Anders Nielsen

Current

• Owner at Gardiner Nielsen Associates

Past

• Associate consultant at Tunnell Consulting
• Consultant at GS Consulting
• Sr. Associate at Visual8

• Consultant at XONITEK Corporation
• VP Engineering & Quality at Greening Donald
• Engineering Manager at JIT Automation
• Sr. Consultant at The Productivity Group
• Consultant at JIT Automation
• Plant Manager at Tri-Fab Mechanical

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Education

• University of Toronto
• St. David's University College
• University of Toronto - University College

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Industry

Management Consulting

Anders Nielsen’s Summary

Active in the use of lean methods to engage the workforce and improve operations since 1985 - specializing in value stream mapping, 5S, setup reduction, layout for flow, and visual control. Enthusiastic trainer who gets people excited and eager to take control of the improvement of their workplace.

Download my 5S booklet and value stream mapping book for free from my website.

I also use computer simulation (Simul8) to analyze complex flows in job shops and other non-linear processes, and to suggest and demonstrate breakthrough improvement options.

I have consulted in a wide variety of industries, including automotive OEM, truck assembly, automotive parts, food and confectionery, healthcare, nuclear, pre-fab buildings, consumer goods, industrial goods, public sector, metals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, warehousing and logistics.

Typical results from kaizen events: 80% reduction is defects, 30% reduction in space requireents, 60% reduction in lead-time. Setup reduction from 8hrs to 5 minutes using kaizen and automation.

I have managed installation, after-sales service, engineering, and quality departments.

My goal is to learn as much from my clients as they learn from me.

Anders Nielsen’s Specialties:

Process / Value Stream Mapping / Cellular Flow Design / Plant Layout / 5-S / Defect Prevention / Poka Yoke / Kaizen Event Leadership / Pull Systems / Standard Work / Lean in the Front Office / Visual Controls / Quick Changeover / SMED / A3 Process / Computer Simulation (Simul8)

Anders Nielsen’s Experience

• Owner

  Gardiner Nielsen Associates

  (Management Consulting industry)

  February 1991 — Present (18 years 10 months)

  Providing continuous improvement consulting services to a wide variety of industries, including repetitive manufacturing, job shops, health care and life sciences, construction, food and confectionery, etc. Key clients include Wrigley's, Cadbury Adams, MDS Inc., Magna, Husky, MoldMasters, Accuride, Viceroy Homes, Omron, Technicolor, and Collins & Aikman. Services include training, lean manufacturing implementation, and computer simulation studies and scheduling. Clients are located in Canada, US and Mexico.

• Associate consultant

  Tunnell Consulting

  (Management Consulting industry)

  2008 — 2009 (1 year )

• Consultant

  GS Consulting

  (Management Consulting industry)

  2006 — 2009 (3 years )

  Led kaizen events in manufacturing and office environments for a number of clients. Provided training for executives and value stream leaders. Key accomplishments included transformation to single piece flow, significant inventory reduction, improvement in inventory turns, and improvement in quality.

• Sr. Associate

  Visual8

  (Management Consulting industry)

  2001 — 2009 (8 years )

• Consultant

  XONITEK Corporation

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

• VP Engineering & Quality

  Greening Donald

  (Automotive industry)

  May 1997 — June 1999 (2 years 2 months)

  Responsible for engineering and quality at both plants, wire drawing and wire weaving. Introduced 5S program. Ensured consistent registration to ISO9000.

• Engineering Manager

  JIT Automation

  (Management Consulting industry)

  1985 — 1998 (13 years )

  Responsible for design and installation of quick die change systems on stamping presses. Key customers were Ford, GM, Chrysler, Honda, and Toyota. QDC systems reduced changeover time on presses from hours to minutes: transfer press lines that took eight hours to change over could be changed in less than ten minutes with our systems.

• Sr. Consultant

  The Productivity Group

  (Management Consulting industry)

  May 1988 — February 1991 (2 years 10 months)

  Team member on project teams implementing continuous flow systems in automotive industry. Clients included Inland Seating (Div. of GM), Mackie Automotive Systems.

• Consultant

  JIT Automation

  (Management Consulting industry)

  1985 — 1991 (6 years )

  Responsible for implementation of lean manufacturing (JIT) systems. In conjunction with the Pacific Automotive Cooperation Inc. (comprising 11 Japanese auto and truck assemblers and 21 key suppliers), delivered the kaizen program to over 100 Canadian automotive parts suppliers. Most received contracts from Toyota Canada or Honda Canada after completion of the program.

• Plant Manager

  Tri-Fab Mechanical

  (Machinery industry)

  February 1988 — May 1988 (4 months)

  Responsible for daily operations of a fabrication shop specializing in custom containers for the automotive industry. Clients included GM, Ford, Chrysler, and Toyota.

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