"In February of 2023, Tony used the structure of his recent text on Smart Manufacturing and his highly-placed contacts in industry to put together a rapid-fire, intense, two part course for us on Six Sigma. The course was attended by people in product manufacturing, product design, consumer goods, health care, and risk management. It was outstanding and only the beginning of collaboration with us in the business school."
Robert J. Brancatelli, Ph.D
Silicon Valley Executive Center, Leavey School of Business | Santa Clara University
The Seminar was the first of its kind as an introduction how Smart Technologies are transforming supply chain and manufacturing operations.
Having worked with Tony in two prior companies, I can tell you he approaches supply chain and data security issues like a chess game. He was always five moves ahead of the team. His keen eye for optimizing process integrity was effective and drove costs down. I recommend Tony to any company to provide valued critical insight to enhance overall supply chain performance.”
Earle Zucht
Retired - SAP High Tech Supply Chain Practice
Earle and I worked together at high-tech startup to develop what is now Oracle’s SOX and internal controls solution. Because of my many years in business, I was tasked with developing the rules for defining segregation of duties, key to internal controls. I also became the chief advocate for automating preventative and detective internal controls.
"I have worked with Tony on Process and Procedure Projects for a number of years. His experience with a wide spectrum of different organizations gives him a special insight into spotting problems and suggesting recommendations. Working closely with members of the organization, he helps to craft creative and imaginative solutions to polices and procedures that result in more efficient and productive organizations."
Jeff Little
Retired, Cisco Distinguished Engineer
Jeff and I worked on Cisco's most challenging supply chain initiatives to dramatically shorten cycle times for engineering and material change orders and to make meetings shorter, with fewer attendees, and more effective - training over 1,000 FTEs in the process.
"I have known Anthony Tarantino and worked with him for over 20 years. Anthony brings a wealth of industry and academic experience in Supply Chain Management. I highly recommend Anthony Tarantino."
Koti Ancha
Senior Director Supply Chain Strategy Juniper Networks
Formerly Bearing Point Manager and Supply Chain Subject Matter Expert
Koti and I worked on several client projects to champion automating procurement systems that fostered major cost reductions and streamlined the entire purchasing cycle.
"Tony Tarantino has been a featured speaker in my Alumni Career in Science and Technology class at UC Santa Cruz for 10 years. He brings a wealth of real-world experience and practical advice to undergrads who are looking to embark on a career in technology, and every year my students rave about the excellent career tips they get from Tony. I hope he'll keep speaking to new crops of students for years to come!"
Geoff Childers
Continuing Lecturer, Stevenson College, University of California, Santa Cruz
Geoff teaches a great class for students interested in careers in high tech who are not STEM majors. I am one of the original Banana Slugs!
“I worked with Tony when he used his many years of supply chain and eProcurement experience to foster the deployment of Oracle’s eBusiness suite and successfully trouble shoot critical issues in our facilities in the US, Asia, Australia and Europe.”
Dan Gentile
Former head of global technical support for JDS Uniphase
As BearingPoint’s client we worked together to resolve several process and application issues in converting from homegrown and disparate systems to an integrated ERP system.
“I was pleased to work with Tony during our tenures at Cisco a few years back. Tony brought a wealth of experience and passion when working Six Sigma, DMAIC, and Lean projects. I highly recommend Tony for Six Sigma and related opportunities.”
Dino Marsili
Technical Continuous Improvement Expert / Lean Six Sigma Certified Master Black Belt at Applied Materials
Dino was the first person to be certified by Cisco as a Master Black Belt. We worked on several very challenging projects during our time together. He was a great mentor. While with Cisco I became a Cisco Recognized Master Black Belt, a level only a few of us achieved.
"Dr. Tarantino is extremely knowledgeable and a great colleague to work with. I highly recommend him."
Deborah Cernauskas, PhD
Professor & Undergraduate Business Chair at Benedictine University Former Member of IBM’s Global Banking Practice, Center of Excellence
Deb and I worked on major initiatives to improve transparency in banking practices and implemented ORX, the world’s largest banking risk exchange to share anonymized loss and near lost data.
"Deep domain expertise and terrific experience."
Naren Agrawal, PhD
Professor of Supply Chain Management & Analytics
Supply Chain Consultant, Board Member, Advisory Board Member
Formerly Interim Dean, Leavey Business School, Santa Clara University
Naren and I managed four Lean Six Sigma projects for a global networking corporation that generated $3 million in savings, trained and certified 20 Green Belts, and received very positive reviews. We also worked together to train over 40 Green Belts
"I have worked with and known Tony as a personal friend for over 40 years. He has integrity and the capability to complete complex tasks on time and within the budget"
Eric Wiedenmann
President at Market Development Group
Formerly Marketing Manager for Masco Corporation
Eric taught me a great deal about marketing and sales, and I introduced him to the new enterprise systems that we implemented to revolutionize supply chain management at two major divisions of Masco Corporation, including Weiser Lock, the world’s largest lockset facility.
“Tony is an expert in supply chain management. He is also an effective communicator and a great change agent."
Frank Poon
General Manager Americas, KEX Express
Formerly COO of Atollogy
Frank was our chief operating officer and close colleague for four years at Atollogy, a computer vision and smart manufacturing startup. We worked on many client use cases that demonstrated the savings in operational efficiencies and improved safety computer vision monitoring offered.
"Tony is a well-rounded professional. He is a professor, an author, fantastic at establishing relationships and building trust. No task is too big or small and he is a self-starter who needs direction but very little supervision."
Deborah Walkup
Senior Director of Technical Operations with InforNexus
Formerly Head of Solution Consulting for Atollogy
Deb used her engineering expertise and people skills to help craft solutions using smart manufacturing technologies. We implemented many solutions together that required deep learning algorithms to analyze how people interacted with equipment, vehicles, and materials.
