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Vice President, Innovation Practice
George has driven lean transformations for R&D and Product Marketing with real results at Danaher Corporation for decades, culminating his career there as a Global Vice President of R&D for X-Rite, and then as Vice President of Innovation in the Danaher Business System Office for the Dental Group, as it spun off to become Envista Corporation. Also a published author, George wrote “Improve: The Next Generation of Continuous Improvement for Knowledge Work” (2020) and “Project Management in Product Development” (2016).
Looking to motivate and educate your team on Lean? Schedule George for Lean public speaking.
Ready to unlock your full potential and discover hidden opportunities for your business? Schedule George for a FREE 30-minute Innovation Assessment now and supercharge your innovation strategy!
George combines deep respect for technical expertise, drive for commercial success, and an unending mission to cut waste.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
DENTAL & MEDICAL DEVICES
FACTORY AUTOMATION
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
Recent Articles
Seven Tools Series: The Extreme Transparency of the “Snapshot” Fever Chart
A Structured Approach to Lean Knowledge Work
Recent Webinars
DEVELOP, GROW, LEVERAGE AND MONETIZE YOUR PRODUCT PORFOLIO WITH I.P. STRATEGY DEPLOYMENT
RESULTWARE™ VPM APP: VISUAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT… LEAN THINKING FOR REAL RESULTS
DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING: UNLOCKING YOUR PRODUCT’S FULL POTENTIAL
RESULTWARE™ CANVAS & ROADMAP APP: REVOLUTIONIZING YOUR PRODUCT ROADMAP PROCESS
RESULTWARE™ KAIZEN360 APP: REVOLUTIONIZING HOW YOU PLAN, EXECUTE, AND MONITOR KAIZEN EVENTS
CREATING AN INNOVATION ENGINE FOR SUSTAINABLE REVENUE GROWTH
BRING CLARITY TO THE “FUZZY FRONT END” WITH PROJECT REQUIREMENTS KAIZEN
STRATEGY DEPLOYMENT MADE SIMPLE: INTRODUCING THE RESULTWARE™ STRATEGY DEPLOYMENT APP
DRIVING RESULTS WITH NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH CONTROL ROOMS
VALIDATING VOICE OF CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS WITH “CONTINUOUS USER FEEDBACK”
SOLVING CUSTOMER PAIN POINTS WITH DESIGN THINKING
ENSURING COMMERCIAL SUCCESS WITH PRODUCT LAUNCH READINESS
ACCELERATING THE PACE OF NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION WITH A LEAN PHASE GATE SYSTEM
CHARTING THE COURSE FOR FUTURE GROWTH WITH PRODUCT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
VISUAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR REMOTE AND ONSITE DEVELOPMENT TEAMS
UNCOVERING UNMET CUSTOMER NEEDS WITH USER WORKFLOW DISCOVERY
ACCELERATING ORGANIC GROWTH WITH LEAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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