The Lean Design Guidebook: Everything Your Product Development Team Needs to Slash Manufacturing Cost (The Lean Guidebook Series)
Ron Mascitelli, PMP (Project Management Professional) is a recognized leader in the development of advanced product design and development methods. He presents his workshops and seminars internationally, and has created company-specific lean product development training programs for a number of leading firms, including Parker Hannifin, Harris Corporation, Goodrich Aerospace, Hughes Electronics, Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley, and Applied Materials.Ron served as both Senior Scientist and Director of Research and Development for Hughes Electronics and the Santa Barbara Research Center. His industry experience includes management of advanced product development projects for the Department of Defense, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, NASA, and the Department of Energy. In addition to his product development experience, Ron served as both program manager and technical director for several manufacturing technology (Mantech), producibility, and flexible manufacturing initiatives.Ron Mascitelli has worked with over sixty companies in ten countries to improve their product development performance and product-line profitability. In addition, he has published more than twenty papers and technical articles in major journals and trade publications, including the International Journal of Technology Management and The Journal of Product Innovation Management, and is a contributing author for IEEE’s Technology Management Handbook. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed book, Building a Project-Driven Enterprise: How to Slash Waste and Boost Profits Through Lean Project Management.