Don F. Wilson
Don Wilson has more than 30 years of industry, service, and consulting experience. His engineering, management, and statistics education coupled with field experience in operations redesign and change management has led to dramatic improvements in quality and productivity for over 100 clients. Don's management positions of Engineering Manager, Corporate Manager of Statistical Process Control, Chief Experimenter and Senior Consultant have provided many opportunities for deploying effective techniques for improvement of products, processes, and services. As an author and software developer, he has translated complex concepts into practical applications. His experience includes:
- Six Sigma Master Black Belt
- Statistical and reliability applications for research, design, and on-line processes
- Process redesign, process simulation, and process management
- Analysis & Design / Results Delivery projects for Fortune 100 clients
- Communications and team-building coach
- Developer of software products for Design of Experiments
- Author & presenter of articles, books, seminars
- Automotive, aerospace, chemical, electronics, medical device, consumer products, pharmaceutical, research, government, and service industries
Master Black Belt / Independent Consultant, Air Academy Associates, 2001 - Present
- Training and Consultation for Six Sigma Experts
- Designed quality and reliability systems for redesign of Priority Mail Network (PMN)
- Consulted on $1.7 Billion PMN project that resulted in a 14% improvement in 2-day delivery performance
- Trained USPS Headquarters and Engineering staff in Design of Experiments and statistical methods
- Accountable for projects to develop and achieve improvement goals with Fortune 100 clients
- Led, consulted, coached process redesign implementation teams with over $15 million in benefits
- Team analyst on teams that identified over $25 million in benefits in research and manufacturing.
- Enhanced communications and team performance at all levels through LIFO® and teambuilding.
- Contributor to Total Quality Management, New Product Development, and Purchasing knowledge bases
- Managed initiation of "Points of View" publications.
- Consulting and training in application of product and process improvement methods.
- Trained over 2000 employees in 150 companies through Design of Experiments seminars.
- Clients realized over $70 million in improvements to existing products and processes
- Developed DESIGN CUBETM and SIM QTM software for data analysis and computer-assisted training.
- Instructor for Caterpillar Quality Institute in Short Run SPC and Design of Experiments
- Initiated and Managed Corporate SPC for 30 manufacturing plants worldwide and corporate Research and Engineering Departments.
- Initiated company-wide statistical approach to improving production operations at all levels.
- Trained SPC Coordinators to attain Ford Q-1 status at six OEM automotive plants within three years
- Developed constant velocity (CV) joint boots and belts = $10 M in new business for automotive market.
- Developed materials and processes for motor mounts, ball joints, and CV boots
- Initiated use of Design of Experiments in development and process improvement
- M.E., Engineering Management, University of Colorado, 1992
- B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1970
- Certified Quality Engineer, American Society for Quality, 1986
- Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, American Society for Quality, 2001
- Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Air Academy Associates, 2001
- LIFO® Instructor, Stuart Atkins Inc., 1993
- American Society for Quality (ASQ), 1980 - Present
- ASQ 56th Annual Quality Congress (Vice-Chair, site committee) 2001 - Present
- American Chemical Society, Rubber Division, 1973 - 1987
- Society of Automotive Engineers, 1975 - 1982
- "Reliability in Redesign" - NOVA Section, ASQ, 1999
- "Reinforcing Reliability in Process Redesign" - Rocky Mountain Quality Conference, 1996
- "Applying Reengineering Principles" - Society of Plastics Engineers, 1995
- Steps in Experimenting - An Introduction to Design of Experiments" - QINAS, 1991
- "Application of the Taguchi Method to an Industrial Rubber Problem" - Rubber Division, ACS, 1990
- "Using QFD to Plan for Total Quality Management" - Rocky Mountain Quality Conference, 1990.
- "The On's and Off's of Taguchi" - Rocky Mountain Quality Conference, PQ Systems, 1989
- "Design of Experiments Utilizing Taguchi Concepts" - Lafayette Section, ASQ, 1988
- "Taguchi Concepts - Robust Design" - Rocky Mountain Quality Conference, 1988
- "Steps in Experimenting" - Rocky Mountain Quality Conference, 1987
- "SPC: Letting Workers Get Involved" - Quality Control Supervisor's Bulletin, 1986
- Design of Experiments Utilizing Taguchi Concepts - QINAS, Inc., 1986
- Roundtable Discussion on Quality - Rubber World - January, 1985
- "SPC - Pathway to Solving Industrial Problems" - Elastomerics - April, 1985
- "Seal Boots for Constant Velocity Joints" -Automotive Elastomers and Design -September, 1983
- Six Sigma Expert (4 Weeks)
- Design of Experiments (3-4 days)
- Advanced Methods in Design of Experiments (2-3days)
- Introduction to Design of Experiments (1 day)
- Statistical Process Control (3 days)
- Short Run SPC (3 days)
- Managing with SPC (2 days)
- Problem Solving with SPC (2 days)
- Quality Function Deployment (2 days)
- LIFO™ (Life Orientations / Communications) (1/2-2 days)
- Design Cube™, Design Cube XL™, (Design of Experiments Analysis)
- SIM Q™, (Simulation Experiments for DOE Training)
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