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Patrick Graupp
Patrick is co-owner of the TWI Institute. He began his training career at the SANYO Electric Corporate Training Center in Japan, where he delivered Training Within Industry (TWI) programs at Sanyo’s global network of manufacturing plants and sales offices.
He also played pivotal roles at SANYO building a greenfield manufacturing plant and serving as the head of Human Resources for SANYO North America Corp.
He left SANYO to conduct TWI pilot projects in the United States, which became the foundation for the TWI Institute. The Institute continues to enjoy rapid expansion of its global network of certified trainers who deliver TWI training in the manufacturing, health care, construction, energy, and service industries.
Patrick co-authored The TWI Workbook: Essential Skills for Supervisors, which won a Shingo Prize, and Creating an Effective Management System: Integrating Policy Deployment, TWI, and Kata.
He holds an BA in Humanities and Communication from Drexel University and an MBA from Boston University.
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