Dantar is highly regarded as a global thought-leader in Lean Innovation & Product Development systems as well as an advisor, speaker and award-winning author. He has a passion for learning and applying lean product development systems to impact improvements of business performance. Dantar has championed many large and global operational improvement initiatives as well as developed and led Lean Innovation transformations for organizations resulting in profound improvements to both top-line revenue and bottom-line efficiency. He has been awarded the Shingo Prize for his work in Lean Innovation by the Shingo Institute, the Outstanding Corporate Innovator award from PDMA and several product patents. Dantar has served as the Global Vice President of Innovation at Sara Lee and Product Development & Product Planning Leader at Harley-Davidson Motor Company. His consulting experience spans a diversity of industries ranging from raw materials (mining and chemicals) to high-tech defense systems.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Automotive, Recreational Products, Consumer Packaged Goods, White Goods, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceuticals.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Lean Innovation
- Product Development Systems
- Procurement
- Product Strategy
- Operational Excellence
- Lean Transformation
- Engineering Excellence
- Continuous Improvement
- Business Process Improvement
- Product Value Management
Published Work
“Visible Knowledge for Flawless Design”, co-authored this book with Dr. Durward Sobek based on the work of Dr. Allen Ward.
“The Lean Machine”, authored and was awarded the Shingo literature prize for the contributions this book made in the field of Lean Product Development.
EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES
Dantar is currently working on his PhD at Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (EPFL) in the area of Lean Product Development. He holds a Master of Science in Management (MSM) from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Michigan. Dantar speaks English and Dutch.
