Lavon R. Winkler, President of FLEXcon Company
Gary is an outstanding individual and an exceptional lean manufacturing consultant. He has played an instrumental role in the successful application of the lean manufacturing philosophy and the Toyota Production System in three companies with me. As a longtime associated in the TBM organization, Gary is truly an expert in his field. I have learned so much from him about TPS. I strongly recommend utilizing Gary for both continuous improvement and organizational transformations.
Aditi B., Director of Continuous Improvement, Aerospace Division, Eaton
I had the privilege of working with Gary for a couple of years. He always impressed me with his professional attitude. Gary is a very knowledgeable person with a deep background of experience in implementing Lean in various companies. His work is very detailed and comprehensive. Gary sets challenging goals and then meets them every time. He works well with all types of people and all levels of an organization from the board room to the shop floor. I strongly recommend Gary for any level of Lean training or consulting.
Joe Panebianco, MBA, Director of Manufacturing Engineering at Tekni-Plex
I have known Gary for the past 14 years, and have had the opportunity to work with him as a consultant and in the area of corporate training. As a consultant, Gary has experience using lean principles in many different areas of the business, across a variety of industry sectors. He is one of the most creative individuals I know, and applies this directly to his consulting work in order to come up with unique solutions. He is also an excellent instructor, who cares deeply about his students and his clients. He goes above and beyond what is asked or expected in order to see his clients reach their full potential.
Frank Stroscio, Director, Lean Operations at STERIS Corporation
I have worked with Gary both in the role of a TBM consultant with him and then as a client at ConMed. When at TBM Gary taught me a lot about the Toyota Production System from his experience working with Shigijutsu and TBM. He was a valuable resource to me in my early days of consulting. Since then, I have hired Gary to consult in specific areas of TPS. He has a strong understanding of TPS and is tactical as well as strategic. Gary does not have a typical Sensei mentality, but works side by side with you to help you understand what he is teaching. I highly recommend Gary to anyone looking for a senior advisor in lean concepts, or someone to head up a continuous improvement organization within a company.
Robert McElroy, Lean Master Black Belt at Avaya
Gary is tireless in his efforts to learn, teach and implement Lean Sigma. He is a top-notch consultant and a superb trainer. Gary has a wealth of experience in business and manufacturing operations. He draws upon this strong background both when he is facilitating a kaizen event and during course instruction. Finally, Gary extends himself to help others and is unselfish with his knowledge.
William Pearce, Management Consultant & Performance Engineer
Of all the TBM consultants I worked with during my years there, Gary was the one who had the most consistent commitment for collaborative consulting. He'd pull me in for client conferences as a communications resource, and together we helped several of his clients get to a conceptual breakthrough that allowed him to move them farther down the road of lean implementation.
Gary was also a valuable asset on training product development projects for this same reason. He had a lot of expertise to bring to the table, like the other TBM consultants, but he also understood how to blend his thoughts with others in order to uncover innovative approaches to what we were trying to bring to our clients.
What this means to you is that you can count on Gary not only for what he brings to the table to help you in your lean implementation, but also for what he's going to help you get out of your own employees that will increase the effectiveness of that implementation.
Pablo Rocha, Director, Continuous Improvement
I had the pleasure to have Gary Rascoe as my sensei during my Lean Certification program (TBM at Durham, NC.)
He is a true master not only of the principles but in the "how to" transfer knowledge.
I highly recommend Gary Rascoe as a true Lean Sensei, with the perfect balance of preparation, tradition and modern touch needed to implement Lean in any organization.
Dale Johnson Consultants LLC
I have worked with Gary on business process improvement activities and found him to be patient, thorough and engaging. He has a unique ability to remain calm and focused. He helps his clients work through the disconnects so often found in business processes and create a streamlined process that improves speed, agility and most importantly profitability. Gary is the very best business process improvement consultant I have ever worked with and additionally the best I have ever seen.