Techam Adds Industry Veteran Brad Cartier as Senior Consultant, Deepening Expertise in Theory of Constraints and Lean Manufacturing
Wichita, KS — November 11, 2026 — Techam, a lean consulting firm specializing in operational excellence for manufacturers, today announced the addition of Brad Cartier as Senior Consultant. Cartier brings more than 35 years of experience helping manufacturers improve flow, throughput, and operational performance across some of the most demanding industries in the world.
Cartier began his career at the Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute, the organization founded by Dr. Eli Goldratt, creator of the Theory of Constraints (TOC), where he developed deep expertise in the principles that have shaped lean and flow-based manufacturing for decades. Since then, he has led improvement initiatives across aerospace, defense, medical device, MRO, industrial manufacturing, and distribution environments, and has guided organizations through project management for new product development, software development, and ERP implementations.
“Brad doesn’t just know the theory, he has spent 35 years applying it on real floors with real teams,” said Hessam Vali, Founder of Techam. “His depth in TOC, combined with his lean and Six Sigma experience, makes him exactly the kind of practitioner we want working alongside our clients. He finds the true constraint and builds solutions people at every level can carry forward.”
Cartier combines TOC, Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies to identify the constraints limiting an operation and develop practical, sustainable solutions. He has trained hundreds of professionals in Critical Chain Project Management, spoken at PMI and APICS conferences, and taught TOC principles in MBA programs at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and the University of St. Thomas.
He holds a degree in Manufacturing Engineering, is a certified TOC Practitioner, and holds Lean and Six Sigma credentials.
About Techam
Techam is a lean consulting firm based in Wichita, KS, helping manufacturers in aerospace, defense, and industrial environments build the systems, structure, and culture that make improvement sustainable. Techam is the sister company of Optegrity Solutions, a lean-based MES built for high-mix manufacturers.
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Hessam Vali, Founder
