KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dale Hershfield, MBA
Six Sigma Black Belt
Senior Consultant, ValuMetrix^® Services
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
a Johnson & Johnson company

Dale is a results-focused process improvement leader with broad experience in Lean principles, change management, strategy deployment and continuous improvement. He has over 20 years of experience partnering with leadership teams — engaging staff at all levels to achieve shared goals and deliver improved performance.

Prior to joining ValuMetrix^® Services, he held positions with Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, and KI. Dale has successfully applied Lean principles in diverse settings, including healthcare, consumer goods manufacturing, industrial chemical production, distribution materials planning, and furniture manufacturing. He also has over 10 years of experience with Baldrige-based improvement approaches, including roles as applicant, examiner, and state program judge. Dale is a featured author and speaker on Lean and performance improvement topics.

Dale received a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Mike Hogan
Managing Member
Process Business Solutions LLC

Cynthia Holland
Vice President Ancillary Services

Doug Johnson
Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt
Process Excellence Specialist

Martha Sunyog
Lean Consultant
ValuMetrix^® Services