Eric Ethington
President, LeanShift Consulting

Eric Ethington has pragmatic approach for lean with over 35 years of work experience at AC Spark Plug, Delco Electronics, Delphi, Textron and LeanShift.  He has been fortunate to learn about the science and methods of lean-based improvement from some of the best teachers available, while working with highly capable teams in industries such as automotive, aerospace, defense, healthcare, medical devices, energy and logistics.
Eric holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) and an MBA in Operations from the University of Michigan, Flint campus.  He earned a Six Sigma Design Black Belt while working at Textron. 
 
He serves on the Board of Directors at Goodwill Industries of Mid-Michigan as well as the Alumni Advisory Board for the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering department at Kettering University.  Most recently, Eric has co-authored the book, The Power of Process, A Story of Innovative Lean Process Development with his long-time colleague and collaborator, Matt Zayko.
 
Eric and his wife Caroline live in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

Email: erice@leanshift.com
​Cell: 810-280-0028