Mr. Julien Bratu

Julien Bratu

Country Manager
Kaizen Institute Romania
and
President of Kaizen Manager Club Association

Professional Career
2013 – present – Coordinator “KAIZEN Award” in Romania; Coordinator “KAIZEN Education for Romania” Program
2009 – Founder KAIZEN Manager Club Association
2004 – present – Country Manager of KAIZEN Institute Romania
2002 – President of AOTS Japan – Romania (The Romanian Association for Japanese Management)
2000 – 2004 – Member of Directorial Board of National Quality Award–J.M.JURAN – EFQM Model)
1995 – 2004 – Lead Assessor (QMS, EMS) – International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA)
1997 – 2002 – President of the National Register of Quality Auditors – RENA
1994 – General Director BRACO FORUM
1991 – “LAREX” General Director – National Institute for Products Testing
1990 – Founder of 56th Technical Committee “Management and Quality Assurance” and representative of ISO-Romania at ISO-Geneva
1983 – QA Manager Nuclear Plant – Electronics Products Supply Chain
Professional Expertise
Led various Continuous Improvement Projects in multinational companies from Romania like: Assa Abloy, Johnson Controls, Takata, Hirschmann Automotive, JTI Manufacturing, Eldon, Sandoz, Pirelli Tyres, Gealan, Continental Automotive, Romstal, Hochland, Martelli, Leoni, Honeywell, Swedwood, IKEA, Leman Industrie.
Strong experience in KAIZEN Management: Hoshin Kanri Strategy, Policy Deployment, KAIZEN Leadership, TFM, TPM, TQM, TSM, TCM techniques
Experience in Total Quality Management, ISO 9000 Audits in France, Germany, UK, Japan and Romania
Industrial Experience since 1980
Education and Training
Training courses in Quality Management and KAIZEN Management in Japan, Portugal, Germany, UK, France, Switzerland, Hungary, Romania.
2006 – PhD in Industrial Engineering – PhD thesis: „Restructuring companies by quality”.
1980 – “Diplomat engineer” – University of Politehnica Bucharest – Electronics and Telecommunication