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Ken Branco
 Ken
is an accomplished practitioner in the development and implementation
of Lean Sigma Enterprises. His experiences span the complete Enterprise,
from Sales to Accounts Receivable.
In his nearly 30 years of business experience (15 in consulting
and training), Ken has provided management, leadership, consulting
and training to dozens of Enterprises, hundreds of teams, and several
thousand individuals. His consulting career has spanned Enterprises
from 20 people to the Fortune 50. More information.
Ken has deep and varied Lean Sigma experience in readiness assessment,
transformation plan development, plant and office layout, work analysis
and balancing, constraint identification and removal, business process
redesign, Kaizen, setup reduction, materials, individual and organizational
development.
His industry experience includes automotive, legal firms, electronics,
machining, metal casting and rolling, woodworking, pharmaceuticals,
glass, power plants and healthcare. Ken has led projects resulting
in lead time reductions of 50+ %, productivity improvements of 40%,
business process improvements of 50%, and space reductions of 60%.
Ken is highly regarded for his teaching and mentoring skills. He
has consistently been among the top rated instructors in large engagements.
Ken has taught and/or mentored Lean Sigma students in Asia, Australia,
South and North America. Many of these engagements were comprised
of students from multiple countries and cultures.
In 2000, Ken was the only non-member to be awarded the Valve Manufacturers
Association Special Service Award. This prestigious award is given
to individuals who demonstrate exceptional value to the organization
over a period of years.
In 2003, Ken co-founded the Lean Sigma Institute with the Connecticut
Business and Industry Association. The Institute exists to assist
Connecticut companies in the profitable implementation of Lean Sigma.
Ken is the author of several articles and two books:
- PowerTools! Volume One: Collaboration and Teamwork
(1995)
- PowerTools! Volume Two: Turning Problems into Profits
(1995)
- Bubble Bursting (Article, Executive Excellence, 1996)
- Making Traffic Flow I and II: Implementing the Technical
and Social sides of Lean (Articles, Valve Magazine
2000)
Prior to consulting, Ken’s career spanned Research and Development,
Manufacturing and Automation Engineering, Information Systems, and
Management. His education and training include a BS in Electrical
Engineering, Production and Inventory Management, Time Based Management,
Total Quality, Organizational Systems Design, and Synchronous Manufacturing.
He is a member of APICS and the Connecticut Business and Industry
Association.
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