John Beakes

Background

About John Beakes

Experienced Lean Leader, Operations Executive, Consultant, Business Developer, Project Manager, Change Agent and Continuous Process Improvement Facilitator with a track record of: • Developing and implementing effective organizational, operational and business development strategies • Building leadership and consulting teams • Achieving high performance by implementing Lean • Developing and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement With over twenty years of success in leading teams, implementing operational excellence strategies, and process improvement activities with an emphasis on developing leadership, teamwork and sustaining a culture of high performance and continuous improvement based on Lean process improvement and problem solving. He has: • Led challenging projects in education, healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, agriculture, service industries and governments at the federal, state and local levels • Demonstrated leadership, operations, team-building, change management and project management skills while achieving and sustaining exceptional results • Proven an exceptional ability to develop an internal team of highly capable Lean Facilitators within an organization, which is key to sustaining the culture of high performance and continuous improvement • Delivered powerful, cost-effective training programs in Lean and all aspects of sustained continuous improvement, as well as all aspects of corporate strategy, leadership and project management • Demonstrated use of an empowering, participatory leadership style that encourages accountability, exceptional teamwork, continuous improvement and results by nurturing multidisciplinary relationships