Bart Huthwaite Sr.

Bart Huthwaite, Sr. is a coach and world renowned expert in lean design innovation. He is the founder of the Institute for Lean Innovation and the thought leader in the emerging business process known as Lean Design Engineering. Lean Design Engineering is a method for reducing the costs of product design without sacrificing quality.

The University of Michigan College of Engineering has adopted Huthwaite’s work and is now offering courses in it at the UM Center for Professional Development. Huthwaite has mentored managers and teams in corporate innovation worldwide at more than 1000 companies over the past 30 years.

Clients include Motorola, Microsoft, Siemens, GE Global Research, ABB, Masco Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Air Products & Research Corporation, DCO Lighting, Textron, Ford Motor, SKF, John Deere, EDS, Caterpillar, Raytheon, Ericsson, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, 3M, Allied Signal, Tinnerman, United Defense, Whirlpool, ITT, Charbroil, US Navy and many more in the healthcare, home products, telecommunications, automotive, aerospace and other fields worldwide.

Bart is a resident of Mackinac Island Michigan.

For more information, please visit his website: www.barthuthwaite.com