Specialisms

• Operational leadership

• Production system design

• Operational excellence programmes

• Change management

• Practical problem solving

• Lean Six Sigma

• Total productive maintenance

• Business coaching

Industry expertise

• Engineering

• Nuclear

• Automotive

• Aerospace and defence

• FMCG 

• Service operations

Skills

• Lean Academy qualifications

• Service Excellence qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

• TPM qualifications

Education

• MBA

Experience

• Partner & Coach – Kaizen Impact Coaching

• Head of Supply Chain Logistics – Airbus

• Senior Vice President- Manufacturing - Rolls Royce 

Barry is passionate about embedding ‘incurable commitment’ in people by coaching them to improve their own processes. He has supported, led and facilitated the delivery of continuous improvement and lean programmes within multiple manufacturing plants with teams ranging from 200 to 2,000 people. Clients have included Westinghouse Nuclear, McKinsey, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, Standard Chartered Bank, and the MoD.

Prior to joining Manufacturers Network, Barry spent three years working and learning from the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance, learning the ‘thinking way’ behind reducing losses.