Tom Lawless - President, Lean Training and Consulting

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Work Background

Craftwork Carpentry and MillworkChief Executive Officer

Jul. 2021 - May. 2023Sanford, Florida, United States

Leadership Management International, Inc.Licensed Franchise

Nov. 2018

Nebraska Methodist CollegeAdjunct Professor

Oct. 2017Greater Omaha AreaDeveloped and teach masters level healthcare quality courses.

Lean Leadership InstituteVP/ Board Member/ Lean Leadership Coach

Dec. 2014 - Apr. 2023Greater Chicago AreaWork with the Lean Leadership Institute as a coach in Lean Leadership. Provide training and coaching through the Lean Leadership Institute in Lean Six Sigma.

Lean Training & Consulting (LeanTAC)President/ CEO - Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt/ Lean Enthusiast

Nov. 2011Jacksonville, Florida and Greater Chicago, Illinois (www.leantac.com)Welcome to LeanTAC, where we empower organizations to unlock their full potential through the transformative power of Lean Six Sigma methodologies, leadership training, and coaching. At LeanTAC, we believe that sustainable success is achieved through a strategic blend of operational excellence, effective leadership, and continuous improvement. Our integrated approach combines the principles of Lean Six Sigma to streamline processes, eliminate waste, and enhance efficiency, with comprehensive leadership development programs to cultivate strong, visionary leaders at all levels of your organization. Through our tailored consulting services, training workshops, and personalized coaching sessions, we partner with businesses to drive value creation, foster a culture of innovation, and achieve lasting results. Whether you are looking to optimize your operations, develop high-performing teams, or elevate your leadership capabilities, LeanTAC is here to guide you on your journey towards excellence. Join us in shaping a brighter future for your organization, where every process is optimized, every leader is empowered, and every individual is inspired to reach their full potential. Together, let's pave the way for sustainable growth, innovation, and success. Explore our services, meet our team of expert consultants and coaches, and embark on a transformative partnership with LeanTAC. Let's create value, build leaders, and drive excellence together. Welcome to a new era of possibilities. Welcome to LeanTAC.

Electro-Motive DieselMaintenance & Facilities Superintendent/ Lean Six Sigma MBB

Jul. 2009 - Nov. 2011LaGrange, Illinois- Senior Management with 24 salaried and 147 hourly skilled trades in an organization of 1,100 employees, encompassing over 1.5 million square feet. Implemented total productive maintenance, preventative and predictive maintenance techniques to reduce downtime. Assisted in founding and sit on the six sigma steering committee. Organized the training of over 150 hourly Yellow Belts and 350 combined Green and Black Belts. Reduced scrap from an average of over $110,000 per month to $2,000 in six months and used DMAIC to improve reliability of test cells, which increased the capacity of at least one unit (25% increase) per day resulting in over $100 million per year revenue capacity. Managed the MRO warehouse of over 17,000 sku's and over $10 million in inventory—and reduced the count to 11,000 using vendor JIT and decreased inventory to $7 million in one year.

ConsultantCertified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Apr. 2007 - Jul. 2009Greater Chicago AreaWorked with major critical suppliers with waste elimination through lean six sigma, value stream mapping, workplace organization, total productive maintenance, visual management, setup reduction, batch size reduction, cellular manufacturing, standardized work, kanban and continuous improvement. * Managed a supplier lead time reduction team which implemented over 100 memorandums of understanding between a global client and supply base. Worked with the suppliers to reduce lead time through lean, set up reduction, six sigma and total productive maintenance techniques to improve throughput. * Trained 14 Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and over 70 Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belts for clients. * Utilized total productive maintenance, six sigma, lean, theory of constraints to analyze and improve a 40 year old product line. Improved throughput from that line from 70 units on average through 2 shifts to 150 units in 1 shift. * Increased another product line production through lean events and total productive maintenance from 144 units to 200 units per day. * Reduced scrap in one plant from an average of over $180K per month to less than 25K in 6 months.

Electrolux Major AppliancesFacilities Engineering Manager, Lean Six Sigma Manager, Director of Environmental, Health & Safety

May. 2004 - Mar. 2007Senior level manager responsible for EH&S including industrial engineering and lean implementation for a union plant with over 2000 employees, annual sales in excess of $850 million and encompassing over 1 million square feet. Trained safety, six sigma, value stream mapping and lean workshops. * Developed and implemented Green Belt and Black Belt training material to reduce variation and eliminate waste. * Conducted 22 kaizen workshops from May to December 2006 resulting in over $3.6M in conversion cost savings. * Consulted with plants in the US and Canada to reduce incident rates more than 50% in 2006, using lean and six sigma techniques. * Implemented ergonomically correct designs into existing production lines. * Changed the culture and developed preventative, predictive and productive/reliability centered maintenance models to improve a department that was lagging in asset management accountability resulting in a 10% improvement in equipment uptime.

US ArmyOperations Officer

Feb. 2003 - Mar. 2004Responsible for all rail, highway and air movements in Iraq, which included more than 2800 civilian and military trucks daily. - Integrated training and negotiated acceptance within the Corps Movement Control Battalion and theater units during Operation Iraqi Freedom to use various In Transit Visibility devices, including RFID to track an average of 170 convoys consisting of over 2800 vehicles on a daily basis throughout Iraq in support of 5 U.S. Divisions and a Multinational Division comprising over 180,000 troops. - Increased the use of rail within the theater of operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom by developing rail nodes in Umm Qasr, Al Hillah, Ad Diwaniya, Baghdad, Taji, Baghdadi, Al Habaniyah, Mosul and Bayji in Iraq. Coordinated with host nation contractors and the Iraqi Railroad to complete projects within the time frame and budget required by the military to improve critical supply and sustainment movement to troops.

Klein ToolsDistrict Manager

Jan. 1999 - Dec. 2003