Forrest Breyfogle is a Professional Engineer, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer and Reliability Engineer, an ASQ Fellow, and serves on the board of advisors for the University of Texas Center for Performing Excellence. Mr. Breyfogle was named Quality Professional of the Year for 2011 by Quality Magazine. He also received the prestigious Crosby Medal from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) in 2004 for an earlier book, Implementing Six Sigma (second edition). Mr. Breyfogle began his career with IBM in development and later transferred to the product test organization. Within these organizations he became very interested in the benefits from the wise use of statistical techniques. From 1980 to 1992 Mr. Breyfogle served IBM in applying “Six Sigma methodology” to testing, development, manufacturing, and service organizations.

In 1992, Mr. Breyfogle founded Smarter Solutions. The associates of Smarter Solutions, Inc., an Austin, Texas based company, specializes in enabling and enhancing world-class companies in improving their bottom line and customer satisfaction through the implementation of techniques that are beyond traditional Lean Six Sigma techniques: Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE).

Mr. Breyfogle has conducted numerous Lean Six Sigma workshop sessions throughout the world. He has conducted both on-site and public Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, Master Black Belt, Champion, and Executive training sessions. He has coached an array of individuals and organizations on the wise application of Six Sigma techniques. Smarter Solutions, Inc. has had the honor of serving a distinguished group Fortune 100 clients to include Dell, IBM, BAMA, and Motorola just to name a few.Mr. Breyfogle has authored or co-authored seven books, and published over 100 technical resources for well known, worldwide publications on Six Sigma and Lean methods.

In addition, Mr Breyfogle also has been interviewed by several TV, radio, and publications (interviewed by CNNfn and CNBC Power Lunch) about the application of Six Sigma. Mr. Breyfogle has a MSME degree from the University of Texas and a BSME from the University of Missouri at Rolla.