Ed Young

About Ed Young

Skilled professional with extensive experience in quickly and effectively improving…

Experience

1. Chief Chaos Reducer

   We Reduce Chaos

   Jan 2016 — Present · Greenville, SC, US

   Are customers complaining about lead times- Are you having trouble finding good help- Is the chaos in your business leaving you exhausted at the end of each day?Executed consistently, a simple system can increase the capacity of your shop, shorten your lead times, increase your profitability, and bring some sanity to your operation.We don’t use any lingo and we aren’t zealots of any particular school of thought. We don’t come camp out in your business and charge you through the nose for the privilege. We’ve helped over 100 manufacturers nationwide and some of us have also run plants.We have figured out how to coach you in this improved way of running your business while implementing the needed changes. You and your people learn while doing.This isn\'t something we do to you and this isn\'t something we do for you - this is something we do with you.

Education

• Clemson University

  BS Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology

  1984

• Greenville Technical College

  Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

  2009 — 2009

Skills

• Supply Chain
• Leadership Development
• Product Development
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Cost Reduction
• Strategy
• Change Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Root Cause Analysis
• Black Belt
• Toyota Production System
• Business Process Improvement
• Tqm
• Continuous Improvement
• Theory of Constraints
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Organizational Development
• Team Building
• Management
• Kaizen
• Smed
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Start-Ups
• Six Sigma
• Management Consulting
• 5s
• Tpm
• Project Management
• Business Management
• Team Leadership
• Industrial Engineering
• Business Planning
• Operations Management