The Team

Many years of Operations and Engineering experience

Jim

James (Jim) Friedl Jr. 

Founder and Managing Partner

MS, Manufacturing Engineering,
Milwaukee School of Engineering

BS, Chemical Engineering
University of Detroit Mercy

Six Sigma Blackbelt

Certified in Lean Manufacturing

Led 720 Kaizen Events

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Karen Friedl

Karen Friedl

General Partner
and Chief Engineer 

BS, Chemical Engineering

EIT Professional Engineer

Environmental Audits & Permitting

Chemical Process Improvement

AutoCAD certified

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Dave Wilson

 Associate Partner

AMSTP Certified (Advanced Manufacturing Specialist)

Six Sigma Blackbelt

Certified in Lean Manufacturing

Facilitated 75+ Kaizen Events

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Dave Ickes

Senior Associate,  Operations

MBA, Business Admin

BA, Business Admin Accounting

Advanced Manufacturing Specialist

Supply Chain & Logistics Expert (37+ Years)

U.S. Army Veteran

Aircraft Inventory Planning Specialist (18+ Years)

Lean Manufacturing Consultant

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Joseph Friedl

Senior Associate,  Operations

MBA, Data Analytics

BA, Supply Chain Management

Marietta College

Trained in the Toyota Production System

Inventory reduction strategist
Kanban, Point of Use and Consignment.

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Tom Kim

Associate - Engineering

BS, Mechanical Engineering
Drexel University

Manufacturing Engineering
Automation & Process Improvement

Advanced Materials
Composite Manufacturing

Kaizen, 5S & Operational
Efficiency Initiatives

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Lance Robinson

Associate - Operations

BS, Manufacturing Engineering
Ball State University

Certified Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt

Global Operations and
Continuous Improvement Executive
with 25+ years of experience

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About Solution Tech

Order to Cash Business Improvement.  Involved in strategic business and corporate plans to reduce costs and improve profitability. Analyze P&Ls to obtain actual performance data as compared to budget. Responsible for forecasting, budget, presentation to Corporate Board and implementation across business units.

Cost Reduction. Utilizing Six Sigma techniques, Lean Manufacturing Implementation, implemented scrap reduction and productivity program improvements with combine savings of $2.5M annually.

 

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