Erin Cuellar
Erin Cuellar is the Director of Manufacturing at Gratz Pilates, where she leads manufacturing operations with a focus on lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. She is passionate about building efficient processes, empowering teams, and ensuring every piece of Gratz apparatus reflects the quality and craftsmanship the company is known for.
Erin has spent her career helping manufacturing organizations improve the way they work. With a background in manufacturing engineering and operations leadership, she enjoys identifying opportunities to streamline processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and create systems that allow teams to produce exceptional work.
At Gratz, she's inspired by the opportunity to apply lean manufacturing principles while preserving the craftsmanship that defines every piece of apparatus. She believes continuous improvement isn't about changing what makes Gratz special—it's about strengthening the processes that support the people who build it.
As Director of Manufacturing, Erin works across manufacturing, engineering, and operations to improve production processes, support new initiatives, and help ensure Gratz apparatus is built with consistency and precision.
Her work focuses on implementing lean manufacturing practices, improving workflows, reducing waste, and developing systems that allow the manufacturing team to work more efficiently while maintaining the level of quality and craftsmanship expected of Gratz. She enjoys solving operational challenges, fostering collaboration across departments, and building processes that support both today's production needs and Gratz's long-term growth.
"The people. Everyone I work with has passion for what they do. "
"I learned the history of Gratz and Pilates. It is really cool to hear how we are still building the original designs. "