Michigan Tech has embedded Lean Practitioners, Facilitators, and Lean Implementation Leaders on campus.
Lean Practitioners have been trained in Lean thinking and tools as well as facilitation and team skills, and are certified as yellow, green, and black belts. Many volunteer to commit time as facilitators, in addition to their regular work, to help other areas on campus practice continuous improvement. Facilitators are available to teach various topics to departments, facilitate kaizen events, coach you through a Lean project, and practice and share the Lean skills they have learned. If you or your department would like to receive help from one of these individuals, please contact the Office of Continuous Improvement at improvement@mtu.edu or 906-487-3180, or fill out our improvement request form.
Lean Implementation Leaders lead Lean transformations in their areas. These individuals have been through training, learning Lean tools and concepts. Some have continued their development by growing their knowledge and application of strategy deployment and Lean leadership skills. These individuals bring Lean and continuous improvement into their areas and help to cultivate a Lean culture at Michigan Tech.
Bldg 1 Administration
- Chad Arney—Registrar's Office, yellow belt certified
- Catherine Burns—Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- Debra Charlesworth, PhD—Graduate School, green belt certified
- Mia Kemppainen—Graduate School
- Gail Kotajarvi-Gerard—Transportation Services, yellow belt certified
- Andrew Miles—Financial Aid
- Heather Powers—University Marketing and Communications
- Heidi Reid - General Counsel, black belt certified
Bldg 3 Lakeshore Center
- Traci Bishop—Financial Services and Operations
- Megan Goke—Human Resources, green belt certified
- Lori Hardyniec—Human Resources, green belt certified
- Gina LeMay—Vice President for Research, black belt certified
- Madeline Mercado Voelker—Human Resources, green belt certified
- Renee Ozanich—Human Resources, green belt certified
- Michelle Reed—Human Resources
- Richelle Schwaller—Vice President for Research, green belt certified
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Julie Seppala—Vice President for Finance
Bldg 5 Academic Offices Building
- Adam Wellstead, PhD—Social Sciences, yellow belt certified
Bldg 7 Electrical Energy Resources
- Matt Bryan—Information Technology, green belt certified
- Angie Hebert—Information Technology, yellow belt certified
- Jarrod Karau—Information Technology
- Karen Maki—Information Technology, green belt certified
- John Pakkala—Electrical and Computer Engineering, yellow belt certified
- Kevin Peltola—Information Technology, yellow belt certified
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Charlie Temple—Information Technology
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Maryann Wilcox—Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bldg 11 Walker - Arts and Humanities
- Samantha Butkovich—Facilities, yellow belt certified
- Wendy Hackman—Facilities, yellow belt certified
- Tanya Maki—Visual and Performing Arts, green belt certified
- Christopher Maxson—Environmental Health and Safety, green belt certified
- A.J. Mikus—Facilities
Bldg 12 Minerals and Materials Engr
- Gina Goudge—Materials Science and Engineering
- Nagesh Hatti—Enterprise Program, yellow belt certified
- Alexandra Holmstrom—Biomedical Engineering, green belt certified
- Kristi Juntunen—Pavlis Honors College
Bldg 14 Grover C. Dillman Hall
- Julie Ross—Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Bldg 17 J R Van Pelt & Opie Library
- Elisabeth Dennis—Van Pelt and Opie Library, yellow belt certified
- Annelise Doll—Van Pelt and Opie Library, green belt certified
- Linnea McGowan Hobmeier—Van Pelt and Opie Library, green belt certified
- Georgeann Larson—Van Pelt and Opie Library, green belt certified
- Laurie Stark—Van Pelt and Opie Library, black belt certified
Bldg 19 Chemical Sciences and Engr
- Paul Charlesworth, PhD—Chemistry, green belt certified
Bldg 28 Reiki Hall
- Tom Cogswell—College of Computing
- Karen Johnson—College of Computing
Bldg 34 Memorial Union
- Ginger Sleeman—Business Support Center, yellow belt certified
Bldg 37 Wadsworth Hall
- Ruth Archer, PhD—Office of Continuous Improvement
- Theresa Coleman-Kaiser—Associate Vice President for Administration, black belt certified
Bldg 44 Facilities Management
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Gregg Richards—Facilities Management
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Kerri Sleeman—Facilities Management
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Lori Weir—Facilities Management
Bldg 84 Harold Meese Center
- Briana Tucker—Social Sciences
Bldg 95 Advanced Technology Development Center
- Karla Aho, Advancement
- Lorraine Young—Advancement, black belt certified
Alphabetical Listing, by Last Name
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Karla Aho Advancement |
Georgeann Larson Van Pelt and Opie Library |
| Ruth Archer, PhD Office of Continuous Improvement |
Gina LeMay Sponsored Operations |
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Chad Arney Registrar's Office |
Karen Maki Information Technology |
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Traci Bishop Financial Services Operations |
Tanya Maki |
| Matt Bryan Information Technology |
Christopher Maxson Environmental Health and Safety |
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Catherine Burns Office of Diversity and Inclusion |
Linnea McGowan Hobmeier
Van Pelt and Opie Library |
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Samantha Butkovich Facilities Management |
Madeline Mercado Voelker Human Resources |
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Debra Charlesworth, PhD |
A.J. Mikus Facilities Management |
| Paul Charlesworth, PhD Chemistry |
Andrew Miles Financial Aid |
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Tom Cogswell College of Computing |
Renee Ozanich |
| Theresa Coleman-Kaiser Associate Vice President for Administration |
John Pakkala Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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Elisabeth Dennis Van Pelt and Opie Library |
Kevin Peltola Information Technology |
| Annelise Doll Van Pelt and Opie Library |
Heather Powers University Marketing and Communications |
| Megan Goke Human Resources |
Michelle Reed Human Resources |
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Gina Goudge Materials Science and Engineering |
Heidi Reid General Counsel |
| Wendy Hackman
Facilities Management |
Gregg Richards Facilities Management |
| Lori Hardyniec Human Resources |
Julie Ross |
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Nagesh Hatti Enterprise Program |
Richelle Schwaller |
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Angie Hebert Information Technology |
Julie Seppala Vice President for Finance |
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Alexandra Holmstrom Biomedical Engineering |
Ginger Sleeman
Business Support Center |
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Karen Johnson College of Computing |
Kerri Sleeman Facilities Management |
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Kristi Juntunen Pavlis Honors College |
Laurie Stark Van Pelt and Opie Library |
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Jarrod Karau Information Technology |
Charlie Temple Information Technology |
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Mia Kemppainen Graduate School |
Briana Tucker Social Sciences |
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Gail Kotajarvi-Gerard Transportation Services |
Lori Weir Facilities Management |
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Adam Wellstead, PhD Social Sciences |
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Maryann Wilcox Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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Lorraine Young
Advancement |
Helpful links for Lean Facilitators:
- Lean Facilitators and Implementation Leaders Resource Area—This link will take you to a website that contains helpful resources for our Lean Facilitators and Lean Implementation Leaders.
- Lean Facilitators can report internal improvement activities here: www.tinyurl.com/ReportAnImprovement. This helps us more accurately reflect Lean activity on campus.
- Lean Facilitators can provide us with feedback that will help us improve the kaizen process here: http://tinyurl.com/LeanFacilitatorFeedback
- Members of kaizen teams can provide us with feedback that will help us improve the kaizen process here: http://tinyurl.com/KaizenFeedback