Dr. Greg McLaughlin possesses a unique talent for taking strategic visions and ideas, and turning them into operational realities. He creates value in organizations through his ability to solve complex problems, recognize hidden or unexplained data patterns, and by creating practical, ready-to-implement solutions. Over the past 30 years, he has developed a passion for innovation excellence resulting in the creation of the ENOVALE process. His colleagues refer to him as a Renaissance Man, given his diverse sets of life and work experiences that include innovator, hurricane forecaster, author, Six Sigma/Lean guru, published songwriter, and Deacon. Greg‘s diverse background includes extensive time working with management/project methodologies for innovation success. He created the first set of comprehensive Black Belt materials for the Six Sigma Academy, where he was credited with over $300 million of cost savings over a five-year period. In addition to his Senior Master Black Belt status, he honed his skills as a quality management consultant working directly for Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Greg has held two executive positions in the manufacturing, medical products, security, and process industries. He was the CEO of Inthesis, Inc., a successful business intelligence company. He is currently senior vice president for research and development at Global Targeting, Inc., an international strategy and advising firm dedicated to sustained innovation success. Publication credits include numerous academic and practitioner journal articles, author of Total Quality in Research & Development (1995), and the primary author of Chance or Choice: Unlocking Innovation Success (2013), ENOVALE: How to Unlock Sustained Innovation Project Success (2013), Leading Latino Talent to Champion Innovation (2013), and Unlocking Sustained Innovation Success in Healthcare