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Lean Six Sigma & Agile eLearning Programs — Certificates of Completion (Not Certification):
| Certificate Program | Number of Courses | Duration (hours) | ASQ RU* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lean White Belt | 9 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Lean Six Sigma White Belt | 10 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Lean Champion | 19 | 16 | 1.6 |
| Lean Six Sigma Champion | 25 | 20 | 2.0 |
| Lean Yellow Belt | 19 | 12 | 1.2 |
| Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt | 27 | 18 | 1.8 |
| Lean Green Belt | 28 | 24 | 2.4 |
| Lean Six Sigma Green Belt | 51 | 44 | 4.4 |
| Lean Black Belt | 38 | 30 | 3.0 |
| Lean Six Sigma Black Belt | 60 | 60 | 6.0 |
| Agile Project Management | 9 | 6 | 0.6 |
*ASQ Recertification Journal: RU = 0.1 per course hour (ref: https://asq.org/cert/recertification)
Meet the Faculty and Leadership Behind the Learning Programs
Our Canadian partner RPM-Academy is led by experienced practitioners and educators who believe learning should be practical, human-centered, and grounded in real-world experience — not theory alone.
Rod Morgan
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Rod Morgan
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Rod Morgan is RPM-Academy’s Head of Faculty, with over thirty years of hands-on experience leading transformative quality and process improvement initiatives across sectors. As a recognized expert in Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile methodologies, Rod has coached and mentored thousands of professionals in Canada and abroad in virtually every industry sector, helping teams move beyond buzzwords to build resilient, results-driven processes.
A founding member of e-Zsigma (Canada) Inc. and former faculty for programs at York University’s Schulich School of Business and Algonquin College, Rod is known for his practical approach to process excellence. His work spans government, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and more, and he’s frequently invited to speak at industry conferences where he shares insights from his wide-ranging career.
Camilo Valderrama
P.Eng., MHSc.
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Camilo Valderrama
P.Eng., MHSc.
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Camilo Valderrama is a specialist in simulation and optimization, with project experience spanning airport systems, healthcare, aerospace, and industrial design. He is a systems engineer with extensive experience in industrial engineering, particularly in continuous improvement and optimization of business processes through predictive technologies such as design of experiments (DOE), design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and process simulation.
Recent achievements include the modelling and analysis of primary healthcare and chronic disease management in Saskatchewan, implementation of an IT enterprise solution and a hospital modernization project in Montreal encompassing vertical-horizontal patient flow.
Mr. Valderrama has developed state-of-the-art expertise in the design of dynamic computer models of airport and industrial systems to support customers’ decision making. He has served as a consulting engineer, trainer and facilitator for multinational companies like Bombardier, ABB, CMC-Electronics and various Government agencies.
He has been responsible for the optimization of the 2007 & 2010 EDS (Explosive Detection System), and designing of the 2008 & 2010 transborder system (baggage handling and passenger check-in) at the Montreal International Airport. Mr. Valderrama holds a Masters degree from University of Toronto.
Bill Clarke
B Sc, B Ed.
Lean Six Sigma, Communications
BILL CLARKE
B Sc, B Ed.
Lean Six Sigma, Communications
Bill Clarke specializes in business communication and effective meeting processes. His 27 years experience includes course development and training through public seminars, association seminars (Canadian Construction Association, Insurance Brokers of Ontario, etc.), Government of Canada facilitation (Fisheries and Oceans, Library and Archives Canada) and private sector firms (MWK Law offices, and Exegenix IT Canada) with an emphasis on guiding groups to more effective communication. Bill is the founder of Ottawa based Clarke Communication.
Bill holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Applied Math and Physics ) from University of Toronto and his Bachelor of Education is from Memorial University in Newfoundland. He has been a High School Math teacher since 1985. His continuous learning opportunities include courses from the Project Management Institute, Coaching and Lean Six Sigma Certification.
Mr Clarke is currently part of a team developing a unique mobile application for meeting management and collaboration.
Dr. Juergen Boenisch
Ph.D., Dipl.-Eng, CMC, CSCM
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Dr. Juergen Boenisch
Ph.D., Dipl.-Eng, CMC, CSCM
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Dr. Juergen Boenisch is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black belt with over over 18 years of international executive and consulting experience in Supply Chain Management, Strategic & Global Sourcing, Operations Management, Business Development, Business Transformation and Cultural Change.
Juergen has provided consulting services to over sixty international companies in Europe and North America and implemented significant improvement and cost reduction programs in a variety of industries in the service sector (broadcasting, energy, medical logistics, distribution, fleet, training) and the manufacturing sector (metal, food, banking, medical, rubber & plastic, automation, plant construction, automotive, building products, chemicals).
He was lead member of McKinsey & Company’s supplier integration consulting team and consultant with ThyssenKrupp, working with companies such as ThyssenKrupp, VDM, Kautex/SIG, Fischer W. Muller, Corpoplast, Rotek, BILSTEIN, Werner & Pfleiderer, and Hoesch Rothe Erde.
Juergen has recently worked with companies such as Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting, Canadian Tire, Symcor, Direct Energy (Centrica UK), Silcotech North America, BioOhio, CertainTeed Gypsum, MAG Industrial Automation Systems (Boehringer), ALCOA Reynolds, CFN Precision, StampTek (Teknion), FESTO and many small and medium sized enterprises.
Juergen holds a Ph.D. in Physics from King’s College, London UK, two Dipl.-Eng. Engineering degrees from the University of Bremen, Germany and attained the professional designations of Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and Certified Supply Chain Manager (CSCM).
Dr. Boenisch is founder and President of JBeeline Consulting Inc., a firm established to assist organizations in achieving sustainable Business Improvement, Cost Reduction and Innovation.
JEFF WOODS
B.A. Economics
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
JEFF WOODS
B.A. Economics
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Jeff is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with a laser focus on driving results. A seasoned leader with extensive experience in improving cost and cycle time, customer and employee satisfaction through a three tiered approach of: ‘Align the culture, “Instrument” the business, and Improve the business.’
A successful track record in impactful coaching, training, workshop facilitation, and consulting across a wide range of industries; Health Care, Post-Secondary Education, Manufacturing, Finance, Food Services, Provincial & Municipal Government, Insurance, and Not-for-Profit.
Utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies in my approach, complimented by over 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles in a variety of operational functions.
Jeff is a contributing member to Excellence Canada (NQI), Canadian Public Sector Quality Association (CPSQA), and the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and a sought after speaker at many conferences including the Annual Six Sigma Canada Conference.
AURES TCHANA
MSc.Eng., B.Eng.
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
AURES TCHANA
MSc.Eng., B.Eng.
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Aures Tchana has dedicated his career to business excellence management, combining disciplines in Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Innovation and Strategic Policy/Advisory.
Mr. Tchana is Program Manager at the Children’s Hospital, SICK KIDS, in Toronto, Canada where he applies Process Improvement, Innovative thinking and Strategic Management in order to develop service excellence within numerous departments under SICK KIDS Delivery of Care.
Prior to his current role, Aures was an accomplished Senior Manager of Process Excellence with Symcor Services, a subsidiary of Canada’s major banks including Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and Bank of Montreal (BMO).
Aures brings to RPM-Academy classroom his leadership skills and experience in helping organizations to dramatically improve productivity and customer satisfaction through coaching, training, professional staff management, project management, Quality, and process development.
Mr. Tchana is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and possesses a Master of Sciences in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Management with a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Mechanical Engineering.
Aures also enjoys a range of hobbies such as tennis, golf, soccer, swimming and basketball, in addition to exploring a diverse library of topics from History, Economics, and Geostrategic to Entrepreneurship.
GARY NEWBURY
MBA MSc CCLP PMP
Lean Six Sigma, Logistics Operations
Supply Chain Management
GARY NEWBURY
MBA MSc CCLP PMP
Lean Six Sigma, Logistics Operations
Supply Chain Management
Gary Newbury specialises in change management and strategic transformation within Retail, Wholesale & Manufacturing Supply Chains, and Third Party Logistics environments. He is a recognised as a thought leader in “Last Mile Logistics”, the most complex and challenging element of supply chain, and this activity’s integration with emerging omni-channel retail strategies.
His 30-year experience is notable for rapidly tackling underperforming supply chain and distribution networks, alongside leadership within high growth organisations on a national and international basis within B2B/ B2C channels, typically, on a Project Consultant or Interim C level executive basis, and has occupied many CFO, COO & CEO roles during this time.
Gary holds two Master Degrees from Cranfield University, England and has developed his project management expertise through Prince2 (qualified to train), MSP (Advanced Practitioner) applications and, more recently, he has been certified with Project Management Institute (PMI).
By profession, he is a Chartered Management Accountant and a Fellow of CIMA & CGMA. More locally, Gary has recently been awarded CITT’s James T MacKenzie award for Top Academic Standing during 2016 and is a Fellow Chartered Member of CILTNA. He is also a CITT mentor guiding several mentees early in their supply chain careers.
Delivering value through effective process management, implementing innovation within inventory management policies, warehouse & transportation network design are areas which support his addition in faculty staff.
JOHN RENWICK
MSc Health Informatics
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
JOHN RENWICK
MSc Health Informatics
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
John is an experienced and motivated process improvement specialist with a wide range of skills applied in a variety of healthcare settings and value streams. He has over 15 years of leadership experience in various operational service departments including performance effectiveness and information technology.
John became familiar with many of six sigma statistical approaches during his Masters preparation in Health Informatics at the University of Minnesota. He put those skills to use as in business intelligence and systems analysis roles, applying them to projects such as Emergency Department floor plan changes and lost revenue due to disconnects between clinical and financial practices in clinics. Subsequently, he received LSSBB training at the Schulich Executive Education Centre while applying the principles to a set of value streams from Emergency Department through General Internal Medicine, particularly as applied to MOHLTC metrics outlined in pay-for-performance agreements.
More recently, John helped with core curriculum for the Health Informatics Certificate Program at Ryerson’s Chang School of Continuing Education – developing and delivering, both in person and online, their required course in Healthcare Interoperability standards. He also lead development and implementation of an Organization Development course on Process Improvement for a leading Toronto hospital.
John has experience using Six Sigma approaches with Lean value identification methods, and is informed by a depth of experience using operational data to inform health services administration. He supports metric development and embedding them in everyday business routines. He also supports front-end understanding and ownership for knowledge transfer and sustainability.
John holds Certification in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, a Master of Science in Health Informatics, and advocates meditation as a tool to develop effective interpersonal awareness.
LLOYD GUTHRIE GROSVENOR
Lean Six Sigma,
Prince2 Practitioner
LLOYD GUTHRIE GROSVENOR
Lean Six Sigma,
Prince2 Practitioner
Mr. Grosvenor is a certified Prince2® senior project manager, Business Systems Analyst, and Lean Six Sigma specialist leveraging over twenty years of experience in investment banking, financial, and service organisation where he has led enterprise transformation and technology projects. Lloyd is a dynamic and confident leader of business change with a pragmatic approach to project complexities and the ability to communicate effectively at the highest stakeholder level with a proven track record of project delivery.
Lloyd is responsible for RPM-Academy’s project management centre of excellence which provides training, coaching and mentoring in project life cycle management, Agile, and Scrum methods.
An avid and experienced sailor and certified cruising instructor, Mr. Grosvenor “skippers” RPM-Academy’s Leaner Waters program, a unique team building and executive program, designed specifically for business professionals, both individuals and teams, combines the thrill and pure joy of sailing with practical, hands on training in Lean principles, methods and tools.
ANDRE FOSTER
Lean Six Sigma,
Information Technologies
ANDRE FOSTER
Lean Six Sigma,
Information Technologies
André is a dynamic senior business process improvement consultant and information technology service professional with a proven track record of meeting and exceeding expectations in varied working environments and functions, committed to facilitating the ability of organizations to achieve cost effective and innovative technology solutions.
Complementing his ongoing continuous improvement project assignments and Lean Six Sigma teaching and coaching, Mr. Foster leverages decades of experience in the deployment and management of cutting edge information technologies. André possesses exceptional leadership skills, and employs a proactive, innovative, and adaptable approach that best serves his clients and the outcomes they are seeking.
In addition to his Certification in Lean Six Sigma, Mr. Foster holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science, is a Certified Service Management Professional (CSMP™), and a Certified Scrum Master.
TEDDY RAJAN
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Certified in PMI Agile, SCRUM Master, and PROSCI
TEDDY RAJAN
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Certified in PMI Agile, SCRUM Master, and PROSCI
Teddy has over 20 years of practical experience in process improvement, project management and change management. He is of the view that sustainable business transformation can only be achieved through people’s acceptance and adoption. His consultative approach includes collaboration and change management when managing technology and continuous improvement projects. Leveraging his extensive business experience in banking, education and public sector, Teddy understands the importance of stakeholder consultation and business owner support.
Mr. Rajan is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, a PROSCI Change Management Practitioner, and a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner. These certifications compliment his academic qualifications of an MBA with specialisation in Strategic Planning and a B.Sc. with a major in Computer Science. A life-long learner, Teddy continues to develop his skills to best serve a rapidly changing and evolving technology and business landscape as he continues support his clients in process improvement, and their business transformation strategies and implementation.
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