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Business Practice Leader for The Lean Enterprise

George Friesen, MA

George Friesen has been a Lean Consultant and Business Practice Leader with the Center for Business, Industry and Labor since April 2000. To the CBIL team, he brings extensive experience in the areas of product development, staff development and training, management, public relations, marketing and strategic planning, and process improvement consulting.

Prior to joining CBIL, George worked for Maritz Performance Improvement Company, serving as a Training Manager, Training Director, and Product Development Manager. George has worked on major performance improvement programs for Fortune 500 companies in a wide variety of industries including automotive, telecommunications, public utilities, manufacturers/distributors, and in the retail/service sector. He has led highly successful 5S implementation campaigns across a wide variety of industries, including automotive, metal fabricating, construction supply distribution, chemical/biological, printing services, and food products.

Friesen’s undergraduate degree is from Washington University and his MA is from Webster University. Following his graduation from Washington University he served as a pilot in the United States Air Force.

Affiliations & Certifications

• Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Member, International Society for Performance Improvement
• Certified AchieveGlobal Facilitator
• Certified DDI Facilitator

For more information, please contact

George Friesen, Business Practice Leader for the Lean Enterprise

at 314.539.5376 or gfriesen@stlcc.edu