SDSU Lean Six Sigma: Lean Six Sigma Certification

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Professional Certificate in Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Streamline your workflow. Cut your overhead. Boost your quality. Significantly impact your bottom line.

Are you interested in tangible results? Do you want to ensure your competitive edge in the market place? We will combine the best practices of Six Sigma and Lean by integrating the practical tools of Lean with the science of Six Sigma in our Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification program.

>> What is Lean Six Sigma?

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Who should attend:
Professionals and managers in operations, engineering, IT, administration, finance, product design and development, and supply chain management; as well as individuals that drive improvement initiatives.

Location of Classes
SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, Hardy Avenue entrance unless otherwise noted.

Course Materials
Participants must provide their own laptop computer. All textbooks and software are included.

The SDSU Advantage

Program includes a project developed over a three-month period
Successful completion of this program leads to a professional certificate in Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
This program takes practical and new methods that help you define, measure, analyze, improve and control real world business applications

To find out how your organization can benefit through our Preferred Partner program, contact the Professional Development Division at (619) 594-5640 or email tmcleod@mail.sdsu.edu.

This program can be offered at your site and tailored to your organization. Please call (619) 594-1153 or email lss@sdsu.edu for additional information.

"My SDSU Lean Six Sigma certification and training translated into initiating 21 Lean Six Sigma projects. This drove enterprise savings of more than $1.7 million with improved efficiency in a broad spectrum of cross functional business processes. In one key project, first-year savings translated into a 70% increased enterprise cash flow and an improved product delivery time of 91%. SDSU's Lean Six Sigma program is truly world class."

- Ricci S. Fretz, Operations/Quality Management

Lean Six Sigma Companies
Past SDSU Participants

Aera Energy, LLC
ATK Space Systems and Sensors
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Chromalloy San Diego
Dreyers, Inc.
Goodrich Corporation
Guidant Corporation
Kyocera America, Inc.
Logistics Management Institute
SAIC
US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
Veridiam

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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a combination of Lean and Six Sigma. Traditional Six Sigma has focused on the reduction of variation. Lean is the removal of waste.

Together they provide process improvement focused on customers and achieving business process improvements. When combining these two practices, a powerful continuous improvement process delivers great results.

This dynamic certificate program features simulations, practical knowledge, hands-on learning, a project, and a presentation. This six-day course meets for five days of training and one day of presentations.

Course Objectives

Learn LSS philosophy and methodology (DMAIC)
Obtain knowledge of the most common Lean and Six Sigma tools
Learn techniques for identifying and selecting opportunities for improvement
See how LSS can impact bottom line and overall business performance
Apply LSS concepts on a project to improve business processes
Begin creating a culture of continuous improvement utilizing LSS

This certificate requires individuals to attend all training, pass an assessment, work on a project (as a team), deliver results on the project, and present the project.

Instructors: Ron Duck and Ric Van Der Linden

Noncredit Schedule No. 09FALS 99150 PX
Dates: Monday-Wednesday, Sept. 14-16, 8 am-4 pm, Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 13-14, 8 am-4 pm, and Friday, Dec. 11, 8 am-4 pm (Presentations)
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee: $2,759
Preferred Partner Fee: $2,495

Schedule Number 09FALS 99150P PX is Closed

Fee includes all classroom materials, textbooks, and tours.

The Instructors

Ronald W. Duck is recognized worldwide as an advocate for business process simplification. He has spent 34 years developing and implementing QA programs on a wide range for NASA, DoE, DoD, and numerous Fortune 500 companies. Specifically, he has developed, implemented, maintained corporate and project QA programs which resulted in AlliedSignal winning the Hammer Award in 1996 from V.P. Al Gore for cutting waste in government by assisting NASA in achieving ISO 9001 3rd Party Certification of their 1st site at White Sands Test Facility. Duck was also a key member of Team Xerox that resulted in Xerox winning the Malcolm Baldridge Award in 1989. His experience includes directing Lean Six Sigma and ISO 9001 within major corporations and their supplier bases. Accomplishments include development/delivery and hands-on implementation at more than 1,000 clients and ISO 9001 Certification of 42 companies.

Ric Van Der Linden is the principal consultant for ProgressivEdge, a San Diego-based consulting business focused on the applications of continuous improvement techniques to any business type. As a champion of Lean and Six Sigma, he has developed Lean strategies and Six Sigma programs that have become best practice. He has trained, mentored, and certified Six Sigma/Lean individuals that have resulted in a three-year accumulation of $20 million savings. He has a B.S. in manufacturing engineering, a master’s in organizational management, is a certified Lean expert, and master black belt in Six Sigma. He is the president of the San Diego Chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and is a Lean and Six Sigma instructor at San Diego State University.

Online Professional Certificate in Six Sigma Foundations

This comprehensive certificate is designed for mastery of one of the fundamental Six Sigma methodologies. This approach, known as the DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) is a road map for problem-solving and product/process improvement used to reduce defects and meet bottom-line performance goals. Understanding the DMAIC is critical to your future success as a Black Belt, Green Belt, Champion, or Process Owner.

>> Six Sigma Foundations Program Information

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The College of Extended Studies is a State-approved provider
for the Federal Workforce Investment Act for this program.

Last update October 28, 2009

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