APICS-OC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETING

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

"The New APICS Lean Workshop Series -
Navigating the Road of On-going Improvement"
Presented by William (Bill) Garrison, Project Consultant/Adviser Boeing RPP Division (bio)

When I first heard about the new Lean Workshop Series offering and being a Lean and Six Sigma devotee and a ”practical practitioner” I was rather skeptical of this program – Was it just another “hot flavor of the moment” or a “fresh coat of paint on an old product?” But, after attending a week-long train-the-trainer in Chicago where the program was delivered by both an APICS and LEI instructor – This was not your “dad’s same old sedan.” APICS Has hit a homerun !!!

The Workshop Series provides a roadmap, strategy, and operational philosophy to implement and sustain process improvements. It aligns well in addressing the challenges and opportunities of Today’s economic storm and positions one for the future when we see “clear skies.”

To introduce the Workshop Series to potential trainers, individuals and/or organizations looking for roadmap/powerful tool set, for a Lean initiative, come visit us at the dinner meeting on 04/21/2010. I assure you, you won’t be disappointed.

About Our Speaker: William (Bill) Garrison is an Internal Project Consultant/Adviser at the Boeing RPP Division, Canoga Park, California. He is also responsible for both project management, and developing the strategies, systems and technologies for the Joining Technologies and Lean Manufacturing. He has been a Boeing National Focal for Lean Manufacturing Assessment Best Practices (LMA BP). He is also on the Boeing National Integrated Defense Systems Technology Development Team and on the SCC (Supply Chain Counsel) National Technical Development Steering Committee.

He has held the positions of Manager, General Manager, Quality Manager/Director at various manufacturing companies.

Bill is certified by APICS as a CPIM, by AWS as a CWI, by ASNT as a Level III, was a charter member of the APICS CM SIG Committee and is currently on the APICS EPAD (Engineering Products, Aerospace and Defense) Committee and the AWS D17 Committee. He is on the Board of Directors for the APICS Anaheim Chapter and was the past president of the chapter. He has presented at the CM SIG Symposiums, at the Mega Society Conferences, at the AWS National Conference, the SAE National Aerospace Conference and other national conferences, symposia, summits and workshops on Lean Manufacturing, Theory of Constraints (TOC), Operations Management and other business improvement subjects. He has been published in the CM SIG Symposium Proceeding, and the National Association of Foreign Object Damage Prevention Journal.

Bill is the recipient of many awards including the NASA Silver Snoopy Award (the highest award given by NASA to civilians), the Rockwell/Boeing Chairman's Team Award Team Award (4 times), the Boeing President's Award, the Boeing Manufacturing Engineer Award and was nominated for Boeing Engineer of the Year Award.

He is the developer and co-holder of several patents in the lubricants, coatings and fasteners systems fields.

Bill is a graduate of the USAF Air University, and is certified in robotics (BS and MS). He is married, with one son and 4 grandchildren. He enjoys cooking, the arts, and especially fishing. His claims to fame are: Catching a 450 lb. marlin (which was released), the servant to 4 cats, 3 parrots, one that has an extended vocabulary greater than his own, and a wife who is smarter, a better cook, and is more than any man should deserve.

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