Douglas e Dawson

About Douglas e Dawson

We believe the brilliance of today’s workforce is the key to unlocking realized business value.Manufacturing and services for many organizations fall behind their competitors. Companies often believe the cost of labor, typically the most expensive part of overhead, places them at a disadvantage.Surprisingly, the solution has already been paid for and exists within the organization.The full value of the workforce is rarely realized. Significant insight can be gleaned from the workforce. This insight can reveal the hidden factory, expand margins and maximize value.At Leg Up Solutions, we don’t train your workforce. We develop leaders you didn’t know you had. Using the Shingo Model, we help you shape your workforce, so it is constantly thinking about and focused on “Creating Value for the Customer.”We help your organization embody The Three Insights of Enterprise Excellence™: Insight 1: Ideal Results Require Ideal Behaviors Insight 2: Purpose and Systems Drive Behavior Insight 3: Principles Inform Ideal BehaviorUsing these tools, we help you create a lasting roadmap to embark on a journey of excellence. To do so, you need only “find the BRILLIANCE in your WORKFORCE®.” Let’s connect today and discuss how you can “find the BRILLIANCE in your WORKFORCE®!” Business Advisory | Coaching | Education | Enterprise Excellence | Leadership Development | Mentoring | Operational Excellence | Organizational Change Management | Organizational Excellence | Project Management | Shingo Model | Strategic Advisory | Team Development | Training | Workforce Development

Experience

1. Founder Managing Director

   Leg Up Solutions

   Jan 2018 — Present · Indianapolis, IN, US

   I am, somehow, less concerned with the weight and convolutions of Einstein\'s brain than I am in the certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in the cotton fields and sweatshops.\"-Steve Jay Gould (deceased), evolutionary biologist This is a foundational principle of Leg Up Solutions® and at the heart of the Shingo Model™. Business Advisory | Coaching | Education | Enterprise Excellence | Leadership Development | Mentoring | Operational Excellence | Organizational Change Management | Organizational Excellence | Project Management | Shingo Model | Strategic Advisory | Team Development | Training | Workforce Development

Education

• Utah State University - Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Bachelor of Science, Production Management (Quantitative Methods)

  1991 — 1997

Skills

• Root Cause Analysis
• Fault Tree Analysis
• Quantitative Analysis
• Technical Writing
• Coaching
• Public Speaking
• Fmea
• Tqm
• Quantitative Analytics
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Capa
• Gmp
• Six Sigma
• Process Improvement
• Continuous Improvement
• Program Management
• Strategy
• Manufacturing
• Project Management
• Vendor Management
• Management
• Data Analysis
• Analysis
• Quality Control
• Supply Chain
• Training
• Business Development
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Quality System
• Procurement
• Supply Chain Management
• Business Process Improvement