Joseph M. Ogundu, PHD, MBA
President/CEO
Dr. Joseph M. Ogundu is the Chairman/CEO of Emerald Global Consulting Inc., a Farmington Hills, Michigan based consulting firm. Dr. Ogundu brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from the automotive, oil & gas and service-related industries to Emerald Global Consulting Inc. His experience includes consulting and direct operating activities in the following areas; operations leadership, strategy, business process excellence, risk management, program/project execution, supply chain management, six-sigma, manufacturing engineering, HITRUST, lean transformation and total quality management. He has experience executing restructuring and organizational turnaround. Dr. Ogundu is a quality and operations excellence practitioner with expertise in solving complex operations problems and delivering results. He was an employee of General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Daimler Chrysler AG., and Country Coach Inc. Dr. Ogundu was adjunct professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering at both Lawrence Technological University, Southfield Michigan and Oakland University, Rochester Michigan, and adjunct professor of Business Administration at Kettering University, Flint Michigan.
Dartis E. Willis Sr., MBA
Vice President: Lean Six-Sigma/Change Management
Dartis E. Willis earned his MBA degree from Lawrence Technological University, a Bachelor degree from Wayne State University and Associates degree from Wilberforce University. His concentration in Organizational Development focuses on public and private organizations. Currently Mr. Willis holds certifications in Organizational Change Management, Design Solutions, Lean, Six Sigma, T.S & Q.S Internal Auditor. In addition to serving as President of Professional Development Services, Mr. Willis is also an university instructor and independent business process trainer/coach, providing services to all industries looking to improve their business processes. His concentration includes transactional and manufacturing projects for internal and external customers.
Roxanne Benton
Finance and Human Resources