Lean Productivity Systems Rishi Kumar

About Rishi Kumar:

P.Eng, CQA, PMP

Rishi Kumar, P.Eng., CQA, PMP is a Vice President-Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) division at Global Technologies and Manufacturing (GTM) He has been leading major international infrastructure projects (railway, airport, luxury hotel developments, etc.) in various parts of Africa. Before joining GTM, Mr. Kumar served as a Director of Operations responsible for production, procurement, quality and logistics of AZZ-Blenkhorn and the Sawle Ltd. plant, located in St. Catharines.

Rishi successfully implemented lean-manufacturing and just-in-time concepts at the plant in St. Catharines. Mr. Kumar obtained his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary. Since 1976, he has held many senior positions in utility, auto, research & development, service and consulting sectors in program and portfolio management of various capital projects. He has authored and co-authored technical papers on a variety of topics. He has presented at numerous national and international conferences. Since 1996 Mr. Kumar has conducted numerous professional development courses, seminars and workshops for various universities and professional organizations throughout Canada, USA, Europe and Central America.

Mr. Kumar is a certified Quality Auditor (internal and lead) and carried out several quality systems (technical, manufacturing and process) audits for ISO 9001 internationally. Mr. Kumar is an active participant in various professional boards and committees (PEO, PMP) since 1995 and also provides mentorship through various non-profit organizations in Ontario since 1994.

rishikumar@lpsinc.ca