Check out our credentials and see why Goldmark has the confidence to handle any training or support situation whether it is a business, service or manufacturing opportunity.

Because we have "been there-done that" gives us a huge advantage over our competition. Relying on our experience, we do not have to reinvent the wheel every time we consult or train, and this gives us the flexibility to be very price competitive.

If our experience has taught us anything, it is that while there may be similarities to every situation, there are also big differences. Each and every one of our customers represents a unique personality and style. Our solutions reflect this uniqueness.

With the Goldmark Consulting Team, the results are always the same - Six Sigma achieved.

Mark Goldstein

Mark Goldstein is a Six Sigma Master Black and President of the consulting firm he founded, Goldmark Consultants. Mark has led clients through the creation of Six Sigma deployment plans, developed customized training material, delivered Six Sigma Champion, Black Belt and Green Belt training and provided project coaching.

He has an extensive background in a broad range of business functions that include management and manufacturing roles, combined with business experience as an entrepreneur and a consultant to multinational businesses. He was a member of the original team that developed the deployment plan and implemented the deployment of Six Sigma in GE Appliances Louisville and Asia Operations.

Mark is an adjunct professor for the Six Sigma course designed for students of the University of Kentucky, Gatton School of Business, MBA program.

Mark authored "Success Factors for Six Sigma", published in Six Sigma Forum Magazine November 2001 and co-authored, "Boost Competitiveness Via Six Sigma", Chemical Engineering Progress, September 1999.

Mark holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and an MBA- Bellarmine College, Louisville, KY.

Candace Medina

Candace is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt whose strengths are her in-depth knowledge of Six Sigma quality methodologies with a strong emphasis on practical application to commercial processes and post-training mentoring. She was a member of the GE Appliances training team that developed their Six Sigma training material. She personally delivered training to over 1800 salaried employees across the United States, including the CEO and his staff.

Candace worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies including General Electric, Rhone-Poulenc, and Celanese and Becton Dickinson on projects and processes concerning business strategy development, team leadership, classroom training, public speaking and the development of training material.

Candace's education includes a BS and Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville Speed Scientific School plus an MBA from Bellarmine College, Louisville, Kentucky.

E. George Woodley

George is an ASQ certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt with experience training, mentoring, facilitating. He has applied Six Sigma methodology in service organizations including Insurance groups, investment portfolios, stock analysis and banking.

George's expertise includes training in and implementation of statistical process control in the appliance, defense, aerospace and automotive industries and he is a Senior Member American Society for Quality 2000 and a Quality Assurance Professional.

George has a B.Sc. in Honours Statistics and a Masters' Program in Statistics from the University of Guelph, Ontario.

Larry A. Scott

Larry is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and holds CQE certification with the ASQ. Larry's background includes ten years of materials R&D in alternative fuels research with the U. S. Department of Energy, and eight years as a Process Engineer and Quality Team Leader with Philips Display Components Company, North America's largest consumer electronics manufacturer.

Larry has provided technical support in applied statistical methods including classical Design Of Experiments, facilitation of Design Of Experiments projects, technical process development services, and process integration support, all designed to ensure continuous improvement. Larry has delivered training to over 5000 managers, engineers, and technicians in the application of Six Sigma tools, statistical techniques and related software.

Larry has earned a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Masters Degree in the Physical Sciences from Marshall University.

Paul R. Haviland

Paul is an ASQ certified Black Belt. His experience includes 17 years of management in the chemical industry and allied technical fields culminating in 5 years as President of one of the largest independent chemical distributors in the US.

Paul has worked as a Quality Manufacturing Consultant in a variety of industries including Automotive, Electronics, Chemical, Plastic & Metal forming and Consumer Products. Clients include Faurecia Automotive Inc., Compaq Computer Corp., Ford Motor Co., Hewlett Packard Inc., Olin Microelectronics, Kenworth Truck, the United States Department of Defense and approximately 50 other companies. Paul received a Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, from Aquinas College.

Tracy O'Rouke

Tracy is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, She has provided Six Sigma training for Green Belts and Black Belts, mentoring them in Six Sigma methodologies and driving project completion. During her tenure with GE, Tracy was responsible for implementing Six Sigma and E-Commerce in the GE Appliances Sales operation.

Tracy has earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from San Francisco State University and an MBA with emphasis in Leadership and Managing Organizational Change from Pepperdine University.

Gary Sprindis

Gary Sprindis has been a consultant and trainer for 15 years specializing in the areas of Six Sigma, Benchmarking, Design for Manufacturability, Training Technical Trainers, Mistake Proofing-Poka Yoke and Selling your Ideas, Concepts, and Projects. Gary has delivered Quality training for several Fortune 500 companies including Ford and Motorola.

Gary has conducted over 1300 training classes. Recently he has spent considerable time training Six Sigma Master Black Belts and Black Belts.

He has a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin and spent three years as an Army Special Weapons Officer.

Don Wagaman

Don is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and has participated in "hands on" problem solving and design of experiments activities for clients as well as development and participation in Six Sigma methodology and delivery of training in Six Sigma methods and techniques.

Don graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering and later obtained a Masters Degree in Engineering Management from the University of Louisville.

Sophia J. Panos

Sophia is certified Six Sigma Green Belt with expertise in Project Management, Process Innovation, Change Management with 20 years experience. Over her career, she has worked with companies like BASF, Mobil, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Bristol-Myers Squibb (U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico), Conoco, Prudential Financial Services, U.S. Department of Energy, GTE Telephone, Tyco Lockheed Martin, and Turner Broadcasting.

She has expertise in organization assessment, project design, champion/executive coaching, cross-functional team chartering and training, business case development, identifying technology requirements, and project implementation.

Sophia graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science, International Business; she obtained a Masters in Business Administration from Duke University.

Jane Cornell

Jane is an experienced consultant and trainer in the application of Six Sigma Quality Tools. She has over fourteen years of experience in product development, project management, and process management within the automotive industry. Included in this experience is nine years of training and consultation services specializing in the areas of problem solving, process improvement, and risk assessment for Fortune 100 and 500 companies in the industries of automotive, textile, home appliance, electronics, and financial services.

Jane's areas of expertise include Failure Mode & Effects Analysis Quality Function Deployment, Systems Engineering, Statistical Process Control, Dynamic Control Planning, and Value Analysis/Value Engineering. Her breadth of technical guidance spans from the beginning of the product development cycle through production as her consulting and training repertoire encompasses powerful customer research practices, proven product development strategies, and design of robust processes.

Jane has a Communications degree from Central Michigan University.

Don Fletcher

Don is an experienced consultant and trainer in the application of Six Sigma Quality Tools. He has 24 years of training in quality systems and Six Sigma Quality tools in a Fortune 500 company. His experiences include manufacturing and service training, workflow, and work systems analysis.

Don's areas of expertise include Statistical Process Control, Field Quality Analysis, Process Workflow, and Failure Analysis. He possesses exceptional skill in problem solving and applying the results to real world situations.

Don has extensive Six Sigma Training, a Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Louisville and a Master of Arts degree from Webster University.

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