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In 2006, he became Engineering Director for the Building Construction Products Division in North Carolina, where he established global engineering teams. Shoemaker&#8217;s responsibilities grew further in 2012 when he was named Chief Engineer for the Excavation division in Japan, overseeing development of tracked and wheeled excavators and managing over 600 engineers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Shoemaker joined the Lean Enterprise Institute as a Senior Advisor for Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD). 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