About Jon harry
His career of 36 years includes overseeing core business functions – operations, continuous improvement, engineering, quality, supply chain and human resources at market leading engineering and design companies.
Jon holds a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Michigan Tech University and an MBA from Lake Superior State University. Jon’s career includes seven years at Lake Shore Incorporated and 29 years at Northern Star Industries (Boss Snow Plow and Systems Control).
Jon is a life-long Yooper and has been married to his wife Suzanne, for 34 years. He enjoys spending time with his family including his two grown kids and two grandkids. Jon is an avid reader, a life-long learner and enjoys fitness activities like weightlifting, bike riding, water-skiing, cross-country skiing, and pickle ball.
Training
2003 - Strategy Deployment, Lean Pathways with Pascal Dennis
2006 to 2016 - Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) Lean Champions Club
2009 to 2012 - Mid-West Executive Learning Group with Jim Womack and Dave LaHote of the Lean Enterprise Institute, Boston, MA
2012 - Center for Creative Leadership
Building the Strategic Leader, Colorado Springs, CO
2012 to 2022 - Member of Executive Agenda, Brookfield, WI
2014 - U.S. Military Academy, Building Leaders to Achieve Perfection, West Point, NY
2015 - BerryWehmiller – Communication Skills Training, St. Louis, MO
2017 - US Naval Academy
Education for Leaders of Character, Annapolis, MD
Speaking Engagements
2009 Speaker at AME Lean Conference - Worlds Largest International Lean Conference, Cincinnati, OH
2016 Speaker at AME Lean Conference - Worlds Largest International Lean Conference, Dallas, TX
2018 Speaker at Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association Lean Conference, Manitoba, Canada
2022 Speaker at Bay West Leadership Conference, Iron Mountain, MI