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“The KISS approach is a perfect blend of tools, strategy, and getting to bottom line results without getting too deep into statistical dogma.”
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In my over 20 years of electronic manufacturing, I have had many courses, seminars, or training on how to do it better. Most, would be training only, and application to actual daily work would never be applied. How many times has this happened to others? As a Quality Engineering Manager in PWB and box assembly for mostly military hardware, I was provided the opportunity to attend an accelerated Six Sigma Black Belt course given by Air Academy. I thought this would be training like all the rest, I was very wrong. I found the instructor to be very interesting and captive with what could be thought of as dry data. He did not read from a power point, did not teach strictly from a book, but provided information that got me excited about making a difference in our operation which ultimately improved the bottom line. I was not trained only, but was given the opportunity to certify, which verified I understood the training. Now, years later as a Site Director, I have had the opportunity to bring Air Academy in to work with us in Lean and Six Sigma Black Belt training. I brought folks in from all over our region and some globally. Comments back after training were like those I had, “best training I have ever experienced”. Training was provided for Black Belts and for Champions that would drive projects. I like to think we are not really trained, but are now educated in the Lean six sigma ways. We have realized savings and improved many aspects of our operations in part to the education provided by Air Academy.
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“Great tools to provide solutions to problems we have had to deal with everyday.”
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“Excellent course taught from a real world application stand point—great material presented in an excellent manner.”
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“Excellent instructor for very tough subject, good interaction with class, great training materials, books, visuals, etc.”
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“Company will improve as a result of this investment and we will be able to measure the degree of improvement.”
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“Overall, one of the very best training courses I have ever had. Top notch instructor, presentation, and knowledge skills.”
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“I really enjoyed the team interactions and the excellent instructor. I have been to a number of courses and this has been my favorite in 10 years!”
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“This was a wonderful experience intellectually and socially…lots of great suggestions to apply”
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“First course I have ever taken where exercises truly added to the understanding.”
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“The most clear and meaningful presentation on process improvement I have seen to date.”
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"Air Academy's Lean Six Sigma program is a complete package that includes comprehensive training, mentoring and a full complement of excellent process improvement tools that must be the basis for any Lean Six Sigma implementation. Their qualified trainers and dedicated mentors provide a solid foundation from which to build a sustainable improvement program. The tools are practical and yet scalable for the simple as well as the highly complex problems. Finally, it was their commitment to our success that helped us achieve our targets. Great program!” Kenneth C. Lendrum, Senior Vice President, GlaxoSmithKline
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“Air Academy Associates is clearly a “best of the best” training and deployment consultancy in the field of continuous process improvement, including Lean Six Sigma.
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“The technical content is outstanding, the software powerful and friendly, and the standard deviation modeling capability extremely useful.”
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“The hands-on use of the statapult makes it all come to life—this is the best (of 3) lean workshops I have attended.”
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“Outstanding course. Thoroughly enjoyed the material and the instructor—a perfect fit. The software SPC XL and DOE KISS are phenomenal tools. Not too big, not too little, great tool set.”
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“Enthusiastic and passionate instructor made interest in instruction infectious. Great examples, demonstrations, …”
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“Excellent material and software. Course has opened doors for further study and application. Excellent and very professional trainer.”
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“Eye opening experience into manufacturing. Great value to make sure we make data-based decisions.”
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“The hands-on exercises were excellent; they certainly helped us understand the nature of variation and uncertainty. It was also very helpful to get feedback on our project.”
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“This is my second Air Academy class. Excellent, as was the first. Lisa is an awesome instructor.”
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“The instructor is a wealth of information—she was very adept at taking confusing concepts and turning them into something meaningful by using actual business experience/examples.”
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“Thanks again for the referral to Air Academy Associates. We have had many presenters on a wide range of topics including lean processing, motivational, personal development, market penetration and sales training. However, the AA seminar was by far one of the best for teamwork, process analysis, and improved efficiency and productivity. Mark did a fantastic job of taking some very complex Lean Six Sigma principles and giving them very practical applications to work flow, paperwork process, and daily task management. I would strongly recommend the AA team for any business or organization that is seeking to make improvements that lead to growth”.
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