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Who is George Zalatan? George Zalatan has over twenty years of "hands-on" experience in quality, lean manu-facturing and six sigma management. During the past fifteen years, he has guided many small and medium size companies through various change initiative implementation successes. Drawing from twenty years of "real world" industrial experience plus a background in developing and conducting manufacturing systems and technology training, George has provided project leadership, training and technical support to over 30 companies implementing ISO 9000 and Six Sigma. Partial List of Clients: ISO and/or Six Sigma Implementation Assistance
Real-World Experience includes: Quality Director, L-3 Communications, Telemetry West, San Diego , CA * Led implementation of ISO 9001-2000, exceeded all implementation goals * Led process improvement teams, implemented a quality database, quality objectives, quality metrics, quality training, customer surveys, supplier certification, Six-Sigma problem solving, and a continual improvement program that resulted in a 25% improvement in product yields. Quality Manager, Asymtek, a Nordson company, Carlsbad, CA * Led implementation of ISO 9001-2000, exceeded all implementation goals * Led process improvement teams, implemented Six-Sigma problem solving, and implemented a quality training program that reduced the cost of poor quality 33% Customer Quality and Services Engineering Manager, Solar Turbines, a Caterpillar company, San Diego, CA * Reengineered the Quality System by simplifying and integrating engineering and manufacturing processes that resulted in a more effective quality system and a 50% reduction in the number of procedures * Six-Sigma consultant responsible to improve company performance from the customer’s perspective. Led a Six-Sigma project to identify and control critical product characteristics that affect engine performance that saved over one million dollars. * Member of the project team that won the 1998 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. * Directed the company-wide implementation of the ISO 9001 Quality System Standard. Achieved nine ISO certifications in a cost-effective manner one-year ahead of schedule. Education and Training MBA, Syracuse University , Syracuse , NY BSIE, Syracuse University , Syracuse , NY Certified as Six-Sigma "Black Belt" and Professional Manufacturing Engineer Professional Experience: Academic and Consulting Associate Professor, San Diego State University 1981 – 2002 * Developed and conducted courses in Manufacturing Systems and Technology, and Lean Manufacturing. Consistently achieved outstanding ratings from SDSU and participating students Six-Sigma and ISO Trainer and Implementation Facilitator 1991 – Present
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