Dyan Gershman is an accomplished attorney with over 25 years of experience. The founder of Gershman Law, PLLC, a boutique corporate law firm based in New York City, Dyan Gershman is also a certified Six Sigma Green Belt, a highly valued distinction.
Dyan Gershman earned her Six Sigma Green Belt while working at General Electric Company headquarters, where she led the corporate legal work on many large and complex acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures.
Six Sigma Green Belts are knowledgeable in Six Sigma methodology and often spend time on process improvement teams. The Six Sigma Green Belt certification shows an individual’s skills in identifying and analyzing process improvement.
The Green Belt certification process differs company to company though all require learning the appropriate subject matter, often through classroom training, passing a proctored and timed written proficiency exam, and displaying competency in a hands-on environment. In addition, the certification often requires at least three years of paid work in any of the Six Sigma areas of knowledge, such as design methodologies and data and process analysis. Lastly, the candidate must complete one or two quality projects relating to Green Belt concepts.
Six Sigma training from an institution is not mandatory for the exam, but it is highly recommended. Once certified, a Six Sigma Green Belt is recognized in perpetuity.
