The Submariner’s Lament; When you understand

Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
This was a post that I put up on Facebook in 2014. It has been shared over 8500 times in the time it has been on Facebook I am grateful for the feedback already sent On February 16, 2017, it came to my attention that the story has been cut and…

Are you ready? Are you sure?

Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
With the recent storms in Florida and the south, I was reminded about another large storm and it’s impacts. We are praying for the folks in the South today and hope that everyone remains safe. God Bless and Protect you all. ? One of my post retirement hobbies has been public…

USS Pittsburgh SSN 720 Crew Visit to Pittsburgh April 6th 2016

Greetings to all of my Pittsburgh PA area shipmates and friends. The Captain and part of the crew of the USS Pittsburgh are arriving this Sunday evening for a official and non official visit to the city. Wednesday afternoon and evening, there is a great way to honor the crew by attending a Meet and […]

Local teen selected to represent the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps in Australia

Pittsburgh Area Sea Cadet News Sea Cadet Chief Petty Officer Ian Sleigh is not your typical high school freshman. At barely 16, Chief Sleigh has already racked up a fairly impressive resume. Starting at an early age he completed his first ship board training at age 11 in Buffalo, New York at the […]

2016 Pittsburgh Regional Sea Perch Competition

The Navy League was on hand to recognize the winners of the 2016 Regional Sea Perch Competition held in Pittsburgh in February. Hopewell High School was the top High School Team and Harrison Middle school was the top Middle school team. Both received trophy’s and medals from various sponsors including the Navy League and both […]

Deming’s 14 Points

Originally posted on Agile, Lean, Kanban, and System Thinking:
W. Edwards Deming’s 14 points are the basis for transformation of industry. Adoption and action on the 14 points are a signal that the management intend to stay in business. aim to protect investors and jobs. Such a system formed the basis for lessons for top…

Its been a while – But things are about to ramp up again at theleansubmariner (TLS)

About four months ago, the company I have been working for announced a downsizing of the facility I am working at. During that time, I have shifted my focus from lean and six sigma for continuous improvement to one of my older skill sets: Project Manager. With a change in focus has come less time […]

Fenian Ram: The Green Submarine

Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
Any submariner worth his salt has heard of a good Irishman named John Phillip Holland and his submarine design changed the way wars would be fought at sea forever. On April 11, 1900 the United States Navy purchased his boat and named it the USS Holland. (For submarine purists, please take…

An interesting week

Thanks for stopping by. I have been out of town for a week doing a training mission for my current employer so blogging was put on hold. It was a pretty good session overall but had one life defining moment. The training was at a hotel outside of Saint Louis and my team had decided […]

2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 110,000 times in 2014. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 5 days for that many people to see […]