Angelo (Andy) Carlino

A nationally recognized speaker, trainer and consultant, Andy is founder and partner of Achievement Dynamics. His specialties include training, education and consulting in the areas of Toyota Production Systems, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen Implementation, Shop Floor Management, Control Point Standardization, Supply Chain Management, and Facilitator Development.

Andy is also founder and partner of the Lean Learning Center in Novi, Michigan. Combined, these two organizations transform vision into performance and develop leaders and learners for lean transformation. In Andy's words, "Together, we've created a powerful learning resource for you to make your lean initiative a success".

Andy has over twenty years experience in real-world senior management, including president and COO, and is a nationally renowned lean expert. He has worked with thousands of individuals from the boardroom to the shop floor, in virtually all sectors of industry. His clients have included: DaimlerChrysler, BISSELL, Siemens, Deere & Co., Detroit Edison, BlueCross BlueShield, Visteon, Johnson & Johnson, and Wise Foods. Additionally he provides organizational assessments and due diligence for the private equity investment community and for food processing companies, heavy and light manufacturing, assembly, medical devices, foundries, and more.

Andy has presented programs at Harvard University and Clemson University, is a frequent keynote speaker for a variety of professional organizations and conferences, and is a certified instructor for the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Pennsylvania Industrial Training Programs. He is co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean: Lessons From the Road in which he and co-author, Jamie Flinchbaugh, reveal the most critical lessons learned over their combined 30-plus years of exploring the lean highways.

Andy holds a B.S. in Engineering and a B.A. in Psychology. Andy is a member of ASQ, AME, and other industry and professional associations.

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Jamie Flinchbaugh

Jamie provides education, training and consulting in all lean transformation services offered by Achievement Dynamics. Jamie was part of the development, training and implementation of the Chrysler Operating System, a widely-benchmarked lean change program spearheaded by Achievement Dynamics’ associate Dennis Pawley. He most recently was at DTE Energy, parent to Detroit Edison, as a lean thought leader. He has a wide-range of operational experiences, including production, maintenance, product engineering and manufacturing engineering.

Jamie is a graduate fellow of the highly-regarded Leaders for Manufacturing Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received an MBA from the Sloan School of Management and a masters of engineering degree and his research thesis was Implementing Lean Manufacturing through Factory Design. He has also received a masters of engineering from the University of Michigan and holds BS in Engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.

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Dennis Pawley

Dennis Pawley is the former Executive Vice President of World Wide Manufacturing and Labor Relations for the Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler. He was responsible for more than 80,000 employees in 12 car and truck assembly plants, along with 5 manufacturing technical centers and 18 component, stamping and power train plants in the United States and Canada. In addition, he had responsibility for powertrain and stamping operations in Mexico and was in charge of DaimlerChrylser joint venture manufacturing relationships in China, Austria, Brazil and Venezuela. He was also responsible for all labor relations activities in North America and served as a member of the Board of Management for DaimlerChrysler until his retirement from the corporation January 31, 1999.

DaimlerChrysler Chairman Robert J. Eaton called Mr. Pawley "the ultimate manufacturing leader", and went on to say, "His ability to lead change is unparalleled in manufacturing today. His Operating Systems has solidly taken hold in the DaimlerChrysler Corporation manufacturing environment. In addition, his progressive relationship with the United Auto Workers and Canadian Auto Workers was visionary in its honesty and integrity. He will be missed."

Prior to joining DaimlerChrysler, Mr. Pawley was a Vice President for the Otis Group of United Technologies, Vice President for Manufacturing at Mazda Motor Corporation, USA, and held various automotive manufacturing management positions within the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors.

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Ron Holcomb

Ron provides training and consulting in a variety of subjects including Total Quality, Statistical Process Control, Ford Production System, Lean Systems and Manufacturing Technology with a focus on machining and assembly. He has worked with hundreds of manufacturing sites in automotive tier 1, 2 and 3 plants. While managing the axle assembly operations at the Ford Sterling Axle Plant, he introduced lean concepts and won national acclaim. He was published as a competitor in the Franz Edelhman Award for excellence in Industrial Operations Engineering as a result of productivity improvements in the Front Axle Assembly Department at Sterling.

Ron holds a bachelor of science in computer science and a masters of business administration in manufacturing planning and control systems. He has taught SPC, TQM, FPS and Lean Systems to thousands of students and manufacturing professionals. He is a regular guest lecturer at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Detroit Mercy and has been very active in research and teaching programs at Michigan Technological University.

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Al Pond

Al Pond is a retired senior manager from Ford Motor Company with 38 years of manufacturing experience in operations, engineering and strategic planning. He was one of the founding executive members of the Ford Production System team responsible for design, development, and deployment of lean engineering methods across global operations. This included the executive lead for ensuring that major new vehicle programs worldwide were in full compliance with lean practices. In addition, Al was the senior coach and mentor for lean implementation in South America, Asia-Pacific and all Component operations.

Al's influence was not limited to lean operations, as he was recognized by the American Society of Training and Development for outstanding program achievement in the automotive industry as the author of Ford's New Employee Orientation program, a comprehensive indoctrination program for technical new hires. In addition, Al was the driving force behind Ford's sole achievement of the prestigious TPM prize awarded by the Japanese Institute of Preventive Maintenance at the Charleville Climate Operations plant in France.

Al has the distinction of being among an elite group of manufacturing executives that have actually worked on the factory floor. He started his career as a union represented production worker then progressed through skilled trades via the apprenticeship program and on to engineering and management. Al's many assignments, starting as worker, progressing on to the executive level coupled with his passion for manufacturing have given him a most unique perspective and background as a lean change agent. He is a graduate of the skilled trades program, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and an MBA. He is a guest lecturer at the University of Michigan and is involved in curriculum development centered on lean. Al is also a lifetime Certified Manufacturing Engineer by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

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Tom Bechtel

With over 30 years experience in operations management, Tom Bechtel is an accomplished trainer, mentor, facilitator and consultant for Lean Manufacturing and ERP strategies and techniques. He has facilitated over 80 kaizen workshops in industry, health care and power utilities. Tom has provided education and consulting services to thousands of individuals from all sectors and levels of North American industry since 1985 and held engineering and management positions up to VP of Operations with companies such as General Electric, Nortel, Mitel and Kaval Wireless Technologies..

He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Penn State and is a Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Control (CFPIM) by APICS

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David (Tony) Watt

Tony provides education, training and consulting in a variety of subjects including Cycle Time Reduction, Shop Floor Management, Kaizen Workshops, Lean Manufacturing World Class Manufacturing Operating Systems and Finance for Manfuacturing. In addition, he provides executive coaching for manufacturing operations and finance.

His manufacturing experience encompasses thirty-five years in the automotive industry for Chrysler/DaimlerChrysler in production, finance and operations management. He has an extensive background in operational finance overseeing day-to-day operations and developing workable business plans in concert with operations. He holds a bachelor of arts in business administration from Marian College, a certificate in Management Development from Earlham Colege and an executive development certificate from the University of California, Haas Business School

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James Kehres

Jim provides education, training and consulting in a variety of subjects including Cycle Time Reduction, Shop Floor Management, Kaizen Workshops, Lean Manufacturing, World Class Manufacturing Operating System, Set-up Reduction, SPC, JIT, Shop Floor Teams, Facilitator Development and Supervisor Development.

He has thirty-three years experience with DaimlerChrysler Corporation implementing lean manufacturing concepts in the United States, Japan, Germany, and Mexico within the Stamping, Car and Truck Assembly, Powertrain and Component Operations, and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering. He has trained vice presidents, plant managers and upper leadership of the organization as well as conducting numerous Kaizen events.

Jim holds a bachelor of arts from Sienna Heights College, a has degrees in Statistical Quality Control from the Universities of Tennessee and Wisconsin. He also holds a certificate in Shigijutsu Co. Lean Manufacturing.

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C.E. (Cal) Shuster

Cal (C.E.) Shuster provides education, training and consulting in Total Quality Management, Accelerated Total Quality, Cycle Time Reduction, Set-Up Reduction, SPC, Enterprise Operating System, Shop Floor Management, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, JIT, Team Building, Self-Managed Teams, Facilitator Development, Leadership/ Management/Supervisor Development, Strategic Planning, and Organizational Development.

He is a licensed professional engineer with extensive engineering, operations and management experience in manufacturing facilities including Chrysler Corporation, Kimberly-Clark, International Harvester, Walker Manufacturing, and Midland-Ross. He has directed supplier quality programs, responsible for the resolution of warranty problems, reclaiming costs from suppliers and coordinating new model problem prevention.

Cal holds a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Memphis State University as well as a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School. He is a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

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Diane Carlino

Diane is responsible for the marketing and administration of Achievement Dynamics in addition to providing education and training in Process Improvement, Management, Supervision, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Cycle Time Reduction and Customer Service. Diane also provides skills development for not-for-profit boards and is a founding Board Member of the Nonprofit Resource Institute designed to improve quality and effectiveness governance and management to nonprofits in Palm Beach and Marin Counties.

She is a licensed distributor for Resource Associates Corporation and a certified trainer with Carlson Learning Company. Diane is also a partner of the Lean Learning Center (Novi, Mich.), designed to develop lean thinkers and leaders for lean transformation.

Diane holds a bachelor of science in Human Resource Management from LaSalle University and is a member of the American Society for Training & Development, and the Human Resource Association of Palm Beach County. She provides presentations and keynote speeches on areas relating to the services of Achievement Dynamics and has been a featured speaker at national conventions.

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