Our Team
Partner
John Olson
John R Olson, Ph.D. has worked with many organizations implementing systems that lead to increased profitability, optimized production flow, improved quality, and effective use of analytics in decision making. Dr. Olson has served as a quality director for 3M and professor at University of St Thomas. He has consulted with many different types of process driven companies including manufacturing, logistics, hospitals and healthcare care systems, insurance and professional services. Dr. Olson has a Ph.D in Operations Management and specializes in analytics development, operations, quality and supply chain management optimization. In addition, has his six sigma master black belt, lean sensei, and theory of constraint certificates
Education
University of Nebraska
Ph.D, 1999
St. Cloud State University
MBA, 1992
University of Minnesota
B.S., Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering, 1990
Certifications
Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Lean Sensei
CPIM APICS
Partner
Josh Berger
Josh’s career spans 23 years with over 18 years of that as an entrepreneur, starting and growing multiple companies in technology, outsourcing, consumer packaged goods, real estate, and professional services. He’s led small startups and scaled businesses from 100-2000 employees. His business values can be best summed up by a quote from Peter Drucker, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." He is of the firm belief that people are our most precious asset, customer satisfaction is our only business motivation and the quality of work we perform defines the trajectory and velocity of our business.
Education
Indiana State University
M.S. Organizational Development, 1995
Iowa State University
B.S., Psychology, 1993
Current Activities & Affiliations
Bright Hat, CEO
MinneAnalytics, Board of Directors
I Am Dyslexia, Founder
Partner
Gregg Saunders
Over the past 25 years, Gregg has owned and operated 5 companies; 4 of which implemented EOS. Gregg helps entrepreneurs and their leadership teams get more from their business, by helping them clarify their Vision, gain Traction, through increased discipline and accountability and create H=healthy teams throughout the organization.
Current Activities & Affiliations
VTH Solutions, Professional EOS Implementer
Student Paths, President
fjorge, Investor/Advisor
Education
University of Saint Thomas
B.A. Entrepreneurship, 1992
ASSOCIATE
Bryce Menk
Bryce has deep operational and supply chain knowledge from his 30+ years of managing and directing operations for many fortune 500 companies. Bryce brings a multi-dimensional business perspective to his senior leadership process and knowledge across a wide spectrum of applications. He has run multi-national facilities, re-designed supply chains to lower costs, optimized facilities using lean and driven margin improvement through progressive operational thinking. Bryce has positioned himself as a supply chain leader and multi-industry innovator. Certified as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Bryce is credited with leading numerous Six Sigma implementation and quality improvement projects.
Education
University of Wisconsin - Stout
B.S., Technology Education, 1986
Certifications
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
APICS CPIM