CENTROID CONSULTING GROUP - Key Persons
As an Industrial Engineering student at Cal Poly University in Pomona CA, Fred Gapasin's first experience in industry was working as a member of a team assisting his professor's consulting project with a local electric motor manufacturer. That early experience of helping a client improve their operations by observing and analyzing the flow, determining root causes of problems, and designing an improved information management system served as the beginning of a successful career that has spanned over 35 years.
Fred has earned a reputation as a hands-on transparent leader, mentor, and communicator. A known change facilitator with a deep understanding of product and service fulfillment, Fred has worked extensively in advocating operational excellence as an engineer, manager, executive, and independent consultant for a wide range of companies in the industrial, high-tech, Mil-Aero/Defense avionics, consumer electronics, and EMS industries. Besides Consultant, titles he has held include Manufacturing Engineer, Manager of Manufacturing Engineering, QA Manager, Plant Manager, Director of Operations, Vice President of Operations, and General Manager. Some of the organizations that Fred has worked for include Teledyne, Ampex, ITT- Barton, Giga-tronics, and Sanmina.
In addition to leading teams in the implementation of various operations and supply chain improvement programs at these companies, Fred also is a veteran of organizational development, teaching, and training. While employed in the Defense sector, Fred became certified by the U.S. Naval Weapons Center to train employees in high reliability manufacturing techniques. Fred has come to recognize the importance of a respected and engaged workforce. Throughout his career, he has trained diverse workforces in statistical methods, lean manufacturing, risk management, and quality management systems. An adjunct faculty member, Fred has also taught operations management and quality assurance courses at California State University East Bay, the University of Phoenix, and Western Washington University. He is currently a member of the Advisory Board for the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management/Operations Management Program at WWU.
Fred holds a BSIE and MBA Production and Operations Management; his credentials include Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, (ASQ SSBB), and Supply Chain Operations Reference Professional (APICS SCOR-P). He is a member of APICS/ASCM, the American Society for Quality, and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. An avid and accomplished musician, Fred currently resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Mee Mee.