Sara Haynes, P. Eng., is the principal consultant for Sigma Solutions. She is a chemical engineer, a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Engineer, a Lean project manager, holds a Mastery of Re-Engineering and a green belt in QFD.  She was the Vice President of Manufacturing at August Electronics, and has also served as the Director of Quality & Operational Excellence at SMART Technologies, one of the top 20 high-tech firms in Canada. She has over 25 years experience in developing and implementing quality programs and executing business process transformations in a wide range of industries, including electronics manufacturing, oil & gas service, construction, property management, food & beverage, metal fabrication, municipal government, agriculture and healthcare. Sara was one of the proud recipients of the 2016 Calgary Quality and Business Excellence Gold award.

 

Sara developed and teaches courses for the Lean and Continuous Improvement program at Mount Royal University, and is a guest lecturer at the University of Calgary. She co-founded the Business Process Management Community of Practice in Calgary that grew to over 100 members. ​Sara has been a speaker at conferences across North America on Six Sigma, Lean and Quality. 

 

Sara enjoys mountain biking and skiing.  She has 2 children and a lot of pretend pets.