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EC 036: Going Paperless with Lean Six Sigma Training Materials

In this podcast, I share an example of how I led an effort at my former company to transition our Lean Six Sigma training material from printed booklets to paperless. I go through the calculations to print each booklet, and calculate the environmental footprint. I also discuss situations when students value the booklets, and how
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EC 035: How to Incorporate and Leverage Lean Six Sigma and Sustainability – Gemba Academy Interview

In this podcast, I share an interview I had with Ron Pereira of Gemba Academy. We discussed Lean Six Sigma and Sustainability (of course!). We define sustainability for the audience to get them on the same page. They we talked about going paperless at work, the volunteer work with Lean Portland, and how people are
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EC 034: Lean Six Sigma Applied to the Portland Zero Waste Conference

Summary In this podcast, I share my experience setting up and running an environmental event in Portland in mid-October, called the Zero Waste Conference I discuss ways in which I applied Lean and Six Sigma concepts to the event, such as Lean Startup, Pareto charts, FMEA, forecasting and predictions on attendance, net promoter score (NPS), check-in
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EC 033: Lean Six Sigma and Sustainability Presentation at GPSEN Symposium in Jan 2017

Summary In this podcast, I share a presentation I gave at the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN) Sustainability Symposium back in January 27. 2017. I was still working at Rockwell Collins at the time. I discuss how Lean and Six Sigma techniques have been used for sustainability initiatives, as well as with Lean Portland
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EC 031: Process Improvement for Social Responsibility – IISE Conference in Orlando May 2018

Summary On this podcast, I share a presentation I did on the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineers Annual Conference in Orlando in May 2018. The presentation was called Process Improvement for Social Responsibility and it was with myself and Billy Ingram, who works at Interface in the Lean Development Group. We both went through a
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EC 030: Lean and Green and the 8 Wastes – GoGreen Portland Conference 2017

Summary In this podcast, I share a video taken at the 2017 GoGreen Conference held in Portland last October. The presentation talked about how Lean concepts can be used to address the people and planet side of sustainability. I co-presented with Matt Horvat, the founder of our nonprofit volunteering group called Lean Portland. We show
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EC 029: Lean Principles within Reuse Organization Nonprofits

Summary In this podcast, I share a presentation about the employee-led improvements taking place at reuse nonprofit organizations Free Geek and The Rebuilding Center, with coaching and assistance from Lean Portland, a volunteer Benefit company of Lean consultants in Portland, Oregon. Free Geek is working on a daily management system and trying to increase the
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EC 027: Year In Review 2017

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Summary In this podcast, I recap this year and the things I discussed in podcasts. Topics ranged from reducing hours at work, leaving my job, transitioning into consulting, getting an office, hosting free workshops, discussing wasted food, book release, and more volunteering with Lean Portland. I also talk about some upcoming activities and projects in
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