Darien, IL 60561
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About
Manufacturing Consultant specialized in Practical Lean & Lean Manufacturing serving Chicago, Downstate Illinois & Indiana
With over two decades of experience in the manufacturing space, my goal is to help you grow & scale with the resources you already have.
Hello, I'm Matthew
I used to run a manufacturing operation as a Plant Manager, encompassing 300 people, 3 facilities and 3 shifts with 7 children at home (now 11). Through this firsthand experience, I intimately understand the persistent challenges that come with manufacturing. Despite achieving success, there was an underlying need to limit growth to upkeep the day-to-day operations.
Since, I've taken a step back to learn & adopt practices that wouldn't involve clocking in more hours or being away from family without sacrificing production or revenue.
I spent the last 10 years developing & fine-tuning processes that helps manufacturing owners gain freedom based on their own terms through the Practical Lean Manufacturing Toolbox©by XXHH.
My Work Philosophy
Hyper-fixation on growth (not firing)
Building you & your team's inner coach
Harnessing the power of team diversity
Creating intuitive visual systems for production maximization
These practical lean tools have personally freed up my time to…
- Spend more quality time with my family on weekends & being home for dinner 5 nights a week
- Serve on local and national church committees
- Devoting a day a week at LifeHouse, empowering individuals from prison with skills for a second chance at life and employment
- Limiting overnight travel to only once a month
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From Plant Manager to Freedom Advocate: Embracing Practical Lean Manufacturing for Growth & Work-Life Balance
REVIEWS
★★★★★
Matthew is a welcome addition to our team as a consultant. He is a no nonsense professional passionate about efficiency and improvement. He took on a project and the results were: we picked up time, reduced the possibility of errors, added transparency intradepartmentally and interdepartmentally, leveraged technology, engaged our team, and it was all done as quickly as we were able to go. He recognizes other’s skills and uses them efficiently. This resulted in engaging others on our team and saving us money. I recommend Matthew if you are serious about gaining efficiencies in pursuit of world class operations.
XXHH Special Projects Review
Nirel Inman Co-President of Chicago Glue & Machine, 3/13/23
★★★★★
I have had the privilege to work under Matthew on two separate occasions and his leadership style is consistent and powerful. He embodies servant leadership and has a daily focus on developing people. While he is highly knowledgeable in manufacturing excellence and lean tools, he believes in creating a strong and positive company culture where team members are empowered, trusted, and respected. His quarterly team outings of volunteering and his newsletters which highlight team accomplishments and company improvements are small examples of his commitment to a positive company culture. I no longer work with Matthew directly, but he remains a sounding board for my development and ideas as I build my own teams. 10/10 I would recommend Matthew for a leadership role in manufacturing!
XXHH Mentoring Review
Quintin Anderson 7/17/22
★★★★★
I worked with Matt while @ FC Lighting. Matt was instrumental in the makeover/turnaround of FC Lighting by completely re-organizing the Operations Group. Matt's focus on our delivery issues lead the drive towards world class delivery metrics all while our revenues grew @ a spectacular rate. No easy feat.
Matt also led our organization through a upgrade of our ERP system setting the stage for future growth with a ERP system ready for unlimited growth and the ability to produce much needed metrics and real time decision data.
Additionally, Matt was a pleasure to work with, always positive and willing to share information and ideas always with the goal of "what's best for company" ethos...
Chaos-Full Stop, Practical Lean, Scale2Grow and Special Projects Review
Mark Macauley CFO
