About Us
Productivity Engineering is a training company specialised in optimising processes. We offer a broad scale of services to our customers, from training, consulting up to and including realisation.
Companies face the challenge to satisfy expectations of their customers' profitability, in a very competitive environment. Meeting these requirements has become normative for the quality of processes in a company.
With consulting and training we offer the complete service. Thereby we make use of proven and very efficient methods such as Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
Meet the Team
Our team stands for more than 40 years experience with process optimisation for companies, in production and distribution environment and at aerospace and defense organisations. We have worked with clients from all over Europe, South Africa, United States and Canada and did successfully increase their bottom-line results.
René Visser
Master Black Belt
With his international economical background from the Haarlem Business School, started his work as principal consultant in 1990. René joined EFQM Excellence in 2006 as a trainer in Lean Six Sigma and was awarded his Master Black Belt later on as result of the significant contribution of successful improvement projects at EADS.
R. Visser commenced his career as a Productivity Engineer and is a veteran in the business with international and economical experience in successful management of complex assignments, hands-on and innovation driven, in a large range of business sectors on world class level.
His specialism can be recognized at the implementation of improvements and business process re-design projects in challenging environments, requesting a high level of people- and project management skills.
Yap T. Yong
Master Black Belt
Was born in the Netherlands and studied at Delft University of Technology. During his international career he has held technical and management positions at Exxon Chemicals, Procter & Gamble and Dow Corning.
Since many years he has focused on productivity improvement as Senior Project Leader. He has experience in many industries including chemical industry, power generation, environmental technology, personal and household care industries, food processing and distribution, telecommunications, insurances and publishing.
As trainer and coach he is giving in-company training programs. In addition to this as Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt he is giving international open enrolment courses (Germany, Netherlands and Sweden) in Lean Six Sigma improvement methodologies.
Jörn Sauter
Master Black Belt
Studied Business Administration at Münster University. During his career he has held management positions in Automotive, Distribution and Building Industry — rounded off with Senior Project Management experience in process improvement, restructuring and ERP projects. Jörn is engaged full-time sharing his knowledge and experience as an Operational Excellence Consultant and Lean Six Sigma trainer/coach with specific clients as well as in international open enrollment courses in Germany, Benelux, Scandinavia and Dubai.
Jörn’s focus is on supply chain management and optimization of processes – including information technology — favoring hands-on solutions involving customers and suppliers. He is especially comfortable in production and service environments.
Thierry Mariani
LSS Master Black Belt
Is a French national residing in Luxemburg. He is a LEAN / SCRUM & TRIZ Practitioner & SIX SIGMA Master Black Belt currently working for DSM (Chemicals) in the area of Yield increase.
With a Master of Science degree in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Thierry uses his skills and expertise to attain successful project delivery throughout the project lifecycle in addition to his focus on exceeding targets with respect to revenue, profit and net cash flow.
Federica Ferracini
Black Belt
Italian – living Wien – and studied International Business at the Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Toulouse and Business Communication at the University of Lugano. Federica is an EADS certified Black Belt and specializes in Corporate Strategy.
In her recent assignments, she developed proven skills in project and process management and the practical utilization of the Lean Six Sigma approach. As a natural team player she has gained extensive international experience in the industries of Aerospace and Energy. International Experiences have been underlined by her 6 language skills, especially where Change Management was required.
Aneta Czajkowska
LSS Black Belt
Polish, living in Wroclaw. Aneta completed two Master Degrees in Finance and Project Management at the Wroclaw University of Economics. She is a 3M certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has successfully completed large-scale projects. During her 10-year career she has worked with multinational corporations developing Projects and People management. Aneta gained experience in Lean and Six Sigma while coaching/training future project managers.
As a natural leader, she was responsible for international transitions and process optimization, following change management methodologies to satisfy all stakeholders.
Currently she works primarily as an Operational Excellence Leader in the medical industry leading improvements in Global Supply Chain and Customer Solutions teams.
Patrizia Agostinis
LSS Black Belt
Italian national, has gained extensive experience in operations management in multinational companies.
During her 20-year career, she has been active in the consulting and financial services fields.
She studied Business Management at SDA-Bocconi in Milan.
Focused on using the Lean Six Sigma methodology as the instrument to gain significant and successful improvement in efficiency and operational excellence in various industries.
She is an expert in process improvement, metrics, quality statistical control, change management, people management, CRM and simultaneously managing multiple projects.
Niels E. Heuthorst
Master Black Belt
Studied Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering in Twente, the Netherlands.
Niels has extensive integration-oriented managerial and consulting experience in a wide range of industrial environments. His focus is on excelling in operations, supply chain and support functions. Knowledge areas cover demand planning, industrial sales and marketing, supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, real estate, facilities, fleet, HR and technical subjects.
Niels’s strength lies in analysis and bringing together strategies and goals, subsequently leading to an operational and commercial solution. Process optimization is his life!
David Braun
Black Belt Trainer
Studied Engineering and Logistics at the University of Applied Science in
Heilbronn, Germany.
His Industrial Competencies include Automotive (OEM, Tier 1 and Tier 2),
Aviation, Machine Manufacturing, Pharma, State Government and
Development Cooperation.
David has been involved in projects and courses in Germany, France,
Scandinavia, South America and China.
In addition to being deployed as an VDA 6.3 Auditor, his expertise includes process capability analysis and optimization of production sequences.
Mu-Shun Peter Lo
Black Belt
Is a creative thinker providing down-to-earth solutions and has a “keen” eye from his graphical art academics. He is an easy-to-follow and visual-friendly “process and flow” coaching master. Peter has ventured into unlikely places such as Chad, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Myanmar, successfully completing project assignments and demonstrating team-building and cross-cultural collaboration skills. Over the years he has built on his versatility and utilized the LEAN approach in various assignments focusing on cost control design, productivity improvement and change management.
Peter has experience in a wide range of industries including airline logistics, telecommunications, environmental governance, international tender servicing, lifestyle wares, hospitality, food retailing and translation (Chinese).
Michel C. Doppert
Master Black Belt
Dutch national, born in Turkey – and studied International Law at the University of Amsterdam. Michel is a GE certified Master Black Belt and Quality Leader. During his international career he has held various senior leadership positions with multinational companies.
For many years he has focused on Quality Management, working with the EFQM Model, TQM, Lean and Six Sigma. In this capacity, he has led numerous projects directed at process improvement. Within a business of the GE corporation he set up and lead the roll out of the Six Sigma initiative in Europe and the Middle East. In subsequent roles he was engaged as a sponsor of Six Sigma projects using his broad business knowledge of Lean Six Sigma combined with a practical application of tools and techniques, achieving tangible results in various sectors of industry.
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