Matt Palaia

Current

Production Supervisor at Landscape Structures

Past

Staffing / Branch Manager at Masterson Personnel
Lean Sigma Facilitator at Entegris
Supervisor at Olson Tool and Plastics

1 more...

Education

Bethel University
Normandale Community College

Recommended

2 people have recommended Matt

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Consumer Goods

Websites

Landscape Structures

Matt Palaia’s Summary

· Facilitation of 40+ Kaizen Events over the past three years.
· Developed and conducted numerous lean workshops.
· Value Stream Mapping
· Business Process Kaizen
· Business Process Facilitation Training
· Shop Floor Kaizen – 6S, Visual Controls
· Managing Daily Improvement – Zone Control
· Kanban
· Poka-Yoke
· Creating Flow
· Developed and implemented corporate wide training programs in lean manufacturing and business process improvement.
· Developed and implemented a corporate wide Continuous Improvement rewards program for employees.
· Implemented an on-line testing program for a lean certification program.
· Six Sigma Green Belt Trained

Matt Palaia’s Specialties:

Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Event Facilitation, Business Process Improvement, Creating Flow, SMED - (Single Minute Exchange of Dies), Lean Awareness Training, Managing Daily Improvement - MDI, Developing and Creating Training Programs, Employee Reward Programs, 6S, Kanban

Matt Palaia’s Experience

Production Supervisor

Landscape Structures

(Consumer Goods industry)

March 2009 — Present (10 months)

I currently manage the "South Shop" at Landscape Structures in Delano, MN. I oversee the daily activities of 35 employee's in various roles. The shop encompasses a metal fabrication cell, CNC, and PVC coating line. In addition to this, I am working on creating and executing a Continuous Improvement plan for the shop.

Matt Palaia’s Education

Bethel University

B.A. , Business Management , 2006 — 2008

3.92 GPA Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies:

Summa Cum Laude
Normandale Community College

A.A. , Business Marketing Management , 2001 — 2005

3.94 GPA

Activities and Societies:

Phi Theta Kappa

Additional Information

Matt Palaia’s Websites:

Landscape Structures

Matt Palaia’s Interests:

Aside from spending time with my family, my main area of interest is aviation. I began flying in 2001 and completed my private license later that year. I have logged several hundred hours, and am planning on completing my instrument rating sometime in the near future.