Joseph F. Paris Jr. is a recognized global expert in the field operational excellence; an international entrepreneur; a prolific writer; and a sought-after strategist, consultant, and speaker with engagements around the world.  His book, “State of Readiness” (May 2017) has been well received by industry peers and endorsed by senior business leaders from some of the most highly respected organizations in existence — with operations around the world and across industries — and promises to be a definitive work on the field of Operational Excellence.

Having over 30 years of experience in international business and operations, he is routinely called upon to offer guidance to C-suite and senior executives as well as business-operations and -improvement specialists who wish to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of their organizations.  He is highly valued for his ability to provide strategic insight and tactical analysis — and to convert these thoughts into reality by successful engagement and execution.

With a focus on improving the performance of companies and the conditions of those who work there, Paris is regularly sought by companies to help analyze and formulate their strategic vision, to design the tactics necessary to achieve their goals, to identify and organize the logistics necessary to support the plan, and to lead the execution phase.  He is engaged by companies and academia to explore and address the challenges and opportunities of today and illuminate and predict those of tomorrow.  He is highly valued for his ability to squelch-out the noise and provide strategic analysis and tactical insight leading to successful deployment and execution.

Although he is an expert in the more granular facets of the disciplines of operational excellence and continuous improvement, he places a special emphasis on the cornerstones for success; the engagement of people and instilling a culture of leadership as part of the company’s DNA.  His end-goal is to help create high-performance individuals, working in high-performance teams, for high-performance organizations.

Paris currently serves on: • the Advisory Board of the Systems Science and Industrial Engineering (SSIE) Department in the Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton University • the Advisory Board of the Department of Industrial Engineering & Management and the RV College of Engineering (Bangalore, India) • an Adjunct Professor at the Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts (HSLU) • the Advisory Boards of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Industry Advisory Board and the New York Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) • he is the Owner of the Operational Excellence group and Manager of the Lean Six Sigma group on LinkedIn® • and was previously on the Editorial Board of the Lean Management Journal and an Adjunct Professor at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management.

Paris is routinely called upon to deliver his acclaimed “State of Readiness Masterclass and Workshop”, keynotes addresses, lectures, and plenary sessions — and to facilitate panel discussions. His vehicles for change and delivering the promises of operational excellence and being a high-performance organization include the following: