Pacific Bizworks is based in the beautiful Pacific coast mountains of Santa Cruz, California. Our principal, Erika J. Wyckoff, is the owner and primary consultant for Pacific Bizworks. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Some of Erika's qualifications and accomplishments are :
•Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt
•Certified Six Sigma Instructor (DMAIC, DFSS, DWSS, HOC, Advanced Statistics, Black Belt, and Green Belt – operational and transactional)
•Trained over 300 Black and Brown Belts and over 250 Green Belts
•Selected for Six Sigma Symposium in Maui, HI for outstanding contribution to Six Sigma 2003
•Awarded ‘Key Contributor’ 4 years in a row
•Developed transactional Six Sigma project mining and prioritization process
•Developed Green Belt assessment, certification, and recognition processes
•Experienced project manager and communicator across functions and all organization levels
•Highly sought after coach and mentor
•Skilled translator of customer CTQs into KPOVs for use in DMAIC projects
•MS Statistics, University of Minnesota
•MS Mathematics, University of Oregon
•BS Mathematics, Portland State University
What some of our colleagues say about Erika J. Wyckoff:
Karen Gadberry, Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Intrawest (colleague)
“As a Master Black Belt, Erika brings a wealth of knowledge to Lean Six Sigma training and coaching sessions. She has an amazing ability to translate her technical knowledge and mastery of statistics into an understandable language new students can easily understand. By using real-world examples, she demystifies Lean Six Sigma and helps trainees get the most out of the coaching experience.” May 5, 2006
Dick Booton, (business partner)
“Erika has outstanding credentials as a professional and as Master Black Belt. She has had success in her career to this point and should continue to be very successful. I am proud to have her as a client and look forward to a continuing relationship.” May 16, 2006
Kimberly Macaulay, Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Intrawest (colleague)
“Erika is a one of a kind motivator, leader and teacher. With her endless knowledge base and unique teaching and coaching skills, she is able to take complex statistical and business maximization concepts and make them tangible, relevant and clear. Erika's personable but professional attitude motivates all around her to not only meet expectations, but exceed them. Erika's commitment and dedication to her students, colleagues and her job make Erika an asset to any organization. Personally, her coaching and mentoring skills, and especially her endless patience, were instrumental in my certification as a Black Belt, and I would recommend her to anyone or any organization. I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to work with someone as inspirational and driven as Erika.” July 18, 2007
Sabrina Lozano, Senior Director, Digital Content Governance, Seagate Technology (colleague)
“I have known Erika since 2000 where we worked together at Seagate developing strategies in eBusiness, and as my MBB mentor in Brown /Black Belt training. Erika is not only highly capable of training others in Six Sigma, but she is also strong in process management and is an effective leader of change. I would highly recommend her!” May 7, 2006
Haleh Haririan, Black Belt, Sun (colleague)
“Erika was my six sigma instructor and Master Black Belt during the last two years of my service at Seagate. I've always been amazed by Erika's subject matter expertise in six sigma as well as her teaching skills and statistical background. On other fronts, Erika was a role model in building and keeping long lasting relationships; as a result, she was a great influencer and a top notch change agent.” May 4, 2006
Dr. Howard Fuller, Owner, Fuller, Jones Associates, Inc. (colleague)
“I have known and worked with Erika for over 10 years. During that time she has shown tremendous ability in both her hard and soft skills. She is an excellent statistician/MBB, motivated leader and excellent communicator. Erika has been very successful in every role, and I have personally recommended her for promotions and new positions based on her limitless talent.” May 4, 2006
Susan Butkus, Senior Statistical Engineer, LifeScan, a Johnson and Johnson company (colleague)
“Erika effectively led the Statistical Engineering group, ensuring that all projects were supported and that her team had what was needed to get the job done well and on-time. Her combination of enthusiasm and technical competence contribute to her effectiveness as both a leader and an individual contributor. Erika is definitely an asset to any organization.” May 24, 2006
