Milwaukee

LCI Community of Practice

Milwaukee, WI

The LCI Milwaukee Community of Practice is a robust, diverse group of professionals from across the design and construction industry passionate about bringing people together to increase the adoption of a Lean approach.

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Our Impact

What We Do

We are dedicated to raising awareness of Lean principles and strengthening Lean practices in the Milwaukee design and construction community by:

  • Advancing Lean knowledge and understanding.
  • Providing academic, applied and experiential learning opportunities that engage members at any point in their development of Lean mastery.
  • Building a Lean network to better connect people and ideas.
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Get Involved

Visit the upcoming events section below; as events are opened for registration they will be visible here. Please use the associated link to register. Limited space is available for many of these events. Be sure to reserve your spot early.

Further along in your Lean journey? We’d love to hear from you as we move forward in developing deeper learning and application.

If you are looking for a more active role in our CoP, have questions or suggestions, please contact us.

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Core Members

2023 Milwaukee CoP Core Group
  • Leader - Nick Loughrin, Boldt
  • Vice Leader - Mark Lillesand, CG Schmidt
  • Events Leader - Karen Newhouse, Miron
  • Events Vice Leader - Megan Zak, HGA
  • Education Leader - Aaron White, DIRTT
  • Education Vice Leader - Kyle Alvarez, Advocate Aurora Health
  • Membership/Sponsorship Leader - Travis Kuehner, Advocate Aurora Health
  • Membership/Sponsorship Vice Leader - Shawn Hinke, Miron
  • Marketing Leader - Christina Robotka, LERDAHL
  • Marketing Vice-Leader - Kipp Sturdivant, Tweet Garot
  • Financial Leader - Ryan Petska, The Petska Group
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Field Crew Huddle

Explore the Field Crew Huddle website to see how community of practice members are contributing to a platform for sharing methods, improvements and lessons learned on project sites or shops. Want to be featured? Now accepting submissions.

Learn More

Upcoming Local Events

06
Thu
Apr

A Lean Coffee Happy Hour (Milwaukee CoP)

Wisconsin - Milwaukee
06
Thu
Apr

A Lean Coffee Happy Hour - Fox Valley (Milwaukee CoP)

Wisconsin - Milwaukee
20
Thu
Apr

It's a Big Room, but is it the Right Room? (Milwaukee CoP)

Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Upcoming National Events

06
Thu
Apr

WEBINAR: LCI Course - Effective Big Room

Virtual
20
Thu
Apr

WEBINAR: IPD for Small Projects

Virtual
03
Wed
May

WEBINAR: Demystifying the IPD Contract

Virtual
18
Thu
May

WEBINAR: 5S in Lean Construction

Virtual

Annual Sponsors

The Milwaukee CoP would like to thank our 2022 sustaining sponsors whose contributions help fund local events and workshops to promote awareness and adoption of Lean.

Milwaukee’s CoP Sustaining Sponsors (2022)

Industry Partners

We thank our 2022 Industry Partners, whose affiliation with our Milwaukee CoP helps to amplify Lean awareness among our industry through the cross-promotion of events and educational opportunities.