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10 process improvement consultants
These ten process improvement consultants hold consulting roles built around Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement or operational excellence methods. A reader can learn how to pick the right improvement method for a problem, run projects that deliver measurable savings, and make the gains stick after an engagement ends.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chandrashekhar Nayak
LinkedInExperience: Principal Consultant · Faber Infinite Consulting
Principal Consultant at Faber Infinite Consulting since 2024. Former Founder of Kaizen & Lean Consulting Company (2020–2025), former Senior General Manager (Corporate Head-Business Excellence) at Jockey India(Page Industries Limited.) (2015–2020) and former Senior Consultant at Kaizen Institute Global (2011–2015). His profile describes him as a Lean and Kaizen consultant with expertise in Lean, TPM, TPS, TQM, WCM, Six Sigma and operational and business excellence.
Frank G. Adler, PhD
LinkedInExperience: Operational Excellence Coach & Managing Partner · Operational Excellence Consulting LLC
Operational Excellence Coach & Managing Partner at Operational Excellence Consulting LLC since 2012. Former Operational Excellence, Lean Management, and Six Sigma Coach at SixSigma.us (2013–2024) and former Vice President, Quality & Customer Support at Magellan Fleet Solutions (2005–2010). His profile describes him as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with in-depth, hands-on expertise in implementing Lean Management and Six Sigma.
Joseph M. Ogundu PhD, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director Principal Operations, Continuous Improvement and Quality Consultant · Emerald Global Consulting Inc.
Managing Director Principal Operations, Continuous Improvement and Quality Consultant at Emerald Global Consulting Inc. since 2014. Former Executive Director at Country Coach Inc. (2005–2007) and former Sr. Operations Specialist Continuous Improvement Manager at Daimler Chrysler AG. (2002–2004). His profile describes leading and managing operations, operations excellence teams, programs and projects, and process engineering.
Kevin Ollivier
LinkedInExperience: Principal consultant and Lean Six Sigma trainer, coach and mentor · Spire View Business Solutions
Principal consultant and Lean Six Sigma trainer, coach and mentor at Spire View Business Solutions since 2014, and Accredited partner and trainer at International Lean Six Sigma Institute (ILSSI) since 2024. Former Principal Consultant and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at Paloma consulting (2001–2013) and former Continuous Improvement Manager at CompAir (1998–2001). His profile says he helps organizations unlock measurable performance improvement and has trained and coached more than 3,000 professionals.
Nick Boehm
LinkedInExperience: Lean Consultant · Independent Consultant
Lean Consultant (Independent Consultant) since 2020. Former Lean Engineering Manager at Stant Automotive (2020–2022), former Lean Implementor at Strategy Three (2019–2020) and former Operations Excellence Senior Consultant at TriVista (2015–2016). His profile describes continuous process improvement design and deployment strategies across industries in the private and public sectors, including management consulting experience as a Senior Manager and Lean Master.
Ryan Wilson
LinkedInExperience: LSS Black Belt Process Improvement Consultant · CACI International Inc
Former LSS Black Belt Process Improvement Consultant at CACI International Inc (2018–2022). Senior Business Process Analyst Co Founder at EN Courage Consulting LLC since 2022, and former cLEAN Partner at Novo Nordisk (2023–2024). The profile says Ryan co-founded a Japan-based firm providing remote and onsite consulting and mentoring focused on process redevelopment and reengineering, data analysis, Lean Six Sigma and strategic planning.
Shawn Klinge
LinkedInExperience: Principal Consultant · Klinge Lean Solutions LLC
Principal Consultant at Klinge Lean Solutions LLC since 2024. Former Vice President of Operations- Process Excellence at WOW Logistics (2022–2024), former Executive Director of Process Excellence at Olympus Surgical Technologies Americas-OSTA (2016–2022) and former Operational Excellence North America Leader at DePuy Synthes Companies (2013–2016). His profile describes him as a founder and principal consultant focused on operational excellence and Lean strategy deployment.
Steven Tomberg
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Principal Consultant · Catalyst Operational Excellence LLC
Founder & Principal Consultant at Catalyst Operational Excellence LLC since 2026. Former Director of Continuous Improvement Process Excellence at Day & Zimmermann (2016–2026) and former Sr. Operations Improvement Manager Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at Cytec Solvay Group (2012–2016). His profile describes him as an operational excellence and continuous improvement leader and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt who helps organizations improve operational performance.
Taiese Nevels, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Consultant - Senior Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Expert · TLN Business Consulting
Consultant - Senior Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Expert at TLN Business Consulting since 2018, and Business Process Improvement Consultant at Hewlett Packard Enterprise since 2022. Former Commercial Excellence Manager at CFS Brands (2019–2021) and former Consultant - Process Engineer Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Professional at U.S. Zinc (2018). The profile describes the HPE role as leading cross-functional customer excellence initiatives.
Twan Kersten
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Consultant and Managing Director · Lean Consult Asia
Sr. Consultant and Managing Director at Lean Consult Asia since 2021, and International Expert Operational Excellence, WCOM, Lean, TPM and I4.0 at EFESO Management Consultants since 2022. Former Lean Advisor at ExxonMobil (2025–2026) and former TPM and Supply Chain Management Consultant at Kroger (2023–2024). The profile describes Lean Consult Asia as an operational excellence management consulting and training firm using Lean Six Sigma and TPM methodologies.
Choose the right perspective
Match the consultant's industry background to your operation, since improvement work in manufacturing plants, logistics and service processes calls for different tools and pacing. Ask whether they mainly train internal teams or lead projects themselves, and choose based on whether you need capability built or results delivered quickly.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you choose between Lean, Six Sigma and simpler fixes when you first look at a process?
- 02How do you measure and report savings from an improvement project so finance accepts the numbers?
- 03What do you put in place so improvements hold once your engagement ends?
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