What do you really need to know about Mr. Bowie? He is an expert strategic planner, a master performance improvement specialist, a published author, a professional speaker, and he is extremely passionate about what he does, how he does it, and who he does it for. He has been requested by name by Chiefs of Staff and Executive leaders throughout the world, and he has never let them down. Jim is a published author, a respected professional speaker, and a counselor to those in need. The bottom line is that he lives for improvement everywhere and always. Just like Johnny Cash, Jim has "been everywhere, man." He has worked in practically every industry, was a collegiate rugby national champion, served as a soldier and an airborne infantry officer in the United States Army, and is now a trusted advisor to executive leadership in the government, commercial, and non-profit sectors. Mr. Bowie has washed dishes and led men in battle. He has driven thirty-thousand dollar freight trucks and improvement efforts totaling in the billions. And to top it all off he was raised by a father in a rock and roll band. He is a performance improvement fanatic, a radical, and he has helped people taste the nectar of victory around the globe. With his latest book, Lean Acres: A Tale of Strategic Innovation and Improvement in a Farm-iliar Setting from Quality Press, he has infected the masses with a passion for success.Formal qualifications follow:Jim Bowie (aka "Buckaroo Banzai") is a Strategic Performance Improvement Expert with more than 20 years of experience leading efforts in diverse environments and industries around the world including Federal, Corporate, and Non-Profit organizations. Jim is the Founder and President of Roxtar, Inc.™, Producer and Director of Lean Six Sigma Television (LSS-TV™) featuring Lean Six Sigma Learning in Sixty Seconds™ (LSS2™), and the creator of the Lean Six Sigma Samurai®. He is known for his hands-on approach and dynamic, passionate delivery. Jim delivers a results-driven, integrated, and focused approach through "top-down" strategic deployment and "bottom-up" execution. He is innovative in the design and implementation of solutions in manufacturing, service, administrative, transactional, and military operations. Mr. Bowie has managed thousands of personnel and hundreds of projects in dynamic environments around the world.He is a former United States Army Infantry Officer and an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran, holds a Master of Business Administration, is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Statistics, is a Kaplan-Norton Balanced Scorecard Certified Practitioner, a Certified Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Master Black Belt (including American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Six Sigma Black Belt), an ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, a Certified Lean Master, a Certified Project Management Professional, an ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor, and a certified facilitator. Jim is a Senior Member of ASQ and a member of the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, the Execution Premium Community, and the International Society of Six Sigma Practitioners (ISSSP). His expertise was also recognized as he was selected to serve as a member of the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Jim's educational track has included Salisbury University, Villanova University, University of Tennessee, Yale School of Management, University of Michigan, Auburn University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Texas A&M University.You can stay connected with Jim on LinkedIn. You can also stay in touch with the Lean Acres community at www.LeanAcresonline.com or by joining us on Twitter (TheJimBowie)and Facebook (Lean Acres).Listen to Jim's ASQ webcasts at: http://leanacresonline.com/webcasts.Jim can also be reached through: www.jim-bowie.com, www.lss-tv.com, www.lsssamurai.com, www.youtube.com/iamjimbowie, or at jimbowie@roxtarinc.com.