President, Canfield & Associates - Corporate Improvement & Innovation Leader
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
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- President at Canfield & Associates
- Past
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- Director of Corporate Quality, Design Research at Herman Miller
- Senior Engineering Manager at Intel Corporation
- Education
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- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Williams College
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John Canfield’s Summary
John Canfield has worked as an independent management consultant with hundreds of company leaders throughout the world helping organizations build improvement and innovation capability since 1990.
John is an experienced seminar leader, meeting facilitator, and speaker who has been trained to facilitate a wide variety of planning, problem solving, creativity, and project leadership processes and tools.
With thirty years of individual and organization development leadership experience in both the people and equipment sides of processes, John has an extensive background in working with all levels of employees in many types of organizations.
John has cross-cultural experience - 35+ countries in Americas, Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and South East Asia.
John has earned a B.S. in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from Williams College.
Prior to 1990 John was a Senior Engineering Manager for Intel Corporation and later Director of Corporate Quality and Design Research for Herman Miller.
John Canfield’s Specialties:
Building High Performance Business Teams
- strategic planning
- scenario planning
- process improvement - waste search
- collaboration skills
- creative thinking skills
- meeting facilitation
- leading teams
- leading change
- leading an innovative organization
John Canfield’s Experience
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President
Canfield & Associates
(Management Consulting industry)
December 1990 — Present (19 years )
Lead and coach corporate change projects. Develop high performance business leaders and teams.
Since 1990 have led all phases of consulting engagements. Developed and presented 1400+ seminars and facilitated meetings to 120+ clients in North America, Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. -
Director of Corporate Quality, Design Research
Herman Miller
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Furniture industry)
July 1988 — December 1990 (2 years 6 months)
Developed and led Herman Miller's first internal research group which directed long-term product design, development, and applications while identifying and analyzing new customer needs and trends. Led corporate product and service quality efforts for 13 manufacturing sites and subsidiaries. Developed "Customer Defined Quality" process and defined the corporate quality vision, goals, and key strategies. Directed a staff of 28.
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Senior Engineering Manager
Intel Corporation
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
June 1982 — July 1988 (6 years 2 months)
Launched, hired, and directed engineering, quality, and training staffs to support a high volume semiconductor test facilities. Frequently assigned to develop new engineering teams. Provided strategic direction of the center and managed a staff of 32 engineers and technicians.
John Canfield’s Education
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
B.S. , Mechanical Engineering , 1980 — 1982
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Williams College
B.A. , Political Science, Psychology , 1967 — 1971
- Activities and Societies:
- Varsity Ice Hockey
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