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As a Master Black Belt, Robert reorganized and restructured the existing Six Sigma organization, consulted and led Black Belts conducting 130 projects, and directed the overall Six Sigma initiative for six manufacturing facilities, resulting in $13.2 Million in improvements.

Robert moved to become the Master Black Belt for the Sales and Marketing organization, where he was responsible for the creation and implementation of the Six Sigma initiative; worked with upper management to establish goals and determine resource needs; and led or consulted on over 50 projects. In addition, his enormous success was published in Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way, by Michael Webb.

Robert holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Auburn University. He is a passionate about applying his experience, knowledge and background to achieving breakthroughs that previously appeared unobtainable.

Robert Ballard - As the founder and President of BIS, Mr. Ballard has an extensive background in the deployment and use of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies in World-Class manufacturing, transactional, sales/marketing, and training environments. He has excellent public speaking skills, and has proven his effectiveness in creating motivating environments and teams that focus on bottom line results. He is driven, dedicated, and determined.

Robert has worked with major consulting firms such as Six Sigma Management Institute, Datazinc, Implementation Services, and GPS. He has worked as an independent consultant with Kraft Foods conducting plant assessments and he has also worked in Suriname, South America with a leading gold mining company. His activities included leading Kaizen events and Lean Six Sigma projects. Along with project assignments he was responsible for mentoring the continuous improvement efforts of the company. He consulted with AT&T to help develop and execute their Six Sigma initiative. His responsibilities there included providing assessments of the overall effectiveness of the Six Sigma program, as well as coaching and mentoring Black Belt candidates.  He provided direction and feedback to ensure that the initiative resulted in a long-term successful deployment.

Robert gained most of his experience while working at Shaw Industries, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Company when he joined the company in 1991. As the ISO 9000 Coordinator, he received the ISO Quality System Auditor certification, and successfully coordinated the implementation of the ISO Quality System and received certification ahead of schedule.  As a Black Belt, he developed the training material for Department Managers and plant supervisors, was responsible for general management and operation of the Quality Engineering Department, and developed the Corrective Action system.

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