Elizabeth is Professor of Data Analytics at Maryville University and President of Cudney Consulting Group, LLC. She is internationally recognized for her work in Lean Six Sigma, operational excellence, Quality 4.0, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. She has authored or coauthored 19 books, published more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, and delivered keynote presentations worldwide. Her work has received numerous international honors, including the Shingo Publication Award, ASQ Grant Medal, and ASQ Crosby Medal. Dr. Cudney is an ASQ Fellow, IISE Fellow, ASEM Fellow, and IAQ Academician.

 

Lisa is currently the Senior Director of Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Cosmetic Consulting Services at EAS Consulting Group. She has extensive experience in a Consumer Healthcare organization in both Research and Development and Quality and has held leadership positions in the analytical laboratory and Quality. Prior to joining EAS Consulting Group, Ms. El-Shall led the Research and Development Quality group at Pfizer and GSK Consumer Healthcare with global responsibility for areas including new product development and technical transfer, clinical supply production/release, clinical study oversight, and business development quality. She has proven ability in the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of fit for purpose standards, systems, and Regulatory Inspection compliance.

Lisa serves on the Board of Directors of ASQ and currently holds the role of Chair-Elect. She is an ASQ Certified Quality Auditor as well as a certified ISO 13485 Lead Auditor. She holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a M.S. in Biochemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles.

 

Daniella Picciotti

Daniella is a career quality professional with progressive leadership experience in quality management systems and supplier quality in the aerospace industry. She is currently President of QMS Alliance a quality management systems consulting firm as well as a certified aerospace 3rd party auditor. Daniella holds a BA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an MBA from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona.

Daniella has also an ASQ Instructor providing instruction for the Certified Supplier Quality Professional Certification preparation, Introduction to Supplier Management, and Root Cause Analysis courses. Currently, Daniella is serving on ASQ Board of Directors as ASQ’s Past Chair.

 

Rebecca Ranzenbach 

Rebecca is a global quality advisor for offshore wind development, engineering, procurement and construction at Ørsted in Washington, D.C. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Akron in Ohio. Ranzenbach is an ASQ senior member as well as a director-at-large member of the ASQ Board of Directors. She is an ASQ-certified Six Sigma Black Belt, manager of quality/organizational excellence, quality engineer, construction quality manager and quality auditor. She also holds ASQ specialized credentials in lean and risk management.