Timothy Read

Dr. Tim Read, Master Black Belt, has supported Rutgers Executive Education’s Lean Six Sigma(LSS) program since 2011, building on 30+ years’ domestic and global experience in various capacities as practitioner, manager and trainer with global Fortune 100 corporations. At Rutgers, Tim has mentored scores of Green Belts and Black Belts in our Lean Six Sigma Certification program, and has also developed and delivered customized LSS programs to our organizational clients.

A few career highlights outside Rutgers:

• Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Champion
• Mentored over 50 Rutgers’ Black & Green Belts
• 30+ years with global Fortune 100 companies
• Led improvement teams in Research & Development, Sales & Marketing, Operations and Health Care in the US, Europe and Asia
• Directed Corporate Center for Lean Six Sigma
• Conducted 100+ Six Sigma, Lean, Statistics, Quality, and Continuous Improvement training courses globally
• PhD – Mathematics and Statistics
• Co-authored over 20 refereed papers and one book

Education

• BA Hons, PhD Flinders University

Companies

• Adjunct Professor Fox School of Business at Temple University (2018)
• President 3D Delaware LLC (2018)
• Adjunct Faculty Rutgers Business School (2012)
• Continuous Improvement Champion – Global Technology and Operations DuPont Industrial Biosciences (2013 — 2017)
• Operations and Supply Chain Continuous Improvement Leader DuPont Electronics & Communications (2010 — 2013)
• Leader – Global Lean and Six Sigma Center of Competency DuPont Global Operations (2008 — 2010)
• Lean Six Sigma Champion – Asia Pacific Operations DuPont China Holding Company (2005 — 2008)
• Senior Consultant & Master Black Belt – Applied Statistics Group DuPont Engineering (2002 — 2005)
• Master Black Belt – Asia Pacific Operations DuPont Singapore Pte Ltd (2000 — 2002)