I help company executives and investors turn failing operations around to meet expectations, and bring good operations to a world-class level so they can not only serve their customers better and faster, but also at significantly lower cost. If you are looking to accelerate growth, drive productivity, and leverage capital effectively, get in touch with me for an initial strategy consultation at www.leanmap.com/call Over the past 20 years, I have led more than 150 transformation programs on six continents, empowering leaders in Pharmaceutical, Automotive, and Technology achieve an unbeatable competitive advantage through Operational Excellence. These programs delivered over $500 million bottom line, at 12x return, so that 96% clients came back for more. With core competencies in industrialization, rationalization, and turnaround management, I craft tailored strategies focused on Lean Transformation, Cost Reduction, Agile Product Development, and Quality Excellence for clients facing daunting challenges or pursuing ambitious goals. I authored the books From Chaos to Control and The 20 Keys to World-Class Operations and pioneered the corporate training programs Executive Operational Excellence, Sustainable Cost Reduction, and Lean Strategy Deployment to lead client companies to tangible results and leave a legacy for their leaders. Applied skills in Private Equity (PE) Portfolio Company Restructuring, Executive Operational Excellence (ExOpEx), World-Class Manufacturing (WCM), Future Factory Design (FFD), Value Stream Mapping (CSM) and Value Stream Design (VSD), Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Order-to-Cash (OTC), Agile Development and Time to Market (TTM), Continuous Improvement (CI) Total Quality Management (TQM), Operational Strategy Deployment (OSD), Operational Due Diligence (ODD), Post-Merger Integration (PMI).