Anthony O.

Experience

1. Director of Continuous Improvement

   Jlean

   Feb 2022 — Present

   We are the extension of the North American leadership of Japan’s most prestigious management consulting firm, which created many improvement systems and tools known as LEAN today. • The firm was established in Japan in 1942, and it originally had the mission of improving the productivity of military-related plants. After WWII, Douglas MacArthur dissolved it in 1945. But due to the devastating condition of Japan’s economy at that time, General MacArthur reformed it in 1947 to revitalize the Japanese economy. Since that time, the firm has helped almost all of Japan’s top companies, including what was then a small company called Toyota, and many others that have now become “who’s who” brands.• In the 1950’s, the P-course was created as a practical training program to accelerate the creation of Industrial Engineers in Japan. Dr. Shigeo Shingo, while working for this firm, taught it to Toyota. He also created SMED. Many other Japanese consultants contributed to its heritage by creating innovations, including TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), VP (Visible Planning), MAPS (Management Problem Solving), and B-Course (Business Course), which is a powerful Lean Office Program. In addition to creating Kaizen, this firm also created 5S, 5-Whys, and Gemba-ism.

Education

• Northwestern University

  Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Leadership
• Management Consulting
• Continuous Improvement
• Management
• Analysis
• Project Planning
• Program Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Training
• Crm
• Human Resources
• Process Engineering
• Time Management
• Sdlc
• Manufacturing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Financial Analysis
• Marketing
• Team Building
• Consulting
• Change Management
• Operations Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Team Leadership