scb associates ltd
SCB Associates were founded in 2007 to provide training and consultancy services
in Continuous Improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma, TRIZ and Design of
Experiments. Although a relatively new organisation, it is founded on many years
of successful experience working in Europe and the US. Our approach is to work
closely with our clients during quality improvement initiatives, ensuring
alignment with their business priorities and a quick return on their investment.
This is achieved through a combination of interactive training and application
to client projects. More than 90% of our business is repeat business which we
think is a great indication of client satisfaction. We believe that your
company’s technical expertise combined with our extensive experience of
methodology application is a formidable partnership. Principal Consultant and
Founder - Simon Barnard Simon BarnardSimon has more than thirty years experience
teaching and consulting in Innovation, New Product Development and Quality
Improvement. An Electronics engineer by training, he spent his early career
working on automotive and aerospace control systems for Lucas Research. In 1987
he was trained by Shin Taguchi(of ASI) in Taguchi Methods and was subsequently
involved in its implementation within Lucas. He took the opportunity to bring
Taguchi Methods to a wider audience by joining ASI in 1989 and quickly expanded
his training portfolio into QFD and other Continuous Improvement areas. In 1996
he was trained by TRIZ Master Victor Fey and more recently successfully achieved
MATRIZ level 3 certification, following extensive coaching by TRIZ Master Sergei
Ikovenko. With colleague Ray Greenall they built up a successful Six Sigma
training business that was taken over by BSI Management Systems in 2006. Simon
left BSI in 2007 to establish SCB Associates Ltd. Outside of work Simon is a
keen cyclist; read about his John O'Groats to Lands End trip or his more recent
French coast-to-coast here.
