2016 Mile High Lean Summit

Welcome to the 2016 Mile High Lean Summit. For the third year in a row the Colorado Lean Network (formally the Colorado Front Range Lean Practitioner’s Group) is pleased to bring you a day of learning and networking with your peers. We have put together a fantastic program designed to inspire and energize you and to provide real learning you can take back to your workplace and start using right away. Click here to view the agenda.

The Mile High Lean Summit is once again showcasing the fascinating work of your peers here in Colorado. In addition, we have heeded your feedback and added several new components to make the event even more valuable this year.

You told us you wanted more time to network and breathe in between sessions. In response we have extended breaks in between sessions and added moderated discussion tables for lunch. We also hope you will join us for this year’s after-event networking social at Tavern Lowry.

You asked for more tools-based training sessions. As a result, we’ve asked each of our presenters to make their information actionable for attendees. Also new this this year are two 2-hour hands-on tool workshops. These afternoon workshops are condensed versions of full-day offerings by two nationally recognized experts in process improvement. The workshops are designed to provide take away tools that will enhance your organization’s Continuous Improvement journey.

This conference is made possible only because of the generosity of our sponsors. Please join us in thanking Scotty Martin and reVision, Inc for feeding us today and for their continued commitment to building a supportive network of practitioners and raising the bar for Continuous Improvement work in Colorado. Please also help us recognize North Highland; Government Performance Solutions, Inc; Denver Health Lean Academy; Think Reliability; Duggan Associates; Slalom and Pinnacol Assurance for their contributions without which this day would not be possible.

And finally, thank you for attending the 2016 Mile High Lean Summit. Listen. Learn. Contribute. We truly hope you leave today feeling reenergized and inspired to continue your journey.

Published by Michael J. Shull

Mike began his improvement journey in the late 1990’s using Kanban cards and production boards to reduce waste in the restaurant industry. In 2005 he joined Caterpillar, Inc. where he learned how to integrate process improvement with Six Sigma to increase heavy equipment sales in two Colorado territories. With a passion for education, Mike later began teaching folks how to use these simple principles themselves--first in the private sector (2009), and then later in the public sector (2012). Mike is the Senior Manager of Continuous Improvement at Denver International Airport and he previously served as the executive director for the Colorado Lean Network from 2017 - 2020. Mike loves learning about what drives people to improve processes while teaching them how to think differently. When he is not facilitating process improvements, Mike enjoys hiking, snowshoeing, biking and traveling with his wonderful wife, Melissa.

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