HOW TO INCREASE YOUR FACILITY’S PRODUCTIVITY

By the end of this webinar, attendee will be able to:

• Identify types of waste, understand what lean means, set up a pilot program, and work with management to continue lean principles in your field.
• Understand the lean process and other project management principles that will guarantee waste reduction and improved productivity.
• Know what PDCA (Plan, do, check, at) is and how it applies to quality management.
• Be a communicator of the program and delegate the tasks to the appropriate personnel, as well and key responsibilities as a leader in your industry.

Gabe Kuhnert

Gabe Kuhnert served in the U.S. Navy, which laid the foundation for his diverse career. He has worked hands-on in the field as a welder and continued to advance from there throughout his career, working mostly in the heavy industrial industry, which included power plants, boilers, refineries, oil fields, as well as cement and mining. Gabe has also worked on larger scale projects, building what is now known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Hospital at UCLA. He has been a welder, lead man, supervisor, superintendent, project engineer, quality engineer, quality manager, cost engineer, project manager, director of operations, and presently an owner.

Gabe is an AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and has also been certified in non-destructive testing (PT, UT, VT, IRT). He is also a certified green belt in lean six sigma and a lead auditor in ISO 9001-2015. He has spent many years working with codes and standards across many organizations such as, AWS, ASME, NFPA, CBC, NACE, and PED.