Shingo Alumni
Join a Global Network of Excellence.
The Shingo Alumni is an exclusive community of professionals from diverse industries and organizations worldwide who have completed the full series of Shingo workshops: DISCOVER EXCELLENCE, SYSTEMS DESIGN, CULTURAL ENABLERS, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, ENTERPRISE ALIGNMENT, and BUILD EXCELLENCE.
These trailblazers have gone beyond the classroom—putting Shingo principles into action to drive meaningful cultural transformation within their organizations. By implementing robust systems and fostering lasting change, they’ve earned their place among a distinguished group committed to organizational excellence.
Shingo Alumni Benefits
Conference Recognition
Receive recognition at a prestigious awards gala during a Shingo conference
Exclusive Discounts
Gain exclusive discounts to Shingo conferences and other events
Public Acknowledgment
Join the distinguished list of Alumni members on the Shingo website
Personalized Graphic
Receive a personalized Shingo Alumni graphic for your email signature and social media profiles
Have You Completed the Shingo Workshop Series?
All workshops completed from 2017 to the present have been tracked in our system. If you finish the full Shingo workshop series during this time, you’ll automatically be notified when you achieve Alumni status—no action needed on your part!
If you completed one or more workshops before 2017 and believe you qualify for Alumni recognition, we invite you to verify your status using the button below. Be ready to provide the dates and locations of the workshops you attended, along with details of any improvement projects you’ve implemented as a result of your learning.
Recognized Shingo Alumni
2019
César Zarraga
Senior | PPG Comex
2019
Chad Christ
Operational Excellence Competency Lead | John Deere Power Products
2019
Chad Nordquist
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt | 3M Hutchinson
2019
Chris Butterworth
Shingo Faculty Fellow | CB Enterprise Excellence
2019
Chris Gaby
Regional Lead - Global OPEX Team | Flowserve
2019
Chris Klasing
Retired Principal | JCK Associates, Inc
2019
Christopher D'Aiello
Opex Leader | Ingersoll Rand
2019
Chung Chiu
Operations Manager | Watts Water Technologies
2019
Clay Wilker
Consulting Engineer, Continuous Improvement, Digital Transformation | Northrop Grumman
2019
Colin McGookin
Director of Distribution and Materials - Clonmel | Boston Scientific, Clonmel
2019
Colin Scott
President & Partner | S A Partners LLP
2019
Colm Sheils
Manufacturing Engineering Director | Boston Scientific - St. Paul, MN
2019
Cristi Altman
Shire
2019
Curtis Anderson
Senior Director, Onboarding and Plan Change | TIAA
2019
Dale Lucht
Master Coach (retired) and Author | Discover Financial Services (retired)
2019
Dale Tidemann
Plant Manager - Brookings | 3M
2019
Damon Baker
Chief Executive Officer | Lean Focus LLC
2019
Dan Fleming
President | GBMP Consulting Group
2019
Daniel Amezquita
Global VP of Operational Excellence | Generac Power Systems
2019
Darcy McMickell
Vernal Operations Supervisor | Questar Gas Company
2019
Darren Patterson
Vice President of Global Operations | Edwards Vacuum
2019
Darrin Lee
Manufacturing Engineering Manager | Boston Scientific - Maple Grove, MN
2019
David Green
VP Reman Operations | Edwards Vacuum
2019
David Humble
Founder and Chief Executive Office | National Vanguard Consortium
2019
David Longlet
Manufacturing Director | 3M Corporate HQ
2019
David Siebert
Vice President | O.C. Tanner Company
2019
David Wesche
CI Manager | GBMP Consulting Group
2019
Deanna Russell
Structured Problem Solving Coach | Pendaran, Inc.
2019
Deborah Liefer
President | Deblean Manufacturing
2019
Denis Miling
Manufacturing Operations Manager | 3M Corporate HQ
2019
Derek Thompson
Director - Quality Operations | Takeda
2019
Dermot O'Neill
Cobotics Skillnet Manager | Irish Centre for Excellence in Robotics Technologies
2019
Dexter Rodts
Manager, Protection & SCADA | EPCOR Utilities Inc.
2019
Diane Severin
Interim Director Department of Radiation Oncology | Cross Cancer Institute
2019
Diego Mateo Viquez Rincon
Jefe de Distribucion Cuautitlan | PPG Comex
2019
Diego Rodríguez
Consultant | PXS School of Excellence
2019
DJ Johnson
President/Director | Transformation LLC
2019
Dominic Bria
Program Coordinator SR, Rural Online | Utah State University
2019
Dominic Lenzini
Boeing Global Field Operations | Boeing
2019
Donald Fales
Operational Excellence Business Manager | OSRAM Inc.
2019
Douglas Carlberg
President | Carlberg Consulting Group, LLC
2019
Douglas Dawson
Founder, Managing Director | Leg Up Solutions LLC
2019
Douglas Kiss
Director of Lean Operations | STERIS Corporation
2019
Drew Butler
Operational Excellence | IgniteXcellence
2019
Dulce Nancy Cortes Mendez
Lean Leader | PPG Comex
2019
Dwight Stewart
President | The Stewart Group LLC
2019
Edwin Garro Chavarría
Chairman and CEO | PXS School of Excellence
2019
Eilish Henry
Director | SISU Consulting Group
2019
Eleazar Puente-Rivera
Professor of Industrial Engineering | ITESM Campus Leon
2019
Elizabeth Melo
Coordinador de KPO | PPG Comex
2019
Emmanuel Lopez
OPEX Engineer | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
2019
Enrique Delgado
Production Manager | Arbomex