Reza (Russ) M PirastehDr. Pirasteh, is creator and founder of iTLS Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Methodology (2003). He conducted scientific studies on the efficacy of CPI approaches, which was later published in a groundbreaking article, The Continuous ImprovementTrio. He has held executive, staff and line positions with 25 years of solid experience in implementation of continuous improvement systems in manufacturing, services and transactional environments. He has earned Ph.D. in Engineering, MBA in Industrial Management, BS in Industrial Engineering, Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and Certified Lean Master. He has formulated iTLS (TM)(R) CPI methodology to fill the gaps among CPI methodologies he has experienced. Dr. Pirasteh has published numerous publications and provided lectures for Weber State University, OSU, UTA, CSUCI, APICS, Industry Week and IIE organizations. He is a member of APICS, ASQ, IIE and PMI. He is recipient of Fox Award for his achievement in innovation and creation of iTLS system Read More Read Less