Joshua Flatla

About Joshua Flatla

STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT BLACK BELT & INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTStrategy. Quality … Continuous Improvement … Maintenance & Reliability. Operations … SafetyJoshua Flatla is a Strategic Improvement Black Belt Consultant with over 20 years of comprehensive management and engineering experience in diversified manufacturing operations and 3 years of consulting experience. In total, Joshua has 27 years of experience working in industrial manufacturing environments.He is a certified Strategic Improvement Black Belt with a knack for Hoshin Kanri-style strategic planning and business planning systems and is highly proficient with operational excellence in best-in-class business processes of strategic planning, maintenance & reliability, Lean Six Sigma methodologies, and quality management systems. He has a strong background in program development and quality assurance with an outstanding history of managing projects utilizing the DMAIC methodology and is especially skilled with a proven ability to build and lead highly effective teams for strategic planning, budget controls, and problem resolution. While with Loram Maintenance of Way, Joshua established global strategies for Loram’s quality assurance programs while aligning with multiple sites and corporate goals, designed & implemented Loram’s annual strategic planning policy for the enterprise then annually facilitated global strategic planning, and implemented an enterprise risk management system which was integrated into the quality management system. He managed, coached, and mentored project leaders and strategic business priorities across 6 global businesses as well as certifying 200+ employees to Yellow Belt Six Sigma, 20 to Green Belt, and 14 Lean Practitioners.He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Dakota, and certifications including Strategic Improvement Black Belt, Lean Practitioner-Gold Certified, Six Sigma Green Belt, IFS Certified Practitioner in Asset Management, and Certified Safety Professional.AREAS OF EXPERTISE• Strategic Planning / Hoshin Kanri• Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)• Field Service Management (FSM)• Maintenance & Reliability / TPM• Lean Six Sigma (LSS)• Project Management Office (PMO)• Team Training, Mentoring & Coaching• ISO / Management Systems• Regulatory Compliance Issues• Culture of Continuous Improvement• Engineering Management of Change• Cost Reduction / Budget Controls• Inventory / Materials Management

Experience

1. Experienced Manager, Consultant - Ifs Service & Maintenance

   Baker Tilly US

   Sep 2024 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US

   Baker Tilly Digital combines strategic industry insight and advanced technical expertise to uncover and solve your digital transformation challenges, providing informed perspectives and working with you to deliver your optimized future state.• IFS Certified Practitioner – Asset Management Consultant (IFS Cloud)• IFS Technical Lead for IFS Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) in IFS Cloud for an industrial mining company.• Developed strategic plans for Baker Tilly US IFS Service & Maintenance workstream.

Education

• University of North Dakota

  Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

  1998 — 2004

• University of North Dakota

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

  1998 — 2004

Skills

• Construction Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Preventive Maintenance
• Operations Management
• Kaizen
• Engineering Management
• Machining
• Quality System
• Lean Manufacturing
• Project Planning
• Fmea
• Kanban
• Process Engineering
• Cmms
• Lean Enterprise Implementation
• Engineering
• Jit
• Factory
• Management
• Team Building
• Project Management
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• 5s
• Tpm
• Automation
• Iso
• Maintenance Management
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Quality Assurance
• Manufacturing Operations
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Reliability Centered Maintenance
• Machine Tools
• Value Stream Mapping
• Root Cause Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Procurement
• Toyota Production System
• Six Sigma