Biography:

Jason Merschat is the founder and Principal Strategist of Advanced Process Optimization, Inc. [APO, inc.], a business management consultancy focused on business process improvement. Mr. Merschat has worked in production and operations throughout his career. Starting in a blue collar position working in a Pittsburgh steel mill, through managing production lines and P&L's, to finally a trusted consulting advisor for some of the largest manufacturers in the world. Mr. Merschat's education and training have evolved in lockstep with his career. Mr. Merschat has developed an impressive set of analytical and quantification skills and credentials that he applies to complex business problems to derive optimized solutions and eliminate wasteful processes. Mr. Merschat helped Fortune 500 companies develop their operational, marketing, and customer service strategies and methodologies to align with the Voice of the Customer as well as the corporate vision and direction. It is the focus on the corporate strategic vision that differentiates Mr. Merschat from his peers. Mr. Merschat is a trusted advisor who provides strong leadership and subject matter expertise and will deliver positive change in the form of improved increased profits, world class operational excellence, concentrated root cause analysis, superior product quality, and workforce safety, as well as superior client service levels, coupled with the necessary organizational transformation to make challenging improvement efforts successful in a timely manner.

Credentials:

• MBA - Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
  • Concentrations
    • Quantitative Analytics
    • Production & Operations
    • Strategy
    • Organizational Behavior
    • Marketing
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
• BS EMET - Pennsylvania State University
• AS EET - Pennsylvania State University

About Me:

"I am a strategist and process improvement expert. I differentiate myself from other MBA's, Engineers, and Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belts by my background, experience, and strategic perspective. I started my professional career from a blue collar background, worked my way into management, ran P&L's, and consulted for Fortune 500 companies as a strategist for one of the largest consulting groups in the nation, all while obtaining my degrees at the same time. I did it the hard way, but it taught me a lot about organizations and myself. I have since unleashed my entrepreneurial spirit to bring my skills and knowledge to market for other companies to leverage. I find this type of work fascinating and rewarding. The beauty of being a consultant for both me and my clients is that I am able to focus on the issues without being mired in the bureaucracy and political landscape of organizations; which can detract from finding true causation, implementing remediation, and finding ways to transform organizational culture to accept new improvement initiatives." ~ Jason Merschat