- Next Generation Manufacturing Services
- Systemic Continuous Improvement
- Customer Focused Innovation
- Sustainable Products & Process Development
- Advanced Talent Management
- Global Engagement
- Extended Enterprise Management
- Customer Successes
- Advanced Talent Management
- Customer Focused Innovation
- Extended Enterprise Management
- Global Engagement
- Sustainable Products and Process Development
- Systemic Continuous Improvement
- Sadoff & Rudoy Scraps Waste
- Centerline Machine: Lean = Triple-digit growth
- Dalco Metals: Lean Office Cuts Processing Time 50%
- Design Specialties, Inc.: Lean Reduces Inventory by 80%
- GenMet Revs Up Sales with Lean
- Gusmer Enterprises: Reduces Setup Time by 70%
- Marsh Electronics Surges with EBT
- Bachhuber's Strategic Planning Reveals Profit
- Berntsen Reaches Summit with Strategic Planning
- Events & Workshops
- Resources
- Research & Reports
James Steffy, Manufacturing Specialist
608.509.6046 Email
Skill Set
- Change Management & Empowerment
- Lean Methods/TPS1-3/Six Sigma applied to Manufacturing & IT
- Lean Methods Applied to Supply Chain, Distribution, & Logistics
- Operations Management & IT Systems Integration
- Facility, Layout, and Process Design/Optimization
- Current Conditions Business Diagnostic/Analytics
- Vendor Development & Management
- Packaging Engineering
Experience:
- More than 20 years experience across manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, and systems modification
- V.P. & Senior Project Manager – implemented many business transformations and overall improvements that transformed numerous inefficient operations into assets as LEAN Profit Centers
- Senior Operations Director – leading facilities and operations throughout the U.S. & Mexico in strategic planning, overall continuous improvement, and standardization
- Division Engineering Manager with IT systems design & operational integration
- Operations Area Manager/Engineering Manager
- Project Manager/Project Engineer
- Operations Supervisor
- Author of a range of white papers and articles based on project outcomes and measureable results
- SOX compliance experience
Education and Certifications
James is a highly experienced project director who holds multiple BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and an MS degree in Operations Management with specializations in Supply Chain, Distribution, & Lean Applications across various industries including 3PL Supply Chain, healthcare, electronics, professional beauty products, packaging and food processing. He has acquired many certifications including, Project Management, Lean/TPS/Six Sigma, Energy Management Systems, Packaging Engineering, and Corporate Structures Architecture. James is a member of the Institute for Industrial Engineers (IIE), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME),and American Society for Quality (ASQ).