As a certified Lean Master, Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, MasterTrainer and Shainin Red X Journeyman, Rick Reed has partnered with 18 manufacturing facilities to transform them into lean operations and has worked with over 25 companies in the USA, Mexico, Germany and Pacific Rim. Over the last 34 years, Reed has written and taught over a hundred training modules on Lean, Six Sigma, Problem Solving, Quality and Team Building. He has been a featured speaker and trainer at numerous seminars and conferences including SME, IndustryWeek Best Plants Conference, APICS, IMPACT and Lean Manufacturing. Reed’s proprietary House of Lean© is the culmination of his professional experience, knowledge and wisdom. Reed is the owner of LeadWithReed and is actively contributing to the lean community as a speaker, teacher, trainer and consultant locally and nationally. Reed’s expertise and engaging delivery style reaches a diverse audience in manufacturing, business and government. Under Reed’s corporate leadership, strategic initiatives for continuous improvement include: lean cultures established and sustained; Six Sigma and Toyota Production System implementations; Kaizen methodologies; company wide problem solving; and project management implementation. As a result of WIKA’s 10+ years lean journey and Reed’s hands on management style to take the company to higher performance levels, WIKA, LP selected as part of the IndustryWeek’s Plant Tours during the 2011 Best Plants conference held in Atlanta, Ga. Reed emphasizes, “Continuous improvement involves everyone in order to accomplish these strategic goals.” Stop the frustration of not meeting goals, customer dissatisfaction and lack of productivity. Contact us today to get started...no better time than right now, (706) 996-0997.