Moraine Park’s Six Sigma Green Belt training is a comprehensive and flexible system for achieving and sustaining results. Organizations that deploy Six Sigma methodology within their business are able to improve processes, eliminate defects and enhance satisfaction to drive bottom-line results. Participating companies who recently completed Six Sigma Green Belt projects reduced errors within their operations, yielding an immediate return on their organization’s training dollar. On Thursday, January 23, 2020 the Six Sigma Green Belt Fall 2019 class presented their final project results which is estimated to have a combined saving of over $1 million in revenue to their companies through waste reduction, improved process and increased production.

Five participants from the manufacturing and health care industry received their certifications upon successfully completing the program. The program participants included Josh Smith a Quality Resources Analyst at Grande Cheese Company, Kimberly Collins an Operations Support Specialist at Regalware, Ann-Liese Ellis a Nursing Supervisor at Marshfield Clinic, Angela Heinbuch a RN in the Quality Department at Marshfield Clinic, and Joshua Eastman a Quality Engineer at Gateway Plastics. The ceremony took place on the Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac Campus with business representatives, sponsors and project champions present.

The participants completed 88 hours of class time and additional time working on their independent projects which included developing a project team, collecting and analyzing data in an effort to reduce waste, eliminate re-work and improve customer satisfaction through product improvements. The return on the investment from these project resulted in over $1 million dollars in hard savings which averaged with projected opportunity to continue the saving as the projects are fully implemented and scaled.

The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) – Green Belt Certification takes employees to the next level of training in the Six Sigma philosophy. Six Sigma is a comprehensive and flexible system for achieving and sustaining bottom-line results in your organization. The fall course will begin in August 2020 and you can register by emailing training@morainepark.edu or calling 920-924-3449.

The Moraine Park Technical College Economic and Workforce Development Department is pleased to welcome Mindie Boynton as a new Business Representative.  Her role as Business Representative is to consult with businesses and other organizations to identify skills gaps of their employees, develop a plan to close those gaps, and then execute the appropriate training.  Her goal is to help businesses become more competitive and profitable, and organizations to become more effective and efficient by helping their employees acquire new skills or improve their existing skills.

Mindie comes to MPTC from UW Oshkosh, where she was the Director of the Growth Management Academy and also an Outreach Program Manager for the past 6 years. She also served as a coach and mentor to students participating in the Sales Emphasis program through the UW Oshkosh College of Business. Prior to that, Mindie spent the past 10 years in private sector sales and marketing roles.

Mindie earned her Bachelor’s degree from UW Milwaukee. She is a Certified Program Planner (CPP) and is licensed in social & behavioral research.

She has served on many regional committees and boards to include the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance task force, Northeast Wisconsin IT alliance committee, Oshkosh Chamber marketing committee, Propel steering committee, and Women in Management, past president.

She enjoys spending time with her husband, two sons and French bulldog. They enjoy spending time on the lake, live music, traveling and all things outdoors.

“I am excited to be a part of the EWD team that is developing talent and tackling important workforce challenges that impact our region and beyond. I am passionate about developing meaningful relationships, helping businesses achieve their goals by connecting them with resources to be successful.”

For more information, visit www.morainepark.edu/gateways/business-and-industry/.