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Interested in incorporating Lean Six Sigma to your projects?

PMI KC is pleased to invite Heather McCain, Interim Director for Information Technology and Professor of the Practice for Project Management at the University of Kansas along with Doug Von Feldt, PMP.

 

 

Heather McCain is currently the Interim Director for Information Technology and a Professor of the Practice for Project Management at the University of Kansas. She has more than 25 years of experience in quality engineering and management. She also works with companies to implement continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma and provides training on quality, project management, and process improvement. Prior to joining KU, she was the Quality Manager for Consumer Product at Garmin International. Prior to joining Garmin, Heather was with Hallmark Cards and AlliedSignal (now Honeywell) Aerospace and Automotive. Heather is a Senior member of American Society for Quality (ASQ) and is extremely active in her local ASQ section. She has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University and an MS in Engineering Management from The University of Kansas. She recently received her Ph.D. in Technology Management from Indiana State University.

Doug Von Feldt has over 25 years of experience leading projects and change initiatives in industries including manufacturing, distribution, education, and retail.  He has held senior leadership positions including chief information officer at two different organizations, along with other leadership roles in the areas of continuous improvement, innovation, project management, and operations. Doug’s current work focuses on helping organizations become more profitable by aligning strategy, work processes, people, and culture to achieve operational effectiveness and efficiencies. Doug holds a BA in Computer Information Systems from Washburn University and was recognized as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt by that institution. He is also a certified Project Manager (PMP), a SAFe® 5 Agile Program Consultant (SPC), is a senior member of the American Society of Quality and has been a Baldrige Performance Excellence Program examiner. He regularly speaks at conferences in the areas of Lean Six Sigma, organization design, entrepreneurship, innovation, and project management.  He is a contributing author to the book "Next Level Supply Management Excellence: Your Straight to the Bottom Line® Roadmap"  (J. Ross Publishing).