About
Founded in April 2020, RIVR Solutions Ltd was established by Allister MacIsaac and Greg Hastings after working together for another local consulting firm. They felt that they could provide measurable results at the highest possible value through trust and good working relationships with their clients. Rooted in Lean Manufacturing principles and practices, RIVR continues to grow its service offerings to include productivity improvement, effective warehouse practice and design to Strategic Planning and Development. We help by teaching owners and managers effective ways to lead and execute, which is the key to a successful business operation
In March 2022, RIVR Solutions acquired the intellectual property to develop the RIVR Robot Lean Simulation Kit. This kit was designed to enable companies to teach the basics of lean manufacturing. Introducing real life challenges to a simple manufacturing process, the RIVR Robot Lean Simulation Kit allows in-house facilitators to teach the basics of managing product mix, single-piece flow, visual controls, and balanced flow manufacturing.
RIVR Solutions brings value to every client through:
- Promoting unobstructed operational flow, eliminating waste and focusing on value.
- Understanding your organization well enough to become part of the team.
- Maintaining a toolbox of methodologies that can be applied to a range of business types and industry sectors.
- Facilitating change within the culture of the organization to reach a future state.
- Ensuring long-term viability for a thriving and sustainable organization.
- Building confidence with the client with strong relationships and trusted commitment.
- Verifying the intended results through active involvement in implementation and follow-through.
How are we different?
Many consultants will conduct assessments and provide recommendations, but RIVR goes the extra mile to understand your business and culture. We will begin speaking your language. This level of trust facilitates an environment conducive to success. RIVR doesn’t employ a “cookie cutter” approach, but a customized solution derived from proven industry practices to meet the needs of your organization.
The Founders, Greg Hastings and Allister MacIsaac have a wide range of business and continuous improvement knowledge with over 50 years of combined experience. See their background outlined below. This experience combined with RIVRs extended team of consultants utilize this pool of experience to help your organization.
RIVR stands for Relentless Improvement, Verified Results. We will do whatever it takes to ensure you have the right solution for the agreed upon problem. We ensure the solution is fully implemented and the results are measured and effective.
RIVR Solutions brings Experience, Tools, and Trust that drive Profitability, Efficiency and Effectiveness throughout your Organization.
The RIVR Team
Greg Hastings
Greg comes with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University and a Masters of Theology from Boston University. This well rounded education has allowed him to engage with individuals on several levels of an organization. Starting out in the semiconductor industry, he gained an aptitude for process and system design. This continued with operations management, project management, and quality assurance management in the factory automation industry. Here he gained his training in Lean Manufacturing at the Delphi Institute and implemented those practices in the transportation industry building walking floors for semi-truck trailers. While there, he was the Chair of the High Desert Enterprise Consortium, training and implementing lean manufacturing in over 20 companies across the Central Oregon region. Over the last decade or so, Greg has done quality and continuous improvement in the aerospace industry supporting and implementing systems compatible with ISO 9001 and AS 9100.
Allister MacIsaac
Allister has held management and senior leadership positions in operations, general management, business development and sales. A large proportion of his experience has been in change management, including corporate re-organization resulting from merger and acquisition activity to adaptations of economic change. These changes included the implementation of automation technologies, operational excellence and continuous improvement. Allister has experience in consulting, manufacturing, product distribution, technology and technology development, oil and gas, pipeline, industrial equipment and geo-environmental industries. Allister has been involved in various projects ranging from ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) transitions, Lean manufacturing and project management experience. Allister has long-term experience planning in strategy, business operations, human resources, sales and marketing in unionized and non-unionized environments. He has also held several positions requiring financial oversight and management of operations for small, medium and large enterprises. Allister has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Psychology and Minor in Human Geography and has earned an Executive Master of Business Administration Degree mid-career.
