A subsidised ½ day Court of Experts Event which
will take place in Portlaoise on Mentoring and Evaluating Continuous
Improvement Projects. This is an area that has received serious
debate within the Court of Experts membership in the last year and there seems
to be a need to validate the best practice approaches adopted by industries in
Ireland. This workshop will hopefully act as a catalyst for further
discussions.
Date:
9th December 2010; 9am to 1pm Price:
€145 COE members / €195 for non COE members Venue:
Portlaoise Heritage Hotel Lecturer: Don
Hubbard , Six Sigma Black Belt
Don has over 15 years experience in change management
and business excellence using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and Philip Crosby
techniques in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing areas. He is currently
employed as an Operational Excellence Manager in a top healthcare company; has
over 20 years experience in the automotive industry and spent 2 years working
in Japan in his formative years.
Don is a very experienced coach having
delivered training to over 400 staff in general Lean awareness techniques; conducted
various Kaizen activities; implemented Balanced Scorecard systems and coached
at Lean Six Sigma Green and Black Belt levels. He has been instrumental in
supporting the delivery of over €6m savings in Lean Six Sigma projects
including change control; shipping; customer complaint handling; warranty and
scrap; invoice processing; electronic Kanbans; line balancing and inventory
control.
As part of our event series for 2010,
we invite you to attend our online seminar details as follows: Who:
Court of Experts– Guest
presenter Laura Lee Branco What:
How to sustain and enhance the
continuous improvement philosophy in a multinational environment Where:
On-line seminar When:
Friday November 26th, 4pm
GMT How:
This is a free webinar, places are
limited and are on a first come first served basis Contact Claire O’Brien – cobrien@leadingedge.ie - to register This Webinar explores the adaptation
and application of the TPS traditional “Go See” and “Hensei” to the Tim Hortons
Inc (THI) business www.timhortons.com. We will discuss and illustrate the
principles leveraged, challenges, cultural impact, and change management to ensure
application and continuous improvements within the organization. Presenter Profile: Laura-Lee Branco is a Lean Specialist
for Tim Hortons Inc (THI). She has 6 years experience in the field of
Human Resources and Lean, with THI and Hatch Engineering focusing on
recruitment and selection and business processes improvements. Laura-Lee
holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western. She has received a Gold Award for her
Lean Green Belt work through the Institute of Industrial Engineers. In
addition, she has instructed “Training & Development” post-grad course at
Sheridan College. Laura-Lee has spent the last two years implementing
Lean systems thinking, facilitation of Kaizens, and stabilization of improvements
within the New Product Innovation & Introduction processes. Laura-Lee
holds a CHRP and is a member of the HRPA.
