About the Founder
Chris Ortiz started Kaizen Assembly in 2005 when living in North Carolina. He has spent the majority of his professional career working for Fortune 500 companies, teaching and guiding them to become more efficient businesses. He has designed and constructed well over 100 assembly lines and other manufacturing processes resulting in millions of dollars in cost savings and waste reduction. Chris has also led over 150 kaizen events around the country.
He has been trained by the John Costanza Institute of Technology in "Demand Flow Technology" and by the Georgia Institute of Technology for ISO 9001: 2000 Internal Quality Auditing. He is also a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Chris is also a published author of three lean manufacturing books. His lean implementation techniques have been featured in a variety of trade magazines, newspapers, and corporate newsletters. He has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times, The Orlando Sentinel, The Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Industrial Engineer Magazine, Industrial Management Magazine, and other lean manufacturing newsletters and periodicals.
Company Philosophy
Kaizen Assembly was started with the intension of providing high impact lean manufacturing services. We have a proven track record of success for our clients. Our clients all come with different needs and we accommodate many types of organizations. Kaizen Assembly has worked with assembly based manufactures, job shop environments like machines shops and highly automated processes, office and administrative processes, auto body repair, and the food processing industry.It is believed that true change happens from hands on training and implementation. Kaizen Assembly offers a variety of onsite training and lean implementation options that can fit the need of any manufacturer.
Our staff of consultants and engineers have years of experience in lean manufacturing implementation and we have a proven track record of positive results for our clients.
Kaizen Assembly has had the honor of working with the following companies and our list continues to grow.
| Clients | State |
|---|---|
| Messier-Bugatti | Washington |
| Lynden Door | Washington |
| Westinghouse Lighting Solutions | Pennsylvania |
| Hexcel Corporation | Washington |
| Homax Products | Washington |
| Offutt Collision and Repair | Nebraska |
| Dri-Eaz | Washington |
| Sapphire Scientific | Arizona |
| Australian Repairs | Australia |
| The Ryzex Group | Washington |
| Absolute Manufacturing, Inc. | Washington |
| Samson, Inc. | Washington and Louisiana |
| Prince Castle, Inc. | Illinois |
| Absorption Corporation | Washington |
| Fitts Industries | Washington |
| Barlean Oils Organic Oils | Washington |
| Wood Stone | Washington |
| Bellingham Cold Storage | Washington |
| Trans-Ocean | Washington |
| Lasco Bathware | Washington |
| Engineered Solutions | California |
| IKO Pacific | Washington |
| BASF | Puerto Rico |
| Hexcel | Arizona |
| Hexcel | Pennsylvania |
| TranStar | Florida |