“Shawn has now completed two successful projects with our team. The incremental value that Shawn brings is in teaching our people along the way so that they can continue the success and momentum after Shawn has gone. We will certainly use Shawn again.”

“I have known Shawn for over twenty years, and he has done some very good work for myself and affiliated companies over that period of time. Shawn has great skills around the process of LEAN, and works very well at every level of the Company to teach LEAN techniques with a focus on process improvement throughout the organization. He is an excellent consultant, well liked, very results oriented.”

“Shawn worked with our business for two years post-acquisition and his ability to manage several projects around business improvement was exceptional. He is personable and impressed us all with his ability to get buy-in to the changes. His ability to move from big picture thinking to detailed work was also very notable.”

“Shawn is an extremely versatile individual. He entered our business at a time where we were experiencing significant growth and required support in many aspects. Due to his versatility, he was able to meet each challenge head-on and develop a solution. With the support of his software "Bildox" we now have a platform to manage our business in an organized manner. I know without Shawn's support and dedication, our business would not be in the same position it is today. Thank you Shawn!”

“Shawn is a fantastic operations and supply chain consultant. He led us through two projects, the first for supply chain improvements and the second one to set up a forecasting system. Shawn has very strong interpersonal skills and is very well liked. He's insightful, innovative and possesses strong analytical problem solving skills. Our team especially liked his patience and professionalism. He has great follow through and execution. We completed our projects on time with great results and I look forward to using the forecasting model Shawn set up to save the company time and money. Great job!”

“Shawn has a deep technical knowledge base, combined with the very rare ability to connect with staff at all levels. We have been very pleased with the results of a recent strategic sourcing workshop held at our facility...and we are confident there will be significant returns on our investment with Grassroots.

“Shawn added significant value to our inventory management project. His coaching style and in-depth knowledge engaged all participants in the project. The final deliverable alone will create a strong ROI. The added bonus is that Shawn’s tools and coaching has provided all team members with a stronger skill set and elevated their confidence level so that they may identify and tackle future problems. The Grassroots process kept all groups on track by (1) clearly defining each group’s objectives, timeline and deliverable (2) weekly update meetings (3) executive buy-in and support and (4) presenting the final deliverables to the broader team. Would I recommend Shawn to other organizations who want to improve their supply chain? Absolutely”

Shawn and I worked together for more than 6 years and in that time Shawn was implementing supply chain improvement projects for Metrie. He has been a trusted advisor to us in the area of supply chain and operations for many years and is very good at articulating the business processes required to be successful. Shawn’s strengths are:

• He is focused on adding value to clients
• He has the ability to work with people in the business to ensure ownership of any changes
• His experience and education allows him to quickly identify problems and opportunities and to develop and implement solutions that really work
• He is very easy and pleasant to work with, "but quietly demands results".  Some of Shawn’s successes in the company are:
• He helped in the development of our proprietary demand planning solution and was big part of its successful deployment
• He helped develop our internal Buyer Certification Program to standardize the training and performance expectations of our buying teams.
• He successfully implemented Vendor Managed Inventory processes among internal divisions and external suppliers
• He has been a leader in implementing Lean thinking and practices
• He consistently achieved results that far outweighed the costs”

“Shawn Deveau was a fantastic project lead for increasing our supply chain efficiency. He challenged the stakeholders to describe and measure real results while helping them design and understand a solid process to get there. A results-oriented and inclusive working style achieved double-digit percentage reductions in on-hand inventory without sacrificing order fill rates”

“Shawn's sense of vision, honesty, integrity, and passion give us and everyone around him a real reason to be excited about the future. He is always forward-looking and never gives up. His sense of "making everything better all the time" is a true reflection of a "sensei". I am proud to be associated with him and I know that he will be successful wherever he goes, whatever he does.”