Darren Dolcemascolo is an internationally recognized lecturer, author, and consultant.  As Sr. Partner and co-founder of EMS Consulting Group, he specializes in productivity and quality improvement through the application of Lean and Six Sigma strategies in healthcare, manufacturing, office, and other service environments.  Some of the clients for whom he has worked include CalOptima, Caterpillar, Farmers Insurance, General Atomics, Genmark Diagnostics, Guild Mortgage, Hologic, Inland Empire Health Plan, Kingston Technology, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehab Center, Millipore Sigma, OptumCare, Qualcomm, Teledyne Controls, and ViaSat.  A Master Black Belt level trainer and facilitator, Mr. Dolcemascolo teaches Lean Manufacturing and Lean Six Sigma workshops and certification programs in Southern California and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt online training programs.

Mr. Dolcemascolo has written the book Improving the Extended Value Stream: Lean for the Entire Supply Chain, published by Productivity Press in April 2006. He has also been published in several manufacturing publications and has spoken at such venues as the Lean Management Conference, Outsourcing World Summit, Biophex, APICS, and ASQ. He was one of 100 nationwide lean experts selected to define the Body of Knowledge for the SME/Shingo Prize/AME LEAN Certification. Mr. Dolcemascolo has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University and an MBA with Graduate Honors from San Diego State University.