About Us

Brent has been teaching Operations and Supply Chain Management at San Diego State University for nearly a decade. Brent received his undergraduate degree in Business Management from Arizona State University and his MBA from Point Loma Nazarene University. He is a Certified Professional of Supply Chain Management (CPSM) and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Brent currently holds a position as Vice President and General Manager of Supply Chain for a Healthcare Consulting firm. In this role, Brent oversees a team of Strategic Sourcing Managers who are responsible for over $1B annual spend. Prior to working in health care, Brent held various roles in the manufacturing industry, serving in Materials Management, Global Sourcing, Planning, Forecasting, and Inventory Management.​​

Jerry has trained and certified thousands of people in Lean and Lean Six Sigma at all belt levels over the last 30 years. Jerry received his BS in Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University and his MBA from the University of Phoenix. He is a certified Master Black Belt and was the lead instructor at UCSD for Lean Enterprise for 10 years and also taught at SDSU for 3 years before retiring from university-level teaching. Jerry was the Founder of LEANwRIGHT, Inc. an award-winning, Lean Six Sigma consulting firm. Jerry is the author of the 2024 international bestselling book, "The Insanity Trap: What Your MRP Consultant Won't Tell You." Jerry has worked for 40+ years in aviation, consumer products, medical device, electronics, logistics and power distribution industries in Quality, Operations, Engineering, and Executive leadership roles.

Mike is a seasoned coach, consultant, facilitator and author with more than 25 years of hands- on experience guiding organizations through Lean transformations. As president of Osterling Consulting and former leader of San Diego State University’s Lean Enterprise Certificate Program, he’s helped companies strengthen performance and build cultures of continuous improvement in industries including manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, banking, energy, and construction. A Six Sigma Black Belt and Certified Lean Trainer, he’s fluent in Spanish and has coauthored several respected books, including the Shingo Prize–winning Value Stream Mapping and The Kaizen Event Planner.

Luke is an innovative executive leader with hands-on success in building organizations and companies through M&A, organic growth, and implementing key transformational projects. He is experienced in establishing business and great operational teams that deliver outstanding results. Luke is a people-centric leader that drives lean operating practices and creates high performance culture of continuous improvement. Luke has been CEO, COO and co-owner of multiple manufacturing operations businesses over the last 40 years.

Rhylee Magazinovic is a Communications graduate from San Diego State University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with minors in Business Management and Religious Studies. As Multimedia Content Coordinator for Operations University, she creates written, video, and digital content that helps translate insights from leaders in operations, supply chain management, and continuous improvement into engaging resources for professionals. Rhylee is passionate about storytelling, leadership, and connecting people with ideas that drive meaningful growth and impact.

Maya is an operations executive with more than 20 years of experience in scaling global in-vitro diagnostics organizations across manufacturing and supply chain. She led multiple end-to-end operations and P&L in FDA-regulated environments, improving performance, expanding margins, and commercializing complex products. Maya is known for building and leading high-performing teams and driving clarity, structure, and accountability in complex operations.

Tonya is an operations executive who works to turn strategy into disciplined execution across complex, multi-site organizations. Her expertise is in strategic policy deployment, enterprise programs, operational excellence, and M&A integrations. Tonya has driven project management and operational excellence at multiple large scale medical device organizations. She also is a very experienced leader in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Supply Chain Management.

Kevin has extensive executive level experience leading lean enterprise transformations at companies with sales ranging from $50 Million - $7.2 Billion within multiple industry segments, including Class I, II and III Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Contract Manufacturing and Health Care. Kevin has been a Lean Six Sigma consultant and sensei for Alvarez & Marsal, Simpler Consulting as well as leading multiple roles in Operations and Supply Chain for Fortune 100 companies over his 40 years of experience.

Rishi has a depth and breadth of Supply Chain and Technology leadership that is well-recognized in industry. Rishi has led Supply Chain Operations for companies like Newmont Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, and he did continuous improvement at Stackpole. Rishi was the founder and CEO of Zerv, the digital marketplace (app) for the beauty, wellness & fitness industry professionals.