Michigan Tech has embedded Lean Facilitators on campus. These employees have been through many hours of training in Lean tools and facilitation skills and have volunteered to commit time, in addition to their regular work, to help other areas on campus practice continuous improvement. They 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.
Bldg 1 Administration
- Debra Charlesworth, PhD—Graduate School, level 2 certified
- Andrew Miles—Financial Aid
Bldg 3 Lakeshore Center
- Traci Bishop—Financial Services and Operations
- Tom Cogswell—Human Resources
- Megan Goke—Human Resources, level 3 certified
- Lori Hardyniec—Human Resources, level 2 certified
- Madeline Mercado Voelker—Human Resources, level 2 certified
- Tammy LaBissoniere—Sponsored Programs, level 2 certified
- Gina LeMay—Vice President for Research, level 3 certified
- Margo O'Brien—Financial Services and Operations, level 2 certified
- Renee Ozanich—Human Resources, level 2 certified
- Michelle Reed—Human Resources
- Richelle Schwaller—Vice President for Research, level 2 certified
- Ginger Sleeman—Administration
Bldg 7 Electrical Energy Resources
- Matt Bryan—Information Technology, level 2 certified
- Brian Hutzler—Information Technology, level 2 certified
- Steve Knudstrup—Information Technology, level 1 certified
- Karen Maki—Information Technology, level 2 certified
- Heidi Reid - Information Technology, level 3 certified
Bldg 11 Walker - Arts and Humanities
- Tanya Maki—Visual and Performing Arts, level 2 certified
- Wendy Hackman—Facilities
- A.J. Mikus—Facilities
Bldg 12 Minerals and Materials Engr
- Briana Tucker—Pavlis Honors College, level 2 certified
Bldg 14 Grover C. Dillman Hall
- Chad Arney—Provost, level 1 certified
Bldg 17 J R Van Pelt & Opie Library
- Annelise Doll—Van Pelt and Opie Library, level 2 certified
- Linnea McGowan Hobmeier—Van Pelt and Opie Library, level 2 certified
- Lauren Movlai—Van Pelt and Opie Library, level 2 certified
- Georgeann Larson—Van Pelt and Opie Library, level 2 certified
- Laurie Stark—Van Pelt and Opie Library, level 3 certified
Bldg 19 Chemical Sciences and Engr
- Paul Charlesworth, PhD—Chemistry, level 2 certified
Bldg 28 Reiki Hall
- Karen Johnson—College of Computing
Bldg 34 Memorial Union
- Theresa Coleman-Kaiser—Administration, level 3 certified
- Laura Harry—Memorial Union, level 2 certified
- Robert Hiltunen—Auxiliary Services, level 2 certified
- Brenda Randell—Administration, level 2 certified
Bldg 37 Wadsworth Hall
- Ruth Archer, PhD—Office of Continuous Improvement
- Andi Barajas—Shared Services, level 1 certified
- Alexandra Holmstrom—Office of Continuous Improvement
- Christopher Maxson—Environmental Health and Safety, level 2 certified
- Kathy Wardynski—Dining Services, level 3 certified
Bldg 905 Huntington National Bank
- Lorraine Young—Advancement, level 2 certified
Alphabetical Listing, by Last Name
| Ruth Archer, PhD Office of Continuous Improvement |
Georgeann Larson Van Pelt and Opie Library |
|
Chad Arney Provost |
Gina LeMay Sponsored Operations |
| Andi Barajas University Marketing & Communications |
Karen Maki Information Technology |
|
Traci Bishop Financial Services Operations |
Tanya Maki Human Resources |
| Matt Bryan Information Technology |
Christopher Maxson Environmental Health and Safety |
|
Debra Charlesworth, PhD |
Linnea McGowan Hobmeier
Van Pelt and Opie Library |
| Paul Charlesworth, PhD Chemistry |
Madeline Mercado Voelker Human Resources |
|
Tom Cogswell Human Resources |
A.J. Mikus Facilities Management |
| Theresa Coleman-Kaiser Administration |
Andrew Miles Financial Aid |
| Annelise Doll Van Pelt and Opie Library |
Lauren Movlai Van Pelt and Opie Library |
| Megan Goke Human Resources |
Margo O'Brien
Financial Services and Operations |
| Wendy Hackman
Facilities Management |
Renee Ozanich Human Resources |
| Lori Hardyniec Human Resources |
Brenda Randell Administration |
| Laura Harry Auxiliary Services |
Michelle Reed Human Resources |
| Robert Hiltunen Auxiliary Services |
Heidi Reid Information Technology |
|
Alexandra Holmstrom Office of Continuous Improvement |
Richelle Schwaller Sponsored Operations |
| Brian Hutzler Information Technology |
Ginger Sleeman
Shared Services |
| Karen Johnson
College of Computing |
Laurie Stark Van Pelt and Opie Library |
| Steve Knudstrup
Information Technology |
Briana Tucker
Pavlis Honors College |
| Tammy LaBissoniere
Sponsored Programs |
Kathy Wardynski Dining Services |
| Georgeann Larson Van Pelt and Opie Library |
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