About Us

We help organizations to define better future

Kush Shah is globally recognized for his expertise, professionalism and outstanding contributions to the field of quality. He has a proven track record for solving tough quality problems. He has demonstrated his unwavering dedication in advancement of organizational excellence by introducing quality concepts for many organizations and individuals that resulted in a significant improvement in performance and customer experience.

Awards / Honors

  • ASQ Fellow
  • General Motors Technical Fellow (only Fellow in the quality organization in GM globally)
  • Subir Chowdhury Medal of Quality Leadership – Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • William P. Koth Award – ASQ Automotive Division - For outstanding personal service for the promotion of the Automotive Division and the ASQ
  • Gold Award – Engineering Society of Detroit – Most prestigious award recognizes an outstanding engineer or scientist
  • Testimonial Award by asq HQ for outstanding promotion of automotive quality and dedicated service to the ASQ Automotive Division
  • Judson C. Jarvis Award by ASQ Automotive Division for coordinating 2010 ASQ Automotive Symposium that surpassed past records – highest number of participants, highest number of exhibitors and highest feedback rating from participants in last eight years
  • Recognized at ASQ World Conference for Commitment and Outstanding Contributions to Greater Detroit Section of ASQ
  • ASQ Distinguished Service Award
  • GM Chairman’s Honors Recognition for Quality As A Value Team Member
  • People Make Quality Happen Award for GM Powertrain Group

Certifications

  • Design for Six Sigma Master Black Belt – General Motors
  • Six Sigma Master Black Belt – American Society for Quality – Greater Detroit Section
  • Certified Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence– American Society for Quality
  • Master Statistical Engineer (Red X) Certification – Shainin LLC
  • Certified Design Thinking Coach - General Motors
  • Certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Assessment Administrator & Results Analyst
  • Certified Biomedical Auditor – American Society for Quality
  • Certified Quality Auditor – American Society for Quality
  • Certified Quality Engineer – American Society for Quality

Other Contributions

  • National Director – American Society for Quality (ASQ) Board of Directors – 2014 and 2015
  • Chair of ASQ Automotive Division – July 2011 – June 2013, Jan. 2024 – Dec. 2025
  • Chair of American Society for Quality (ASQ) Greater Detroit Section – July 2007 – June 2009
  • Board of Examiners of the Michigan Quality Council (utilizing Malcolm Baldridge Criteria)
  • Appointed to the newly formed position of Voice of the Customer Champion position on American Society for Quality (ASQ) Board of Directors by Chairman and CEO of ASQ
  • Developed customized Lean Six Sigma Training for Business Processes and delivered this training with a great success to General Motors Payroll Department – May 2014
  • Selected by American Society for Quality in Certified Master Black Belt Exam development process
  • Featured in Detroit Free Press for accomplishment of applying quality principles from automotive industry to improvement of quality of diabetic patient health care
  • Adjunct Professor – Quality Program – Macomb Community College
  • Selection Committee Chair for ‘Quality Professional of the Year’ Award - American Society for Quality Automotive Division
  • Co-authored a patent for environmentally friendly core binder process for foundry industry
  • GM Trade Secret Award – Developing another innovative process for foundry industry

Presentations

  • ASQ Seattle Section – ‘Integrating Design Thinking in Problem Solving Methodologies’
  • ASQ World Conference – ‘Sustaining Continuous Improvement in Global Company’
  • ASQ World Conference – ‘Enterprise Risk Management’
  • ASQ World Conference– ‘Quality Journey Transforms Primary Care Practice’
  • ASQ Detroit Section – ‘Game Changing Quality Strategies”
  • Invited Guest Speaker – Six Sigma Overview – Business Management Association – Baroda, India
  • Institute of Industrial Engineers Symposium – ‘Critical Factors for Successful Six Sigma Implementation’
  • Invited Session Chair / Speaker for the first ASQ South Asia Conference for C-Suite, Delhi, India
  • General Motors Canada Quality Symposium – ‘Comparing Six Sigma methodology to Red X Problem Solving Methodology” to over 300 GM employees and suppliers