Tony is the Senior Director of Continuous Improvement at the Cleveland Clinic. His work there is to help the organization continue building a sustainable improvement culture through implementation of the Cleveland Clinic Improvement Model. Tony first learned about continuous improvement while working at Honda of America. His 16-year tenure took him to various manufacturing sites in the U.S., Canada, and Japan helping to develop and transform organizations into Best-In-Class manufacturers. It was this experience that provided the foundation for his expertise in operations and process improvement that he had been able to apply in successive manufacturing leadership roles. After 20+ years working in the manufacturing sector, Tony made a career transition into healthcare. Leading the Lean Promotion office at OhioHealth, his efforts yielded the organization’s first ever strategy deployment connecting organizational level goals to project level assignments, tens of millions of dollars in cost reduction and countless hours of performance and executive coaching aimed at leader development. Tony is an influential leader in industry with a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University in Quality Systems Engineering as well as technical degrees and certifications in coaching, engineering and automation. Additionally, he serves on the Engineering Advisory Board for Columbus State and the STEM Advisory Board at Upper Arlington City Schools.

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