Cory A. Allen Receives ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
Milwaukee, WI, December 10, 2007 — The Certification Board of the American Society for Quality is pleased to announce that Cory A. Allen has completed the requirements to be named an ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Green Belt – (ASQ SSGB). As such, Cory A. Allen has reached a significant level of professional recognition, indicating a proficiency in and a comprehension of Six Sigma principles and practices. Individuals who earn this certification are allowed to use “ASQ SSGB” on their business cards and professional correspondence.
“ASQ provides certification as a way to provide formal recognition to professionals who have demonstrated an understanding of, and a commitment to, quality techniques and practices in their job and career,” explains Mike Nichols, President, American Society for Quality. “This is a great accomplishment and, although not a formal registration or licensure, it represents a high level of peer recognition.”
An ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt is a paraprofessional who, in support of or under the supervision of a Six Sigma Black Belt, analyzes and solves quality problems and is involved in quality improvement projects. A Six Sigma Green Belt is someone with at least three years of work experience who wants to demonstrate his or her knowledge of Six Sigma tools and processes.
Allen is director of quality systems at Vulcan Painters Inc.
“We were happy to support Cory’s pursuit of this achievement,” says Vulcan Painters president David Boyd. “This recognition helps to highlight our company’s commitment to quality and employee training.”
Since 1968, when the first ASQ certification examination was given, more than 100,000 individuals have taken the path to reaching their goal of becoming ASQ-Certified in their field or profession, including many of who have attained more than one designation. To learn more about ASQ’s Certified Six Sigma Green Belt program, visit http://www.asq.org/certification/six-sigma-green-belt/.
The American Society for Quality, www.asq.org, has been the world's leading authority on quality for more than 60 years. With more than 93,000 individual and organizational members, the professional association advances learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results, and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide. As champion of the quality movement, ASQ offers technologies, concepts, tools, and training to quality professionals, quality practitioners, and everyday consumers, encouraging all to Make Good Great®. ASQ has been the sole administrator of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award since 1991. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., ASQ is a founding partner of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), a prominent Quarterly economic indicator, and also produces the Quarterly Quality Report.
