Anthony Manos
 

Anthony Manos is a Catalyst with Profero, Inc., where he provides professional consulting services to organizations focusing on implementing Lean Enterprise. Mr. Manos has extensive knowledge of Lean and quality in a wide range of work environments. Tony is trained and certified by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) U.S. Department of Commerce in all elements of Lean manufacturing.

Relying on his diverse knowledge of business, manufacturing techniques and applications, Tony has assisted numerous clients in implementation of Lean Enterprise. Over the past eight years, he has helped over 100 companies in several aspects of Lean implementation including: team building, standardized work, 5S workplace organization & visual workplace, quick changeover, plant layout, cellular, kanban, total productive maintenance and kaizen events. Tony is an internationally recognized speaker and expert on Lean including Value Stream Mapping. As a member of American Society for Quality’s (ASQ) faculty, he teaches a two-day course in Lean Enterprise and a one-day course on Kaizen. Tony is the past Chair of the Lean Enterprise Division of ASQ. He is a senior member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and a member of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). He is part of the team that is developed the Lean Certification for AME, SME and the Shingo Prize. Mano also is a Shingo Prize Examiner for Manufacturing Excellence. Tony is the co-author of the book “Lean Kaizen: A Simplified Approach to Process Improvement” and author of many articles on Lean and its allied subjects.

With more than 20 years experience in quality management, Tony is an expert in all aspects of quality, including developing and implementing programs, using statistical process control (SPC) and design of experiment (DOE), training, and auditing. He has guided many companies through implementation and certification for quality management standards such as ISO 9000 and QS-9000. He is a senior member of the American Society for Quality and holds several certifications including RAB Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2000.

Mr. Manos served in the United States Navy nuclear propulsion program and holds and MBA from the University of Illinois at Chicago.