Norman Bodek

Enthusiastic, optimistic and a dynamic facilitator, Norman has been instrumental in bringing Japanese management techniques to mainstream American companies. He has led 50 industrial missions to Japan, knew Taichii Ohno and was a personal friend of Shigeo Shingo. Norman is a Co-founder of the Shingo Prize. More>>

Marc Cherney, MBA, CPA

Marc I. Cherney translates the Esperanto of finance into English for the benefit of non-financial managers. His expertise is in best practices, benchmarking, cost management, total quality management, financial performance measurement systems, the balanced scorecard, activity-based costing, business process redesign, and other financial management tools. Marc has a private practice in Chicago and formerly held positions with CNA Insurance and Arthur Andersen. More>>

Steve Dolzall

Starting his career spraying undercoating on school bus bodies, Since then he has held virtually every position in manufacturing up to General Manager of a large, multi-plant manufacturer. He attended the Crosby Quality College and has applied Six Sigma techniques in machining, fabrication and assembly operations. Steve also has experience in facility planning and plant layout. Mr. Dolzall is available for long-term implementation assignments. 

"Practical" is the word for Peter Ellis. He has designed manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide for more than 25 years. Based in Sidney, Australia, Peter is the founder of Peter J. Ellis Associates, a Strategos-International Affiliate.  More>>

Provocative questions that provoke innovative answers are Bob's specialty. Bob holds a B.S. in Business and wide experience in Industrial Engineering. He has held positions in consulting and management including a stint as CFO. Bob also teaches Business Strategy at Kansas Neumann University and manages a farm. More>>

Mike Hess

Mike's background is a combination of twenty years as a career Army Officer and ten years as a Human Resources Director. Today, as a manager and Consultant, Mike employs his talents and experiences to help clients achieve their goals. Mike's specialties are Organization Development, Leadership and the human side of Lean Manufacturing. More>>

An appreciation for the Technik is the hallmark of Werner's approach to manufacturing issues. He has held management positions in automotive, electronics, pharmaceuticals and electronics firms. Werner is the founder and President of Jung, Aust & Partner, a Strategos Global Affiliate. More>>

McCain Koo

High energy and enthusiasm characterizes McCain,s approach to his projects. An experienced teacher and expert in Total Quality and SPC, McCain now directs his energies beyond SPC to the full range of Lean techniques. He learned the Toyota Production System from Yoshihito Wakamatsu and Tessuo Kondo, original disiples of Taichii Ohno. Based in GuangZhou, China, McCain is a founder of China's Lean Manufacturing Academy. More>>

"Q" started his career at the fountainhead of Lean Manufacturing, Ford Motor Company. He has worked in foundries, paper mills and a window manufacturing plant in positions from Engineer to Plant Manager. Since 1977 he has been consulting, training and writing. Mr. Lee has authored two books and hundreds of articles and programs. "Q" also restores classic cars and is President of Strategos. More>>

Lourdes Menendez

Lourdes is our expert in Socio-Technical Systems-the integration of technological processes with human performance. She is an enthusiastic and dynamic trainer in Five-S, Team Development, Quality, Leadership and Lean Manufacturing.

Ms. Menendez has held management positions in manufacturing firms including Plant Manager of a plating operation. She holds a BS in Communication with a major in Industrial Engineering. As Kellogg Foundation Fellow, she has done research and training on leadership in Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S. Lourdes has assisted many firms to improve quality and productivity in commercial baking, construction equipment, plastics, textiles, service and other industries. A native of Puebla, Mexico she has resided in Boston and Dallas for many years and is fluent in Spanish and English. More>>

Greg Paupst

Greg Paupst is a results-oriented executive with an extensive career in operations and business development. His experience includes start-up enterprises, quality/business systems implementation, and strategic international partnership development. He has a an executive level background in labour relations, engineering, sales and marketing, manufacturing, and cross-cultural negotiation. Greg has implemented Lean Manufacturing in many firms and constructed several greenfield facilities in the U.S. and Mexico. More>>

Will has over 20 years of experience in Biomechanics, Ergonomics, Human Factors and Product Development. Past work includes customized training for injury prevention; ergonomic job analysis, human factors, CTD analysis and workstation design. He has worked with Olympic athletes to optimize body dynamics and analyze U.S. National team members versus foreign teams.

Will has an M.B.A from Rockhurst University and M.S. and B.S.M.E. degrees from  Purdue University. He was on the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team in 1978 and has been a U.S. Olympic Committee Sports Science Consultant

Ed Phillips

Ed is Vice President of Strategos, Inc. His career has included lean manufacturing and distribution, plant relocation and consolidation, process improvement, site selection, industrial and manufacturing engineering, materials handling mechanization, industrial facilities planning and optimization, plant and warehouse layout, and logistics. Mr. Phillips has wide experience across many industries and includes micro-miniature machined parts and semi-conductors to Boeing 747 aircraft. He is past chairman of the Materials Handling Engineering Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the author of the book "Manufacturing Plant Layout".  More>>

Brad is an ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He is also an experienced consultant in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma and has worked as an employee in both manufacturing and staff positions. Brad is an enthusiastic and energetic trainer who always gets top evaluations. Brad has held positions in information systems management and has both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees. More>>

August C. Tetzlaff

Augie is our Work System Architect. He has served as a Purchasing Manager, Director of Materials and Vice President of Operations; a Project Manager and coach for improved plant layouts, ERP implementations and Lean initiatives; a Consultant for effective systems of planning and scheduling as well as process improvement; and as an Advisor for a large CPA firm in the conduct of due diligence and the financial and strategic assessment of prospect acquisition targets. More>>