Nilesh Oak
- Business professional with over 20 years of experience in process optimization, Lean Six Sigma, sales, corporate training, and product commercialization.
- Certified Scrum Master and Agile Coach with a Certified Master Black Belt (MBB) in Lean Six Sigma.
- Invited to teach at corporate executive learning centers in New York, the European learning center in Florence, Italy, and the Technology Center in Shanghai, China, since 2002.
- Developed a unique Six Sigma Black Belt certification program for the Experienced Commercial Leadership Program (ECLP) as part of the newly initiated ECLP corporate initiative in 2002.
- Led instruction with a team of 6-8 instructors, training, coaching, and mentoring over 150 participants annually from 2002 to 2009.
- Coached and led Lean and Six Sigma process improvement projects at companies such as Coca-Cola, Florida Power & Light, Orica, International Paper, and Black & Veatch, in diverse fields including operations, Lean Six Sigma, change acceleration, statistical tolerancing, robust designs, variance-based thinking (VBT), and action workouts.
- Video recorded ‘best training sessions’, ‘best project pitches’, and ‘action workout deliverables’.
- Experienced in due diligence for acquisitions (M&A) and assimilating over 40 newly acquired companies through change management.
- Managed the change processes for newly acquired small businesses into the operations of parent companies in engineering, automotive, and sales sectors.
Education
• MBA
• M.S. in Chemical Engineering
• B. Engg. (Chemical Engineering)
CERTIFICATION & HONORS
- Certified Scrum master + Agile coach
- Certified Master Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma
- Certified Master Instructor, Lean Six Sigma
- Master Corporate Trainer
- Beta Gamma Sigma; Art Dietz Faculty Award for Excellence in Finance; Information Systems & Operations Management Distinction Award; Marketing Faculty Honor Award; Who’s who in American Universities & colleges
