New EMSIP Webinar Announced: Introduction to Six Sigma Thursday, September 11th at 2 PM EST
What you will learn:
* What is Six Sigma?
* History of Six Sigma
* Benefits of Six Sigma
* Phases of Six Sigma (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control)
Megan Burns is the Founder and Managing Director of Operations Strategy Consulting, LLC. She has almost 15 years of industrial engineering and supply chain management experience in the manufacturing industry. Ms. Burns has worked with companies in 14 different countries, including France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, China, India, and Indonesia.
Ms. Burns began her career as a Plant Engineer with GE Transportation Systems. During her tenure with GE, she held various operations management positions, including managing a 65,000 square foot manufacturing facility with 175 employees. Ms. Burns also has several years of global source development experience and has negotiated multi-million dollar contracts. Her experience also includes positions with Peterson Brothers, Inc. and Bombardier.
Ms. Burns holds a B.S.M.E. from Gannon University (Erie, PA) and an MBA from The Pennsylvania State University. She is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt (1997) and Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.).
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The Partnership…manufacturers helping manufacturers compete. The Northwest Pennsylvania Electronics Manufacturing Industry Partnership is comprised of the CEOs of electronics manufacturing companies in northwest and north central Pennsylvania and is operating under a grant from Governor Rendell’s Job Ready PA Initiative. The goal of the Electronics Manufacturing Industry Partnership is to create awareness among manufacturing companies of the European Union’s RoHS and WEEE Directives, as well as to identify and create access to local, state and federal funding that will able to assist manufacturing companies with low interest loans and grants to provide training and get equipment that is needed because of the enactment of the EU Directives.
