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Of significant note is that the process needed to be improved does not actually need to be known when the Six Sigma skills are first applied. Bill serves as a practitioner and coach for numerous Six Sigma projects and process improvements. Let me coach yours! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6055ff98b4e03d64f1f718e7/1616500277691-FH79L5J6TO7FN9NBA1HK/low+hanging.gif Six Sigma What to do when all the low-hanging fruit is gone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6055ff98b4e03d64f1f718e7/1616500686631-DTIG0L01PGSIRLG03CZO/reasons.jpg Six Sigma Top 7 Reasons (You Must) Get a Six Sigma Certification in 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6055ff98b4e03d64f1f718e7/1616500483407-XVN0YHHD6XJIP1T5PHGD/deff.gif Six Sigma Statistical Six Sigma Definition https://www.fortheitpro.com/spotlight daily 0.75 2021-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6055ff98b4e03d64f1f718e7/1616437095754-70WO0EJRUO6BV0JAOCVZ/unsplash-image-fmTde1Fe23A.jpg Spotlight - 2021 Innovation Award Bill was part of a team working in a classified networking space that received a 2021 Innovation Award for their work developing a System and Method to Ensure National Security by the Automated Prevention of Data Spills in Classified Environments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6055ff98b4e03d64f1f718e7/1616437465833-0MWSM3GZ4MSXKY35ZK6N/unsplash-image-fmTde1Fe23A.jpg Spotlight - 2021 Innovation Award Bill was part of a Digital Technology team that received a 2021 Innovation Award for their work devolving a System and Method to Detect and Optimize GPU allocations across a single HPC grid node with multiple GPU. https://www.fortheitpro.com/aboutme daily 0.75 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6055ff98b4e03d64f1f718e7/1616381463339-1HOJV36TO3DC5LJHTDSK/me2.PNG About Me - Bill Burns M.S. Senior Computer System Technologist at a top Fortune 50 Company with a talent for optimizing complex processes. Bill has a diverse background and skillset having held more than 20 industry recognized Information Technology certifications to compliment a multifaceted background in virtually all aspects of the field. He currently holds multiple Trade Secrets in the High Performance Computing field for real-time resource optimization. Bill Burns was born and raised in Utah. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology in 2014. He received his Masters of Science in Data Analytics from Western Governors University in 2020. Utilizing programming skills, data access skills and complex data modeling he is currently seeking to build models that help in the explanation of complex IT systems in a data driven way. 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