In the past year or so, there has been an increase in negative press surrounding Six Sigma and its overall value to both company and customer.  Examples include Six Sigma “failures” at Home Depot and 3M, a study showing companies that use Six Sigma are worse performers than their non-Six Sigma peer group, and one company known for its cutting edge continuous improvement philosophy (Toyota) that does not even use this supposedly indispensable methodology.  Is Six Sigma on the trash heap of yesterday’s business innovations?  Can Six Sigma still benefit your company or, more to the point, still be a good skill set or career move for you?  Come join the APICS West Jersey chapter on May 15^th as Six Sigma Black Belt Cliff Boldt separates Six Sigma fact from fiction, hype from reality, and helps you understand what Six Sigma is, what it is not, and how both your company and you can benefit from its successful utilization.

Cliff Boldt, M.S.

With over 25 years of continuous improvement experience, Cliff is no stranger to quality initiatives. Starting out as a process engineer with DuPont, Cliff went on to earn his Six Sigma Green Belt with Ticona, and his Black Belt certificate from Villanova University. Currently, Cliff works at Becton Dickinson, a global medical technology company in Franklin Lakes.  In addition to leading transactional Six Sigma projects for the Business Process organization, Cliff also is involved with the BD Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement program, teaches Six Sigma courses, and mentors his fellow Green and Black Belts.  Cliff holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University, and a M.S. in Management (International Finance and International Marketing) from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.