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.