Welcome to BusinessExcellence.ie, your guide to the future of business improvement. In today’s rapidly changing world, we support organisations and professionals seeking to achieve operational excellence, critical thinking, and responsible innovation. Grounded in proven methods like Lean thinking and Six Sigma, our platform values both the discipline of tradition and the need for transformative thinking. Lean helps teams eliminate waste and boost efficiency, while Six Sigma offers precision and defect reduction —together building cultures of problem-solving and customer focus.
But modern business improvement demands more than established techniques. Disruption, globalisation, and technologies like artificial intelligence require adaptability and innovation. BusinessExcellence.ie bridges the gap between tried-and-tested methodologies and the creative opportunities offered by critical thinking and advanced digital tools.
Here you will find practical case studies, downloadable templates, and step-by-step guides to real-world improvement. We also offer resources to foster critical thinking and responsible AI adoption, emphasising ethics and human judgment. Join us as we blend the wisdom of tradition with emerging possibilities to help individuals and organisations achieve sustainable, world-class performance.
About Finbarr Sheehy
Finbarr Sheehy has over 30 years of senior-level experience with some of the best US multinational organisations based in Ireland. He has extensive experience in the areas of Business Improvement, Business Process Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Deployment, Creativity & Innovation, Change Management and People Development.
Finbarr holds an Honours Degree in Electronic Engineering and a Masters’s Degree in Education (Training & Development). Finbarr is a qualified Six Sigma Master Black Belt. He is also a qualified Business Coach, certified by the Irish Institute of NeuroLinguistic Programming.
He has held the following positions
- Director of Operational Excellence & Training, Wyeth Medica Ireland, Newbridge, Kildare
- Continuous Improvement Manager – Wyeth Medica Ireland, Newbridge, Kildare
- Skills Training Manager, Process Improvement Engineer – Intel Ireland, Kildare.
- Technical Training & Process Improvement Engineer – Intel Ireland, Kildare.
- Test Development Engineer – Analog Devices Incorporated, Limerick.
As well as being the founder and Managing Director of Business Excellence.ie he is also currently the Director for Post Graduate Programmes and Research for Innopharma Education and Head of the Innopharma/Griffith Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science.
Finbarr’s Specialties:
Lean Manufacturing, Lean Enterprise, Enterprise Mapping, Value Mapping, Kaizen Events, Continuous Improvement, Innovative Training, Problem Solving, Supply Chain optimisation, Six Sigma, Lean six sigma & Continuous Improvement Practitioner, Kaizen Event facilitator, Performance Improver, Advanced Lean Tools & Practices, Managing Lean Projects, Team Building – towards a continuous improvement process, Supply Chain optimisation, Effective Leadership & Change Management, Innovative Training – Thinking outside the box.
Finbarr has led the development and validation of the following third level undergraduate and post-graduate programmes,
- Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Business & Technology
- Master of Science in Digital Transformation (Life Science)
- Master of Science in Medical Device Technology and Business
- Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Quality Systems Validation and technology
- BA & BA(Hons) in Pharmaceutical Business Operations