Paul Smith – Director
Paul specialises in lean management, process analysis and optimisation, and continuous improvement practices. Paul received his training in lean management…
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Our industry-leading team of lean management consultants has experience implementing and supporting lean cultures in over 60 countries. Our focus is on practical, implementable and sustainable solutions for improving industry productivity.
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.
Ben Sparrow – Director
Ben is a lean management consultant with Japanese proficiency and thirteen years experience in the transfer of Japanese lean management…
Akinori Hyodo – Senior Consultant
Akinori is a leading Toyota Production System consultant and lean sensei with a 40-year career with Toyota Japan. Akinori is…
Kazumasa Hattori – Senior Consultant
Kazumasa is a veteran Toyota Production System leader and hands-on lean practitioner with a solid career history at Toyota Japan.…
Hiroya Yamashita – Senior Consultant
Hiroya is an experienced Toyota Production System consultant and kaizen sensei with a career spanning four decades with Toyota Japan.…
Daryl Kelly – Senior Consultant
Daryl is a hands-on lean practitioner who has 20 years of solid experience applying lean principles across all operational elements…
Diego Echenique – Regional Manager Latin America
Diego is a lean management consultant with solid foundations in the automotive sector and international experience covering three continents. Diego…
Juan Manuel Bertero – Senior Consultant
Supporting European and South American manufacturers, Juan is a lean consultant based in Italy, with over a decade of experience…
Mike Goetz – Senior Consultant
Mike supports clients in leadership development and implementation of Toyota Production System methodology through his 24 years’ experience working within…
Eri Dennis – Consultant – Japanese Translation and Interpreting
Eri supports our Australian and Japanese clients with market entry, localisation, Japanese translation and interpreting, with more than 10 years…
Peter Cleary – Senior Consultant
Peter has over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector with much of his career focused on Asia…
Victor Figueroa – Senior Consultant
Victor is a continuous improvement consultant and process management specialist with experience spanning mining services, manufacturing and hospitality operations. As…
Sergio Prieto Serrano – Senior Consultant
Sergio is a lean manufacturing consultant passionate about developing people’s skills in problem solving and process improvement that will lead…
Fernando Zalazar – Senior Consultant
Fernando is a senior lean manufacturing consultant with experience through his roles in the global food manufacturer Nestle and aerospace…
John Thomas – Senior Consultant
John is passionate and authentic in his application of lean methodologies to support team efforts to drive improvement, working collaboratively…
Ian Pratt – Senior Consultant
Ian is a hands-on business optimisation practitioner who has 30 years of solid experience applying improvement methods across all elements…
Jan Schottelvig – Senior Consultant
Jan is a results-driven and accomplished Toyota Production System consultant and offers over 25 years experience in operations management. Jan…
Daniel Andreu – Senior Consultant
The experience of 18 years in Toyota Argentina has geared Daniel with the know-how to support clients in their journeys…
Silvio Andreu – Senior Consultant
Silvio has walked the talk of lean management through his management experience in Toyota and Renault. He has also guided…
Gustavo Norambuena – Senior Consultant
Gustavo has a versatile understanding of the practical application of lean management across varying departments and industries. His ability to…
Diego Leiva – Senior Consultant
Diego is an operational excellence expert with over 10 years’ experience successfully implementing operational transformation within the basic material industry,…
Cecilia Macaulay – Consultant
Cecilia applies kaizen and Japanese design philosophies to declutter and improve the home, workplace, shared spaces and daily life. Cecilia’s…
Ian Jordan – Consultant
Based in Tokyo for most of his career, Ian has a unique inside understanding of the application of the Japanese…