“Sustainable improvement starts long before the tools and events—it’s forged in leadership and systems that empower and enable people to make better decisions every day. From the factory floor to the C-Suite, I have built strong relationships based on common understanding and collaboration, becoming a trusted partner. I take pride in helping partner organizations learn by doing, execute with discipline, and grow stronger as continuous improvement becomes a shared way of working.”

  • Aerospace & Defense
  • Transportation
  • Software
  • Heavy Manufacturing
  • Chemicals and Refining
  • Senior leadership roles at Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Ball Aerospace, Paccar Corp, Microsoft and General Electric
  • Senior Manager, Accelerating Performance Excellence (Corporate)
  • Senior Manager, Quality Engineering
  • Program Senior Manager, Commercial and Defense
  • Operational Excellence
  • Kaizen and Six Sigma Improvement facilitation
  • Design Thinking
  • Root cause analysis, corrective action, and risk mitigation
  • Change Management
  • Program Management
  • Leadership development, coaching, and training
  • Master of Business Administration, Butler University
  • Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University

John Stancin

Principal Consultant

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