Lean Instructor Trainer

Bill Kerber


Principal, High Mix Lean
7 Prickett Ct. Medford, NJ 08055
856-220-7257
Bill@Highmixlean.com
www.Highmixlean.com


Bill Kerber, CFPIM is a principal of High Mix Lean, a firm providing Lean Transformation consulting. Bill is a member of the faculty of the Lean Enterprise Institute, and has taught for the University of Michigan’s Lean Certification Program.
Bill has a strong manufacturing background, having worked in industry for over twenty five years. Bill has worked as a manufacturer’s representative, for two productivity-consulting firms, for a manufacturer of lawn mowers and bicycles, for two ERP consulting firms, and for several Lean consulting firms. He has specialized in material management systems, as both a practitioner and as a consultant. He is a Dale Carnegie graduate and has spoken to numerous groups including the APICS International Conference in New Orleans, Seattle, and San Diego, the qad.inc user conference, the Bull Users Society, the Computer Associates Applications Conference, and many APICS chapter meetings. Bill received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., and received his APICS Fellow level certification in 1991.
Bill was one of the founders of the South Central Tennessee chapter of APICS, and served as the president for four years. While a member, he taught all of the certification review classes as well as the basic classes to over fifty students. He also served two years on the Region Twelve staff. As a member of the South Jersey chapter, Bill was the instructor for an intensive certification program that led to eight members obtaining CPIM in one year.
Bill has now been working exclusively in the Lean manufacturing arena for over seven years, providing guidance and training for more than twenty companies, including companies in the following industries: aircraft and aerospace, industrial metals, commercial and industrial pumps, hydraulic equipment, electronics, and automotive and industrial bearings. He is currently working on a book about buffering value streams from demand variation.