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What You’ll Learn:
In this episode hosts Catherine McDonald, Shayne Daughenbaugh, and guest Shane Wentz delve into the crucial first steps of implementing lean in an organization, emphasizing the vital role of training and the common pitfalls encountered.
About the Guest:
Dr. Shane Wentz has been nationally recognized for his leadership, continuous improvement, and innovation contributions, resulting in significant global organizational savings. His career began in the Army as an intelligence analyst, evolving into a role as a Human Capital Manager where he managed workforce development, planning, training, and operations. Notably, he was the top Human Capital Manager in the Army, inducted into the prestigious Audie Murphy Club, and became the first enlisted soldier to earn a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Post-Army, Dr. Wentz led teams at Siemens, Nike, and Radial, and is now the chief operating officer and lead consultant at A Change in Latitude Consulting. Married to Susie for 24 years, with a son, Tommy, and an exchange student, Alexa, he enjoys running, reading, professional collaboration, and traveling.
Links:
Click Here For Catherine McDonald’s LinkedIn
Click Here For Shane Wentz’s LinkedInShane Wentz’s TikTok: @bald_professor
What You’ll Learn:
In this episode hosts Catherine McDonald, Shayne Daughenbaugh, and guest Shane Wentz delve into the crucial first steps of implementing lean in an organization, emphasizing the vital role of training and the common pitfalls encountered.
About the Guest:
Dr. Shane Wentz has been nationally recognized for his leadership, continuous improvement, and innovation contributions, resulting in significant global organizational savings. His career began in the Army as an intelligence analyst, evolving into a role as a Human Capital Manager where he managed workforce development, planning, training, and operations. Notably, he was the top Human Capital Manager in the Army, inducted into the prestigious Audie Murphy Club, and became the first enlisted soldier to earn a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Post-Army, Dr. Wentz led teams at Siemens, Nike, and Radial, and is now the chief operating officer and lead consultant at A Change in Latitude Consulting. Married to Susie for 24 years, with a son, Tommy, and an exchange student, Alexa, he enjoys running, reading, professional collaboration, and traveling.
Links:
Click Here For Catherine McDonald’s LinkedIn
Click Here For Shane Wentz’s LinkedIn
Shane Wentz’s TikTok: @bald_professor
This podcast offers business solutions to help listeners develop and implement action plans for lean process improvement and implement continuous improvement projects, cost reductions, product quality enhancements, and process effectiveness improvement. Listeners come from many industries in both manufacturing and office applications.