The People Behind SLS
Meet Our Team.
Simplified Lean Solutions is built on two decades of combined operational, military, and business leadership. Every engagement is personal — because the people leading it are.
We're not a consulting firm that parachutes in with a slide deck. Charles spent years inside operations — as a VP, as a practitioner, as the person accountable for results. Shanda built the systems that keep the work running. When you work with SLS, you work with us directly.
Charles Carlton
Founder & Lead Consultant
A U.S. Air Force veteran and seasoned operations executive, Charles built SLS to give organizations the systems and capability to lead their own lean transformation — permanently. He has led lean initiatives from the executive level and implemented them at the frontline across manufacturing and process-intensive industries.
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Shanda Carlton
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
With 20+ years of operational, financial, and customer-focused leadership, Shanda drives the systems, structure, and stability that power the CHUCKITDOWN methodology. She oversees all event logistics, supply management, financial operations, and internal processes.
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