Lean Construction Institute

Arizona Community of Practice (CoP)

presents

Program:              

Microscopic LEAN - How to Lean Out Small Projects

Presenter:        

KINNEY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES presents:

Erik Whealy - Comtroller and LEAN Core Team Co-Chair

Anthony Loscavio - Project Manager and LEAN Core Team Co-Chair

Dan Durnez - Project Superintendent and LEAN Core Team Member

Abstract:

Do you ever think small construction projects happen too quickly to implement Lean practices.  KCS has a proven method on how to quickly implement LEAN practices and how they help your profits on smaller projects.

Date and Time:    

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 from 6:00 - 8:25 pm 

**See Registration/Cancellation Deadline below**  

Interactive Agenda:

• 5:30-6:00:  Causal Introductions
• 6:00-6:05:  Intro by Paul Kalkbrenner / Bundled Building Solutions
• 6:00: Dinner Served
• 6:05-6:10:  A Lean Story
• 6:10-7:00:  Lightning Round during dinner: Share a Lean learning experience at your dinner  table
• 7:00-8:00:  Microscopic Lean presented by KINNEY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
• 8:00-8:15:  Lightning Round for Guest Discussion at Each Table
  
• 8:15-8:25   Closing with Overview of Upcoming Event

Speaker Bio

erik whealy - Comptroller and LEAN Core Team Co-Chair

QUALIFICATIONS: Erik has over 20 years of financial and operations management experience working in the manufacturing industry – the birthplace of the LEAN revolution.  This experience, combined with four years of accounting and operations management experience in the construction industry, perfectly qualify Erik to serve as Co-Chair of KCS’ LEAN Core Team.  As Co-Chair, Erik is instrumental in championing the deployment of LEAN tools, developing innovative approaches for using LEAN principles to sustain KCS’ continuous improvement efforts, and educating team members at every level of the organization about the value and importance of the LEAN movement.  Erik also works to share his expertise and passion with the community by annually presenting to Construction Management undergraduate students at Northern Arizona University. 

Formally trained in transformational leadership, Erik has successfully led organization-wide LEAN cultural transformations, performed process facilitation, and provided leadership in business strategic management for over 10 years.  He has achieved significant success using tools such as Kaizen, 5S, Visual Controls, Kanban, and Continuous Flow, as well as Six Sigma concepts.  In addition, Erik served on the board of Manex, a National Institute of Standards and Testing (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) support firm that provides LEAN, process, and IT improvement consulting resources to small manufacturing firms throughout northern California.

EDUCATION: Master of Business Administration, Finance concentration | Golden Gate University • Bachelor of Science in Finance | California State University, Northridge

Anthony Loscavio - Project Manager and LEAN Core Team Co-Chair

  QUALIFICATIONS: An early LEAN adapter and proponent, Anthony currently serves as the Co-Chair of the KCS LEAN Core Team.  He has formally been a LEAN Practitioner since 2004, and his involvement with LCI has been wholehearted and continuous ever since.  Anthony’s wide-ranging professional background includes over 30 years of experience in Project Management.  Notably, he has served as a Change Agent during various roles throughout his career, including his tenure as an Executive at an ENR top 200 constructor.  As Vice President of Design and Construction of an Imaging Company, Anthony was responsible for managing the firm’s national roll-out and later served as a Principal for a Healthcare Architecture firm.   

His leadership and management experience is extensive: he has served on three Corporate Boards of Directors; led initiatives while performing in roles such as Steering Committee Chair for Total Quality Management (TQM) and Co-Founder of IPC; and was the first to introduce partnering principals coupled with process benchmarking to Mobil Torrance Refinery, Kaiser Permanente, and Anheuser-Busch.  As a dynamic contributor to Sutter Health’s LEAN principles and practices, Tony was a catalyst for cultural transformation, quality initiatives, process improvements, cost containment, and the formulation of an IFOA.  To best support his commitment to expanding and exploring the application of LEAN principles, Anthony is an active member of LEAN Construction Institute (LCI), Alliance for Construction Excellence (ACE), and Central Arizona Society of Healthcare Engineers (CASHE), in addition to presenting annually to Construction Management undergraduate students at Northern Arizona University.

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Systems Engineering | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

dan durnez - Project Superintendent and LEAN Core Team Member

 Dan’s leadership skills and prowess in structural concrete were immediately apparent when he joined the KCS Civil Construction Division.  He was the Superintendent directly responsible for the results of the project featured in “Microscopic LEAN” and has been one of the driving forces in the success of KCS’ LEAN transformation.  Dan’s tireless work ethic, combined with his proven ability to identify inefficiencies, collaborate to develop creative solutions, and successfully streamline processes, makes him an exceptionally valuable member of the KCS LEAN Core Team.  Dan’s LEAN advocacy and innovative approach to “the LEAN possibilities” have been instrumental in the overall success of our program.  He has led Pull Planning Sessions as well as day-to-day aspects of the Six Week Look Ahead, Make Ready Plans, KCS Weekly Work Plans, and PPC.  Dan leverages these skills and experience to seamlessly manage all of KCS’ self-performed concrete operations.  As a result of his experience, passion, and dedication, Dan commands the respect of all direct field forces and trade contractors that serve under his sphere of influence

This will be the 10th meeting of the Arizona LCI Chapter meeting.  Please join us in shaping the chapter and learning how Lean can help your construction business. 

Note to First Time Attendees and Others New to Lean Construction:

Please review a glossary of terms and other introductory readings before attending the meeting by visiting http://www.leanconstruction.org 

Early Registration / Cancellation Deadline: Friday, October 9,  2011. There will be no refunds after this time. Each person must register and pay to attend the meeting and dinner. Please help us save time, expense, and avoid people showing up at the last minute… plan ahead and register early! We cannot keep costs reasonable and caterers cannot plan their food without sufficient notice.

Registration Assistance:  lci-arizona@leanconstruction.org

** Special Registration Discount: If you are not an LCI Member, you may sign up today at the LCI Member rate for this event if you purchase a one-year individual membership for $250. Go to: http://lci-individual-membership.eventbrite.com/  to read about the benefits and sign up today. Then, enter the words "New Member" when prompted for your “individual membership number” while signing up for this event at the LCI Member rate. Thanks!

Individual LCI Members may bring one guest to each LCI event at the Member Rate. Corporate LCI Members may bring any guest at the LCI Member Rate, including employees, clients, trade partners, etc. Need help looking up your individual membership number? Please contact membership@leanconstruction.org