Industrial engineer · 25 years old
8 months, 12 countries, 30+ facilities visited: artisan workshops, component factories and cycling cities. This site documents a structured industrial observation journey across North America, South America and Asia.
Toyota taught me the principles. The journey proved they are universal.
8
months of travel
12
countries visited
30+
facilities observed
8
case studies
This site is for
Industrial recruiter
Looking for a field profile?
Discover 8 case studies illustrating my ability to read a production system, identify improvement levers and structure actionable observations.
View case studies →Technical manager
What concrete skills?
6 skill domains developed in the field: continuous improvement, industrialization, production management, coordination, innovation and cross-functional.
View skills →Engineer / curious
What industrial vision?
What this journey taught me about the role of an industrial engineer, the limits of artisan structures and the improvement opportunities they contain.
Read my vision →Method
Direct workshop visits, discussions with founders and technicians, observation of production flows and workstations.
Reading manufacturing processes, identifying strengths and areas for improvement, detecting waste and Lean practices, present or absent.
Cross-country perspective between industrial models and mobility cultures. Searching for universal patterns and applicable lessons.
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Direct workshop visits, discussions with founders and technicians, observation of production flows and workstations.
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Reading manufacturing processes, identifying strengths and areas for improvement, detecting waste and Lean practices, present or absent.
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Cross-country perspective between industrial models and mobility cultures. Searching for universal patterns and applicable lessons.
Demonstrated skills
Ability to quickly identify flows, bottlenecks and optimization levers in an unknown industrial facility, without prior documentation.
Field detection of waste, pull flow practices, visual management and continuous improvement opportunities in artisan SMEs.
Understanding of industrial and cultural dynamics worldwide. Quick adaptation to new environments, in English and multicultural contexts.
Understanding of office–workshop–supplier interfaces and each stakeholder's constraints. Solid foundation for coordinating technical projects.
Geography
North America · Central America · South America · Africa · Asia
Detailed analysis of visited workshops: production flow, organization, strengths, areas for improvement and key takeaway.
Artisan manufacturer of custom aluminum bicycles using structural bonding. Pure pull flow, zero finished goods inventory.
Portland, Oregon, United States · Rich Fox
Rare vertical integration: design, CNC, TIG welding, painting and assembly on a single site. 4-5 bikes/day made to order.
Eugene, Oregon, United States · Dawn Shepard
High-end wheel manufacturer. 3-cycle break-in process and systematic in-house testing machines.
Eugene, Oregon, United States · Jimmy Krigbaum