Steve Austin, Meng, Mba, Black Belt Email & Phone Number

I am a Senior Innovation Excellence Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for Black & Veatch. I offer a proven track record of leading Lean Six Sigma projects and other improvement initiatives, leading and mentoring teams, and supporting numerous areas of management, operations, and finance. I am an out-of-the-box strategic thinker with a passion for using Six Sigma, Lean, and Business Process Management processes to deliver validated benefits. I enjoy engaging the organization at all levels to accelerate innovation, leadership development, and value creation.In addition to Lean Six Sigma, my diverse past roles in financial planning & analysis, project controls, and engineering enable me to provide unique value and insights into improvement projects, and to have a thorough understanding of the financial and performance measures by which we track and define success. I have served as the president of several professional organizations, and have been awarded Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, as well as additional certifications in Lean and change management. Through the entrepreneurial arm of Black & Veatch, I helped co-found one of Black & Veatch's new business pilots which was competitively selected among other candidates and has received over $1 million in funding.I possess strong academic qualifications including a Master of Business Administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a Master of Engineering in Project Management from the University of Kansas, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Kansas State University.I look forward to meeting you! You can reach me at Steve.Austin.MBA@gmail.com.

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  Senior Innovation Excellence Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

  Black & Veatch

  Aug 2024 - Present