1. Mark J. Colclasure
N112 W 17135 V ista Ct. , Apt. H Germantown, W I 53022 • Direct Phone: 262-309-0636
E-Ma il: co lcla m a@ gma il. co m
Summary of Experience
Director of Operations, Lean Improvement Consultant (FlowOne Lean Consulting LLC) – April 2008 -
Present
Various projects led, totaling approximately 100 unique clinic or inpatient teams. Examples of many projects listed
below.
University of Louisville Eye Center (Louisville, KY) – July 2014 - Present
• Led improvement teams through various challenges. Assessment of patient and staff flow. Inventory
management problem analysis. Visual management of procedural tasks. Patient wait time reduction
of up to 84% for various providers. Estimated annual revenue impact and cost savings 0f $400k
annually.
Froedtert Hospital (Milwaukee, WI) – March 2013 – March 2014
• Lean concepts training program for Lean Healthcare. Leadership and physician training program
developed and executed for over 50 leadership personnel.
Herma Heart Care Department, Children’s Hospital (Milwaukee, WI) - May 2008 – December 2011
• Employ visual management in O.R. Theater, Improve Surgeon, Anestheliogy M.D. & Patient status
communication, Human Tissue inventory management error proofing – reduced tissue check in and
put away process time by 30% and replenishment ordering lag time by 1 day.
• Patient wait time reductions of 50-82% for clinics setting, with 6 different provider teams. ECHO Lab
schedule stability from 50% to 85% predictability. Visual management via status boards and room
flags. Lean inventory control – annual cost savings of $4,000 on forms. Implementation of lean team
leaders utilizing metrics reviews.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Meriter Hospital (Madison, WI) - July 2008 - November 2009
• Reduce search time for supply replenishment via lean organization tools. 50% room restocking time
for tech role. 50% reduction in RN trips to supply room for supplies – annual equivalent time savings
of 1,227 staff hours. Worked with team on moving from old location to new tower…time savings for
relocation of equipment and supplies. Designed patient status boards to reduce patient discharge
delay and patient admission delays.
Neurology Department , Children’s Hospital (Milwaukee, WI) - April 2008 - May 2010
• Patient wait time reductions of 43-75% for clinic providers, with 5 different provider teams. Billing
process lag time reduction from 21 days to 14 days. Nurse line capacity constraints and resource
balancing.
Brady Corporation, Inc. - Lean & Quality Program Manager – January 2006 to April 2008
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Built lean program from concept to major company initiative via workshops and training across 12
national and international sites. Program now the primary driver for cost savings exceeding 7 million
dollars annually.
• Organized cross-functional teams to implement processes that eliminate non-value activities, reduce
operational cost and eliminate operational wastes, reduce cycle time throughout the process, improve

2. work place and workforce flexibility, and improve equipment utilization. HR dept. recruiting time
reduced from 6 weeks to 3 weeks.
• Mastered skills in 5S, Setup Reduction, Value Stream Mapping, Error-Proofing, Layout, Standardized
Work, and Project execution.
• Enabled “dynamics” of manufacturing cells to implement Continuous Flow Manufacturing.
Incorporated the philosophy that recognizes waste as the primary driver of cycle time, and employed
techniques to continually drive out the waste in processes Sign making cell reduced Make to Order
process cycle time from 3 days to a process measured in hours.
Brady Corporation, Inc. – Quality Engineer & Testing Labs Manager – January 2005 to January 2008
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Customer liaison for quality issues.
• Problem analysis and product development support, utilizing statistics software package.
• Managed and supervised personnel for product testing labs. Support manufacturing for quality tests,
and designed quality tests for product development.
• Managed several testing machines, and managed testing machine calibration program.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh,1982-1987
Major: Mathematics
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2002 - 2004
Major: Statistics
Lean Certification from University of Michigan, 2006 (2 week study program)