Retired Continuous Improvement/Process Excellence Professional. Practitioner of Lean and Six Sigma in manufacturing, service, and transactional settings. Champion of the application of Lean/Six Sigma tools and methodology in all environments. Advocate of the importance of change management in creating sustainable improvements.Trained as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with the George Group (now Accenture), while working for The Valspar Corporation; and achieved LSS Black Belt certification with Tyco International. Trained as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with Tyco, in a class supported by SBTI (Sigma Breakthrough Technologies Inc.). Proficient at leading and mentoring projects as a Black Belt and a Master Black Belt, coaching others through project completion and certification, and training.Holds a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration from High Point University, graduating summa cum laude; and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in International Business from High Point University, graduating with a 4.0 GPA. Received the Richard P. Budd Distinguished Business Student Award from High Point University's Earl N. Phillips School of Business.Not currently seeking new opportunities.
Listed skills include Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement, and 25 others.