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Ron Pereira

Ron has more than 20 years of experience in various manufacturing, supply chain, and senior leadership roles. Ron has held the titles of process engineer, engineering manager, master black belt, and director of manufacturing & continuous improvement. In 2002 Ron was the first American to win the Nokia Global Six Sigma and Overall Quality award in Helsinki, Finland. Ron holds a bachelor's degree in automated manufacturing and an MBA in technology management.

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Fun with Tennis Balls

By Ron Pereira - July 3rd, 2015

If you’re American and are reading this on July 4…  Happy Independence Day! I recently delivered a live workshop to a group of printing professionals.  The talk was a combination of Practical Problem Solving and Quick Cha

GA 064 | Leading in a Lean Environment with Kent Bradley

By Ron Pereira - June 25th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest, Kent Bradley, has more than 20 years of lean experience and an imp

GA 063 | Practical Problem Solving: Part Two with Jon Miller

By Ron Pereira - June 18th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. In the second part of our Practical Problem Solving course, GA Co-Founder Jon Miller an

GA 062 | Lean for the Long Term with Ken Rolfes

By Ron Pereira - June 11th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s episode features Ken Rolfes, a longtime lean thinker, author, and AME aff

The Power of Essentialism

By Ron Pereira - June 5th, 2015

Greg’s wife was scheduled to give birth to a baby girl on Friday. Upon hearing this wonderful news Greg’s boss explained, in a rather direct way, “Friday would be a very bad day to have the baby.” You see, as it turns out, Greg

GA 061 | Adventurous Thinking with Sally Dominguez

By Ron Pereira - June 4th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s episode is a little different, in a fantastic way. As an architect, inven

GA 060 | Practical Problem Solving: Part One with John Miller

By Ron Pereira - May 28th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s episode is part one of a series featuring Jon Miller, one of Gemba Academ

GA 059 | Lean Beginnings with Steve Stansbury

By Ron Pereira - May 21st, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Steve Stansbury, an experienced lean practitioner with a diverse

GA 058 | Fueling Your Lean Journey with Rick Egelin

By Ron Pereira - May 14th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Rick Egelin, CEO of Fireblast, a fascinating company that builds

GA 057 | The Lean Race with Dan Markovitz

By Ron Pereira - May 7th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Dan Markovitz, esteemed lean author and consultant. We discuss h

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