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2008-Present
Lean Six-Sigma (LSS) Master Black Belt | Statistician
Providing >10X ROI results for service, manufacturing and R&D enterprises.
Successfully trained, certified and coached staff through upper management in LSS methods and roadmaps.
Created and delivered custom training in Lean, DFSS, Root Cause Analysis, Systems Thinking, SPC, and DoE.
Implemented quality systems with statistical methods for process optimization and validation.
Led process development projects that enabled transitions from R&D to production.
Facilitated Value Stream Mapping events, which eliminated the need for facility expansion and identified critical
improvement opportunities.
2003-2008
Six-Sigma Black Belt | Engineering Statistician | Member of the Technical Review Board
Trained and mentored Lean Six-Sigma Belts through DFSS and DMAIC projects involving quality improvement
from design process and supplier to customer throughout US and Europe.
Earned bonuses for critical process improvements that saved $1.2MM the first year and avoided plant shutdown.
Institutionalized (under FDA regulation), multiple weekly DMAiC-Kaizen events needed to reduce process
change lead-time. Resulted in significant reduction of rework and downtime due to change plan rejections.
Developed and delivered training and statistical methods for process optimization, validation and control,
structured problem-solving and project management.
2001-2003
Co-Founder | Consultant
Helped create and launch a team of Lean Six-Sigma and Quality Engineering professionals providing
consulting services, training and certification for manufacturing and technology-based companies in
Upstate NY.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Center for Quality & Applied Statistics , Rochester, NY
1996-2001
1991-2001
Six-Sigma Black Belt | Quality Engineer | Statistical Consultant
Developed and implemented quality and process improvement strategies and provided statistical expertise
and training to cross functional teams in photo-films, semiconductor, electronic subassemblies, injection
molding, and equipment manufacturing.
Eliminated low-test yield in high-volume circuit boards through optimization of wave solder processes.
Optimized high-volume digital imaging chip assembly process ahead of production launch schedule.
Developed and utilized innovative visual methods for designing and analyzing experiments that boost the
rate of correct conclusions in complex multi-stage process improvement experiments.
Led multivariate SPC studies in injection molding that enabled isolation of problems before affecting quality.
Chairperson for Kodaks annual Lean Six-Sigma Conference and Editor for the Kodak Statistics Newsletter.
1984-1991 Summary:
Electrical Engineer: General Electric (military electronics), Xerox, Mobil Chemical, and General Signal Corp.
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