Your own first-hand experience bears this out: the design and construction industries are broken. 73% of projects finish late; 70% over budget; and 57% of construction labor is waste.
For that reason, we choose to be a catalyst for industry-wide transformational change beginning within project teams and companies who are on their own continuous improvement journey toward excellence, utilizing Lean construction culture, principles, and tools4.
Your own first-hand experience bears this out: the design and construction industries are broken. 73% of projects finish late; 70% over budget; and 57% of construction labor is waste.
For that reason, we choose to be a catalyst for industry-wide transformational change beginning within project teams and companies who are on their own continuous improvement journey toward excellence, utilizing Lean construction culture, principles, and tools.
Your own first-hand experience bears this out: the design and construction industries are broken. 73% of projects finish late; 70% over budget; and 57% of construction labor is waste.
For that reason, we choose to be a catalyst for industry-wide transformational change beginning within project teams and companies who are on their own continuous improvement journey toward excellence, utilizing Lean construction culture, principles, and tools.
Your own first-hand experience bears this out: the design and construction industries are broken. 73% of projects finish late; 70% over budget; and 57% of construction labor is waste.
For that reason, we choose to be a catalyst for industry-wide transformational change beginning within project teams and companies who are on their own continuous improvement journey toward excellence, utilizing Lean construction culture, principles, and tools.
OUR HISTORY
OUR HISTORY
Our founder has been in development, design, and construction for 45 years. One of our coaches was a 10-year Naval Civil Engineering Corps officer. In over two decades of training, facilitating and coaching (including Lean design and construction since 2008), we have helped over 200 project teams increase their respect for people, improve continuously, achieve high performance, and resolve difficult issues through great facilitation and genuine collaboration.
Our founder has been in development, design, and construction for 45 years. One of our coaches was a 10-year Naval Civil Engineering Corps officer. In over two decades of training, facilitating and coaching (including Lean design and construction since 2008), we have helped over 200 project teams increase their respect for people, improve continuously, achieve high performance, and resolve difficult issues through great facilitation and genuine collaboration.
Our founder has been in development, design, and construction for 45 years. One of our coaches was a 10-year Naval Civil Engineering Corps officer. In over two decades of training, facilitating and coaching (including Lean design and construction since 2008), we have helped over 200 project teams increase their respect for people, improve continuously, achieve high performance, and resolve difficult issues through great facilitation and genuine collaboration.
Our founder has been in development, design, and construction for 45 years. One of our coaches was a 10-year Naval Civil Engineering Corps officer. In over two decades of training, facilitating and coaching (including Lean design and construction since 2008), we have helped over 200 project teams increase their respect for people, improve continuously, achieve high performance, and resolve difficult issues through great facilitation and genuine collaboration.
OUR CLIENTS ARE OUR FRIENDS, AND WE TRULY CARE ABOUT OUR FRIENDS.
OUR CLIENTS ARE OUR FRIENDS, AND WE TRULY CARE ABOUT OUR FRIENDS.
We are dedicated members of the Lean Construction Institute (www.leanconstruction.org) since 2008, and have served on its Board of Directors, Education committee, Congress, Communities of Practice, webinars, various special assignments to help develop curriculum (including the first course on Big Rooms).
We are dedicated members of the Lean Construction Institute (www.leanconstruction.org) since 2008, and have served on its Board of Directors, Education committee, Congress, Communities of Practice, webinars, various special assignments to help develop curriculum (including the first course on Big Rooms).
We are dedicated members of the Lean Construction Institute (www.leanconstruction.org) since 2008, and have served on its Board of Directors, Education committee, Congress, Communities of Practice, webinars, various special assignments to help develop curriculum (including the first course on Big Rooms).
We are dedicated members of the Lean Construction Institute (www.leanconstruction.org) since 2008, and have served on its Board of Directors, Education committee, Congress, Communities of Practice, webinars, various special assignments to help develop curriculum (including the first course on Big Rooms).
All our facilitators frequently provide well-attended webinars and workshops for AGC and LCI.
All our facilitators frequently provide well-attended webinars and workshops for AGC and LCI.
All our facilitators frequently provide well-attended webinars and workshops for AGC and LCI.
All our facilitators frequently provide well-attended webinars and workshops for AGC and LCI.
In 2021 our founder was selected as one of two LCI global experts on a panel developing the forthcoming Project Management Institute’s Certificate program “PMI Professional in Built Environments (PMI-PBEP), specializing in the interface of Lean and CII’s Advanced Work Packaging.
In 2021 our founder was selected as one of two LCI global experts on a panel developing the forthcoming Project Management Institute’s Certificate program “PMI Professional in Built Environments (PMI-PBEP), specializing in the interface of Lean and CII’s Advanced Work Packaging.
In 2021 our founder was selected as one of two LCI global experts on a panel developing the forthcoming Project Management Institute’s Certificate program “PMI Professional in Built Environments (PMI-PBEP), specializing in the interface of Lean and CII’s Advanced Work Packaging.
In 2021 our founder was selected as one of two LCI global experts on a panel developing the forthcoming Project Management Institute’s Certificate program “PMI Professional in Built Environments (PMI-PBEP), specializing in the interface of Lean and CII’s Advanced Work Packaging.
Our “Red Book” co-authored with David Umstot, has been recognized since 2018 as an authoritative text in the industry (www.BuyLeanBook.com) and is accompanied by academic research papers for the International Group for Lean Construction (https://www.iglc.net/papers/Details/898) and extensive blogging for our own https://LeanDesignConstructionBlog.com/ and the widely recognized https://leanconstructionblog.com .
Our “Red Book” co-authored with David Umstot, has been recognized since 2018 as an authoritative text in the industry (www.BuyLeanBook.com) and is accompanied by academic research papers for the International Group for Lean Construction (https://www.iglc.net/papers/Details/898) and extensive blogging for our own https://LeanDesignConstructionBlog.com/ and the widely recognized https://leanconstructionblog.com .
Our “Red Book” co-authored with David Umstot, has been recognized since 2018 as an authoritative text in the industry (www.BuyLeanBook.com) and is accompanied by academic research papers for the International Group for Lean Construction (https://www.iglc.net/papers/Details/898) and extensive blogging for our own https://LeanDesignConstructionBlog.com/ and the widely recognized https://leanconstructionblog.com .
Our “Red Book” co-authored with David Umstot, has been recognized since 2018 as an authoritative text in the industry (www.BuyLeanBook.com) and is accompanied by academic research papers for the International Group for Lean Construction (https://www.iglc.net/papers/Details/898) and extensive blogging for our own https://LeanDesignConstructionBlog.com/ and the widely recognized https://leanconstructionblog.com .
EXECUTIVE TEAM
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Andy Fulton
COO and Senior Lean Facilitator
A certified Project Management Professional, Certified Scrum Master, and registered Civil Engineer, Andy has 17 years of experience in construction management and public works operations, including a decade in the in the US Navy as a Naval Civil Engineering Corps officer. He has a passion for helping teams excel and exceed their own expectations. Andy has trained dozens of companies and project teams in Lean principles and practices. He is Chief Operating Officer of Construction Accelerator LLC, and lead facilitator/coach for The ReAlignment Group of California. Andy strives to always make one improvement every day.
Kyle Martinez
VP, Senior Lean Facilitator
With his deep knowledge of lean design and construction, Kyle is an experienced Facilitator and Team Coach for The ReAlignment Group of California. Kyle is a Certified Scrum Master with deep experience in coaching and managing over 100 project teams in the Last Planner System® in design, construction, fabrication and hospital fit-up projects. He is also experienced in facilitating and coaching Root Cause Analysis, leading Villego® simulations, providing “5 Why” and Root Cause Analysis training. His degree is from the University of San Diego and he is a Director for Construction Accelerator, LLC and Vice President of Video Production.
Dan Fauchier
CMF, CVF, CSM Senior Lean Facilitator
With 45 years experience in the industry, Dan is an INIFAC Certified Master Facilitator, Certified Virtual Facilitator and Certified Scrum Master for Lean Development, Design and Construction, facilitating, training and coaching dozens of companies and private and public agencies in various principles, tools and techniques including Last Planner System® (pull planning), Root Cause Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, Rapid Improvement (Kaizen) Events, Lean Team Alignment PartneringTM, Target Value Design, CBA, A3, Project ReAlignment, Lean Partnering and cross-organizational team effectiveness. He is a national Board of Directors for INIFAC (www.inifac.org). Based in Kansas, Dan is a Senior Lean Facilitator for The ReAlignment Group of California and Construction Accelerator® (https://constructionaccelerator.com/).
Rene Bustamante
CEO, CTO
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer has a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota, and 20 years experience in software design and online marketing with four different companies in B2B and B2C in automotive, hospitality and design and construction. With his team of software engineers, marketers and UX designers, Rene leads the look and feel, the functionality and the marketing and content presentation strategies for both The ReAlignment Group of California and Construction Accelerator’s video Learning Management System (https://constructionaccelerator.com/) and our blog (https://LeanDesignConstructionBlog.com/).
