Larry Loucka, Partner

General Expertise

Larry is a lean supply chain subject matter expert, LeanSigma site mentor, and trainer. He has extensive industry experience in logistics, warehousing, integrating MRP II and Kanban, supplier development, demand management, visual workplace, kaizen, quick changeover, operational analysis, strategy, and accelerated change management.

Individual Areas of Expertise

Supply Chain Executive
P&L Responsibility
International Sourcing
Supply Chain Leadership
Change Agent
Turnaround Management
Team Builder
Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management

Professional Background

United Technologies Norcross, Ga.

VP Supply Chain

Resource Systems Group New Britain, Conn.

Executive Manufacturing Consultant

Ensign-Bickford Simsbury, Conn.

Supplier Development Manager
Materials Manager
Manufacturing Resource Planning Manager
Quality Engineer
Quality Manager

Pfizer Wallingford, Conn.

Quality Engineer

Ford Motor Company Green Island, NY

Manufacturing Engineer

Representative Clients/Training

Lean (Shingijutsu, Moffit Associates, Lean Alliance).
Statistical Process Control (Ford, Worcester Polytechnic).
Structured Problem Solving (DuPont, Ford Quality Institute, Kepner-Tregoe).
Systemic Thinking (Senge).
Design of Experiments (Taguchi, Davis & Associates, Worcester Polytechnic).
Quality Improvement (Juran Institute, W. Edwards Deming Institute).
Proficient in several ERP systems including SAP, QAD, JDE, Navision.
Proficient in simulation modeling packages; Arena, Process Model.

Education/Certifications and Training

BS Materials Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, N.Y. Major concentration in Ceramic Materials (Glass-Metal seals). Minor studies in Sociology and Organizational Behavior.
Certified Supply Chain Professional.
Certified Lean Sigma Instructor and Site Mentor – Master Black Belt (Lean Alliance).
Certified Quality System Auditor (American Society for Quality).
Certified Juran Quality Improvement Facilitator (Juran Institute).