Tom Raidna

LSS Master Black Belt, PNC Financial Services, Allison Park, PA, USA

Tom is a Sr. Process Improvement Consultant, Vice President at PNC Financial Services. He is a certified LSS Master Black Belt holds a BS in General Science and Mathematics Education from Michigan State University, BS in Computer Science from University of Maryland, and a graduate certificate in Applied Statistics from Penn State University.

In his current role he mentors Black Belts and Green Belts in project execution, and facilitates all levels of corporate problems solving. He has trained and certified many of Black and Green Belts in his eight year tenure at PNC.

He is a 20 year veteran of Health Care IT where his roles have included, software development, help desk and software implementations. Tom lives near Pittsburgh, PA with his wife of 30 years, and has three children in College. He has a passion for building and restoring kayaks and sailboats and has published articles on the topic in Small Craft Advisor and DuckWorks magazines. Over the past 12 months Tom has earned is American Sailing Association certification for Basic Keelboat, Coastal Cruising and Bareboat Chartering.

Call for Proposals

Proposal Submission Deadline:
October 11, 2019

Acceptance notification date:
November 11, 2019

Early Registration Deadline:
February 11, 2020

Please make sure to review and prepare the material needed before you start the on-line Proposal Submission Form. Click here to see Proposal Submission Guidelines.

Who May Submit: This online form may be used by a principal speaker, co-speaker, contact person, or a committee member submitting on behalf of a speaker.

Multiple Proposals: You may submit multiple proposals.

Conference Registration Fee:
The conference registration fee is waived for the principal speaker of accepted proposals. Speakers are responsible for their travel expenses and arrangements. Co-speakers will receive a 30% discount for the conference that they are presenting at.

Length of Presentations: Technical sessions are typically 35 minutes. There will be a limited number of "double" sessions, 70 minutes, at the end of each day.