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Experienced Six Sigma
trainer and consultant practiced in training, mentoring and leading both
transactional and manufacturing DMAIC/DFSS global projects
An expert in advanced
statistical analysis and data mining techniques
Experience
Evelyn Varner successfully complements her strong statistical
skill-set with a focus on driving business concept development and innovation
for business solutions in the Six Sigma framework. She leverages her excellent communication skills in
translating this expertise into project execution and financial performance.
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Previously a member of the Information & Decision Technologies
Lab at the GE Corporate Research & Development Center, (CR&D), where
aside from her responsibilities as a project leader she also developed and
delivered multiple DMAIC & DFSS training courses. While at GE she trained
and mentored both technical personnel and business leaders from all functional
areas in the US, Europe, and Japan.
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As a statistician at CR&D Evelyn Varner was involved in a
diverse range of business projects including statistical modeling for risk based
pricing, automated reliability reporting, portfolio evaluation and remote
monitoring and diagnostic strategies where she was responsible for shaping and
driving both technical and business direction.
She has partnered with Master Black Belts (MBBs) in the implementation
and transition of process improvement solutions and new technology development
worldwide.
Expertise
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Six Sigma including process improvement and redesign
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Advanced Statistical Modeling
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Data Mining & Sequence Analysis
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Statistical Process Control
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Design of Experiments
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Life Data & Reliability Analysis
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Risk based pricing models
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Computer skills include SAS, S-PLUS, MINITAB, JMP, RELIASOFT,
WINSMITH WEIBULL, SPSS, DESIGN EXPERT, DOE PRO, SPC XL
Major
Achievements
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Transitioned process improvement and control technologies to a GE
subsidiary ensuring retention of 60% of their customer base.
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Developed and implemented auto recommendation process for an RM&D
call center yielding an 80% increase in productivity to be realized over 4
years.
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Among her credits as a Six Sigma leader are multiple awards
received for:
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Best Instructor at GE CR&D & GE Financial Assurance
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Technical achievement in Six Sigma innovation at GE Plastics
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Technical achievement/Best service product at GE Transportation
Systems
Credentials
Ms. Varner received a M.S. in Applied Statistics &
Operations Research from Union College and a B.S. in Finance from S.U.N.Y New
Paltz. She is the newsletter editor for the ASQ statistics division and
co-author of the DFSS memory Jogger (Goal QPC 2004).
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