Faculty

Dr. Gurbachan “Guru” Chadha

DBA

How I Might Be Able to Assist

Contact me if you are looking for: DBA Chair who is experienced in management, engineering, and statistics.

Statistical Consultant for your DBA dissertation.

Questions or information on Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management, Organizational Assessment, Baldrige, Strategic Planning, and QSM.

Professional Projects or Initiatives of Interest

Executive Coach for leaders at various levels

Transforming Performance, Development, and Learning for Johnson and Johnson (J&J) – Corporate, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, and Consumer divisions.

Effectively implementing global shared services transformation at J&J with multi-billion dollar impact in Corporate Services, Global Services, and Business Unit Human Resources.

Treasurer and Education Chair of ASQ Princeton NJ Section (Senior Member of ASQ).

Background

Education

Doctor of Business Administration in Quality Systems Management (QSM) and Master of Science in QSM from The National Graduate School (NGS) of Quality Management, Falmouth, MA
Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management and Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from India

Certificates & Professional Accreditation:
Executive Coach (Columbia University, NYC), Six Sigma Black Belt (American Society for Quality / ASQ), Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute / PMI)
Advanced Communicator Bronze (Toastmasters International)
Examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and Judge International Team Excellence Award (ASQ)

Courses Taught at NECB

DBA - QSM courses including Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management, Organizational Assessment, Baldrige, Strategic Planning, and QSM.

Professional Experience

Adjunct Faculty, The National Graduate School (NGS) of Quality Management, MA
Global Project Manager – Performance, Development, and Learning, Johnson and Johnson, NJ
Director Business Transformation / Lean, MetLife, New York
Lean Practitioner, The Boeing Company, Philadelphia
Senior Manager, Business Transformation, American Express, NY
Quality Systems Engineer, Comcast, NJ

Publications and Lectures (Partial)

Chadha, G., Meredith, K. (11/2013). Organic Innovation: Boeing Innovation Cells. Proceedings of ASQ Innovation Interest Group Conference, Sacramento, CA:ASQ

Chadha, G. (08/2012). Statistical Engineering: An enabler to Engineering Excellence at The Boeing Company. Proceedings of the Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM), American Statistical Association (ASA).

Chadha, G. (05/?2010). Sampling for Process Audits. Proceedings of the World Conference on Quality and Improvement, St. Louis, MO: ASQ.