About Melius Advisors, LLC

Mr. Calderone brings over 17 years of experience leading operational and strategic change/improvement initiatives within the healthcare sector. 

Mr. Calderone has supported operational improvement efforts in a wide variety of healthcare delivery settings including physician practices, clinics, critical access hospitals, large community-based hospitals, and urgent care centers. 

Mr. Calderone specializes in organizational change management and leadership coaching/development. Mr. Calderone is a veteran of the United States Army. 

Mr. Calderone is Lean Silver Certified from the Simpler organization. 

Mr. Calderone holds a BA degree and a master's degree in organizational management from Spring Arbor University and a master of science degree in organizational/industrial psychology from Capella University. 

LinkedIn Profile:  linkedin.com/in/chriscalderone 

Email: chrisc@meliusadvisors.com 

Mr. Maas  has deep experience in various culture and organizational change initiatives that include aligning daily work activity to support the achievement of strategic performance targets.

Mr. Maas has successfully facilitated numerous Kaizen and rapid improvement events (RIE) that have helped clients realize cost-savings, productivity improvements, improved safety performance/quality, improved customer satisfaction, etc. 

Mr. Maas brings proven, practical, and hands-on experience employing Lean methods in complex modernization/transformation efforts in order helps organization realize sustained operational efficiencies. 

Mr. Maas' certifications include: 

• American Society for Quality Certified
• Manager of Quality/Operational Excellence
• Six Sigma Black Belt, Quality Engineer, and Quality Auditor
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Simpler Lean Silver Certification 

Mr. Maas holds a BS degree in engineering and management and a MBA degree from the University of Texas at Tyler

LinkedIn Profile:  linkedin.com/in/brian-maas 

Email: brianm@meliusadvisors.com 

Mr. Shea has a successful record of working  with organizations to ensure continuous improvement by effectively engaging with all levels of staff where he effectively leverages a top down and bottom up approach.

Mr. Shea believes that healthy change must be sustainable and not solely dependent on consultants or other external forces to keep things growing and moving forward. His leadership approach focuses on teams and individuals, is holistic, and based on the Toyota Production System (TPS) principles acquired through his Lean certification.

These principles and methods apply to any industry, and his "wheelhouses" are manufacturing/logistics and healthcare. They extend to core business (operational and back-office), supply chain management, clinical support, and project management. 

Mr. Shea's other areas of expertise include: corporate strategy/planning, customer experience, web/digital strategy, service center, corporate marketing/sales and finance/accounting.

Mr. Shea's approach focuses on teamwork, respect, and creating value while eliminating waste, which he has used to help organizations generate millions of dollars in savings. Mr. Shea is passionate about his work, and he welcomes you to reach out and spark a conversation! 

Mr. Shea is Lean Silver certified from the Simpler organization and he is also Bronze Lean certified from the Shingo Institute. 

Mr. Shea holds BBA in business from Western Michigan University and a MBA with a finance concentration from Wayne State University.

LinkedIn Profile:  linkedin.com/in/michael-shea-mba-and-lean-certified-742a5013 

Email:  coming soon   

Mr. Kidder brings his focused curiosity and intense passion for serving and improving the customer experience across diverse industry sectors. 

Mr. Kidder leverages his broad technical skills that allow him to be successful in diverse environments where he helps to develop high performing teams while consistently delivering results in multiple industries and across organizational teams. 

Mr. Kidder honed is Lean performance improvement skills while working in Taichung City, Taiwan at the Trek bike company. 

Mr. Kidder also has deep experience leading performance improvement teams and leading organizational improvement efforts across  various industry sectors.

Mr. Kidder holds BS degree and a MS degree in supply chain management from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.

LinkedIn Profile:  linkedin.com/in/travis-kidder-540606b 

Email: travisk@meliusadvisors.com