BIOGRAPHY

Michael T. Walsh

Vice President, Universal Window & Door, West Yarmouth, MA, USA

Providing education and leadership for a privately held $20M custom window company. Including all that is required for a significant culture change, focus is on bottom line improvements using Lean Six Sigma techniques as well as administrative preparation toward ISO 9000-2008 and then 2015 registration.

Prior to Universal, Mike founded the Quality Solutions Group (1996); a Business Education, Training and Workforce Development organization. QSG specializes in Supply Chain Management, Continuous Improvement Programs and ISO 9001 audit / registration preparation.

In 2000, Lean Six Sigma Associates was established to provide Education, Training and Certifications, for its domestic and international clients.

Michael has over 30 years of business experience in senior management positions; as a consultant; as a practitioner and as an educator.

His Operating and Management experience include the following areas of the Operations, Lean and Six Sigma Certification, Strategic Quality, Materials Management and Security.

Michael has been an APICS member and volunteer for thirty years, formerly served on the APICS Board of Directors as Executive Vice President. Mike is a frequent speaker at regional and international conferences.

Conf No: 96536081 ISO Conf: LSS Conf: Checked

Conference/Exhibit Registration will open on October 4, 2019

Call for Proposals

Proposal Submission Deadline:
October 11, 2019

Acceptance notification date:
November 11, 2019

Early Registration Deadline:
February 11, 2020

Please make sure to review and prepare the material needed before you start the on-line Proposal Submission Form. Click here to see Proposal Submission Guidelines.

Who May Submit: This online form may be used by a principal speaker, co-speaker, contact person, or a committee member submitting on behalf of a speaker.

Multiple Proposals: You may submit multiple proposals.

Conference Registration Fee:
The conference registration fee is waived for the principal speaker of accepted proposals. Speakers are responsible for their travel expenses and arrangements. Co-speakers will receive a 30% discount for the conference that they are presenting at.

Length of Presentations: Technical sessions are typically 35 minutes. There will be a limited number of "double" sessions, 70 minutes, at the end of each day.