BRIAN O. LANIER has been president and owner of Industrial Opportunities Quality Training, an industrial training firm since 1987. Industrial Opportunities specializes in quality improvement and control training.

Mr. Lanier has led seminars at many mid-western universities, including Notre Dame, Kent State, Tri-State, Indianapolis, Grand Valley State, Michigan State, Toledo, Dayton, Ohio State, etc.  He has also led seminars for several professional societies, including ASQ, SME, SPE, JA, and the Wire Association.

Mr. Lanier is a senior member of the American Society for Quality.  He is a certified lead auditor and a certified six sigma black belt.  He has worked in industry, for several companies, in manufacturing management, engineering, and quality assurance for twenty years prior to starting Industrial Opportunities in 1987.   He has a BS in math and an MS in industrial and systems engineering from Ohio University. 

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Biography of Melissa O. Rucinski

MELISSA O. RUCINSKI graduated summa cum laude with a BS from Indiana State University.  Since that time she has been a business manager, a teacher, and a consultant.  She has presented seminars at Notre Dame, Kent State, Ohio State, Grand Valley State, Youngstown State, and other mid-western universities.  She is a certified lead auditor for ISO 14001 and her specialties include statistical process control, root cause analysis, and failure mode and effects analysis.  Melissa is a Senior Member of  the American Society for Quality and has led presentations for various sections of ASQ.  Melissa is a Six Sigma Black Belt.