Mark Sneeringer, PhD

Abstract

Engineers are paid to solve problems. Like most things in the engineering world, a consistent and repeatable process helps improve effectiveness and speed. The content of that process varies based on the complexity of the issue being addressed. At one end of the spectrum are problems with known causes and known solutions. Simple execution of the solution is what's needed. At the other end are situations where the objective may not even be known. Detailed in-depth methods like Design for Lean and Design for Six Sigma apply to these complex problems. This talk will describe a method that sits between the endpoints of the problem-solving continuum, a logic-based approach useful for low to medium-complexity problems. Most issues that engineers face fall in this range.

Biography:

Speaker: Mark Sneeringer, Ph.D.

Biography:

Mark is an experienced Continuous Improvement leader with deep expertise in Six Sigma, Lean, Change Management, and Program Management. He has led improvement efforts for businesses ranging from consumer lifestyle products to large household appliances to complex medical devices. Strengths include cross-functional team leadership, extensive technical experience, improvement methodology training, and mentoring, facilitation of complex improvement efforts to closure, and the ability to diagnose problems and quickly define and implement effective solutions.