“Dr T was one of the best professors I’ve ever had the privilege to study under, ever. He is very knowledgeable, yet humble, and extremely engaging. I found that he genuinely wants his students to understand the material and go deep. His breadth of knowledge connects cross-industry applications to coursework in a practical way. He also has the ability to connect a project from strategic inception to the detailed technical application. I highly recommend him to anyone who is considering his courses.”

“Dr T is one of the greatest professor that I had during my graduate program. The class was supposed to be hard but he made it easy by demystifying complex concept and always there for support. He has a ton of industry experience which he used to make the class material more relevant to a real business problems.”

“I had the opportunity to work directly with Tony during my Global Rotation stint at PepsiCo in Plano, Texas, USA. Tony is an astute statistician with a Business mindset. I describe him as a ‘statistical powerhouse’ with an uncanny skill to simplify complex technical problems. Tony guided us on the Design of Experiment and analyses for a critical time bound project. He has the ability to convert complex problems into very simple and executable experimental designs. In Tony, I found a great teacher, who within very short time brought the entire team up to speed with latest statistical tools to build Experimental designs. Tony equipped the team well and played a mentor’s role as we navigated the project. Tony is a very knowledgeable and humble team player. Working with Tony was fun and I learnt a lot through the process. I wish Tony the best for all his future endeavors. He will be an asset to any Organization”

“I collaborated with Dr. Tony Tanaydin during the technical development of a new product and process system consumer innovation for a Better-for-You food snack product for the Global PepsiCo snacking market. Dr. Tanaydin was instrumental in drafting and driving the program technical development data science strategy from inception-to-completion. Throughout the DMAIC stage gate process of the program, Dr. Tanaydin, not only, provided highly complex statistical methodologies analysis of the data, but also navigated the executive leadership alignment and global market consumer science lift-and-adapt vision. Thank you for an excellent work experience, Dr. Tanaydin!”

“Tony has an in depth understanding of fundamentals of statistics and lean sigma process. It was a pleasure learning these fundamentals from him!”

“Tony and I were colleagues for four years. He was a great resource of deep statistical knowledge – enabling us to rigorously advance new measurement systems. On top of his technical expertise, Tony is a pleasure to work with – I always looked forward to any meeting with him. Furthermore, Tony is a strong mentor for those fortunate to work with him and can think broadly, addressing complex problems to deliver business value. Any organization looking to improve its Data Science capabilities would benefit from Tony’s expertise.”

“Tony is a good worker and is good at applying his statistics skills to help engineers and scientists build thorough studies to quantify process capability. He is very knowledgeable of different techniques to assess capability and drive quality product and process design. Tony has very good analytical skills, business acumen, analytical leadership and leading R&D Leans Six Sigma training. Tony was good mentor to executives and other associates that were new to LSS. Tony had a good rapport with others. His leadership to streamline processes and lab organization shortened the improved the turn around time drastically. Tony provided statistical leadership and worked with teams to optimize project deliverables through complex statistical and data analysis. Tony is very good teacher/mentoring/coach to individuals and organizations to add to the bottom line and top line.”

“I have known and worked with Tony for 5 years at PepsiCo. We were members of the Statistics group together and both organizational Master Black Belts as well. Tony is simply an amazing talent, having provided major contributions to our enterprise the past 5 years. He is well versed in statistics but what sets him apart from the crowd in my opinion is his wisdom in applying stats to drive business results. His coupling of Lean Six Sigma concepts/tools to his sound statistical expertise means top notch business performance by himself and those he mentors. Tony is simply the best.”

“I had the pleasure to have Tony as one of my professors in SMUs data science master’s program. In all my years in the academia, Tony was by far, one of the best teachers I have ever had. Tony’s profound knowledge in statistics was apparent from the first class. Tony can take the most difficult and challenging mathematical or statistical problems, and simplify them in such a way we could understand the logic behind the formula. It was clear from the get go that it was very important for him that each one of us fully understands the material he taught us every week. He was always available to answer any and all questions, in class and via emails or chats. It’s evident the Tony enjoys teaching and loves statistics, which I believe makes him even a better professor than all of his other attributes.”

“Tony was my mentor for an LSS Project. From charter to end he provided great insight, knowledge and skill. His guidance was absolutely essential to reducing costs and improving efficiency. He’s always been able to provide multiple approaches on solutions because of his multifaceted talents. Tony and I worked on a number of other projects where his knowledge of statistics was extremely helpful. His thoughts were conveyed with great clarity and precision. He was always looking to the future and learning the latest and greatest of statistical tools.”

“Tony is very professional; I worked with him on few different projects and he is detail oriented which makes the process to find and resolve the problems easier. He has a tremendous knowledge in Statistics, he is independent, good listener, and has a great positive attitude which makes easier to work with different cultures.”

“Tony is a holistic thinker who is always looking to maximize his impact and contribution to the business. He is highly skilled, collaborative and driven to make a difference. In addition to providing LSS leadership, Tony provided value-add to PepsiCo in recommending smarter test designs and solid data analytics. He provided coaching and guidance to both junior and seasoned members of R&D as well as across functions. Tony's deep technical foundation enables him to successfully work across a broad range of business problems.”

“I worked with Tony on a number of LSS projects. He was extremely knowledge of the LSS process and implementation. I would recommend Tony to anyone. His analytical leadership, analytical skills are tremendous. He can lead R&D Leans Six Sigma training all personnel, including executives. He has key leadership skills around running meetings especially at the executive level. Tony has good rapport with those he works with, whether at the technician or executive level. Tony has provided improvement meetings that enable us to streamline processes, shortened turn around times drastically. Tony can provide statistical leadership and work with teams to provide direct improvements on projects utilizing his skills statistics and lean six sigma.”

“Tony is one of the most effective LSS statistician I have worked with in my career. He helps teams get grounded on fundamentals and outlines a plan and strategy to drive performance and efficiency. He is a great coach and mentor. His knowledge in statistics exemplifies his expertise and consulting capability. I would work with Tony on any project where it involved reworking a process to optimize workflow, create efficiency and reduce costs. I know I can go to Tony with any stats problem and find a solution.”

“I have had the pleasure of working with Tony since he joined PepsiCo in 2014. Tony and I worked both independently as Global data scientists and Lean Six Sigma leads for the two biggest profit generator business units for Pepsi. We worked on many projects together as well as side by side leading the development and delivery of quality training of many individuals in Lean Six Sigma and Design For Six Sigma programs. The training and subsequent mentoring has improved R&D people capability by producing more than 50 certified six sigma belts while adding many millions of dollars to the bottom line! Tony’s six sigma skills and experiences were well received through his consistent high impact results across Snack projects in Productivity, Innovation and Brand Stewardship. Tony is well respected and consistently demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, specifically in areas of listening, compromise and both individual and team support. Working with and alongside Tony has been a lot of fun as much as a lesson in humility. Technically, Tony demonstrates expertise in data science as a whole, statistical analyses, delivering a carefully thought out clear balance between academic knowledge and practical, feasible business solutions. His creativity, leadership in arranging and moderating technical yet practical seminars have been refreshing. His business acumen and skills mentoring junior staff has been very invaluable. I look forward to future opportunities to collaborate with Tony.”

“As Tony Tanaydin’s colleague at PepsiCo R&D during 2015-2018, I've benefited from his creative problem-solving, tireless work ethic, and willingness to do whatever it takes to get things done. Tony and I have travelled together to evangelize PepsiCo associates to embrace Lean Six Sigma. While training and coaching Six Sigma belts, he exhibited wonderful rapport within and outside the classroom. His ability to connect with his students and his talent at teaching simple concepts, as well as advanced topics, is truly superior. Tony was incredibly generous to his colleagues with his time and expertise, which includes everything from a doctorate in Statistics and an expert level knowledge of Lean Six Sigma. Beyond that, his humor and good nature make long nights and tough deadlines much easier on his team.”

“Tony Tanaydin is a “double threat” as a statistician and Six Sigma Master Black Belt. His extensive knowledge base and experiences as a statistician enable him to provide valuable contributions to a wide variety of research and development and supply chain projects and activities. As a Master Black Belt he applies the rigor of Six Sigma methodologies to all efforts he contributes to with great success. Consistent throughout all of his work is the dedication to coaching and mentoring individuals so that they develop and succeed, and this has been consistently recognized and appreciated. He is one of few individuals possessing these qualities and will continue to be a valuable asset to any organization.”

“I have had the pleasure of working with Tony on Innovation speed to market project at PepsiCo. Tony demonstrated a great intuition, master expertise in Statistics, and also an excellent skill to conduct a team of senior managers during 3 full days meeting keeping all focused. He has a deep knowledge of Six sigma and helped and conducted the team to find dozen of quick win solutions just in the fist sessions.”

“Tony is a very hard working individual. He flawlessly led Lean Six Sigma training and then was my mentor while I earned my Green Belt. Tony was very committed to me and my project, guiding me down paths that I had not thought about exploring, providing thought starters when I was stuck, asking tough questions to push my project into further savings, and celebrating with me when I finally earned my Green Belt. Tony leads by example, and treats people with respect and understanding.”

“I met Tony while at PepsiCo Global R&D where I had the opportunity to consult with him and leverage his advice on complex experimental design and analysis for various research projects. My experience with Tony was a refreshing one, not only because his deep subject matter knowledge, but also because his great intuition, and relentless pursue for understanding the strategic framework sustaining the research. This often led to articulating a clearer picture for the technical projects, reflecting very positively in the process, and outcomes of the research. His professional approach, as well as his personable style, complement his knowledge, and make Tony an asset for any technical organization.”

“I had a pleasure knowing and working with Tony at PepsiCo. I have worked closely with Tony on several projects particularly in the area experimental design and evaluating the statistical data. He demonstrates a high level of expertise with an excellent attention to details. He is well organized and completes task on a timely manner. He is very approachable and works harmoniously and effectively with others. He is very pleasant to be around and promotes healthy cooperation.”

“I have had the pleasure of working with Tony on R&D Innovation projects at PepsiCo. Tony's expertise in Statistics, his ability to understand minutiae of food processing and quickly recommend workable solutions while trying to be true to the core principles of statistics always impress me. But most of all, Tony is gem of a person and a great team member.”

“I have had the opportunity to work closely with Dr. Tanaydin on cost reduction projects at Covidien Healthcare. I was very impressed with his perfect balance between academic knowledge and practical industrial applications. He is very knowledgeable in six sigma tools and applies them very effectivelly in solving manufacturing chalenges without creating " analysis paralysis". Dr. Tanaydin is an expert in statistical analysis. He demonstrated it in evaluating a potential fix to one our syringe defect problems which eventually proved to be the best solution and saved us $200k a year. Not only is he very inteligent but he is very humble and enthusiastic, always willing to listen to other's ideas. It was a pleasure to have him engaged in our projects.”

“I had the opportunity to take Tony's Six Sigma Green Belt training. There was a large amount of statistics information to learn and to go through and Tony was able to present the materials in a comprehensive way and at a pace that I was able to follow and understand. During the course, he took time to learn more about my industry, which is the pharmaceutical development process, and incorporated that into his presentation and examples which made the material that much easier to learn. Tony's knowledge of quality management was very apparent at both an academic and more importantly a pratical level. He was able to explain high-level concepts and at the same time bring practical real world examples of how it could be applied. Since taking his course I have been able to apply what I learned in many instances, including analysis of time and motion data, clinical monitoring metrics and general process improvement. In my day to day work I find myself going back to the notes frequently. I highly recommend Tony's work in the Quality Management field.”

“Dr T. is not only a great resource and expert in his field, but he is also very easy to work with and flexible. He went out of his way to make my experience a great one! Dr. T will definitely help you be successful.”

“Dr. Tanaydin taught my Six-Sigma Black Belt certification class. He is highly knowledgeable of the tools and techniques required to attain certification. He has an informal style that complements the wealth of information and experience he brings to his instruction. Thanks, Dr. T!”

“This letter is in reference to the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt program held for Baillie lumber in the summer of 2009. Once again Tony exceeded our expectations. All together, our projects netted the company $1,083,000 dollars in yearly savings. The best part is, we will be able to use what we learned for future projects and extend the savings even further. Thanks again for a job well done. Regards, Mark Bartoe Baillie Lumber Company”

“Tony is an insightful presenter with an excellent depth of conceptual models and approaches to help uncover organizational issues and explore strategic growth opportunities. He provides great value in working with small business/non-profit organization and as a presenter/trainer in a larger group setting.”