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Bruce Hamilton

Bruce Hamilton is President of the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP), a Boston-based non-profit provider of lean technology.  Prior to joining GBMP, Mr. Hamilton led efforts at United Electric Controls to revise its manufacturing systems from traditional batch production to one-piece part and information flow.   The firm was recognized as a 1990 recipient of the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence.

Mr. Hamilton has been featured in the SME video, Mistake-proofing and in AMA’s video Change Management series, Winning Through Change.  He is featured in the 2004 video, Toast Kaizen (recipient of 2005 Academic Shingo Prize), used world-wide to introduce the basics of lean manufacturing, as well Moments of Truth, a how-to leadership video targeted to management and supervision, and 5S – 5 Challenges, a behind the scenes looks workplace organization.  

Bruce is Vice Chair of the Business Board of Examiners for the Shingo Prize and also is on the Shingo Board of Governors.  In May, 2000, he was inducted into the prestigious Shingo Prize Academy.   As a consultant he has helped some of America’s largest corporations -- as well as some of its smallest -- on the road to world-class practices.  

In addition to his 18 years in production, Bruce has also held positions in marketing, computer systems, materials management and general management.  He brings to his clients a broad-based understanding of manufacturing and lean transformations.