Ric Van Der Linden

Ric Van Der Linden is the Principal Consultant for ProgressivEdge www.ProgressivEdge.com , a consulting business based in Southern California focused on the applications of Continuous Improvement techniques to any business type (private and public, service, technology, manufacturing, military…). His career has focused on Continuous Improvement. For the past 17 years he has led and supported business growth including the start up of two large manufacturing operations which included facilities, equipment and staffing. He has managed production operations and for the past 8 years has had a full time dedication to Continuous Improvement through the application of Lean and Six Sigma.

As a Champion of Lean and Six Sigma, he has developed Lean Strategies and Six Sigma programs that have become “best practice”. He has driven results through Lean and Six Sigma in all aspects of business. Along with project leadership, he has also trained, mentored, and certified over 400 Lean/Six Sigma individuals that have resulted in a 5 year accumulation of $32 million savings. He has a BS in Manufacturing Engineering, a Masters in Organizational Management, is a certified Lean Expert and Master Black Belt in Six Sigma. He is the President of the San Diego Chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and is a Lean and Six Sigma Instructor at San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego.