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Delivering great products & services while contributing to the vitality of all host communities and host nations.
My name is Dr. D’uAndre A. Drain. I’m an award-winning published author and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Drain Corporation, LLC., a diversified services organization that provides Lean Organizational & Strategic Management consulting and publishing.
I’m currently available for consulting engagements.
What People Are Saying
“I really enjoyed your leadership philosophy.”
— Dr. Eric Goggins
“You have completed extensive research on leadership and how leaders can have a positive influence on equality and fairness in the work place of American Fortune 500 companies.”
— Bart McCandless, PhD
“Excellent modeling. You do a great job and your people are fortunate to have you as their leader. God Bless you!”
— Dr. Kevin Smith
Dr. D’uAndre A. Drain, MSSM, CLSSBB, LSSMBB
Have you ever had a job with a management process that didn’t translate strategic objectives into concrete actions? And, all levels of the organization lacked a concentrated effort to look & act in the same direction? And, you returned home feeling really down?
Well, my company is called Drain Corporation, LLC. and we provide products and services to help your firm Achieve Strategic and Organizational Goals by Engaging the Talent and Passion of People™. Diversified services include, but are not limited to: Lean Six Sigma management; strategic & organizational management solutions; scholastic publication; and multi-media broadcasting.
By offering expert services to support organizations with challenges in the workplace, we help firms compete in the marketplace through upskilling their workforce, empowering them, inspiring them, ensuring they thrive, add tons of value and feel fulfilled.
We are based in Texas but have a deepened understanding and scope of lean, strategic, and organizational manufacturing leadership within North America and internationally. Today, we consult for a variety of Fortune 500 companies and Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) in North America, Europe, and Asia.
We absolutely love what we do!
Achieving Strategic & Organizational Goals by Engaging the Talent and Passion of People™
With over 20 years of project management and leadership experience, Drain Corporation, LLC., has progressed three major Fortune 500 manufacturing companies by passionately developing and implementing shop floor improvement activities, coaching and training team members & executives in Lean Six Sigma Production Systems, and managing both major and minor change points within Toyota Manufacturing, Daimler - Chrysler Corporations, and General Electric. In most recent assignments, Drain Corporation has worked collaboratively across functions with the highest caliber talent in Safety, Quality, Lean, Engineering, Compliance, Human Resources, Digital, Finance, Maintenance, and Operations Leadership, while utilizing cutting-edge technologies and processes to continuously improve business planning at an international level. With specified technical skills, graduate degrees in Strategic & Organizational Management, and experiential tools of the Toyota Production System (TPS) & GE-Aviation Performance Systems (GEAPS) in "genba/gemba" (where the value is created), Drain Corporation has sustained a deep understanding and scope of lean manufacturing while inclusively working with diversified profit & non-profit organizational structures.
Today, I consult for a variety of Fortune 500 companies and Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Specialties:
Multiple shop management
Scheduling
New product trial planning
Data analysis
Problem solving
Employee training
Lean Manufacturing - continuous improvement
Union negotiation
Purchase orders & spot buys
Logistics - product distribution
Project management professional
Diversity & Inclusion
Business research
Financial management
Management information systems
Marketing management
International business management
Strategic management
Operational management
Organizational behavior
Quality systems - quality management for projects, Six Sigma
Corporate governance & ethics
Supply chain management
Safety kaizen
Human resource development
PDCA - plan, do, check, act
OJD - On the Job Development (Toyota)
Standardization
JIT - Just In Time
Jidoka
“Excellent work!”
– Cristina Suits, Ed.D.
“Meets and exceed expectations”
— Dr. Kevin Smith
Lean Management (Lean 6σ)
A parallel Lean implementation effort to convert management systems from conventional production to Lean. Whether in an office, technical-professional, or factory settings, Lean processes need Lean Management.
Strategic & Organizational Management Solutions
We help established brands understand various leadership concepts, with a special focus on shifting philosophical and theoretical lineage of leadership into actual workplace practice. In educational and business settings, management explores the use of consensus-building as a leadership tool in various culturally diverse and gender-diverse situations.
Scholastic Publication & Multimedia Broadcasting
We’ve conducted numerous studies to meet the needs of professionals who are designated to make decisions in their organizations. Delivering a truly international perspective, both the publication & broadcasting emphases are on Organizational Leadership topics within both educational and business settings across multiple countries.
Dr. Drain’s “work is extremely well researched and presented clearly for readers to understand” – Bart McCandless, PhD
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