Tom Shuker

Tom, a partner in Lean Transformations Group, is a 30-year veteran in various manufacturing environments within General Motors Corp. Tom also spent two years at New United Motors Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI), the GM-Toyota joint venture, working within the Toyota Manufacturing System and performing lean assessments of Toyota facilities in Kentucky and Japan. He has coauthored two books on lean, Value Stream Management and Value Stream Management for the Lean Office, both published by Productivity Press, Inc. Tom also is a coauthor of Mapping to See: A Value-Stream Improvement Kit for Office and Service, published by the Lean Enterprise Institute, Inc. Tom is also a member of an investment group that purchases small manufacturing firms. As part of this, Tom acted as CEO to guide a Wisconsin firm through a lean transformation, resulting in a remarkable competitive turnaround. Tom is especially energetic in promoting the application of lean principles and tools in non-manufacturing environments, including healthcare (St Mary’s Health Systems, Mayo Clinic, Michigan Hospital Association - Keystone Collaborative), government (City of Grand Rapids, State of Indiana), and financial services (GMAC, Capital One, Vanguard Financial). Tom has a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University and an MBA from Western Michigan University.