Tracey Richardson is president/co-owner of Teaching Lean Inc. She has over 28 years of experience in Toyota methodologies and was a Group Leader in the Plastics Department at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky from 1988-1998. Richardson is certified in Toyota Business practices (8 Step Problem Solving), and returned to Toyota as an internal contractor trainer in 1999. She is on the faculty at the Lean Enterprise Institute and lives in Ormond Beach, Florida.
Ernie Richardson is co-owner of Teaching Lean and a faculty member at the Lean Enterprise Institute. He has more than 28 years of experience in manufacturing and human resources management - production. Richardson is certified in The Toyota Way, Toyota Business Practices (8 Step Problem Solving), and specializes in Toyota Production system thinking. He resides in Ormond Beach, Florida.