July 19th, 2010

TriVista Expands North America Team

TriVista is pleased to announce the addition of a Marketing Associate to our team in North America. Alycia Deus will be supporting TriVista’s marketing activities and our Thought Leadership Program, helping to coordinate and publish fact-based informational resources for TriVista clients across a number of disciplines.

Prior to joining TriVista, Alycia gained critical experience in marketing and communications, specializing in resource and publication development, event coordination and strategic marketing planning and execution.

A California native, Alycia is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo where she graduated at the top of her class from the Agricultural Science program with Summa Cum Laude honors and minors in both Communications and Business.

May 26th, 2010

TRIVISTA EXPANDS CHINA TEAM – Edwin Song Joins as Lean Production Specialist

TriVista is pleased to announce the addition of another Lean Specialist to our growing team in China. Edwin Song brings TriVista clients more than 5 years of significant engineering and process improvement experience. Prior to joining TriVista, Edwin spent several years with Alstom, a global leader in the rail transport and power generation businesses. During his tenure there, he was responsible for implementing several highly successful process improvement projects focused on the implementation of a pull production system and a FIFO inventory process. In addition to this, he focused heavily on the implementation of a robust Total Preventative Maintenance program where he was responsible for the dramatic improvement of equipment uptime. Edwin began his career at Foxlink Energy, a major battery supplier to the mobile phone industry.

A native of Tianjin, China, Edwin received his bachelors of science in industrial engineering from Tianjin University and has been extensively trained in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

March 17th, 2010

ANALYST AWARDED APICS CERTIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONAL (CSCP)

Meghan Cordes, TriVista Analyst

TriVista’s Meghan Cordes was recently recognized as an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP).  APICS CSCP is a program offered by APICS The Association for Operations Management.

Introduced in 2005, the APIC CSCP program takes a broad view of the supply chain field, extending beyond internal operations to encompass all the steps throughout the supply chain – from the supplier through the company, to the end consumer – and provides the candidate with the knowledge to effectively manage the integration of these activities to maximize a company’s value chain.  To qualify for the APICS CSCP designation, a candidate must complete a rigorous course of study and a comprehensive examination.

March 17th, 2010

TriVista Adds Senior Advisors to Growing Team

TriVista is pleased to announce the addition of two new senior advisors, Nori Morimoto and Brian Jordan to our growing team of global professionals. “Nori and Brian both have extensive operational experience, and will be a great asset to our team. We are seeing an increase in demand for operational and engineering support, and these two will be heavily focused on these two areas,” said Brenda Reichelderfer, SVP and Managing Director at TriVista.

Nori Morimoto brings more than 40 years of operations experience within the Aerospace, Industrial, and Consumer industries. Prior to joining TriVista, Nori spent more than 18 years with ITT Corporation, most recently as the Corporate Director of Value Based Six Sigma where he was responsible for establishing and maintaining a VBSS culture of continuous improvement throughout the corporation. Prior to this role, Nori spent more than 10 years in other various operations management, marketing management, and product development roles at ITT. A third generation Japanese American, Nori is fluent in English & Japanese. Nori received his bachelor’s of science in mechanical engineering from San Jose State University, and his master’s of business administration from the University of Rochester in New York.

Brian Jordan brings TriVista clients more than 20 years of senior operations experience in the Industrial, Consumer, Energy, Defense and Aerospace industries. Prior to joining TriVista, Brian was General Manager of ITT Corporation’s HydroAir business unit where he led dramatic revenue growth and significantly improved operational performance. In addition to his time at HydroAir, Brian worked extensively within ITT’s various businesses as a Value Based Six Sigma Champion & Director of Continuous improvement. Brian received his bachelor’s of science in industrial engineering from Kansas State University. In addition, Brian received his Certificate in Total Quality Management from California State University and has completed an extensive leadership program at Ashridge University, England.

January 29th, 2010

5th Annual Responsible Sourcing Summit

Tim Ristoff

Tim Ristoff, CEO Trivista

The 5th Annual Responsible Sourcing Summit will be held in Los Angeles on February 26th, 2010.  The conference will bring together supply chain experts and leaders from across North America to discuss issues relating to corporate social responsibility and continuous improvement philosophies.   Tim Ristoff, Managing Director & CEO of TriVista, will be speaking at a panel discussion titled “The Trickle Effect: Mitigating Workplace Violations through Lean Manufacturing” alongside representatives from Timberland, a leading clothing company.  The panel will discuss how Lean manufacturing has been widely used to control manufacturing costs and achieve production efficiencies.  TriVista will lead the discussions, focusing on applying Lean principles to support the achievement of workplace compliance.
For more information, please email Mike McSweeney at mtm@trivista.com.