Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Improve LESS: The Focus and Align Framework for Sustainable Continuous Improvement
• https://www.bareithergroup.com/improveless
• Top release in Lean Management category

Oct 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

• Continuous Improvement doesn't need to be complicated. It's not always easy ... but it can be simple.
• It's just a set of Tools, organized in a system, delivered through a process. ​
• Keep focused on a strategic direction.
• Enable the organization to repeatably solve challenging problems.
• Empower teams to manage daily performance.
• Implement a business system that helps you focus and align. Where you can actually Improve LESS ... and get better restults.

Oct 2023 – Nov 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Allendale, Michigan, United States

• Teach, Implement, and Coach Lean Management best-practices with clients across industries. From enterprise-wide business system development to shop floor problem solving and kaizen.

Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 · 11 mos · Hybrid

• Develop and deploy enterprise-wide lean operating system from front-line through executive leadership.

Jun 2018 – Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Jackson, Michigan Area

• Leading the lean business transformation; including the ongoing development and deployment of our lean operating model, strategic roadmap and establishing standards to achieve breakthrough results in business performance

Jan 2017 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Central CI team member, responsible for the development and deployment of a standard Lean production system for global manufacturing operations.
• led kaizen events that exposed front-line, support staff and management to lean methodologies
• coached leadership on Lean methodologies and cultural transformation
• returned $8.375M in operating income to the business
• led Lean transformation projects for assembly plant that resulted in $1.4M in savings
• coached Lean transformation of manufacturing site, resulted in $6.3M in savings
• chaired Lean Sigma Council community of practice to set strategy and direction for continuous improvement

May 2015 – May 2017 · 2 yrs · Portage, Michigan, United States

• Member of Board of Directors, represented resident concerns and priorities to local, county, and state government.

Sep 2013 – Jan 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos

• Partner with Value Chain Owners, functional System Owners and Business Leaders to define core business processes, strategically align opportunities and promote continuous improvement.
• Increased membership 40%, drove collaboration up 300% for Continuous Improvement community of practice
• Supported Kaizen events to identify 8400+ hrs of non-value added work to elimination
• Enhanced spend analysis to achieve 5% reduction in indirect expenditure for R&D
• Identified critical path activities and improvement opportunities to reduce time to market for new products
• Decreased level of effort for repair inventory management by > 75%
• Reduced vendor notification lead time for nonconforming material by 40%
• Reduced quality system change control lead time by 23%
• Supported value stream efforts to reduce depot repair lead time by > 25%
• Mentored call center consolidation processes, maintained service level with 12% reduced headcount

Sep 2013 – Mar 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Partners with Systems Owners and Business Leaders in Service, Human Resources, and Distribution to define core business processes, identify opportunities, analyze root causes, and develop solutions to promote continuous improvement.
• Decreased level of effort for repair inventory management by > 75%
• Reduced vendor notification lead time for nonconforming material by 40%
• Reduced quality system change control lead time by 23%
• Supported value stream efforts to reduce depot repair lead time by > 25%
• Mentored call center consolidation processes, maintained service level with 12% reduced headcount

Mar 2011 – Sep 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

• Responsible for training, consultation, and deployment of Lean and Six Sigma principles, methods, and tools to facilitate continuous improvement
• Provided classroom training for 200+ Green Belt and Black Belt candidates
• Mentored 15 Belt candidates through certification projects
• Delivered $2.0M+ in annual cost avoidance through improvement efforts

Jan 2010 – Mar 2011 · 1 yr 2 mos · Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

• Led team in Design for Reliability, Reliability Program Planning, and Reliability Analysis for developmental programs and matured new capabilities for reliability modeling and allocation
• Developed probabilistic reliability allocation model for new product design
• Verified reliability threshold for multi-million dollar development project

Jan 2006 – Dec 2009 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

• Led team of Quality Engineers that supported development and production of munition commodities
• Developed training curriculum for acceptance of product and deliverd to over 10 sites (Government and contractor)
• Validated design change that resulted in approximately $25k material cost savings per year
• Created reliability and shelf life validation protocol for new product fielding (release to troops)