Included in Dan Matthews’ 23-year career is more than 14 years of supervisory and management experience with Toyota Motor Manufacturing and Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing. He is skilled as a trainer, coach and implementer of Lean Manufacturing, having trained hundreds of associates in the methods of the Toyota Production System (TPS).

During his time with Toyota, Dan also became experienced in training associates in the elements of Training Within Industry (TWI) – Job Instruction, Job Methods and Job Relations. These programs are widely recognized as the foundation for Lean Manufacturing.

Dan has also helped both leaders and associates build the skills they need to support a Lean culture including problem-solving, team building, facilitation, coaching, communication, conflict management and leadership both in the classroom and on the shop floor.

An experienced ISO 9001 lead auditor, Dan also served as an ISO 14001 implementation team member.

Dan graduated summa cum laude from Indiana Wesleyan University with a degree in Business Administration where he was a two time recipient of the “Outstanding Business Professional Award.”

dmatthews@kmac.org