History

Ray Attiyah
Founder and CIO (Chief Innovation Officer)

Our company was founded in 1996 as Midwest Manufacturing Solutions (MMS) — a leading management leadership and manufacturing improvement firm that delivered rapid business results through the application of lean manufacturing principles and hands-on implementation tailored to the precise needs of the client company.

Founder Ray Attiyah had been working for an organization that engaged consultants to help improve efficiency and productivity. After making big promises, the consulting firm merely delivered a book about what the company needed to do to make improvements. According to Ray, “We already knew what we needed to do. What we needed to know was how to get it done.” Having identified an enormous gap in what consultants traditionally delivered and what manufacturers truly needed to improve their business, Ray established Definity Partners, using a hands-on approach to fill that need.

As our company grew, Ray hired people who shared his drive to positively impact business success. He employed a stringent hiring process so that he knew he was offering his clients professionals with the most practical experience and a passion for driving change.

From successfully implementing this mindset and methodology, we expanded our services into other markets. By working with clients in financial services, health care, food services, distribution, construction, and the non-profit sector, our company evolved from a lean manufacturing organization into a people development organization with principles that apply to any industry.

Now as Definity Partners, we continue to deliver a unique improvement model with a primary focus on developing people and transforming cultures for long-term sustainable improvement. And as we grow, we apply our own philosophy of continuous improvement to developing our own people and processes to extend that value to all our client partners.