Jim Behrens is a 26-year veteran of the high-end computing manufacturing business learning from the ground up to lead and mentor employees across multiple organizations while driving improvements and creating synergies. Jim cut his teeth early on with TQC (Total Quality Control) projects before expanding his knowledge base as a Certified Lean Green Belt helping to transform factories at the front- line level. Jim has studied with Shingijutsu USA and credits them for helping to “open” his eyes to greater possibilities.

Jim believes that continuous improvement doesn’t need to be intimidating, in fact, it can be fun. Teaching others the principle of Kaizen through engaging and challenging simulations helps the folks on the ground level learn that they can accomplish anything. He’s a firm believer that the people doing the job are the best ones to champion improvements in their daily work. If you want an improvement to take hold, you need buy-in from those who will feel the change.

Everything is a process is something that Jim says. Besides his work in CI, Jim is an avid fan of music and a songwriter with well over 100 songs to his credit and a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Artists and Publishers). He is still actively writing, recording and releasing music today. While music is an art and a creative process, it is still a process that can be followed and improved upon.