Tom Leonard, CMM

Co-Founder

Starting as a mechanical engineer, Tom has leveraged lean process engineering approaches to the maintenance field. He has used the Toyota Kata, Training Within Industry methodology, along with Lean Six Sigma to implement best practices in manufacturing plants. He is a Certified Maintenance Manager, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and instructor in Job Instruction, Relations, and Methods. Tom has set up Defect Elimination programs to address recurrent breakdown issues using the “Don’t Just Fix It, Improve It” approach. Operating under an Improvement Kata umbrella, Tom has pulled in the pertinent UpTime Elements to systematically eliminate problems stemming from the Five Sources of Defects.

In his spare time, Tom enjoys camping with his family, helping with the local hockey team, and is a member of the Rotary Club of Wenatchee.