Steve Ostler

Steve Ostler currently serves as the North America Water Heating Quality Manager and Enterprise Excellence Manager at A. O. Smith Corporation, focusing on the creation and implementation of Operational Excellence strategies across multiple sites. Prior to this role, Steve held positions at Carlex as Continuous Improvement Manager and High-Speed Tempering Manager, where Lean and Six-Sigma tools were integrated into the organizational culture. Experience includes serving as Quality Manager at Haas Door, overseeing AC10 and ISO 17025 Quality Systems, and holding multiple roles at Johnson Controls, including Master Black Belt, where responsibilities centered on Lean Six Sigma in the US Region. Steve Ostler holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Japanese from Brigham Young University.