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ALUMNI MEETING NOTES – May 2019

Highlights of May 2019 Meeting  Teri recommend  Assessing your LinkedIn profile from three perspectives: Technical: Are you using the right words and symbols (such as hash tags) to attract the “right people” to your profile.  That’s critical if you want search engines to find your [...]

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ALUMNI MEETING NOTES – April 2019

Highlights of the April 2019 Meeting Participants in transition recommended:  Rethinking Your Resume:  Even before completing his Black Belt course, one alumni revamped his resume, shifting its focus from chemical engineering to process improvement.  He is already getting more returned calls. [...]

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ALUMNI MEETING NOTES March 29, 2019

MARCH 29, 2019 ALUMNI MEETING NOTES The discussion topic for Breakthrough Performance Group’s Alumni Luncheon in Cincinnati on March 29 was ageism.  Over 25 alumni came to share their experiences and to hear guest speaker Dana Glasgo (cincinnaticareercoach.com). Dana, who has worked with [...]

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Lean Six Sigma Key Concepts Applied to Supply Chain Processes

BPG Regional Director J.B. Wilcox often shares this story with his Black Belt classes to illustrate key Six Sigma concepts including: project value proposition, Pareto analysis, and value stream mapping. J.B. Wilcox and his team were working with a chemical plant to improve its supply chain [...]

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J.B. Wilcox

J.B. Wilcox is a February 2018 graduate of Breakthrough Performance Group’s Black Belt class. An Aerospace Engineer, J.B. began his career in the Marine Corps as a jet fighter pilot after graduating from the United States Naval Academy, then, as a civilian, worked in the pharmaceutical [...]

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Alumni in Action: Jenna McHugh, Human Resources Executive

“I would recommend Breakthrough Performance Group’s Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training for anyone in any industry.” That was Jenna McHugh’s reply to the question “Would you recommend BPG Black Belt training to other Human Resource professionals?” Jenna, Vice President, Human [...]

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Alumni in Action: Cynthia Iwasaki, ITC Manufacturing

Cynthia Iwasaki’s voice beams with excitement as she talks about applying Lean Six Sigma at ITC Manufacturing, a steel decking manufacturer in Columbus, Ohio, where she is leading quality improvements, including a focus on reducing scrap tonnage (a metric for efficiency). To reduce scrap, [...]

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A Millennial’s View on Career Agility

David Yung (pictured with Tasos Georgopoulos, Director, and Instructor at BPG, in the top two photos in the collage), is an engineer with 10 years background in the food industry. He enrolled in the BPG Black Belt and PMP Exam Prep courses as the next step in his career progression.  He [...]

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Alumni in Action: Dean McKay

As a General Manager for a large retail store, Dean McKay most loved developing leaders, building teams, and facilitating cultural change. When he accepted a buyout from his employer of 30 years, Dean knew he wanted to leave retail and work in Human Relations. Changing Industries and Job Titles [...]

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Employee to Contractor, Karen Forristal

Karen Forristal is an IT professional with over 20 years of business and leadership experience as well as an MBA from Xavier University. After Karen’s Vice President position was eliminated in a corporate downsizing, she earned her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB) from BPG and her [...]

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