Chihiro Nakao - Father of Moonshine (FOM) of Shingijutsu Ltd Mr. Nakao spent the first 27 years of his career working for the Toyota Group where he was mentored and trained by Mr. Ohno, originator of the Toyota Production System (TPS). Nakao was a part of the original autonomous study groups initiated by Ohno who ultimately came up the basic philosophy and approach of TPS. Nakao founded the Shingijutsu Company in 1987 at the behest of Mr. Nakao has dedicated himself to spreading the principles of the Toyota Production System around the world to create the Global Production System. Nakao was recently appointed Jutsu Shu, and is now the owner and steward of the company’s art and practices.
This is important since it ensures the art or technology and its practice are current, effective and is used correctly by all sensei. Our team is comprised of over 45 team members or sensei, each with extensive experience in a broad range of industries and businesses as well as the long term commitment and extensive experience in Kaizen. Our team member’s average over 28 years in industrial experience as well as 15 years dedicated to the promotion of Kaizen. We have backgrounds including automotive, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, electronics, health care, appliances, heavy equipment, mining, internet sales and distribution, publishing, confectionaries, and the garment industry. 
In addition to the skills needed in industrial settings, we also have extensive experience in office or white collar kaizen, working in such fields as human resources, finance and engineering.
Chihiro Nakao, Shingijutsu USA's founder, has developed a series of process improvement services that consist of Seminars and Workshops that leverage kaizen to help clients achieve a more productive and lean operating environment.
Our team members joined Shingijutsu Company after careers at many companies. Shingijutsu is also commited to developing the next generation of sensei to help global businesses and organizations prosper and grow in the next hundred years. The maturity and skills of our older team members offer a unique and special opportunity to teach and develop new, younger team members.
You will often see these newer team members with our senior sensei during kaizen events to assist, observe and learn. ©2016 Copyright - Shingijutsu USAShingijutsu USA Specializes in Kaizen, lean manufacturing, lean process improvement, kanban, Just-in-Time, Sensei, Toyota Production System, Nakao.