James M. Marshall is a consultant, business leader, and senior executive with experience improving profitability and productivity through techniques like Lean Manufacturing, 5S, JIT, TQM, and Six Sigma. He has led successful turnarounds and growth at companies in diverse industries like automotive, heavy trucks, and metal stamping. Marshall is skilled at empowering employees and using metrics to drive performance and achieve goals and objectives.

1. James M. Marshall Consultant, Leader & Senior Executive
Turnaround ♦ P&L Growth ♦ Team Building & Development ♦ Lean Manufacturing
Leading talented company skills to change their business performance to improve profitability, eliminate waste, focus on metric driven
performance and improve customer satisfaction.
A consultant, business leader and senior executive with proven success in
profit and productivity improvement in diverse businesses from plant start-
up, through existing plant/process optimization, business turnaround and
subsequent business growth.
Skilled at employee empowerment and involvement in all aspects of the
business to improve customer satisfaction, drive attainment of
goals/objectives and improve financial performance – all through use of
various measurable techniques.
A developed reputation for leading positive change in businesses,
companies and organizations through use of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Zero
Defect, JIT, TQM, Sustainable Engineering practices and Six Sigma
methodologies.
Core Competencies: Product Experience:
Lean Manufacturing, 5S, JIT, TQM & Six Automotive drivelines & automatic
Sigma Methodologies transmissions
Quality System Re-engineering Structural, sheet metal stampings
Team Creation, Building & Motivation Heavy duty truck & trailer axles; Heavy duty
Effective Program Management truck brakes
Business/Company Turnaround Exhaust systems – pipes, catalytic convertors &
Productivity Improvement & P&L mufflers
Growth Body sheet metal components inclusive of
Process Re-engineering – Business, Class A surfaces
System & Manufacturing SMC molded body components – automotive &
Cost Reduction & Standard Cost aerospace
Improvement Injection molded components – exterior
Use of Metrics to Drive Performance panels, attachments & interior components
Industrial Engineering Based Process Safety system components – seat belt systems,
Improvements door hinges, deck lid hinges & latches
o Ergonomics Extruded profiles and components – bin mats,
o Motion & time study bumpers, foot pads & sheet goods with
o Line balancing adhesive
o Man utilization improvements Tooling – stamping dies (line & progressive),
o Standard cost improvements – injection & SMC molds
direct & indirect labor Government related grant review & approvals
Business & Strategic Planning
Zero Defects
Engineering Sustainable Systems
Variation analysis
082212 3405 Hibiscus Drive ♦ Wylie, TX 75098
734-646-7475
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