Last year, Operational Excellence began partnering with UBC Sauder School of Business – Executive Education to deliver Lean Six Sigma training for leaders and professionals at UBC.
On May 25, Operational Excellence hosted its first ceremony event at the Great Hall North to celebrate the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt graduates’ achievements and hard work.
Our Yellow Belt graduates completed a rigorous program to become officially certified as Lean Six Sigma practitioners, playing an integral part in shifting our culture to develop and strengthen our workforce to shape UBC’s next century.
“At the core of continuous improvement is our effort to generate value, remove barriers, and deliver consistent high-quality services,” said President Santa Ono in his opening speech. “UBC will be looking to [these graduates] as leaders to work beside units across the university to build our culture as an organization that executes on excellence.”
Please join us in congratulating our graduates for becoming Lean Six Sigma Yellow certified:
- Adam Rosenthal, Head Tool Crib/Store Operator
- Calvin Cheung, Manager, Municipal Services
- Yu Hoi Ying, Contract Manager
- Mike Paley, People and Process Manager, Electrical Trades
- Paul Harris, Stores Manager
- Robin Shortt, Business Analyst
- Sean Lynch, Director, Custodial Services
- Tamas Weidner, Manager, Municipal Services - Waste M. & Garage
- Tarkan Serim, EMMS Sustainment Team Lead
- Winston Feliciano, Mechanic Apprentice
- Audrey Liu, Finance Manager, Infrastructure Development, Safety & Risk Services and Financial Operations
- Dan Tieu, Manager, Finance
- Dee Kaila, Associate Director, Finance
- Joan Mar, Senior Finance Manager, VPFO/VPHR
- Olga Dube, Manager, Financial Analysis
- Alana Chen, Payroll Partner Analyst
- Alex Fiuza, Service Excellence Transformation (SET) Project Senior Manager
- Bryan Antenor, Customer Support Manager
- Debbie Howorko, Benefits Realization Strategist
- Dirceu Campos, Payroll Analyst
- Etta Chow, Business Analyst
- Eva Cheung, Manager, Payroll Services and Analytics
- June Zhu, Business Data Analyst
- Lance Adams, Business Data Analyst
- Pulu Rana, Business Data Analyst
- Rebecca Cai, Accounts Payable Team Lead
- Shelly Morrison, Senior Director, Financial Services & Strategic Procurement
- Shirlett Hall-Edwards, Business Analyst
- Ted Hsieh, Payroll Reconciliation Analyst
- Chen Shi, Manager, Treasury Accounting
- Diwen Gu, Manager, Cash
- Doug Cheung, Director, Treasury
- James Heth, Assistant Treasurer, Contracts & Leases
- Linda Josh, Managing Assistant Treasurer
- Sarah Goold, Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
- Irene Chan, Sr. Manager Enterprise Risk and Assurance
- Kari Martin, Associate Director, Strategic Operational Excellence
- Jamiann Questa, Director, Environmental Protection
- Pimkae Saisamorn, Senior Information Security Risk Analyst
- Sammy Lam, Assistant Manager, Operational Support
Administration
- Patricia Paz, Project Coordinator & Executive Assistant
Communications & Engagement
- Yvonne Kwok, Communications Manager, Facilities & SRS
VPFO HR
- Matt Furgal, HR Manager
- Cynthia Bai, Functional Finance Analyst
- Eloho Sido, Quality Assurance Analyst II
- Erin Anderson, Change and Communications Strategist
- Heather McKie, Functional Support Analyst
- Liam Murphy, Knowledge and Training Analyst
- Matt Degraaf, Functional Finance Analyst
- Carri Lawrence, Director, Financial Operations
- Fiona Stirling, Senior Manager, Finance Operations
- Justin Avdich, Client Services Manager
- Sophia Redmond, Senior Manager, Strategic and Decision Support
- Alex Brand, Senior Manager, People Resources Operations
- Sandy Tanaka, Assistant Dean, Finance and Information Technology
- Ali Bouharrak, HR Systems Analyst
- May Pang, HR Systems Analyst
- Stuart Murray, Workforce Strategist
- Tanja Maier, Workforce Strategist
- Irene Chan, Senior Manager Enterprise Risk and Assurance
- Kari Martin, Associate Director, Strategic Operational Excellence
- Zoe Armer, Program Manager
The graduates’ continuous improvement projects were hung up on the wall for display, offering the opportunity to show how they’ve applied the new tools at work and learn about each other’s projects.
More photos of the event, including photos of graduates crossing the stage, are available on the VPFO Flickr.
Ready to advance in your Lean Six Sigma journey?
A Yellow Belt begins the journey of Lean Six Sigma development and equips graduates with the hands-on skills needed to lead process improvement projects at UBC. If you are interested in registering or have questions about the program, please contact David Pepin, Operational Excellence Knowledge Transfer Manager.