1. How many years of experience do you have in an industrial/manufacturing environment? 2. Tell me about your Lean practitioner experience (TPS, Kaizen, 6S, Daily Management, SMED, VSM, Creating Flow). 3. Have you been a subject matter Expertise in fields of Operational Excellence? Tell me about it. (Site conferences, web sites, associations, etc.) 4. When was the last time you ran an improvement event? Tell me about it. 5. Tell me about your teaching and coaching experience. 6. Tell me about your multi-region or multi-site experience. 7. Are you a US Citizen? (Legal to work) 8. Starting pay expectations?