Master Black Belt Certification

  Program Objectives

• Create future leaders in the company

• Achieve competence in leadership, business acumen, and technical expertise

• Become role models for black belts and others

• Advanced tools training

• Change Management & Leading the Six Sigma Culture

Roles & Responsibilities of MBBs

• Coach black belts to complete project faster

• Coach champions on how to select projects

• Coach senior management on y=f(x) objective setting and objective alignment to the business

• Coach senior management to use six sigma properly

• Mentor black belts and reverse - mentors senior executives

• Teach black belts and green belt classes

• Certify black belts and green belts

• Assist management in setting future direction for six sigma deployment

• Act as the six sigma "Director" at each business units (so they can learn to be business leaders and learn to deliver business results at a higher level.)

program Requirements

MBB candidates must have completed black belt curriculum and be a certified black belt, with three years of black belt experience and three documented projects.

The following topics will not be covered in this course:

1. Statistical Inference: Hypothesis testing, p-values, t-tests, F-tests, ANOVA, confidence intervals
2. Regression analysis
3. General factorial designs
4. 2^k factorial designs
5. 2^k-p fractional factorial designs (design resolution, Aliasing)
6. First-order model fitting
7. Appropriate use of center points
8. Interactions involving two or more factors
9. Lack-of-fit tests (uses and interpretation)
10. Residual analysis
11. Simple and linear multiple regression
12. Basic design of experiments 

Participants must be familiar with the above topics before beginning the course.

Credentials will be reviewed prior to acceptance in the program. A white paper is submitted 60 days after completing the training. Once approved, students will receive certification by ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.

Faculty

Douglas C. Montgomery, Ph.D., is a Regents Professor of Industrial Engineering and Statistics, and ASU Foundation Professor of Engineering at Arizona State University. Additional accolades include;

• John M. Fluke Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Director of Industrial Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle

• Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech

• BSIE, MS and Ph.D. degrees from Virginia Tech

• Recipient of the Shewhart Medal, William G. Hunter Award, Brumbaugh Award, and the Shewell Award (twice) from the American Society for Quality Control

• Interests focus on industrial statistics, including design of experiments, quality and reliability engineering, applications of linear models, and time series analysis and forecasting

• Industrial experience includes engineering assignments with Union Carbide Corporation and Eli Lilly and Company, and extensive consulting experience

• Visiting Professor of Engineering at the Monterey Institute of Technology in Monterrey, Mexico, and a University Distinguished Visitor at the University of Manitoba

• The Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation, the United States Army, and private industry have sponsored Dr. Montgomery's research

Alberto Filardo is Professor of Practice and a continuous improvement Six Sigma champion, providing organizational consultation throughout ASU and instructing for Global Outreach and Extended Education at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.  He is a principal of the Filardo Group specializing in providing collaborative leadership for a sustainable and vibrant future.

A graduate of the University of San Francisco with a BS in Organizational Behavior, Mr. Filardo obtained his Masters degree in Human Resource Management from Webster University at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.  He is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program, a certified instructional development specialist in criterion referenced instruction, and a professional coach certified by the College of Executive Coaching.

Mr. Filardo began his career as an electrical engineer for TRW and transitioned to management, providing coaching and leadership consulting to middle and high level leaders in the corporate sector for decades.  Prior to joining ASU, he was the director of Motorola University for the western and pacific coast regions of the United States.  Mr. Filardo managed multiple corporate businesses around the world and deployed Six Sigma and various continuous improvement processes globally in China, Southeast Asia and the United States.  While at Motorola, he was an award-winning executive coach, trainer and quality advocate, and a member of the team receiving the highest quality award during his tenure.  Throughout his corporate career, he led multi-million dollar organizations in manufacturing, sales, field engineering, customer service, and education.

Dr. Connie M. Borror is a Professor in the Division of Mathematical and Natural Sciences in the New College at Arizona State University West. She earned her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University in 1998. Her research interests include experimental design, response surface methods, and statistical process control. She has co-authored two books and over 50 journal articles in these areas.

Dr. Borror has taught numerous short courses on response surface methodology, robust design, statistical process control, experimental design, basic statistics, green belt training, and using statistical packages such as Minitab.

Dr. Borror is a member of the American Statistical Association, the Royal Statistical Society, the American Society for Engineering Education, and a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality and the Institute of Industrial Engineers.

course topics

This program will provide you strategic skills in the following topic areas:

• Strategic Leadership

• Advanced Design for Six Sigma

• Logistic Regression & Categorical Date Analysis

• Advanced Design of Experiments

• Advanced Control and Forecasting for Six Sigma

• Content Development and Presentation Skills

• Key Leadership Skills 

Required Software

Students will be expected to bring a laptop with Minitab Version 16 pre-loaded. Students can download a free 30 day trial of Minitab at www.minitab.com.

Program Fee

$4500, which includes training, handouts, catered lunch, dinner on May 17, access to four online resources courses and coaching to complete the white paper. Group discounts and program customization are available. Travel and hotel accommodations are not included in the program fee.

The registration and payment deadline is one month prior to the start date (April 16, 2012). At this time, the office of Global Outreach and Extended Education will determine if minimum enrollments to offer the program have been met. Students who register and submit payment by March 19, 2012 will receive a 10% early bird discount. Only one discount can apply.