Dan Markovitz is the founder and president of TimeBack Management, and is a faculty member of the Lean Enterprise Institute. He has worked with Qualcomm, WL Gore & Associates, the University of California, American Express, Merrill Lynch, the law firm of Fenwick & West, the NYC Department of Health, and Planned Parenthood of New York City, among other clients. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and Time.com, written for the Wall Street Journal, Industry Week, The Manufacturer, Superfactory, and the Journal of Accountancy. He is also a regular contributor to Evolving Excellence, the LeanBlog, and the New York Enterprise Report. Prior to founding his own firm, Mr. Markovitz held management positions at Sierra Designs, Adidas, CNET and Asics Tiger. He also has experience as an entrepreneur, having founded his own athletic footwear company.