Six Sigma Project

Ron Erickson

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Summary

30+ years of proven process and quality improvement leadership; 12 years at

corporate level: transactional and manufacturing, Six Sigma, Lean Sigma,

ISO 9000, Continuous Improvement, Total Quality Management; Baldrige,

Balanced Scorecards; superb facilitation, communication and presentation

skills; excellent project management skills

Experience

Six Sigma Master Black Belt-Consultant (2008-present)

Healthcare

Consulted with leadership teams in their implementation of Lean Six Sigma.

Trained 500+ Green Belts to reduce patient harm events, length of stay,

lead time, etc.

Trained and coached 150+ staff in Lean with 20+ Kaizen events.

Trained and mentored 50+ Black Belts with average savings > $250K /

project.

Presented at state and national conferences on healthcare improvement.

Coached a project that generated $3.3 million in revenue within 12 months

Six Sigma Master Black Belt (2004-2008)

GlaxoSmithKline

Bill Allman

Developed and conducted Yellow Belt orientation, Green Belt training, Blue

Belt (sponsor) training, and Black Belt training.

Led and facilitated major transactional projects in marketing, sales,

service center, legal, HR, IT and compliance.

Hired, trained, mentored and coached Black Belts.

Coached a project that generated $1.5 million in revenue

Lean Six Sigma Deployment Leader (1996-2003)

Oakwood Homes

Larry Walker

Developed company's Lean Six Sigma initiative.

Designed company-wide integrated measurement system from business level

down to shop floor.

Combined Six Sigma and Lean tools.

Trained 300+ Project Leaders (Black Belts and Green Belts). Managed

implementation and tracked project status across 20 sites.

Material savings over $250,000 per plant in 1st year

Ron Erickson

Quality Improvement Consultant (1990-1996)

National Quality Institute

Consulted senior management teams on TQM, QFD, ISO 9000, Six Sigma and

Lean.

Conducted company assessments; organized Six Sigma projects; trained team

leaders.

Consulted 10 CEOs of Fortune 100

Director, Quality Improvement (1985-1990)

Tenneco Oil Company

Used Dr. Juran's project-by-project approach to organize teams around

business goals. Trained division project leaders. Tracked projects and

their results across 10 divisions.

Manager, Statistical Quality Control (1980-1985)

National Semiconductor

Trained 250 engineers and supervisors in Dr. Deming's techniques (DOE, SPC,

etc.) and statistical software. Tracked project status and monitored

results. Advised management on statistical analysis and interpretation.

Reduced process variation on several key product parameters: yields

increased 15%

Supervisor, Quality Improvement (1975-1980)

Signetics

Developed plant's quality improvement process with Phil Crosby's

assistance. Turned around a plant in 1 year, which had been unprofitable

for previous 5 years. Program adopted company-wide.

Decreased defective parts per million (outgoing) from 7,000 to less than

150

Saved $35,000,000 in waste per year (according to CFO)

Education and Certification

BA Mathematics, Brigham Young University

Graduate Studies: I.E. and Statistics

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner

Crosby's Quality College Graduate

Certified Challenge (ROPEs) Course Facilitator

Certified HBDI Facilitator

Certified MBTI Facilitator

Certified ISO 9000 Lead Assessor

Completed All of Juran's Quality Courses

Certified Covey Trainer

Certified Zenger-Miller Trainer

Certified Situational Leadership Trainer

Minitab and Quality Companion Software

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