Manufacturing Outcomes. Not Recommendations.
Toyota-trained operations leadership for companies that need results, not reports.
Services
Process Planning Using 3 Steps Approach
A focus on product, process, and equipment that ensures high quality is matched with smooth workflows to optimize operations and increase throughput by identifying and reducing wait, walk, and waste times
Design for Assembly and Manufacturing
Optimizing product designs for ease of assembly and cost-effective manufacturing, enhancing quality and reducing production costs.
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Shop Floor Management Coaching
Providing hands-on coaching and mentorship to shop floor teams, fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Cost of Poor Quality Assessments
Conducting comprehensive assessments to identify and mitigate quality-related costs, driving profitability and customer satisfaction.
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Creating Executable Improvement Plans
Developing actionable roadmaps for process and operational improvements, enabling measurable results and sustainable growth.
Industries
Automotive
Extensive expertise spanning complete vehicle OEMs, Tier 1, 2 & 3 suppliers. Experience includes manufacturing engineering, design for assembly, process planning, quality management, lean implementation, plant management, and supply chain optimization across automotive components and systems.
Building & Consumer Products
Experience with JIT manufacturing of geared, gear-less, and hydraulic elevators, and hearth and fireplace production operations including industrial/manufacturing engineering, and multi-plant operations.
Manufacturing
In-depth experience with championship rings and hot-tub quality improvements, steel tubing manufacturers, and yearbook printing cost reductions. Including plant an quality management systems, OEE improvements, kanban implementation, and production/delivery scheduling.
Supplier Quality Assurance
Adept in 4M change management, A3 problem-solving, APQP, kaizen workshops, PPAP, management, supplier development programs, and warehouse optimizations that enabling supply chain optimization and fostering collaborative relationships with key suppliers.
Automotive Experience
From clay model evaluations through 12 months after the start of production (SOP), including final assembly planning and execution of major model changes, such as the introduction of entirely new models.
OEM Level
ICE - HV - BEV
Vehicle Assembly Planning (including EV battery module & pack assembly lines)
Tier 1 Suppliers
Lean manufacturing training and implementation at suppliers who build closures, stamping & body parts, interiors & exteriors, electronics, exhaust systems, powertrain, retractable roof systems, and seating
Tier 2 & 3 Suppliers
ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System
Supplier Development
Supplier development in China, Japan, S. Korea, Mexico, & USA
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Automotive Experience
From clay model evaluations through 12 months after the start of production (SOP), including final assembly planning and execution of major model changes, such as the introduction of entirely new models.
David Jones
About Us
Senior Director-level manufacturing executive with 30+ years of experience in automotive, EV, and advanced manufacturing.
Career Highlights:
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17 years at Toyota Motor Corporation (11 years in Japan)
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Facility design and TPS implementation across US, Japan, Mexico, China, Korea
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Led supplier development programs for Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive suppliers
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Operations leadership at Nissan, Magna Steyr, and multiple EV startups
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Native-level Japanese fluency; Japan permanent residency
Education:
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Purdue University, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering Technology
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Activities and societies: Industrial Co-op and Photography
Location: Based in Nashville, Tennessee. Engagements nationwide and international.
Our Mission
We fix factories. We teach your people how to keep them fixed. Then we leave.