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		Jody Marshall Sustainability Coach Jody brings over 20 years of Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Project Management, Continuous Improvement and Quality experience. He is committed to “changing the world – one company at a time”. Jody has a proven ability to help companies achieve exceptional results by identifying where to eliminate waste, reduce inventory levels, lead times and handle quality issues while creating value for the customer and improving the bottom line throughout the entire organization. Expertise:  P.M.A.C.-C.P.P./S.C.M.P. designation, Ticketed Journeyman, Supply Chain Management more				Greg MacDougall Sustainability Coach Greg is an engaged, experienced leader with a keen passion and understanding for generating customer value in lean transformations. Greg is knowledgeable and skilled in quality management and continuous improvement concepts having directed numerous Continuous Improvement initiatives worldwide while serving as Manager Total Quality Systems & Lean at Cogent Power, as Corporate Director, Quality Management at ABC Naco, and Quality System Manager at Dofasco Steel (Arcelor Mittal). He was instrumental in the development and  introduction of an innovative Lean Apprentice Coach program which serves to prepare groups of employees in several disciplines to be able to move onto more responsible company leadership positions. He has faciliated workshops covering a range of topics that are applicable in both an office and operations environment in addition an emphasis on workplace safety. Expertise: Training within Industry(TWI) Instructor, Lean Safety Culture Advancement  more
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		Bob Kerr Co-Founding Director Bob, co-founding Director of HPS made the decision to retired this past December(2012). Over the past 12 years Bob has been involved in the development of consortia with manufacturing companies across Canada, who are coming together to share best practices and help each other achieve their goals while on the road to ‘world class’. He focuses on the development of a culture change at all levels in the organization and knows how to make “Lean manufacturing” work.  As Vice-President of Broan, he transformed the shop floor to capitalize on the benefits of ‘Pull Systems’ by putting the floor under the control of the people visually and simply, and installing a winning simple system that earned his company recognition from Sears as the “Best JIT Implementation Supplier” with 100% on time delivery in the first year of operation. His ‘Lean’ leadership strategies have directly resulted in the cultural changes of Canadian and US companies that enabled them to successfully implement the Lean Strategies needed to enhance their global competitiveness.  Expertise: Consortium Development, Facilitation and Training more				Dave Hogg P. Eng. Co-Founding Director Dave(P. Eng.,  Dipl T EE, BASc  EE) is well known as a founding member of the HPM  Consortium which evolved an operational model that has now spread across North America and to Australia.David drew on his diverse manufacturing, education, & business background, including the aftermath of the ’81-82 recession, to lead the evolution of the Lean-driven Consortium Movement described by the Sloan Management Review in 1998 as a Leveraged Learning Network.    He and his business partner, Robert Kerr, founded HPS Inc. in 2000 to establish consortia throughout North America.  David retired from HPS in 2008 to chair the record-setting Toronto 2008 Association for Manufacturing Excellence Conference in the midst of a huge recession. While serving on AME’s International Board, he spearheaded an initiative which brought Australia into AME.  His support for AME’s collaboration with The Shingo Prize, and the Dearborn-based SME has been recognized by all three “For his outstanding contribution to the development of the Lean Certification program”.   He served as Chair of the Technology Division at Conestoga College, a manager for Unitron Industries, and later OCAM’s CAD/CAM Centre.  His community support included chairing the Cambridge Chamber’s Industrial Committee which earned him the Bert Bond Award. Expertise: Consortium Development, Facilitation and Training more
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		Josh Fujimagari   Consortium Coordinator Josh is our Co-op student for this term. His eagerness to understand how Consortiums operate and his enthusiasm in learning how the various Consortium member companies collaborate make him a welcome addition to HPS. Josh continues to educate himself with courses at Wilfrid Laurier University and is still actively engaged in his school life while doing his Co-op Work Term. He gained National exposure to collaboration in his role of Vice President of Corporate Relations at Wilfrid Laurier's School of Business & Economics Students' Society, plays hockey and is involved in other student and resident activities. Josh found himself in Toronto during his previous Co-op Work Term as a Financial Services Intern - Advisor Sales at Fidelity Investments. We very much look forward to his contribution in exploring what opportunities we can take advantage of to continually improve in our exchanges of  best practices and communication with each other.				Gabriela Bernardo - Coordinator Gabriela has been with HPS since 2006. As Coordinator, she is engaged in the day to day operations of HPS Inc. She has over 24 years of Financial Industry and Office Operations experience. From the Office Operations point, she manages the information technology and information systems, as well the development and content management for both the HPC and HPS websites and interactively uses social media to  learn and "stay in touch" with other organizations. Her sales and marketing experience helps her create the appropriate Marketing, Budget and Communication needed to launch successful public workshops. Her responsibilities also include coordinating events and training materials for various Consortiums. She has had the privilege to work with various small and large cap companies across South Western Ontario and enjoys working with Consortium Faciliators across North America. She thrives in innovative environments that are building and developing new approaches and delivering value back to clients. Expertise: Client Relations,  Office Operations, Communications, Financial Management, Websites: Content Development & Management
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