Meet our team
Meet our team
Meet our team
About our team
Our team of consultants (both prior to being involved in The Lean Hub and since) have been involved in the delivery of Lean implementations for decades both in NZ and around the world. This experience spans dozens of industries from service-based businesses to 24/7 manufacturing plants exporting all over the globe. The Lean Hub uses Lean Manufacturing tools and applies them specifically to a business and the unique challenges they face. We do not see Lean as simply a set of tools that can only be applied to business processes, but we see Lean as a way of life that needs to be fully embraced across an organization to innovate, grow and achieve sustainable success. This of course also applies to the implementation of Lean 2.0 and we are huge believers in using technology to help companies innovate.
Our consultants have skills facilitating, teaching and implementing all common lean tools and we as a business also have lots of experience in developing and implementing Industry 4.0.
About our team
Our team of consultants (both prior to being involved in The Lean Hub and since) have been involved in the delivery of Lean implementations for decades both in NZ and around the world. This experience spans dozens of industries from service-based businesses to 24/7 manufacturing plants exporting all over the globe. The Lean Hub uses Lean Manufacturing tools and applies them specifically to a business and the unique challenges they face. We do not see Lean as simply a set of tools that can only be applied to business processes, but we see Lean as a way of life that needs to be fully embraced across an organization to innovate, grow and achieve sustainable success. This of course also applies to the implementation of Lean 2.0 and we are huge believers in using technology to help companies innovate.
Our consultants have skills facilitating, teaching and implementing all common lean tools and we as a business also have lots of experience in developing and implementing Industry 4.0.
About our team
Our team of consultants (both prior to being involved in The Lean Hub and since) have been involved in the delivery of Lean implementations for decades both in NZ and around the world. This experience spans dozens of industries from service-based businesses to 24/7 manufacturing plants exporting all over the globe. The Lean Hub uses Lean Manufacturing tools and applies them specifically to a business and the unique challenges they face. We do not see Lean as simply a set of tools that can only be applied to business processes, but we see Lean as a way of life that needs to be fully embraced across an organization to innovate, grow and achieve sustainable success. This of course also applies to the implementation of Lean 2.0 and we are huge believers in using technology to help companies innovate.
Our consultants have skills facilitating, teaching and implementing all common lean tools and we as a business also have lots of experience in developing and implementing Industry 4.0.
Real people doing real work!
Real people doing real work!
Real people doing real work!
Trevor Hall
Director/Lean Hub Coach
An entrepreneur and LEAN coach with 25+ years of experience in building, managing and advising businesses as an efficiency and leadership development expert. Trev’s background is largely in improving food production businesses in both the public and private sectors.
Trevor Hall
Director/Lean Hub Coach
An entrepreneur and LEAN coach with 25+ years of experience in building, managing and advising businesses as an efficiency and leadership development expert. Trev’s background is largely in improving food production businesses in both the public and private sectors.
Trevor Hall
Director/Lean Hub Coach
An entrepreneur and LEAN coach with 25+ years of experience in building, managing and advising businesses as an efficiency and leadership development expert. Trev’s background is largely in improving food production businesses in both the public and private sectors.
Steffan Kelly
Director/Lean Hub Coach
An entrepreneur and LEAN coach with years of legal experience, building, managing and advising businesses as an efficiency and leadership development expert. Steffan’s expertise is varied from operations to manufacturing, he likes to specialise in helping companies innovate to add more value to their clients.
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce degrees, majoring in Accounting
Steffan Kelly
Director/Lean Hub Coach
An entrepreneur and LEAN coach with years of legal experience, building, managing and advising businesses as an efficiency and leadership development expert. Steffan’s expertise is varied from operations to manufacturing, he likes to specialise in helping companies innovate to add more value to their clients.
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce degrees, majoring in Accounting
Steffan Kelly
Director/Lean Hub Coach
An entrepreneur and LEAN coach with years of legal experience, building, managing and advising businesses as an efficiency and leadership development expert. Steffan’s expertise is varied from operations to manufacturing, he likes to specialise in helping companies innovate to add more value to their clients.
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce degrees, majoring in Accounting
Joanna Emerre
Lean Hub Coach
Jo has had many years helping and improving businesses, she has also worked for Regional Business Partners and was a Callaghan Lean Point of Contact in the Tairawhiti area. Jo loves to see people be challenged and grow and enjoys working at multiples levels throughout a business.
Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.), Diploma in Teaching, Human Movement, Māori Studies
Joanna Emerre
Lean Hub Coach
Jo has had many years helping and improving businesses, she has also worked for Regional Business Partners and was a Callaghan Lean Point of Contact in the Tairawhiti area. Jo loves to see people be challenged and grow and enjoys working at multiples levels throughout a business.
Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.), Diploma in Teaching, Human Movement, Māori Studies
Joanna Emerre
Lean Hub Coach
Jo has had many years helping and improving businesses, she has also worked for Regional Business Partners and was a Callaghan Lean Point of Contact in the Tairawhiti area. Jo loves to see people be challenged and grow and enjoys working at multiples levels throughout a business.
Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.), Diploma in Teaching, Human Movement, Māori Studies
Benjaman Gallant
Technology/Project Manager
A bi-lingual, AGILE Scrum coach with 15 years of leadership and technical experience managing projects and software development teams, Ben is an expert in process improvement, especially focusing on how technology can aid and improve systems and reducing human error while improving employee culture. Humans do human things best, and Ben is passionate about augmenting the human experience at work with best systems and processes.
CSPO, CSM, BS in Business Management, AS in Networking Administration
Benjaman Gallant
Technology/Project Manager
A bi-lingual, AGILE Scrum coach with 15 years of leadership and technical experience managing projects and software development teams, Ben is an expert in process improvement, especially focusing on how technology can aid and improve systems and reducing human error while improving employee culture. Humans do human things best, and Ben is passionate about augmenting the human experience at work with best systems and processes.
CSPO, CSM, BS in Business Management, AS in Networking Administration
Benjaman Gallant
Technology/Project Manager
A bi-lingual, AGILE Scrum coach with 15 years of leadership and technical experience managing projects and software development teams, Ben is an expert in process improvement, especially focusing on how technology can aid and improve systems and reducing human error while improving employee culture. Humans do human things best, and Ben is passionate about augmenting the human experience at work with best systems and processes.
CSPO, CSM, BS in Business Management, AS in Networking Administration
Usman Kiani
Software/Training Developer
A multi-lingual, software and training developer with 5 years of technical experience building and supporting applications and systems of higher learning. Usman helps companies use software to improve their business processes and become more efficient. He has been instrumental in hooking up machine lines to collect great data to enable fast decision making. He has also built some innovative apps to help companies save time and reduce waste.
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Health & Safety Go Safe Cert
Usman Kiani
Software/Training Developer
A multi-lingual, software and training developer with 5 years of technical experience building and supporting applications and systems of higher learning. Usman helps companies use software to improve their business processes and become more efficient. He has been instrumental in hooking up machine lines to collect great data to enable fast decision making. He has also built some innovative apps to help companies save time and reduce waste.
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Health & Safety Go Safe Cert
Usman Kiani
Software/Training Developer
A multi-lingual, software and training developer with 5 years of technical experience building and supporting applications and systems of higher learning. Usman helps companies use software to improve their business processes and become more efficient. He has been instrumental in hooking up machine lines to collect great data to enable fast decision making. He has also built some innovative apps to help companies save time and reduce waste.
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Health & Safety Go Safe Cert
The Lean Hub believes in being inclusive, non-discriminatory and respectful to all cultures, religions and races. We work across multiple industries, regions and demographics and therefore have the privilege of working with many different people from different backgrounds. To this end, most of our staff can speak more than one language and we each have the utmost respect for different ethnic backgrounds and diversities.
We have instilled into our staff the importance of being inclusive and encourage participation at all levels of an organisation. We believe inclusion is critical for an effective CI culture, but it also acknowledges the important part the Treaty plays in our history. We believe in partnership and how at all levels of an organisation, all people should be valued and have a say.
Our team are also trained in Treaty basics and have an understanding of Māori Tikanga and Te Reo and at all times adhere and respect these cultural protocols in our dealings with organisations.
Our team is centred around family values and we try to instil this into our interactions with businesses as we recognise that success at work is determined by success at home, and if we can help our businesses, their staff, and their families be better, this is a win for all.
Be humble
We believe in keeping our feet on the ground and our head out of the clouds. We don’t have time for egos or being precious – we leave that to the ‘consultants’. Success is shared, and we’d rather see our clients in the spotlight than we would ourselves.- Be practical
We believe in rolling up our sleeves, getting our hands dirty, and walking the talk. We believe actions speak louder than words and that results that we can see and feel will trump words on a page: always. We are curious problem-solvers and we’re motivated to help find a better way. - Be dependable
We always do what we say we will, we consistently follow-through and we stand by our word. It keeps us honest and builds trust with those around us. We hold ourselves and each other accountable, support from the inside out, and can always be relied on to deliver.