David Levesque

Rochester, NY

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David has 40 years of leadership experience in general management, strategic project optimization, and profitable growth initiatives. A graduate of Kettering University (considered the West Point of the automotive industry), he has served in a wide range of functional roles achieving rapid, transformational change in technologies, products, processes, and culture. Industry experience spans automotive, computer, optics, food, medical devices, defense, and consumer goods. He has applied his craft at large and small companies – several being family owned. He holds certifications in a multiple of disciplines:

  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

  • Project Management

  • New Product Development

  • Business Model Canvas®

  • Net Promoter Score®

  • Performance Culture System®

As President of Lean Performance Development, Inc., he has helped owners of over 100 companies achieve profitable growth, sustaining strategic advantage and an engaged workforce. His approach clarifies the critical few from the trivial many, and waterfalls action plans so that early successes fund and enable later achievements with minimal incremental risk, investment, or lead-time.

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