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

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Karen Friedl

Karen Friedl

General Partner
and Chief Engineer 

BS, Chemical Engineering
University of Akron

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Mike

Michael (Mike) Brauss

 Senior Partner
St. Louis Operations

BS,  Business Administration, Univ. of Missouri – Columbia

Certified in Lean Manufacturing.  with 15 years of industry experience

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Joseph Friedl

Senior Associate,  Operations and Logistics

MBA, Data Analytics

BA, Supply Chain Management

Marietta College

Trained in the Toyota Production System

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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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