"The Six Sigma Quality initiative has lowered GE's costs by dramatically reducing rework, simplifying processes and reducing direct material costs."

                            - Jack Welch, GE Chairman & CEO, GE Annual Report 2000
 

Mary Ann Guilatco, [ Managing Director ]

Background

Mary Ann Guilatco has trained Master Black Belts, Black Belts and Green Belts in the Asia-Pacific region in the past five years. She has coached participants from China, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.


Over a period of 15 years, she worked as a Statistician and most recently Deployment Director and MBB for Consumer Driven Six Sigma. She has taught hundreds of people on different quality tools. She has spearheaded close to a hundred Lean Six-Sigma projects on transactional and manufacturing processes in the automotive industry in the past five years.
 
Expertise
   
  • Statistical Tools Application –Basic & Advanced
  • Developing business plan-Six Sigma road map
  • Lean six sigma training & application in manufacturing and transactional processes
  • Project Champion training for top management
  • Leadership training for Black Belts
 
   
Experience in similar programs  
Mary Ann Guilatco
[ Managing Director ]
 
   
 
  • MBB and Deployment Director at a Fortune 500 Company
  • She has led the training of about 500 BBs, GBs, Project
    Champions in Asia Pacific.
  • Trained Green Belts from tier 1 and 2 Automotive
    suppliers.
  • Served as Quality Manager in another Fortune 500
    company in the US for 4 years.
  • A Statistician in a US-Malaysian tire company early in her
    career.
 
Accomplishments
       
 
  • B.S.in Statistics -University of the Philippines
  • MBA from the Indiana Wesleyan University
  • Certified Quality Engineer – ASQ
  • Certified QS-9000 Lead Auditor DNV
  • International Training Assignment as Quality Manager at United Technologies Automotive
  • Established quality systems in in United Technologies plants in the Philippines
  • Certified BB, MBB level I & II- Six Sigma Academy
  • Lean Six Sigma Instructor – George Group Consulting
   
 
 
  Dominador L. Balangue Jr., [ Master Black Belt ]  
 
 
 
Background

Mr. Balangue has led multiple Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) initiatives, trained several black belts, project sponsors, and green belts in several manufacturing company. He has extensive experience in the deployment and implementation of six sigma program, coaching & mentoring black belts & green belts, a broad manufacturing background, and expertise in the design and implementation of performance improvement systems related to business key results area, strategic planning, business process improvement, program management, manufacturing, quality assurance & systems and EHS program.
 
   
Expertise  
   
  • Value Based project selection
  • Lean Six Sigma methodology and tools
  • Six Sigma methodology and tools
  • Change Acceleration Process
  • Team Accelerator Program
  • Design for Six Sigma methodology & tools
  • Leading Continuous Improvement deployments using Lean Six Sigma & Value Based Six Sigma.
  • ISO 9001/GMP/HACCP Internal Auditor
 
   
Experience in similar programs  
   
  • Currently Continuous Improvement Champion for the implementation of a Lean Six Sigma Program in a multinational company. Program manager and responsible for its company-wide deployment.
  • MBB, Six Sigma Quality Leader. Leads company’s six sigma program in manufacturing & commercial application. Trained Black Belt & Green Belts for GEL South Asia.
  • Six Sigma Black Belt – Manufacturing operation.
 
   
Accomplishments
 
   
  • Bachelor in Science in Mechanical Engineering (13th Placer).
  • GE certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt/Black Belt.
  • GEL South Asia resource person for six sigma delivering Black Belt, Green Belt & Six Sigma Associate training curriculum.
  • Completed multiple Black Belt projects and mentored GB projects in a multinational company engaged in manufacturing of lighting products.
  • Introduced, deployed and implemented Six Sigma Quality program for the improvement initiative of a multinational company engaged in manufacturing of flexible packaging.
  • Completed Lean Six Sigma Training Program (George Group)
  • Led multinational company in the deployment & implementation of Continuous improvement program thru Lean Six Sigma in improving business productivity.
 
Dominador L. Balangue Jr.
[ Master Black Belt ]
 
 
Background

Maria Mildred L. Hayag has an extensive experienced in automotive industry in different areas of organization. She also involves in major manufacturing initiatives that positively affect Customer Satisfaction, Quality, Productivity, Delivery, Cost and Safety as well as Lean Manufacturing discipline and environment.
For 10 solid years, she exposed widely in the field of manufacturing system. She plans , organizes and directs the manufacturing department’s program, activities and resources to ensure effective management and systems/operations responsive to the company and customer requirements relative to lean manufacturing system.
 
   
Expertise  
   
  • Lean Manufacturing Design Training & Application in the field of manufacturing
  • Basic Control System in Manufacturing (i.e. production operation, quality, eng’g. maintenance)
  • Kaizen Approach to Management
  • Production, Operation and Management Training & Application in manufacturing
  • Developing Master Plan/Schedule for Project Development Management System
 
   
Experience in similar programs  
   
  • She has conducted a Lean Manufacturing Training for about 450 people within the region.
  • Trained & Applied Lean Manufacturing application in Automotive & Parts Maker Industry
 
   
Accomplishments
 
   
  • B.S.in Industrial Engineering – Adamson University
  • Master of Engineering – specialization on Production Operation & Management, System Engineering and Product Design & Planning
  • Resource Speaker of Lean Manufacturing seminars & workshop
  • Presented an award-winning Quality Circle Project in Asia Pacific.
  • Exceeded in achieving company objectives & level of Ford Production System requirement in Automotive industry
  • Trained in Australia and India on Ford Production System.
 
Maria Mildred L. Hayag