John David Kendrick is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and a principal with Business Process Management Inc. in the greater Los Angeles area. His professional interests include quality, private equity, and quantitative finance. He holds a master of engineering degree in simulation and modeling from Arizona State University; master of applied statistics from Penn State, and a master of business administration in finance from the University of Pittsburgh. His undergraduate degrees are a bachelor of science in physics from Purdue; a bachelor of science in math/computer science from the University of Pittsburgh; and a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a senior member of the American Society of Quality (ASQ) and is ASQ-certified as: CSSBB, CRE, CSQE, CQM/OE. He also holds two lean certifications.