About

Mario Iannantuono

Founder and Principal

BACKGROUND:

OpExLean Consulting was founded by Mario Iannantuono. With 30+ years of global industry experience and leadership. Mario is a well-known Global Senior Executive with a proven track record of building high-performance executive teams and leading sophisticated manufacturing organizations with P&L responsibility. Skilled at establishing operational excellence through lean transformations within culturally diverse environments.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Automotive OEM, Automotive Aftermarket & Industrial sectors.

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE EXPERIENCE:

Operational excellence expert with GE (GE Transformation), Private Equity turn arounds (Edelbrock & ECI), Danaher (DBS & TPS) & TRW (Back-to-Basics). OpEx Lean Consulting is passionate to engage with Small to Mid-size firms focused on driving competitiveness with a focus on:

Sustainable productivity gains
Margin Enhancement
World-Class Lean Transformation
Strategic Planning
Policy Deployment

Rob Simons

With over 20 years of experience in powertrain engineering, vehicle development, emissions compliance, operations, and executive management, Rob is the perfect partner to help your business succeed. Rob has a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland, and an MBA from USC. He holds several US patents and is noted for such accomplishments as the launch of the Saleen S7 super-car and green fielding the Edelbrock E-Force supercharger product line. Rob is also very active within the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) serving as the Chair-Elect of the Emerging Trends and Technology Network, ETTN.