The idea behind this page
My first efforts at having some sort of web presence were a few years ago where I cobbled together a webpage based on some PHP code I got from a developer in Santa Cruz, CA. Since I don't know PHP, keeping it up to date and making it more presentable was largely guesswork. I decided to leave it as it was and concentrate on getting a blog up and running. I did that and am now getting this page in a more presentable form.
What's Available
Through various links on the page you can see brief descriptions of myself, my company, courses I have taught, etc. On each of these pages there are links to more pages that have greater detail. Also my resume is available via pdf format. Pdf files can be read by Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be found here. I hope you find the page useful and interesting and I welcome suggestions, questions or comments. Just use the 'contact' link.
My Organizational Effectiveness Philosophy
It is my view that organizational effectiveness is a three legged stool. The first leg is creation of an organizational culture or milieu. Without the organizational mindset of striving for continual improvement, mastering the tools and techniques of improvement is fruitless. The next leg of the stool is the collection of tools and techniques of improvement. These are divided into two basic groups. There are tools associated with achieving quality objectives and exceeding requirements and there are tools associated with lean operations and the elimination of waste. Naturally these overlap to some extent. The last leg of the stool is recruiting and hiring the right people and then developing them and melding them with the work so that the organization has the right person doing the right job using the right method with the right materials, equipment and machines to produce ever improving outcomes throughout the organization all the time.
