The J&B CI Journey builds on founder Bob Hageman’s basic tenant of why he started J&B - Respect. The slide presentation takes you through the two Pillars of Lean, the House of Lean, and brings videos, simulations, and actual photos and stories together to let you experience some of the CI Journey that is slowly changing the Culture at J&B Group. In addition to an interesting story, we want you to take away the importance of Visuals and Standards and use them in your Project Management strategies to help deliver and execute results.
No cost - walk-ins welcome.
PMI-MN membership not required.
John Meyer is the Continuous Improvement Project Leader for J&B Group, a diversified $800M+ company with businesses in manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and brokerage. John’s primary goal is to build a culture of continuous improvement that contributes to overall operational excellence. J&B’s business units have yielded significant reductions in time and material waste from John’s expertise in training lean principles, delivering Value Stream Maps, and championing 5S Events. J&B awarded John a certificate for Outstanding Business Performance in 2013. He has been a speaker and panel participant for Enterprise MN, Manufacturer’s Alliance, CNT, and other organizations.
Prior to the role of CI Project Leader John was involved in ERP implementations and worked as Corporate Controller for J&B. John has held various senior roles in Finance and Accounting at Tennant Company, Merrill Corporation, Carlson Companies, USBank, and as a financial consultant where he was honored with the Quality Solutions Award. He serves as Past President for the Central MN Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants and is on retainer for a Property Management company.
John lives in Becker, MN with his wife and three children. He has been to over 45 countries and enjoys travel and learning about different cultures. With his ‘hobby’ of life-long learning John maintains positions as Adjunct Professor with St. Cloud State University and the University of St. Thomas in their business programs.
Education:
Masters of Business Administration, International Business
Bachelors of Science, General Business
Certified Managerial Accountant, IMA
Additional Certifications and Training
Lean 101 Certification, GreenLean Principles
Practical Problem Solving: The Toyota Way
Lean Accounting
Lean Bronze Knowledge Certification
Dale Carnegie: Skills for Success
Dale Carnegie: How to Communicate with Diplomacy and Tact
Hundreds of CPE credits in Management, Accounting, and Leadership