner, Qualified Quality Education System (QES) Instructor Philip Crosby's Quality College, Trained facilitator for TI process Improvement, ASQC Quality Auditor Certification |