Course

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

Mar 15, 2025 - Apr 26, 2025

$2,995 Enroll

Full course description

Individuals should have a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
A background in Process Improvement or related work experience may be used to qualify for the course.

 

Location Live Online

Schedule Weekly sessions are scheduled for the following Saturdays, from (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM) EST

Saturday: 3/15/25 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM) EST
Saturday: 3/22/25 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM) EST
Saturday: 3/29/25 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM) EST
Saturday: 4/5/25 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM) EST
Saturday: 4/12/25 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM) EST
Saturday: 4/19/25 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM) EST
Saturday: 4/26/25 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM) EST

Instructor Shane Wentz, PhD.
(Click for Biography)

Shane got his start as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in the US Army in 2009 as the Army rolled out the largest deployment of Lean Six Sigma in the world. He received his lean six sigma black belt and later master black belt certification and immediately began putting it to use by teaching, coaching and leading enterprise level projects. In 2011 he was recognized by the Secretary of the Army for the best Enterprise Level Army project while he was the Director of the Army’s Human Resources Command Continuous Improvement program.

Shane then made the plunge to the private sector as the Director of Business Excellence, North America Region, for Siemens Rail automation. He then joined Nike as a lean master, overseeing the lean program for Japan and Korea as well as rolling out lean to various North America Nike business segments. Shane then moved to Memphis and became the Director of Lean and Quality for Nike’s Memphis Distribution Network. He then joined Radial (formerly eBay Enterprises) as their Global Director of Continuous improvement for their network of 23 distribution centers and call centers across North America and Europe; developing and deploying the Radial Continuous Improvement System, leveraged by leaders across the organization to drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Shane and his wife Susie are owners of A Change in Latitude Consulting (ACIL). They are a certified small business woman owned (SBWO) and Small Business Disabled Veteran Owned (SBDVO) consulting firm. ACIL leverages continuous improvement to enhance the bottom line of private and public sector organizations and get them closer to their “true north” by building a culture of continuous improvement that smashes silos, increases employee engagement and optimizes organizational processes.

Shane is passionate about continuous improvement and shows his passion through various posts and articles on LinkedIn, speaking at Operational Excellence conferences, being a guest on the Just in Time Café (goleansixsigma.com) and the Manufacturing Leaders Podcast and training thousands of people in continuous improvement. Shane is an advocate of people being at the core of continuous improvement and works with leaders of organizations to ensure continuous improvement is leveraged to smash silos and increase employee engagement; resulting in enhanced company performance.

 

Lean Six Sigma Black Belts act as change agents in the workplace and bring considerable problem-solving and project management expertise to an organization. To positively impact a business black belts must be able to leverage the tools and concepts in their lean six sigma “toolbox” to successfully lead projects that deliver meaningful results to the organization.

Throughout this course, students will: review lean six sigma tools and concepts, think about their organization as a collection of processes, which can always be improved; relate lean six sigma concepts to the overall business mission and objective; understand and apply the five-step DMAIC model as a framework to organize process improvement activities; and employ a wide range of process improvement techniques.

 


Policies & Procedures

Course Fees

Course fees must be paid before beginning a class. Fees are posted for each course. Some programs have special registration procedures and requirements. These are posted on the program/course web page.

We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, and company-approved purchase orders payable to USF Corporate Training and Professional Education. Personal checks, money orders, and cash are not accepted per university policy.

Attendance

To complete our open enrollment noncredit courses satisfactorily, you must attend 75 percent of multiple class meetings. One-day classes require full-day attendance. Some courses/programs may have additional completion requirements. Check the program description for details and/or check with your instructor. No course re-sits are allowed (participants that have not met the attendance requirement and are seeking a letter of completion for a course may re-register at full cost of attendance for a future offering).

Course Withdrawals / Refunds

USF reserves the right to cancel any noncredit course, in which case registration fees are fully refunded. If it becomes necessary for USF to cancel, postpone or combine courses, or change a course location, you will be notified by email or phone. It is important that we have your current contact information. If a course is cancelled, you will receive a full refund. If a registration is received after the enrollment limit has been reached, a full refund will be issued.

Withdrawals/Refunds from Corporate Training and Professional Education courses must be in writing, prior to the course start time.  Fees are associated with withdrawals/refunds.

Submit requests via email to barnesk@usf.edu. No Withdrawals or Refunds will be issued after course start date.  

Allow 5-7 working days for credit card refunds and 6-8 weeks for check refunds.

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Contact Kathy Barnes for more information at barnesk@usf.edu 

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