Walt Tarpley

Updated at: Jan. 14, 2016, 11:03 p.m.

Walt Tarpley is Principal Consultant and President of Durable Solutions LLC and has in the past held positions as Director at SSAandCo, Director at Breakthrough Management Group International; Director at First Data Corporation; Director at PACCAR and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at AlliedSignal (Honeywell).

Walt Tarpley is a Lean Master, certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and senior member of both Institute of Industrial Engineers and American Society for Quality (ASQ), where he holds certifications as a Manager of Organizational Excellence and Quality Engineer. Walt's leadership has resulted in his teams delivering more than $1 billion in business impact.

Walt has a M.B.A. from St. Mary’s College of California (AACSB) and a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Walt is a co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lean Six Sigma.


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