George McDonald

George McDonald is an experienced Transformation Manager at MSC Industrial Supply Co., focusing on lean principles to optimize business processes and drive cultural change. Previously, George held the position of Vice President of Operational Excellence at OmniMax and served as National Director of National QMS-CI at Quest Diagnostics, contributing to health outcome improvements through diagnostics. With a strong background in lean manufacturing, George has been Director at Proterra Inc. and Vice President of Operations at Fairfield Chair Co., implementing continuous improvement methods. As a co-founder of Lean Manufacturing Solutions NC, LLC, George successfully guided companies in enhancing operational efficiencies. Early career experience includes roles at Toyota's Supplier Support Center and engineering positions at Calsonic Yorozu Corporation and Diamond Star Motors. George holds a BS in Applied Science from ITT Technical Institute.