LEAN SIX SIGMA WORLD CONFERENCE SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY  Harsh Zadoo Operational Excellence Consultant, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin, TX, USA

Harsh Zadoo has had a well-rounded career in both the Public and Private sectors for over 35 years establishing Operations to deliver superior Products, Services, and Process. After joining the Texas Dept. of Transportation’s Strategic Planning Division, he has focused on Consulting for solutions for several TxDOT’s statewide internal functional organizations, delivering Program Management, Quality Systems, Process improvement and Re-engineering. His career started in India with a Japanese manufacturer, cutting teeth on all things Lean & Six-Sigma. He came to the United States in 1980 to further his education at Wichita State University (GO Shockers!). After completing a Master’s Degree in Engineering Management Science he taught at WSU, working his way into consulting in the Rocky Mountain region. His professional career since is dominated by Global Program Management of Products - from Design through Launch, Global Services, Quality Management, Manufacturing System Design, Process Improvement, Information Technology. Harsh is a PMP and Six-Sigma Black Belt, active as a thought leader in several national and state organizations, including Leader-Member in ASQ’s Government Division Leadership Council. His life is blissful due to a caring wife of over 30 years, two daughters, Ping-Pong and Yoga.