Dr. Mikel J Harry Six Sigma Management Institute Asia

Dr Mikel J Harry Six Sigma Management Institute Asia (SSMI Asia) was established in the year 2015 as the APAC office of the world-renowned Six Sigma Management Institute, USA – by the ‘Principal Architect of Six Sigma,’ founder of Belt Certification System and DMAIC Methodology, Prof. Mikel J Harry and his disciple, who is popularly referred to as ‘The Sri Lankan Guru of Lean Six Sigma,’ Dumidu Ranaweera, to spread the goodness of Lean and Six Sigma in the region. SSMI Asia operates in more than 20 countries, offering services in 14 languages. It has over 1M followers globally and has produced over 30,000+ trained practitioners on structured problem solving, including Lean Six Sigma Black Belts, Green Belts and Master Black Belts. SSMI Asia was ranked as Asia’s Best Consulting & Training Organization on Organizational Excellence & Lean Six Sigma in 2019, 2020 & 2021.

One of the well-known resources in the field of "Lean Six Sigma" (referred to as the ‘Lean Six Sigma Guru of Sri Lanka’ by print media) and "Organizational Excellence" in the region and has been personally endorsed by the principal architect of Six Sigma Dr Mikel J. Harry as one of the best resources available on "Six Sigma". He is featured frequently as a Keynote Speaker/ Chief Guest/Award Judge in many international and local conferences/forums (i.e. Japan, USA, Singapore, Australia, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Malaysia, Maldives, Netherlands etc. ) and carries extensive expertise relating to Organizational Excellence & Lean Six Sigma. During his illustrative career, Dumidu has been recognized by many industry forums and associations. These include 'Lean Six Sigma Coaching Excellence Medal' by Six Sigma Management Institute USA, Karmaveer Chakra Bronze & Silver Awards by REX in association with United Nations in 2017 & 2019, 'Business Leader of the Year – Organizational Excellence & Lean Six Sigma’ Award during Asia Business Leaders Awards, Business Leader of the Year years 2017 & 2019 at Sri Lanka Quality Leadership Awards, 'Hall of Fame Award' during Asia Training & Leadership Awards 2019 and in Sri Lanka Training & Leadership Awards in 2017, IT-BPO Young Outstanding Professional Sri Lanka Award 2007 from ICTA etc. He is also the first individual outside the USA to be awarded the 'Executive Master Black Belt (EMBB)' status by late Prof. Mikel J. Harry and was recently listed under the "101 Most Fabulous Global Training & Development Leaders" at the World Training and Development Congress in February 2020. Dumidu has guided over 300+ organizations, both manufacturing and services across 10 countries in their Organizational Excellence journey and known for his avid skills in Lean Six Sigma deployment and credentials in multiple business disciplines. During the past two decades, he has mentored over 500+ process excellence projects across various domains and trained over 30,000+ resources including over 500 Black Belts /Master Black Belts. He has also been responsible for award-winning Organizational Excellence & Lean Six Sigma deployment programmes and implementation of management systems in novel domains. Apart from EMBB certification from SSMI, he also holds three Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certifications from BMG University, Indian Statistical Institute & Dialog Axiata, Black Belt certifications from ASQ & Motorola University and Lean Practitioner certification from BMGI. His other credentials include, MBA with Merit (USJ-PIM), BBA (Colombo), Diploma in Quality Management with Distinction (SLSI), ASQ CQE, ASQ CMQ/OE, ASQ CQA, Sri Lanka’s 1st IASSC Accredited Training Associate, Lean Bronze, Lead Auditor ISO 9001 QMS, ISO 14001 EMS & ISO 27001 ISMS, Certified TPM Facilitator (CII, JIPM, TPM Club), PMP, PGDM (CIM-UK), ACMA (CIMA-UK), FCMA (CMA-SL), Senior member ASQ, Council member SLAAQP, HMM (Harvard) & NDHRM (IPM), etc. Dumidu is currently reading for his Doctorate in Business Administration. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dumiduranaweera/ Personal Website: www.Dumidu.com