Less waste.
More margin.
Proven on the floor.
Hands-on Lean Six Sigma consulting for manufacturers. I work where the work happens — on the machines, with your people — to cut waste and bank the savings.
Average waste reduction achieved during client engagements
Three phases. Zero theory.
Each phase is a gate. You decide whether to keep the report, implement internally, or bring me deeper. No lock-in. No corporate jargon. Just measurable work.
Audit
A high-level process flowchart of your entire operation. I identify where 80% of your waste originates — concentrated in roughly 20% of the business — and hand you a prioritised report.
- Full process flowchart
- Waste concentration map (80/20)
- Prioritised action report
A clear map of where your waste lives — and a prioritised list of what to fix first.
Calibrate
Project-managed, on-floor training. Every shift learns the same language of waste — the Toyota seven wastes, spotted and fixed on your own line. By the end, your team is trained and ready to move into Sustain.
- Project-managed training
- Toyota seven wastes training
- Certificate of attendance
- Team trained and ready to move into Sustain
Your team is locked and loaded — trained, calibrated, and ready to move into Sustain.
Sustain
I work inside the business, on the machines, alongside your teams. We implement Lean Six Sigma for real, attack the waste areas, and start banking financial returns. Culture change is what makes it stick.
- Live implementation on the floor
- Measurable financial returns
- Embedded culture change
Banked savings, an embedded Lean culture, and a team that runs it without you.
"I've found that if I don't implement it with them, it quickly goes back to where it was — because a culture change is required."
A practitioner, not a theorist.
Paul has worked on the factory floor, managed multi-million-dollar deployments, and trained hundreds of managers across two continents. Ishikawa is built on that hands-on, coalface experience — approachable, practical, and relentlessly focused on results.
MBA dissertation: implementing Six Sigma in a 100+ person factory — later consulted to the same company and achieved a 33% reduction in waste.
Project Manager at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT): rolled out a new student management system over 18 months. Capital value ~NZ$2M. Delivered on budget, on time, at quality.
Trained over 400 managers at Africa's largest telecommunications business in project management.
Lectured and coached at two of Johannesburg's top business schools — project management and business management.
Commercial & industrial property broking with Auckland's largest property brokerage.
Qualified accountant, Master's in Accounting, former forensic auditor — handles the financials.
Dedicated technical support keeping systems sharp behind the scenes.
Let's find your
80% waste.
Tell me about your operation. I'll respond directly to scope a Phase 01 audit or answer any questions you have.