Basic HTML Version
19
ACIL 76
th
Annual Meeting
www.independenttesting.net
Scot Webster (UL)
Designing a Lean Laboratory
Senior Vice President for Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Scot Webster
joined UL in 2008 after 6 years at Medtronic as its Vice President of Quality,
designing and deploying their Lean Sigma initiative; then expanding his role
to VP of Global Business Solutions, and overseeing facilities, customer
centers, compliance, supply chain, as well as Lean Sigma. Before joining
Medtronic, Scot held various engineering and operations management
positions during his 21 years with GE. Scot helped develop and teach both
Lean and Six Sigma and was one of GE’s first Certified Master Black Belts.
As the Global Engineering and Lab Operations leader during Scot’s first 4
years at UL, he provided the engineering judgment and directed laboratory testing of over 150,000
projects per year at over 50 locations. Applying lean systems thinking within UL’s laboratory and
service industry, the team cut turnaround times in half and improved customer net promoter
scores over 30 points.
Currently the leader of UL’s Enterprise Service’s Lean Business Division, Scot helps clients
transform people and processes to champion UL’s mission of promoting safe living and working
environments. Additionally, Scot is responsible for Lean Sigma application throughout UL. He
is a member of the President’s Council of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, and
graduated from Bucknell University with a BS in Chemical Engineering.
John P. White (Veriti Consulting)
Maximizing Company Value
Co-founder and managing director of Veriti Consulting LLC, which provides
economic damages, business valuation, receivership, forensic accounting
and expert witness services throughout the US, John P. White’s background
includes public accounting, adjunct faculty positions in finance and accounting
at several Virginia universities, and serving as controller for a multi-state
wholesale company based in Virginia.
A Certified Public Accountant, John also holds credentials in business
valuation, including Accredited Senior Appraiser–Business Valuation from
the American Society of Appraisers, Certified Business Appraiser from the
Institute of Business Appraisers and Accredited in Business Valuation from the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants. Other certifications include Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified
Forensic Accountant.
His experience includes extensive consulting with large privately held and publicly traded
corporations, government organizations, and tribal and other gaming entities on matters such
as economic damages, business valuation, receivership, special financial projects, financial
modeling, compensation calculations, internal control assessment, forensic accounting, elder
financial abuse and related services.
speaker Biographies