Denver, Colorado, United States
At Competitive Business Solutions, LLC, we thrive on steering clients towards operational excellence, leveraging over three decades of industry insight in manufacturing and consulting. My role as VP of Consulting Services intertwines Prosci® Change Management certification with a sharp focus on process improvement, ensuring that our partnerships yield transformative outcomes. Committed to Manufacturing Process Improvement, Attention to Detail, and New Business Development, our team has consistently enhanced workflows and profitability for our clients. We specialize in crafting bespoke solutions that drive waste reduction, elevate quality, and boost customer satisfaction across diverse industries.
• Directed Lean initiatives for 6 Portfolio Companies: Residential and Commercial Cabinetry, Shutter Plans and Components, Architectural Glass Fabrication, Mass Production of Art Packages for the Hospitality Industry, Branded and Private Label Hosiery products. • Oversaw the Strategy and Planning for the closure and combination of 4 manufacturing companies. • Coordinated all Administrative Lean Events directed all elimination of waste in non-manufacturing processes. • Trained, supervised, and facilitated the follow-up on all Kaizen Teams; comprised of 20-30 teams annually. • Implemented Value-Stream Mapping (VSM) at all facilities; significantly improved the flow of materials through the production/manufacturing process. • Acted as On-Site temporary Operations Manager during 3-month relocation of manufacturing plan in Atlanta, GA. • Provided leadership assessments and conducted interviews for new leadership in partnership with a third-party vendor. • Doubled the output in a facility that was actively seeking another space, Combined 2 production facilities into 1 within 3 months.
The Catalyst Associates was established in 2001 as a Consulting Firm to provide training for Lean Business Practices. This includes all of the Kaizen activities that are associated with the Toyota Manufacturing Process as well as infrastructure development and management. Services we provide: Management Programs & Training: - Strategy Development and Deployment - Performance Metrics - Value Stream Mapping - Infrastructure Development and Training Manufacturing Services: - 5-S - Poka-Yoke - Standard Work - Jidoka - SMED - Heijunka - Kanban - 3-P - TPM - Supply Chain Optimization Non-Manufacturing processes: - Business Process Mapping: Developed by our team as a systematic methodology for significant reductions in labor, time, and errors that occur in the administrative processes endured by corporations every day. Green Business Practices: - Scrap Reduction - Paperwork Elimination - Alternative Manufacturing Processes - End-of-Life inventory strategies Key Accomplishments: • Started consulting as a subcontractor and later formed a Corporation with 4 Consultants on contract. • Generated $500,000 average annual revenue. • Developed all training materials, forms, and systems for calculating ROI for Lean events. • Utilized by 20 companies in over 35 locations world-wide. • Demonstrated success in consistently helping clients achieve an ROI in less than 3 months. • Invented new process for Administrative Business Process Mapping; significantly eliminated human error, extraneous paperwork, and process redundancies. • Trained Clients on all Strategic and Tactical forms of Lean Manufacturing. • Client Industries: 3rd Tier Automotive, Medical, Industrial Machinery, Ammunition, Defense Contractors, Wholesale Produce, Air Filtration, Commercial Electrical, Electronics, Biological Reagents, Chemical Processing, Water Softening and Filtration, Large Scale Contract Processing, 1-500 Horsepower fluid pumps, and Sheet Metal products.
• Recruited to implement Lean Manufacturing practices into a custom fabrication business. • Performed 80/20 analysis on sales volume to prioritize production improvements. • Implemented Kanban system for Supply Chain; offers real-time, live signals for inventory re-stocking and reduction in inventory metrics. • Formalized a fair and uniform system of employee accountability for Safety, Quality, Attendance & Performance. • Introduced a formal 5-S system including Training, Leadership, Scoring and Accountability. • Radically increased the Operator Safety System utilizing training, discipline, and formal documentation for violations. • Implemented Heijunka Scheduling for manufacturing; resulted in improved on-time delivery, eliminated/reduced batch processes and excess inventory. • The changed implemented reduced the average lead-time by 20% as well as significant reductions in lost-time injuries and radical improvements in attendance. • Long-term impact on-Time delivery improved from 62% to +90%, flow interruptions dropped to nearly zero.