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Our team of instructors has been involved in industry for a combined total of 70 years with more than 400 companies. A Master Black Belt, two Black Belts, a Master Lean Certified Instructor, a Lean  Certified Instructor, a programmer, and a statistician all contribute to our energetic, real-world-experience teaching staff. As you scroll down and meet our team, you’ll see for yourself why Pacific Rim is able to offer the excellence needed in today’s complex and competitive world of industry.

About the founder: Tony LaTurner is a pioneer in Six Sigma, having been on the cutting edge of the development of this discipline and teaching hundreds through the years as he helped develop additional disciplines to enhance the basic Six Sigma.

Dr. Tony Laturner


Founder and CEO

Education


Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science: Brigham Young University, 1968 (academic scholarship)

  • University of Northern Colorado, 1971–73

  • University of Wyoming, 1972

  • Chapman University, 1973–75

  • Virginia Commonwealth University, 1975–77

  • Master of Business Administration: California Coast University

  • Doctor of Business Administration: California Coast University

Experience


Teaching

  • Brigham Young University (9 years)


    • Operations Management

    • Supply Chain Management

    • Theory of Constraints

    • Six Sigma Black Belt Certification


  • Utah Valley State College (10 years)


    • Banking International Finance

    • Finance International Management

    • Operations Management Policy and Procedures(capstone class)

    • Total Quality Management Aviation Science

    • Theory of Constraints


  • Utah State University Extension Program


    • Theory of Constraints—Jonah Certification

    • Weber State University

    • Theory of Constraints—Jonah Certification

Selected Achievements


Certifications

  • Villanova University Six Sigma Black Belt

  • Master Black Belt Certified

  • Master Project Management Certified

  • Goldratt Institute Jonah Certified

  • TOC Center Jonah’s Jonah Certified

  • Project Management

  • National Consultant Association—Professional Consultant

Peter N. Barnett


Instructor

Education


Degrees

  • MBA, Masters of Business Administration, Seattle University, Seattle WA, 1994

  • BS, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 1991

  • Certified Team Facilitator Trainer, Development Dimensions International, 1998

  • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Academy, 1996

  • Certified Manufacturing Technologist, SME #2001035, 1991

  • Competent Toastmaster, Toastmasters, 1990

Experience


Professional

  • President and General Manager, The Ensign-Bickford Companys, Spanish Fork, UT

  • Cleburne, TXVice Chairman of Board of Directors, Union Explosives-Ensign-Bickford, Madrid Spain

  • Examiner for the "Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing" 2001 - 2006

  • Shingo Prize Coordinator, The Ensign Bickford Company, Simsbury CT

  • Member of Board of Governors, Institute of Makers of Explosives, Washington, DC

  • Continuous Improvement Manager, Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense, Simsbury, CT

  • Team Leader, AlliedSignal Aerospace, Cheshire, CT

  • Six Sigma Black Belt, AlliedSignal AeroSpace, Redmond, WA& Cheshire CT

  • Senior Manufacturing Engineer, AlliedSignal Aerospace, Redmond, WA

  • Lead Standards Engineer, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Renton, WA

  • Process Advisor, Boeing Engineering Division, Renton, WA

  • Tooling Engineer, Boeing 747/767, Everett, WA

Selected Achievements


Career

  • Led successful challenge for the "Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing."

  • Led/Facilitated over 50 Kaizen events

  • Kanban Champion for EBCo North American operations

  • Consolidated Gyroscope manufacturing in Lean Clean Room Environment, Provo, UT

  • Winning World Standards Day Paper "Standard Parts Management," Published in ANSI Reporter, Nov. 1993 and Standards Engineering, Nov./Dec, 1993

Andrew Pincock


Instructor

Education


Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science with double major in Accounting and Economics from Brigham Young University -- April 2003

  • Master Black Belt: Awarded Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt – BYU/Pacific Rim Business Review -- June 2007

  • Master Lean: Awarded Lean Six Sigma Master Lean – BYU/Pacific Rim Business Review -- April 2007

  • Black Belt: Awarded Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – BYU/Pacific Rim Business Review -- November 2006

  • TOC Jonah: Awarded Jonah Certification in the Theory of Constraints -- TOC Center -- March 2003

Experience


Professional

  • Founder, Rock Lodge Media

  • VP Operations and Business Development, LotusJump SEO Software

  • VP and General Manager, Arcal Chemicals

  • Manager of Operations and Strategy, AOL.com

  • Co-founder, Vistia Software

  • Sr. Analyst of Operations and Strategy, Authorize.Net

Selected Achievements


Career

  • Named to the V|100 2010 – The vSpring Capital Top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs

  • Applied Lean Six Sigma TOC best practices in multiple industries including: online payments, web-based software applications, online media, consumer internet tools, search marketing, and manufacturing.

  • Decreased inventory of manufacturer by 66% and occupied warehouse sq footage by 50%

  • Streamlined ACH payment system sign up process resulting in 75% reduction in account setup time and net increase in product revenue