Meet the Consultant
Alan S Robertson
Kaizen Consultant at Connek Consulting
Alan is currently working as a Kaizen consultant. Collaborating with all levels to lead and deploy continuous improvement throughout companies and implement cellular manufacturing to increase output and grow your business. Proven leader in project management and lean/continuous improvement deployment in manufacturing and supply chain. I have over 27 years of experience learning from Shingijutsu Consulting (TPS), Pratt and Whitney ACE program, and Park Hannifin WIN strategy. Expertise in mentoring and conducting various lean methodologies such as Kaizen, 5S/Visual Management, Standard work for Manufacturing, Setup Reduction, Total Productive Maintenance, Manufacturing Value Stream Mapping. Equally "hands-on" on quality improvement and problem-solving tools such as PDCA, DMAIC methodology, DIVE, QCPC, and Quality Clinic. Experience: Facilitated and led Kaizen events, including Value Stream Mapping Events, 5S, 3p, quick change, and TPM to improve lead time and processing time within the manufacturing environment. Join me on my continuous improvement journey to enhance business metrics in quality, delivery, and cost. • Trained and worked with some of the best Japanese consultants in the world • Consultant with companies across the US, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Israeli, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, UK, Irland and India. • Have implement lean across several companies (Pratt & Whitney, Parker Hannifin, HTI, and suppliers around the world) • Held leadership roles, CI (KPO) manager, Project leader, Lean consultant • Facilitated kaizen and VSM events as P&WA, Cade, TPI, Carrier, Sikorski, HTI, Middle River, Parker Hannifin, PWAI, AIDC, Samsung, Aero win, QAID, Firth Rixson, Sulzer Eldin RV • Trained in lean tools, 5s, VSM, cell design, Problem solving, Standard Work, lean boot camps. Education: ➢ Master’s Degree in Quality Systems Management: National Graduate School / University Falmouth Massachusetts USA. ➢ Lean Six Signa Black Belt: National Graduate School / University Massachusetts USA. ➢ Master’s Degree in Management: Albertus Magnus New Haven CT. ➢ bachelor’s degree in management: Post University Waterbury CT. #ContinuousImprovementManager #LeanSiteLeader #ProjectManager #StrategicSourcing #Leadership #CostSavings #SupplierManagement #ProcessImprovement #SupplyChainOptimization #QualityManagement
Rudy S. Go
Founder and Senior Kaizen Consultant at Connek Consultant
Rudy is a Kaizen Consultant with Connek Consulting, GBMP Consulting Group (Greater Boston Mfg. Partnership) and Shingijutsu USA. He has many years of leadership and lean consulting at Connek, Shingijutsu USA and at Pratt & Whitney / Raytheon Technologies. He has provided training and consulting to many organizations in the following areas: Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment), Organizational Transformation/Restructuring, Administrative and Manufacturing Lean Implementation applying various lean tools such as Value Stream Mapping, Standardized work for associates and leaders, 5S/Visual Workplace, Production Preparation Process (3P), Total Productive Management (TPM), Theory of Constraints (TOC). Equally “hands on” in quality improvement, problem solving methodologies such as Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), Deep Dive & various 6 sigma methodologies. Rudy has over 20 years working with Shingijutsu Consultants and learned the Toyota Way in a unique hands on manner. Many of the Shingijutsu consultants were former disciples or lieutenants of Ohno-san, the founder of the Toyota Production System. A sensei and a kaizen master with over 500 kaizen events/projects facilitation experience from the shopfloor to the business processes. Experience: •Currently Kaizen Consultant at Connek Consulting, GBMP Consulting Group & Shingijutsu USA •Co-wrote the book, “Kaizen Forever”. •Previously Senior Lean Consultant; Lean Horizons Consulting and Productivity Inc. •Held various leadership and consulting roles at Pratt & Whitney / Raytheon Technologies; Global Supply Chain Senior Consultant, Lean Manager, Kaizen Leader, Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Practitioner •Colt Manufacturing; Business Unit Manager •Has consulted companies in the USA, Europe and Asia in aerospace, semi-conductor, and various industries: Storz Endovision, Vibco, Paradigm Precision Aerospace (Stuart), Serta-Simmons Bedding, GE Appliances, Mass Mutual Financial, Pratt & Whitney/UTC, Colt Mfg., Kreisler Mfg. USA, WSK Poland, TATA Aerospace, Kwality Pharma, TD Power Systems, Triveni Eng. in India, Monde-Nissin Foods, Integrated Micro-electronics Inc., Lexmark Philippines, to name a few. Education: -Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mapua Inst. of Technology, Manila, Philippines -Masters Degree in Quality Systems Management, National Graduate School/University, Massachusetts, USA Training & Certification: -Certificate in Production Preparation Process (3P), Shingijutsu Japan Seminar, Toyota and Hitachi Plants, Japan -Certificate in Gemba Kaizen, Shingijutsu Japan Seminar, Toyota and Hitachi Plants, Japan -Black Belt Lean Six Sigma -ACE Practitioner, Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Program, United Technologies, USA -Certificate in Management, Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines -Certificate in Management, Darden Business School, University of Virginia