Chris A. Ortiz

Chris Ortiz is a senior lean consultant and the owner of Kaizen Assembly. He has spent the majority of his professional career working for Fortune 500 companies, teaching and guiding them to become more efficient businesses. He has designed and constructed well over 100 assembly lines and other manufacturing processes resulting in millions of dollars in cost savings and waste reduction. He has led nearly 150 kaizen events and has created dozens of company kaizen programs that have allowed manufacturers to implement and sustain lean manufacturing philosophies. Chris has been featured in numerous trade magazines and newsletters such as Industrial Management Magazine, Industrial Engineer Magazine, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Lean Directions Newsletter.