Six Sigma and Process Excellence in the Age of Crisis Webinar

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Philippine Certifier for Six Sigma Experts LLC USA

Ariel Driz is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Instructor. He has over 25 years of experience in high technology industries, with his areas of expertise includes: Lean Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma and Process Improvement.

He is an Expert in Total Quality Management, Quality (ISO 9000 and QS 9000), Project Management and Operational Excellence in major industries, such as: manufacturing, construction, healthcare, BPO, KPO, and IT.

Ariel is a Consultant and Trainer in Johnson Controls Phils., Inc., World Health Organization, Havi Logistics, Onesimus Inc., Globe Telecom, Inc., Accenture, Cirtek, HP, IBM, and Pacific Semi-Conductors Inc.

Ariel specializes in Design for Six Sigma, Statistical Software, Root Cause Analysis, and the 8 Disciplines (8D) model.

He pioneered the Six Sigma methodologies in Final Testing in Motorola Philippines for 13 years in Motorola LTDO- Arizona, USA.

Ariel holds Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering from De La Salle University

Managing Consultant, MVHS Management Consultancy
Six Sigma Black Belt

Mike is a Consultant and Trainer who carries more than twenty (20) years of experience with a record of accomplishments in the area of Operations Management, Business Process Improvement, Project and Program Management, Process Documentation, Methods Analysis, Change Management, Training & Development, Risk Management, Business Continuity Planning, Crisis Management, Information Security and Business Analysis.

Mike has exposure and skills applied in various industries, such as: Telecommunications, Financial Services/Insurance, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Hospitality, Cruise and Academe.

He is the former Vice President-ROHQ Philippine Operations of Famous City Holdings Ltd. – ROHQ (Star Cruises).

Mike holds a degree in Industrial Engineering with minor in Mechanical Engineering from the De La Salle University. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt and a former Trustee of the Philippine Society for Quality (PSQ).

Managing Director and Founder
Technopoly Inc.

He is a Lead Senior Faculty at the Center for Operations Research/Management Science (CORMS), College of Engineering, De La Salle University Manila. He is also a Senior Faculty at the Center for Lean Systems and Management (CLSM), College of Engineering and Director, College of Engineering Industry-Academe Linkage. He handled several Lean and Six Sigma projects for Johnson & Johnson (Asia Pacific), Hitachi GST (HICAP), Philippines, Jose Rizal University, Bataan 2020, Private Enterprise Accelerated Resource Linkage (PEARL 2), Kentucky Fried Chicken/Mister Donut, and Primary Steel Corporation. He also conducted lectures, workshops, trainings and seminars for the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), Bataan 2020, Jollibee Foods Corporation, and PHILDANSK, among others.Dennis earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management Engineering and his Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the De La Salle University Manila. He is currently pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering at De La Salle University Manila specializing on Work in Process Dynamics and Lean Thinking.

Director and Senior Consulting Partner
Technopoly, Inc.

Bryan conducted various trainings and consultancies on Systems Modeling and Optimization, Six Sigma, Quality Systems and Design of Experiments, Market and Industry Study/Research and Process Improvement and Documentation for such prestigious clients as Jollibee Foods, Inc., San Miguel Corporation, National Foods Limited-Australia, Zuellig Pharma Philippines, Nittetsu Metal Corporation, Bataan 2020 Inc., Johnson & Johnson Asia Pacific, and Sanyo Electronics Inc., among others.

Bryan co-authored ‘A Closed Loop Supply Chain for re-manufacturable Electronic Gadgets’ which was presented at the 3rd National Operations Research Congress, and ‘Assessing Advanced Production Strategy in a Service Operation’ presented in the 11th Osaka University-DLSU Academic Research Workshop.

Bryan is a former Professor at the De La Salle University.

He is a graduate of Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering and Master of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering at the De La Salle University. He was conferred ‘Graduate with Distinction Award’ for his Masters degree. Bryan is currently pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering at the De La Salle University.

Country General Manager
Crawford & Company Global Business Service Center

Maria Necita Geronimo, or GiGi, is the current Country General Manager for Crawford & Company’s Global Business Service Center, and concurrent Corporate Board Secretary and Treasurer of Crawford’s various Philippine entities. She is passionate about Operational Excellence in the areas of Information Technology, Finance, Quality and Human Capital Management. GiGi has built several multi-function Captive Shared Service Centers for various multinational companies, such as: SC Johnson, SunPower, Deltek and Misys, amongst others. This provided her extensive experience in leading and deploying interventions and new strategies to optimize productivity and attain desired business results.

GiGi is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Professional, and holds Continuing Education Certifications for Business and HR Analytics, Financial Planning and Analysis. She holds consultancies and conducts trainings, which is part of her advocacy.

Managing Consultant
Six Sigma Consulting Manila

Franco is the Head of Corporate Development and Strategy for five (5) years with Davis Langdon in Manila, Philippines. He worked for fifteen (15) years with IBM North America in New York and Florida in Marketing and Financial functions. He had ten (10) years work stint with the Dole Food Company in the U. S., Nicaragua, Korea, and Japan in Marketing. He is a Green Associate of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Designs (LEED GA) of the U.S. Green Building Council. His company, Six Sigma Consulting, specializes in C-Suite Executive development, independent facilitation of strategic planning, sales and marketing reviews, and enabling firms to leverage corporate culture for strategic advantage and drive increased profitability and efficiency. Franco’s main qualities are: initiative, sense of anticipation and urgency. As a change agent, he learned to ask questions that stimulate candid feedback and productive discussions; objectively think through the difficult issues and integrate new ideas into practical solutions; tap a group’s rational and intuitive thought processes and capture a group’s best thinking; and, channel diverse ideas into decisions everyone can support; maximizing commitment.

Franco holds an MBA from Columbia University, New York, USA. He also holds a Liacom dual degree in History and Political Science and Commerce major in Accounting from the De La Salle University. He was a former Vice President of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) in 2006.