SCB Associates Ltd.
SCB Associates were founded in 2007 to provide training and consultancy services in Continuous
Improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma, TRIZ and Design of Experiments. Although a relatively
new organisation, it is founded on many years of successful experience working in Europe and the US.
Our approach is to work closely with our clients during quality improvement initiatives, ensuring
alignment with their business priorities and a quick return on their investment. This is achieved
through a combination of interactive training and application to client projects. More than 90% of
our business is repeat business which we think is a great indication of client satisfaction. We
believe that your company’s technical expertise combined with our extensive experience of methodology
application is a formidable partnership.
Principal Consultant and Founder - Simon Barnard
Simon has more than thirty years experience teaching and consulting in Innovation, New Product Development and Quality Improvement. An Electronics
engineer by training, he spent his early career working on automotive and aerospace control systems
for Lucas Research. In 1987 he was trained by Shin Taguchi(of ASI) in Taguchi Methods and was subsequently
involved in its implementation within Lucas. He took the opportunity to bring Taguchi Methods to a wider
audience by joining ASI in 1989 and quickly expanded his training portfolio into QFD and other Continuous
Improvement areas. In 1996 he was trained by TRIZ Master Victor Fey and more recently successfully achieved
MATRIZ level 3 certification, following extensive coaching by TRIZ Master Sergei Ikovenko. With colleague
Ray Greenall they built up a successful Six Sigma training business that
was taken over by BSI Management Systems in 2006. Simon left BSI in 2007 to establish SCB Associates Ltd.
Outside of work Simon is a keen cyclist; read about his
John O'Groats to Lands End trip or his more recent
French coast-to-coast here.
