Keith is the founder of RCI Consulting, helping companies with strategy, development and execution of rapid continuous improvement methodologies. He is the author of the book “How to identify and charter a lean six sigma project – tips and tricks learned the hard way”, available both in hardcopy and e-book. Keith has over 25 year’s expertise in continuous improvement, both as a consultant and corporate executive. The 30+ companies he has helped have generated hard savings of $15 to $200 million per year, by focusing on customer needs and eliminating waste. He has directly designed process improvement deployments to execute strategy, and guided leadership through the change at seven different companies. He is also a sought after facilitator for all levels of Lean Six Sigma strategy and training, having trained over 1500 executives, project sponsors, master black belts, black belts and green belts. Previously, Keith built the lean six sigma deployment as the Rapid Continuous Improvement leader at Dr Pepper Snapple Group, was a principal at Accenture, an Engagement Director at George Group and a Master Black Belt at Celanese Chemicals. He has a BS in Chemical Engineering and is a certified Master Black Belt. Keith is married with two children and lives in Coppell, Texas.