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31 December 2004

About Kevin Meyer

Blog_meyer_2Kevin Meyer started the Superfactory website in 1997 as a simple list of manufacturing excellence resource links. The information portal grew tremendously over the next several years, with the Evolving Excellence blog being added in late 2004.  Kevin has over 20 years of manufacturing management and lean turnaround experience at Sylvania, Abbott Laboratories, and Newport. 

He is currently president and owner of Superfactory Ventures LLC and is president of Specialty Silicone Fabricators, a global manufacturer of silicone components for the medical device industry.  He is on the board of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence, currently serving as VP of Internet Strategy, as well as the boards of two technology startup companies.  Kevin lives in Morro Bay, California.  He is the co-author of Evolving Excellence, and is a regular speaker at manufacturing conferences and events.

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