James Taylor, Ph.D., Six Sigma Master Black Belt

James Taylor is an associate professor of Management at Brenau University. He earned a Ph.D. in Technology Management – Quality Systems from Indiana State University in 2014, an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1990, and a BSME with honors from Tri-State University in Angola, Indiana, in 1983. He’s also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Taylor’s research interests include quantitative methods and process improvement, especially Six Sigma. He has been a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 1984.

Taylor has worked for 30 years in industry, including such areas as engineering, account management, project management, quality management, and process improvement. In addition to his role at Brenau, he stays active in the field with a process improvement training and consulting practice, which has a client list that includes Bosch, Dana, IMS Gear, Kubota, SomicAmerica, and ZF.

Published work

Taylor, J. B., Sinn, J. W. & Lightfoot, W. S. (2011). The quality discipline: teaching it to a general management audience, Quality Progress, 45(2), 30-36.

Taylor, J. B. (2014). Development of an optimal lean six sigma model. PhD dissertation, Indiana State University.

Taylor, J. B., Sinn, J. W., Ulmer, J. M. & Badar, M. A. (2015, Spring). Proposed progression of lean six sigma, The Journal of Technology Studies, XLI (1), 2-8.