Takt-Ical Leadership

A career manufacturing professional currently standing at 43 years, Lowell Puls has managed and consulted with manufacturers around the world, providing Lean Enterprise solutions that have delivered transformational results. Starting as a machine operator on the factory floor and ascending to the leadership level for divisions of fortune 500 corporations, Lowell has successfully completed a number of Lean Enterprise based turnarounds, salvaging many long-standing customer relationships along the way. Lowell Puls led organizations have repeatedly won customer awards for performance, corporate awards for business excellence and Lean Enterprise deployment, and one even achieved finalist status for the then Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award. As a process focused consultant, Lowell has created numerous innovative business processes including: Business 5s - for turnarounds and performance improvement, LEAP (Lean Excellence Assessment Process) - for evaluating Lean Enterprise status and clearing a path for forward implementation, and SIMPLE (Short Interval Management Process for Lean Execution) - a project and turnaround management process. Lowell has a Bachelors in Education and Industrial Technology from Northern Illinois University, an MBA from Loyola University, and has completed several supplemental industrial engineering and executive management programs.