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Beth Cudney, Ph.D.

Beth Cudney, Ph.D.

Process Engineer / Industrial Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Professor of Data Analytics, Maryville University | President, Cudney Consulting Group, LLC

  • Education

    • Missouri University of Science and Technology

      2003 - 2006
      Ph.D. Engineering Management

      Activities and Societies: Epsilon Mu Eta, Engineering Management Honor Society Omicron Delta Kappa, Leadership Honor Society Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society

    • University of Hartford

      1998 - 2000
      MEng Mechanical Engineering

    • University of Hartford

      2000 - 2002
      MBA Business Administration

    • North Carolina State University

      1991 - 1996
      B.S. Industrial Engineering

  • Experience

    • Dana Corporation

      Dec 1996 - Apr 1998
      Process Engineer / Industrial Engineer

      Projects included time studies, layout, cost estimations, control plans, process failure mode and effects analysis, control plans, process sheets, and continuous improvement.

    • Danaher - Jacobs Vehicle Systems

      Apr 1998 - Feb 2004
      Six Sigma Black Belt / Manufacturing Manager

      • Led Six Sigma projects with annual savings over $750,000• Responsible for over 35 U.A.W. associates on three shift including scheduling work times, administration/liaison of the Labor Agreement and payroll administration• Kaizen champion for continuous improvement project focusing on variation reduction, 5S, SMED, and standard work

    • University of Hartford

      May 2000 - Aug 2003
      Adjunct Professor

      Course: Six Sigma. Implementing the Six Sigma philosophy and methodology. Several tools and methods including process flow diagrams, cause and effect diagrams, failure mode and effects analysis, gage R&R, capability studies, and design of experiments. Strategy for organizing six sigma techniques in industry.

    • University of Missouri-Rolla

      Aug 2003 - May 2007

      • Distance and on-campus graduate level course on Six Sigma• Development of graduate level course on Design for Six Sigma• Modularization of Total Quality Management course • Graduate research is titled “Evaluation of the Effect of Vehicle Performance on Consumer Satisfaction” which uses the Mahalanobis-Taguchi System for multivariate pattern recognition and discriminant analysis. • Research interests include quality, lean manufacturing, optimization, and reliability.• Graduate Teaching Assistant for The Six Sigma Way, a graduate level course on Six Sigma principles, methods, and tools.

      • Post Doctoral Fellow

        Jun 2006 - May 2007

      • Graduate Research Assistant

        Aug 2003 - May 2006

    • Missouri S&T

      Sept 2012 - Aug 2020

      • Distance and on-campus graduate level course on Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma• Undergraduate course on Quality Engineering• Research interests include Quality Engineering, Healthcare Systems Engineering, Pattern Recognition, and Lean Six Sigma • Distance and on-campus graduate level course on Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma• Undergraduate course on Quality Engineering Philosophies• Research interests include Pattern Recognition, Quality Engineering, Lean Six Sigma, and Robust Design • Responsible for recruitment and retention of graduate students• Developed department graduate handbook• Advised approximately 300 non-thesis MS and graduate certificate students

      • Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

        Sept 2013 - Aug 2020

      • Assistant Professor

        Aug 2007 - Aug 2013

      • Associate Chair of Graduate Studies

        Sept 2012 - May 2013

    • ASQ - World Headquarters

      Jan 2014 - Dec 2020

      Quality Approaches in Education is an online, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal published by the ASQ Education Division. The ASQ Education Division prides itself as the ASQ division that networks on quality in education topics. With the increase emphasis on quality improvement in our colleges and universities, Quality Approaches in Education engenders a conversation focusing on this topic, supported by manuscripts from the education community of faculty, researchers and administrators from the different disciplines and professions. The journal was started in 2009 as a supplement to the Journal for Quality and Participation from ASQ.The purpose of Quality Approaches in Education is to engage the higher education community and the ASQ Education Division members in a discussion of topics related to:1) Improving quality and identifying best practices in education, and2) Expanding the literature specific to quality in education topics.http://asq.org/edu/quality-information/journals/ Show less

      • Chair, Education Division

        Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

      • Editor, Quality Approaches in Education

        Jan 2014 - Dec 2018

    • Cudney Consulting Group, LLC

      Jun 2014 - now
      President

    • International Academy for Quality

      Jan 2018 - Dec 2022

      • Secretary/Treasurer

        Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

      • Vice President of Communications

        Jan 2018 - Dec 2020

    • Maryville University of Saint Louis

      Aug 2020 - now
      Professor of Data Analytics, Data Analytics Program Coordinator

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ASQ Certified Quality Inspector

      ASQ - World Headquarters
      Feb 2008
      View certificate certificate

    • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer

      ASQ - World Headquarters
      Dec 2003
      View certificate certificate

    • ASQ Certified Quality Process Analyst

      ASQ - World Headquarters
      Apr 2008
      View certificate certificate

    • ASQ Certified Quality Technician

      ASQ - World Headquarters
      Oct 2008
      View certificate certificate

    • ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

      ASQ - World Headquarters
      May 2008
      View certificate certificate

    • ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence

      ASQ - World Headquarters
      Oct 2007
      View certificate certificate

    • ASQ Certified Quality Improvement Associate

      ASQ - World Headquarters
      Nov 2007
      View certificate certificate

    • Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certificate

      Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
      Sept 2017
      View certificate certificate

    • ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

      ASQ - World Headquarters
      Mar 2005
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      ASEE EMD Bernard R. Sarchet Award ASEE EMD Jul 2021 The Bernard R. Sarchet Award recognizes lifetime achievement in engineering management education. Named after one of the founding fathers of the academic discipline of engineering management, the award is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions over an extended period of time to the discipline and the division and who exemplifies the highest standards of the professorate in engineering management. Award Criteria:1) Current or past membership in the… Show more The Bernard R. Sarchet Award recognizes lifetime achievement in engineering management education. Named after one of the founding fathers of the academic discipline of engineering management, the award is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions over an extended period of time to the discipline and the division and who exemplifies the highest standards of the professorate in engineering management. Award Criteria:1) Current or past membership in the engineering management professorate. The engineering management professorate is defined for this award as teaching in a university program, which offers degrees in engineering management, management of technology, and other closely related areas.2) Exemplary service to the engineering management discipline. Exemplars would be (1) service as a chair, head, or program director of a major engineering management program; (2) service as editor, associate editor, reviewer of a peer-reviewed publication in the discipline; or (3) a national reputation for promoting the academic discipline of engineering management.3) Exemplary service to the Engineering Management Division of ASEE. Exemplars would be (1) service in a leadership role in ASEE or the Division, (2) active support of Division programs and initiatives, (3) service to the professorate in engineering management, and/or (4) service to the students in engineering management programs.4) A national reputation in engineering management through service to the practice of engineering management. Exemplars of this would be (1) membership and office in a relevant engineering management professional organization, (2) a publication record promoting engineering management practice, or (3) other service to engineering management practitioners. Show less
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      ASQ Crosby Medal ASQ May 2018 2018 Crosby Medal, ASQ for “authoring Design for Six Sigma: A Practical Approach through Innovation, which focuses on innovative and systematic continuous improvement in product, process, and service design through an integrated lean and Six Sigma methodology to achieve robust design.”
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      IISE Fellow IISE May 2018
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Outstanding Teaching Award Missouri S&T Nov 2017 The Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes those faculty members who have demonstrated a high level of instructional success as measured by student evaluations of teaching effectiveness.
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Yoshio Kondo Academic Research Prize International Academy for Quality May 2017 The Yoshio Kondo Academic Research Prize recognizes sustained performance in exceptional published works.
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Outstanding Teaching Award Missouri S&T Nov 2016 The Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes those faculty members who have demonstrated a high level of instructional success as measured by student evaluations of teaching effectiveness.
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Women’s Inspirational Faculty Award Missouri University of Science and Technology Mar 2016
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Academician International Academy for Quality Apr 2015
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      ASEM Fellow American Society for Engineering Management Oct 2014
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Best Paper Award International Academy for Quality May 2014 Best paper award for "Using Hoshin Kanri to Accelerate Lean and Six Sigma" at ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      ASQ Fellow American Society for Quality Nov 2013 For outstanding leadership, professionalism, and exceptional contributions to the advancement of quality and lean in education and the manufacturing industry through the structure and development, design of course content, publication of many papers, and editing of the Quality Management Forum.
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Faculty Excellence Award Missouri S&T Nov 2012 This award is given annually to recognize teaching, research, and service excellence.
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Waldo A. Vezeau Award St. Louis Section of ASQ May 2012 Technical Achievement in the Field of Quality
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      IIE Lean Teaching Award Institute of Industrial Engineers Mar 2012 This award recognizes excellence in teaching lean concepts and the advancement of lean manufacturing knowledge.
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Meritorious Service Award American Society for Engineering Management Nov 2011 For valuable contributions and service to ASEM and the Engineering Management profession.
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Associate Member International Academy for Quality May 2010
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Bernard Sarchet Award Epsilon Mu Eta 2010 Recognition of Outstanding Achievements in Engineering Management.
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Feigenbaum Medal American Society for Quality 2007 This international award is given annually to the individual “who has displayed outstanding characteristics of leadership, professionalism, and potential in the field of quality and also whose work has been or, will become of distinct benefit to mankind.”http://asq.org/about-asq/awards/feigenbaum.html
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Outstanding Dissertation Award American Society for Engineering Management 2007
    • Awarded to Beth Cudney, Ph.D.
      Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award Society of Manufacturing Engineers 2006 This international award is given annually to engineers “who have made exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the manufacturing industry.”