Rob Brown

About Rob Brown

Leading 3X Acceleration of Lean/TPS Implementation - Rob has inspired, equipped and implemented the impossible with teams in 10 countries at over 70 companies ranging from 20 to employees. His structured roadmap approach with SLEGO accelerates an organization’s transformation to the Toyota Production System from 5-10 years to 18-36 months. As an engineering intern at a Toyota JV, Rob found himself on the corporate jet working on custom, TPS projects throughout the midwest. Since then, he has learned to leverage his people, product, process and profound systems methodology to bring local and global impact to those he serves. An entrepreneur, facilitator, engineer, speaker and author, he and his wife, Francie, have four children, are Purdue Boilermakers and live in Knoxville, TN.

Experience

1. President & Senior Lean Coach

   Slego Industries

   Feb 2002 — Present · Knoxville, TN, US

   For 20 corporations and 80 sites, the lead developer and facilitator of custom roadmaps, workshops and simulations based on the Toyota Production System, Lean, Six Sigma, ERP and Supply Chain Optimization.Delivered over 400 hands-on workshops and improvement events where teams have generated over $8B in savings and growth. Have managed +20 facilitators and support staff including international projects.Major Multi-Site, Simultaneous Projects: Bailey Int, Carlisle Corp, Cessna Aircraft, Delta TechOps, Eaton Cutler Hammer, GE Vernova, Honda, Ionetix, Nissan, John Deere, Shaw Ind, Siemens Healthineers

Education

• GMI - General Motors Institute

  Master's degree, Manufacturing Management

  1996

• Purdue University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Systems Engineering

  1994

• Purdue University

  Associate of Science (AS), Technology

  1990 — 1992

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Christian Ministry
• Business Strategy
• Contract Negotiation
• Supply Chain Management
• Team Leadership
• Strategy
• Non-Profits
• Materials Management
• Operations Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Operations Management
• Manufacturing
• Process Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Erp
• Business Analysis
• Training
• Leadership Retreats
• Consulting
• New Business Development
• Customer Service
• Management
• Change Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Analysis
• Engineering
• Leadership Development
• Program Management
• Process Engineering
• Team Building
• Start-Ups
• Retreats
• Strategic Planning
• Sales
• Family Business
• Nonprofits
• Product Development
• Project Planning