Crayne Consulting, Llc

Rick's mission is to help your organization measure and achieve benchmark performance in product development. He developed and implemented successful Continuous Improvement programs in many product lines around the world. He was recently the Corporate Engineering Director of Process Excellence at Johnson Controls, a global $40 billion multi-industrial leader. Rick was the Global Director of Continuous Improvement for Engineering and Program Management for 10 years at Johnson Controls Automotive, a $20 billion global sales leader in the automotive seating and interiors market. Rick knows from experience that “True” Key Performance Indicators are fundamental to long-term continuous improvement efforts. Rick’s secret sauce is measuring engineering productivity with accuracy and objectivity. He led global teams that applied this to automotive seating, interiors, fabrics, electronics, batteries, HVAC controllers and fire-suppression devices. His methods managed budgets and resources for more than projects and $4 billion in engineering spend with 87%+ accuracy. Rick led a group of 15 Six Sigma Black Belts and a Master Black Belt focused on improving the engineering function for 2 large technical centers.