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Jeff Fuchs is President of Neovista Consulting, LLC and has more than thirteen years’ experience in operations and process improvement and twenty years of hands-on leadership in a variety of roles.

Jeff has supported the deployment of Lean-Six Sigma programs in large organizations and global enterprises including Lockheed Martin LM21, Raytheon Six Sigma, and BP’s Best Practices program. He is one of a select group of consultants supporting the State of Maryland’s World Class Manufacturing Consortium and was a contributing author and editor of The Maryland Guide to World Class Manufacturing, a comprehensive business assessment and benchmarking guide.

Over the past ten years, Jeff has developed and delivered numerous workshops and training programs. He is a principal architect of comprehensive, year-long Lean Facilitator Certification programs, which have graduated dozens of certified practitioners delivering millions of dollars of savings to their parent organizations. Mr. Fuchs has been a leader in the development of a national Lean Certification sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Association for Manufacturing Excellence, and the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence, and served on the core team developing Lean Mentoring standards.

In addition to his focus areas of Lean Thinking and Six Sigma methods, Mr. Fuchs has a strong background in Lean Product Development, Leadership Development and Coaching, and Team-Based Management.

Prior to founding Neovista Consulting, Jeff served as Plant Manager and Engineering Director in the aerospace industry. He also founded a high-technology start-up company and managed quality, production, and engineering in manufacturing and automotive firms. Jeff graduated with honors with a degree in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.