Norwalk, CT -  Richard Schuler, the director of Lean implementation at Raytheon's Integrated Air Defense Center (IADC) in Andover, MA, will give the keynote address for the Nepcon East/Electro and Assembly East event in Boston this May. His presentation will cover "Lean Transformation Process...Leveraging the Power of Many."
 
Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) was awarded the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing last September for its successful Lean manufacturing strategies and practices. 
  
Schuler is responsible for leading the transformation to a Lean inclusive culture within IDS by establishing the strategy, policy deployment, process and measurements used by the organization.  He joined Raytheon in 1966, holding various positions in reliability engineering. From 1979 to 1989, he left to work in several commercial companies. Upon returning to Raytheon, Schuler was director of metal fabrication. He also served as the director of integrated air defense operations and is responsible for providing resources and direction for the operations team that was aligned with the IAD business to execute all air defense programs.

"Raytheon's achievement in winning the 2005 Shingo Prize is not only something to honor but also something to learn from," said Kelvin Marsden-Kish, vice president of the NEPCON/Assembly family of events, produced by Reed Exhibitions.  "The constant demand of doing more with less is what manufacturing professionals are challenged with daily.  We are very excited to have Mr. Schuler share his successes and how they can be applied to the working environments of our attendees."