David T. Lord

About David T. Lord

David T. Lord Consulting LLC understands how challenging it can be running a small…

Experience

1. Owner

   David T.Lord Consulting, Llc

   Jan 1993 — Present · Ypsilanti, MI, US

   David grew up in Michigan and earned his B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Education fromEastern Michigan University. After teaching in public schools for three years, Lordworked at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan, for seven years. He began his career at FMC as a Detailer of engine components and, later, became Training Specialist for Ford Transmission and Axle Engineering.At Ford Motor Company, David took training in the practice of Employee Involvement. EIis based on the principle that employees have more than just physical labor to contribute. Employees have the skills, talents, and imagination to make strong and lasting contributions toward the success of their company and themselves.Next, David then spent two years as Human Resources Manager at Engineering ServicesIncorporated (ESI) in Southfield, Michigan and five years at American Supplier Institute(ASI) in Dearborn as Manager of Course Development and, later, as a ProcessImprovement Consultant. At ASI, Lord was appointed the project manager fordeveloping the manual titled “Making Prototypes Work for Manufacturing” which allsuppliers were required to use when designing and building the 1991 Ford Escort. David also developed Whirlpool’s corporate course “Improving Business Processes.”David has worked with over 150 businesses since starting David T. Lord Consulting, LLC, in 1993. His list of clients includes firms of all sizes, including Herman Miller, Johnson Controls, Carlson Marketing, All State Fastener, Milton Manufacturing, Leedo Manufacturing, Masters Millwork, Dale Carnegie, Miele, and Goddard School. Lord’s clients have included public schools, hospitals, realtors, financial planners, insurance companies and many others.

Education

• Eastern Michigan University

  Bachelor of Science, Industrial Education

  1969 — 1973

• Eastern Michigan University

  Master of Arts, Industrial Education

  1981 — 1983

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Management Consulting
• Time Management
• Organizational Development
• Employee Engagement
• Consulting
• Change Management
• Business Process
• Public Speaking
• Process Improvement
• Executive Coaching
• Coaching
• Project Planning
• Executive Management
• Process Flow
• Project Management
• Business Strategy
• Program Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Training
• Performance Improvement
• Continuous Improvement
• Theory of Constraints