The Black Belt and Green Belt Course is extremely cost effective; other courses charge from $13,000 to $22,000 per Black Belt course. Quantum Leap Engineering has blended two powerful continuous improvement tools into this unique course. A number of hands-on demonstrations and illustrative workshops using dice, blenders, catapults, helicopters and measuring devices will be completed in the class by both Black Belts and Green Belts. These demonstrations and workshops are used to explain, reinforce and help each participant to learn many of the tools presented in class. Minitab Statistical Software will be used for all data analysis from the demonstrations and workshops as well as many other class examples using collected data. A test will be given at the end of the class for both Black Belt and Green Belt certification. The Black Belts are also required to complete one Six Sigma plus Lean Project to complete their certification.

Company and Instructors:

Quantum Leap Engineering is a systems integration group specializing in training and implementation of Six Sigma plus Lean; Lean; Six Sigma; Design for Six Sigma (DFSS); Kaizen Events; Product & Process Cost Reduction; Supply Chain Programs and 5S programs. Quantum Leap Engineering provides public workshops and on-site training and consulting.

The instructors combined have over 45 years of industrial, consulting and academia experience.

Dr. Chet Lizak has over 25 years experience in industrial consulting, engineering and manufacturing management, project management, strategic planning, and research and development at General Electric, ITT Automotive, Lockheed, Bell & Howell, Digital Equipment Corp., U.S. Army Natick Research and Development Laboratory, U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, U.S. Postal Service. Chet developed and refined his continuous process improvement, six sigma strategy and statistical analysis skill sets throughout his professional experiences. Chet concentrated on acquiring and linking statistical analysis, design of experiments and optimization methodologies with operations management techniques in developing a robust set of solution methodologies for solving industrial and business system problems.

For General Electric, Dr. Lizak provided Master Black Belt services; training and mentoring over 100 managers and salaried employees during 8 waves of Black Belt & Green Belt instruction as well as assisting on many Black Belt Projects. In the past year, Chet has trained and mentored Black Belts and Green Belts for several companies and assisted with several of the associated Black Belt projects. Chet specializes in six sigma strategy, continuous improvement methodology and statistical analysis of industrial and business system problems.

Dr. Lizak holds both a Ph.D. and Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. Chet has held the position of assistant professor and adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, Western New England College in Massachusetts and Western Carolina University in North Carolina. Chet is currently a member of SME and ASQ and is the ASQ Section, Education Co-Chair.

Sean Anzuoni P.E., He specializes in training and implementing Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Methodology and using Kaizens to accelerate the implementation of continuous improvement projects . Sean has implemented projects for Brooks-PRI Automation Corporation, General Electric, Saint Gobain, Barry Controls, Litton Corporation, Cookson Company, Digital Equipment Corporation and many other medium size companies in the New England area.

Sean has been performing continuous improvement programs using Lean for the last eleven years. He is Six Sigma Black Belt trained and has been performing Six Sigma projects for the last two and half years. Sean has completed over 85 Kaizens using Lean Manufacturing Techniques (TPS-Toyota Production System) and the Six Sigma Methodology to improve many company’s bottom lines by reducing overall lead times and improving production yields. Sean was part of the management team that increased the business’ annual sales by 165 % over a four year period, while also assisting the company in its transformation from being a defense contractor to producing industrial products.

Sean has a master’s degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is a graduate of the Greater Boston Executive Program in Business Management from MIT’s Sloan School and is a registered Professional Engineer (PE). Sean is currently a member of SME , ASQ and AME.