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John Anderson
804-379-8078
janderson@potentia-consulting.com


BIOGRAPHY
John Anderson has been achieving results with management teams for over 25 years. Using a variety of Continuous-Improvement Strategies (Cycle-Time Reduction, Leadership-Focused Total-Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing, ISO, and others), he has helped businesses achieve their desired results. His recent work has been focused on Executive Development and Coaching, Top-Team Effectiveness, and the implementation of Strategic Initiatives.

EXPERIENCE
John has spent 25 years working in the Specialty-Chemical Industry as both an internal and external consultant. During this time, he held key management positions: Vice President of Quality and World-Class Manufacturing for the Dexter Corporation, Vice President of Quality and Safety, Health and Environmental for Cabot Corporation, and President of Cabot’s Captive Insurance Company. After leaving the Dexter Corporation in the 90’s, he established the "Impro-Sys" Consultant Group focused on Team-Based Continuous Improvement. John was then hired by one of his clients, Cabot’s Microelectronic Material Division, to implement Team-Based Continuous Improvement. He moved to Cabot Corporate where he developed and used the Backplaning Process which is now one of Potentia’s major processes.

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
+ During his career, John has helped many businesses achieve the results required to make them successful:

• Implemented a Cycle-Time Reduction Program which resulted in increasing the on-time delivery from 60% to 97 % in 6 months;
• Developed a team approach leading to 15 ISO certifications over a 5-year time-frame;
• Designed and implemented a leadership process that moved a corporation from a non-employee-involvement culture to an employee-driven culture utilizing teams to drive results such as increased capacity and market share, reduced internal costs, and improved quality of both product and services. This corporation became the market leader in all of the industries it served;
• Established an overseas distribution network that increased sales by 15 X in three years;
• Designed and implemented the quality systems for a semi- conductor supplier, which helped them go from a $10 million supplier to a $300 million supplier in 5 years;
• Moved a $2.6 million non- profit organization to a $9 million foundation in 2 years.

EDUCATION
John’s undergraduate work was in Chemistry with a Master’s in Education and Organization Intervention from Antioch University.