About Us

Our business is based on making your business better.  A lot better.

We know that our success comes from our customers telling their suppliers, colleagues and friends about the benefits and results we've helped them achieve. Every one of our implementations is practical, pragmatic and results-focused.

Our approach is to teach your team what they need to know to help design, run and manage the new process... then lead and coach the team as we put the new process in place.  We're not on-site for months on end, nor do we leave you 'holding the bag'. We stay with you to optimize the process as it runs and support you when there are issues or changes to make.

Your success is our success.

 

Meet our President

 

Paul Boots is founder and President of Praesto Lean Solutions. Since 1996, Paul has guided his customers to successful lean implementations and trained lean implementation teams at facilities across the nation and around the world.  His past and present customers range from family-owned workshops to Fortune 500 multinationals, large-scale industrial manufacturing to volunteer-based charity organizations.

Paul applies a straightforward, quantitative and rigorous implementation methodology that delivers real, lasting results without jargon or hype. The value of this approach has demonstrated itself in a long history of lean implementation successes across multiple industries. Customers worldwide have appreciated Paul’s approachable and straightforward manner, which helps to quickly engage individuals from the shop floor to the executive suite. A testament to the lasting success of Paul’s implementations is that 100% of Praesto Lean Solutions customers have come from customer referrals.

Paul’s previous career experience includes: Director of Worldwide Manufacturing Operations for Hewlett Packard; Vice President and Senior Consultant at previous lean manufacturing consulting companies; manufacturing management and engineering management positions at Texas Instruments and at SABCO, an Australian plastic injection molding and industrial product company.

Paul holds an Honors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Adelaide, Australia, and an MBA, also from the University of Adelaide.