Rick Rominger

Continuous Improvement Master Black Belt

Summary
Experienced certified Six Sigma MBB, certified Lean practitioner, production research scientist with executive
level experience in financial management, marketing, strategic planning, business development and operations
management. Successfully mentored to completion 136 projects (48 Six Sigma and 88 Lean) with approved
project financial benefits of $30.7 million from October 2008-August 2013. Employment experience with two
Fortune 500 companies. Carlson School of Management MBA specializing in marketing, finance and strategic
management with an emphasis in international business. Mini Masters in the Lean Enterprise and Mini Masters
in Project Management from the University of St. Thomas. Six Sigma MBB certificate from Sigma Pro in Fort
Collins, Colorado. Currently employed as a Continuous Improvement Master Black Belt.
Specialties: Marketing management, brand management, business/marketing plans, LT/ST strategic planning,
strategic alliances, lean management, six sigma methodology(DMAIC), business development, Internet
marketing strategy, financial analyses/projections/models and supply chain management/transportation.
Experience
Continuous Improvement Master Black Belt at Monsanto Company
October 2008 - Present (5 years 9 months)
I lead the NAFTA Lean and Six Sigma program for the Vegetables Division of Monsanto. My primary role
includes training and mentoring Six Sigma Green Belts, Black Belts and Lean Practitioners as well as running
my own continuous improvement projects. In addition, I have experience conducting Lean kaizen events.
Currently, I am mentoring over 74 Six Sigma and Lean projects. I am based in Oxnard, CA.
Skills & Expertise
Lean Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement
Business Process Improvement
Six Sigma
Published Author
Project Management
DMAIC
Value Stream Mapping
Minitab
Business Development
Lean Kaizen Events
JMP10
iGrafx Process for Six Sigma
DFSS
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Education
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management
MBA, Marketing/Strategic Management/Finance/General Management, 2002 - 2006
Montana State University-Bozeman
B.S., Agronomy
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D., Agronomy/Plant Physiology
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Rick Rominger
Continuous Improvement Master Black Belt
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