Leading Edge Group Welcomes Steve Hardgrave
The Leading Edge Group are delighted to welcome Steve Hardgrave to our team. Steve has over 15 years experience in implementing Lean as both a consultant and as a line manager. He has led Lean and business process improvement projects at more than 25 leading organisations, including healthcare providers, manufacturing operations, services companies, and government agencies.
His recent activities have focused mainly on the healthcare sector—he has led Lean events in the past year at major hospitals and clinical laboratories, resulting in dramatically improved patient service, increased job satisfaction and reduced workload for staff, reduced costs, and increased capacity. He has also developed and taught Lean Yellow-, Green-, and Black-Belt courses specifically tailored to the healthcare environment.
Before joining Leading Edge, Steve conducted numerous Lean consulting engagements in the aviation and aerospace industry through his previous company, Aircraft Management Technologies. He also led in-house Lean transformations at operating units of Pratt & Whitney and Teleflex in the US, UK, and Ireland. Steve is a former US Navy aviator, retired at the rank of Commander from the Naval Reserve. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School (with distinction), an MS in Operations Research from the US Naval Postgraduate School (high distinction), and a BA from Duke University (honours).
Pictued above are Steve Hardgrave and Joe Aherne, CEO, Leading Edge Group
