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New Savvy Workshop!
The Chief Engineer
The Savvy Consortium engineering managers will present the nine function methodology used in the chief engineer led product development project. The practices used by the chief engineer in organizations like Toyota to get the new product designed, developed and launched will be taught using visual materials. Workshop exercises will prepare the attendees to integrate the practices in their current tasks as product developers.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Cost: $800
Savvy Leaders Consortium Collaborators
Savvy collaborators are persons who have a professional track record of many new product development successes in a variety of industrial, commercial, and consumer durable products markets. They have a demonstrated interest, knowledge and passion for the Toyota Design and Development System. They have demonstrated a true focus on helping product design and development organizations learn, interpret and integrate the Toyota System successfully in their product development organizations
Eugene Kania
Founder and Principal, MC2 Solutions
Chicago, IL
Gene worked for 18 years in engineering and product development at several manufacturing companies, first as an engineer, then as a chief engineer and finally as a business unit director. He has brought several new products to market in a number of industries including automotive, aerospace and oil and gas exploration. Gene began his career at Bell Laboratories (now Alcatel-Lucent) where he was involved in a successful effort to reduce product development cycle time and improve quality.
For the last 8 years Gene has operated a successful product development consulting firm focused on improving product development operations by applying the principles of Lean to the management and execution of product development projects.
In 2005, Gene’s firm was a charter member of the Partnership for Lean Innovation (PLI). Funded by a grant from the state of Ohio, PLI worked with 14 southern Ohio companies to improve their product development processes using Lean principles and to increase their level of product innovation.
For the last several years, Gene has closely collaborated with Jim Jacobs and the Savvy Consortium and is the founder of the Savvy Consortium in Chicago. He teaches workshops in Lean and Knowledge-Based Product Development based on the work done by Dr. Allen Ward and Michael Kennedy.
Companies that have attended his workshops include: Lucent Technologies, Intel, BP Amoco, GE Aircraft Engines, Emerson Electric, Crane Valve and IDEX Corporation. He is a sought after speaker and regularly presents for professional organizations like AME, PMI, PDMA and ASQ. He regularly publishes articles on improving product development operations in various professional publications.
Eugene KaniaFounder and Principal, MC2 Solutions
Chicago, IL
Gene worked for 18 years in engineering and product development at several manufacturing companies, first as an engineer, then as a chief engineer and finally as a business unit director. He has brought several new products to market in a number of industries including automotive, aerospace and oil and gas exploration. Gene began his career at Bell Laboratories (now Alcatel-Lucent) where he was involved in a successful effort to reduce product development cycle time and improve quality.
For the last 8 years Gene has operated a successful product development consulting firm focused on improving product development operations by applying the principles of Lean to the management and execution of product development projects.
In 2005, Gene’s firm was a charter member of the Partnership for Lean Innovation (PLI). Funded by a grant from the state of Ohio, PLI worked with 14 southern Ohio companies to improve their product development processes using Lean principles and to increase their level of product innovation.
For the last several years, Gene has closely collaborated with Jim Jacobs and the Savvy Consortium and is the founder of the Savvy Consortium in Chicago. He teaches workshops in Lean and Knowledge-Based Product Development based on the work done by Dr. Allen Ward and Michael Kennedy.
Companies that have attended his workshops include: Lucent Technologies, Intel, BP Amoco, GE Aircraft Engines, Emerson Electric, Crane Valve and IDEX Corporation. He is a sought after speaker and regularly presents for professional organizations like AME, PMI, PDMA and ASQ. He regularly publishes articles on improving product development operations in various professional publications.