Paul Smith – Director
Paul specialises in lean management, process analysis and optimisation, and continuous improvement practices. Paul received his training in lean management…
The Shinka Management team operates from several bases globally. The team includes Japanese veteran factory managers from Toyota Motor Corporation and multilingual senior consultants with Japanese industry experience. Learn more about our team below.
Paul specialises in lean management, process analysis and optimisation, and continuous improvement practices. Paul received his training in lean management…
Ben is a lean management consultant with Japanese proficiency and thirteen years experience in the transfer of Japanese lean management…
Akinori is a leading Toyota Production System consultant and lean sensei with a 40-year career with Toyota Japan. Akinori is…
Kazumasa is a veteran Toyota Production System leader and hands-on lean practitioner with a solid career history at Toyota Japan.…
Hiroya is an experienced Toyota Production System consultant and kaizen sensei with a career spanning four decades with Toyota Japan.…
Daryl is a hands-on lean practitioner who has 20 years of solid experience applying lean principles across all operational elements…
Diego is a lean management consultant with solid foundations in the automotive sector and international experience covering three continents. Diego…
Supporting European and South American manufacturers, Juan is a lean consultant based in Italy, with over a decade of experience…
Mike supports clients in leadership development and implementation of Toyota Production System methodology through his 24 years’ experience working within…
Eri supports our Australian and Japanese clients with market entry, localisation, Japanese translation and interpreting, with more than 10 years…
Peter has over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector with much of his career focused on Asia…
Victor is a continuous improvement consultant and process management specialist with experience spanning mining services, manufacturing and hospitality operations. As…
Sergio is a lean manufacturing consultant passionate about developing people’s skills in problem solving and process improvement that will lead…
Fernando is a senior lean manufacturing consultant with experience through his roles in the global food manufacturer Nestle and aerospace…
John is passionate and authentic in his application of lean methodologies to support team efforts to drive improvement, working collaboratively…
Ian is a hands-on business optimisation practitioner who has 30 years of solid experience applying improvement methods across all elements…
Jan is a results-driven and accomplished Toyota Production System consultant and offers over 25 years experience in operations management. Jan…
The experience of 18 years in Toyota Argentina has geared Daniel with the know-how to support clients in their journeys…
Silvio has walked the talk of lean management through his management experience in Toyota and Renault. He has also guided…
Gustavo has a versatile understanding of the practical application of lean management across varying departments and industries. His ability to…
Diego is an operational excellence expert with over 10 years’ experience successfully implementing operational transformation within the basic material industry,…
Cecilia applies kaizen and Japanese design philosophies to declutter and improve the home, workplace, shared spaces and daily life. Cecilia’s…
Based in Tokyo for most of his career, Ian has a unique inside understanding of the application of the Japanese…