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• Experienced Management Consultant utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. Extensive experience in Continuous Process Improvement, PMO governance, Portfolio management, manpower predictive modeling, and organizational structure analysis. • Director Strategic Business Initiatives, Kaplan University. Master Black Belt responsible for Strategic Initiatives involving all business disciplines. Utilized Agile/Scrum methodologies for a major Information Technology project to help transform the current business model. Retained responsibility for training, mentoring and coaching an organization of approximately 5500 employees. Directly managed and mentored 8 Green Belts and 4 Black Belts. Instrumental with instilling a sense of urgency and the buy in needed to successfully deploy a much needed continuous improvement culture.• Director, Process Improvement, Interpublic Group of Companies. Master Black Belt responsible for the successful global deployment of a Six Sigma program in a transactional based Financial Shared Service organization that has global responsibility. Developed Familiarization, Champions, Process Owner, Black Belt and Greenbelt training programs for a staff of approximately 45,000. Developed and deployed Metrics reporting structure reporting key process metrics to the VP Global Shared Services as well as the corporate CFO. Provided project coaching and motoring to a contingent of BB and Green Belts on a global scale. • Director Six Sigma, First Data Resources. Effectively utilized and deployed Six Sigma tools; lead project teams in DMAIC, DMADV, DFSS, and LEAN methodologies. Mentored and coached Green Belt and Black Belt candidates. Conducted Six Sigma and Lean training for a population of 6000. •

Listed skills include Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Metrics, and 16 others.