About the author

Daniel Deterding is a state-certified technician (mechanical engineering) and SFM coach. He has many years of experience in technical and leadership positions in industry (automotive, mechanical engineering, oil and gas, plastics processing) and as a consultant he is a trainer at Staufen Academy. Daniel Deterding has considerable expertise in introducing and optimizing CIP processes with a high level of conceptual competence and implementation strength.

With more than 10 years of experience in lean management with a focus on operations, he also has over 4 years of consulting experience in lean transformation projects in manufacturing, assembly and logistics. He utilizes his expertise in coaching and mentoring to improve management and leadership performance, and in performance improvement (including the development and implementation of performance metrics and KPIs to track progress and drive accountability).