Roles

Founder, President and Chairman of the Board

The Great Discovery, LLC
2009 to Present
Primary job responsibilities are related to the executive governance of The Great Discovery, LLC (TGD), a Scottsdale based training firm that is focused on the consumer market (individuals) as well as the commercial market (corporations and institutions). The primary product is a training program that is derived from the practices and principles associated with Six Sigma. The consumer based training is centered on a proprietary process that is used to create a wide array of value-centric improvements in a person’s home life, personal life and work life. The commercial based training is centered on creating value-centric improvements in the core processes of an organization, as well as leadership development and cultural transformation.

Six Sigma Management Institute
2003 to Present
Primary job responsibilities are related to the executive governance of the Six Sigma Management Institute (SSMI). The SSMI is a Scottsdale based consulting firm that is interconnected to the Six Sigma Federation, a consortium of large-scale institutions focused on the installation of six sigma in mid-size and small corporations. Other responsibilities include serving as Chairman of the Board for SSMI and Advisory Council Member for Entrada Software Corporation.

Six Sigma Academy, Inc.
1994 to 2003
Primary job responsibilities are related to the executive management of the Six Sigma Academy (SSA). The SSA is a Scottsdale based consulting firm dedicated to the implementation and deployment of Six Sigma within client corporations. Other responsibilities include serving as a member of the Board.

Asea Brown Boveri, Inc.
1993 to 1994
Primary job responsibilities include the deployment of quality systems throughout the US region and world-wide operations of the company for purposes of attaining total customer satisfaction, higher operating margins, and lower factory cycle-time. Inherent to this responsibility is the formulation of a quality vision for the client company, development of a strategic plan to realize the vision, and the creation of an infrastructure to support and sustain implementation.

Six Sigma Research Institute Motorola University, Motorola Inc.
1990 to 1993
Primary job responsibilities include the executive management and provision of technical leadership for a major multi-company research and development institute with an annual budget exceeding one million dollars. The institute mission is related to the research, development, documentation, and dissemination of advanced product design and process engineering tools as applied to leading edge electronic equipment, software and services. Inherent to this responsibility is the direction of a technical staff consisting of five research scientists and engineers, as well as an administrative support, instructional staff and adjunct faculty.

Group Staff Government Electronics Group, Motorola Inc.
1989 to 1990
Primary job responsibilities include the provision of technical leadership in the areas of product design optimization, process design optimization, and producibility analysis and optimization. Also responsible for the planning, design, execution, and statistical analysis of experiments for solving process and product related problems in a hi-tech, hi-rel electronics environment (defense contracts in the areas of aerospace applications, ordinance fuses, tactical/secure communications, and radar systems). Another major area of application is the development of computer simulation models and tools. Job responsibilities also encompass the provision of statistical engineering consulting services to the various technical functions within the organization. Such consulting is related to the use of experiment design, mathematical statistics, statistical process control, and quantitative problem solving methods. Responsible for the instruction of internal statistical engineering courses (entry level through advanced applications) in the areas of Statistical Process Control (SPC), descriptive and inferential statistics (parametric and nonparametric), and experiment design aimed at engineering, scientific grade personnel, and technical management.

Advanced Quantitative Research Laboratory Quality and Reliability Engineering, Communications Division, Government Electronics Group, Motorola Inc.
1986 to 1989
Primary job responsibility related to statistical engineering consulting and leadership in the areas of product design optimization, producibility optimization, and process control. Also responsible for the development and implementation of strategic plans leading to the modification of the problem solving and process control culture within the organization. Extensive application of statistical analysis methods, mathematical and probability models, and computer simulation as related to product design.

Quality and Reliability Engineering, Communications Division, Government Electronics Group, Motorola Inc.
1985 to 1986
Primary job responsibilities related to the utilization of advanced statistical techniques/procedures. Extensive application experience related to the use of mathematical statistics (parametric and nonparametric) for the purposes of hypothesis testing (linear and nonlinear, sequential and random) in relationship with statistical design of experiments. Expert level understanding of analysis-of-variance, analysis-of-covariance, multiple-regression, nonparametric statistics, statistical process control charts (X bar, R, MR, MXbar, Individuals, Xbar geometric, p, np, u, c, chi-square, t-square, and pre-control), acceptance sampling (MIL-STD-105D), and reliability testing (MIL-STD-1235 and MIL-STD-781C). Direct application to chemical, mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical environments.

Research Dynamics, Tempe, Arizona
1984 to 1985
Primary job responsibilities included management and statistical consulting, quantitative problem solving and the delivery of instructional services to manufacturing organizations in the areas of experiment design, experimental statistics, statistical process control, quantitative diagnostics, and technical management methods.

Department of Technology College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
1981 to 1984
Primary job responsibilities included the development and instruction of 100 through 400 level Industrial Technology and computer classes as well as related laboratory experiences. Participated in several major research projects.

Delco-Remy Division General Motors Corporation Anderson, Indiana
1976 to 1980
Primary job responsibilities included the management and supervision of several manufacturing areas and approximately 150 employees. Related management and supervisory experience with assembly, sub-assembly, machining, high-speed presses, sonic welding, and tool/die operations. Also responsible for scheduling, labor arbitration, and various budgetary activities.