Byron Y.
Six Sigma Green Belt | DMADV & Lean Process Design | Operational Excellence | Business & HR Operations Leader | MBA 2026 | USMC Veteran
- Role
- Lead Process Specialist at Associated Students Inc. At California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Location
- Corona, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Byron Y.
Process improvement professional and MBA candidate (Cal Poly Pomona, GPA 3.97, May 2026) with 20+ years of progressive leadership across military operations, enterprise process design, and HR operations. Six Sigma Green Belt (IISE, Jan 2026) with hands-on expertise in DMADV, DMAIC, value stream mapping, and SOP development. At Associated Students, Inc.(ASI) — a organization at Cal Poly Pomona — I lead enterprise-level process improvement as a Lead Process Specialist, managing a team of five specialists and contributing to 376+ improvement requests. I use DMADV (Design for Six Sigma) to build new processes from the ground up where none previously existed, and oversee workflow mapping, bottleneck identification, KPI tracking, and platform governance across the organization. As a Marine Corps officer, I managed a portfolio of 50 construction and reconstruction projects valued at $6.4M — achieving 100% completion with zero budget overruns — while implementing a competitive bidding process that saved an estimated $1.13M. I also led CBRN defense operations and compliance programs for 2,500+ personnel across eight units, designed and executed training curricula, and led an enterprise system transition adopted organization-wide. Core areas of expertise: Process Improvement & Design — DMADV, DMAIC, Lean, value stream mapping, gap analysis, SOP developmentCross-Functional Leadership — stakeholder alignment, change management, team coaching, executive communicationHR & People Operations — full-cycle recruiting, HRIS administration, compliance audits, workforce analyticsProgram & Project Management — multi-million dollar portfolios, resource allocation, multi-agency coordinationTools — monday.com (5 Lucid certs + admin), Lucidchart, ADP Workforce Now, SharePoint, MS Office, AI-assisted workflows Open to remote and highly flexible roles in process improvement, operational excellence, business operations, HR operations, and program management. Also open to hybrid roles near Eastvale, CA.
Experience
Lead Process Specialist
Associated Students Inc. At California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Aug 2024 — Present · US
Direct enterprise-level process improvement initiatives across a organization, leading a team of five Process Specialists and contributing to 376+ process improvement requests across both specialist roles-Apply DMADV (Design for Six Sigma) methodology to architect new processes from the ground up, overseeing workflow mapping, bottleneck identification, solution development, and KPI tracking to measure improvement impact-Administer 1,355+ monday.com account additions and deletions, ensuring accurate platform access and governance across the organization-Spearhead full hiring lifecycle for Process Specialist roles — from job posting and candidate evaluation through selection and onboarding — to build and sustain team capacity-Mentor team members on process improvement methodologies, user-centered design principles, and best practices for sustainable workflow redesign.
Education
Marine Corps University
Staff Noncommisioned Officer (NCO) Academy Career School, Military Applied Sciences
2005 — 2005
Marine Corps University
Sergeants Course, Military Applied Sciences
2002 — 2002
Pasadena City College
Business Associate in Arts Degree, Business Administration and Management, General
Pasadena City College
Economics Associate in Arts Transfer Degree, Economics
2021
University of Phoenix
BS/BM, Business Management
2003 — 2011
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
Pasadena City College
Business Administration Associate in Science Degree for Transfer, Business Administration and Management, General
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Bachelor of Science - BS, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Pasadena City College
Social and Behavioral Sciences Associate in Arts Degree, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Pasadena City College
Natural Sciences Associate in Arts Degree, Natural Sciences
Marine Corps War College
Expeditionary Warfare School Distance Education Program (EWSDEP), Military
2012 — 2014
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