Mark T. Sidote

With more than 25 years of combined consulting and industry experience, Mark Sidote is a deeply knowledgeable professional dedicated to helping clients identify and achieve corporate objectives.

He is skilled at driving continuous improvement and process redesign efforts that deliver improved operational efficiency, customer value, and sustainable cost reductions. Mark has significant experience in Design for Lean Six Sigma, customer experience, Lean transformation, and Lean Six Sigma deployments.

Industry experience includes: financial services, healthcare, construction, information technology, insurance, wholesale distribution, process manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, consumer packaging, travel, natural resources, and agri-business.

Prior to Firefly Consulting, Mark was with Accenture where he was selected to expand the Process and Innovation Performance service line in the Asia Pacific region. He co-led an organizational transformation in Western Australia, delivering $43M+ in client cost savings.

Mark also held several senior quality and process design positions with Sabre, developed and deployed the award-winning Supplier Excellence 2000 Quality Program of American Airlines with AMR Corporation, and was a Quality Systems Manager at International Paper.

Mark's Publications and Insights

Simulation Modeling: Understanding Uncertainty Leads to Better Decision Making

Published in the Quality Management Forum, 2020.

OPERATIONS | ANALYTICS | HEALTHCARE

Strategy Execution: A Balanced Approach to Driving Results in Healthcare

A balanced scorecard and strategy map help optimize both financials and patient experience.

OPERATIONS | INNOVATION | HEALTHCARE

Foundational Issues in Healthcare: First Things First

foundational questions all organizations should be asking to get a quick pulse on how they’re stacking up.

OPERATIONS | INNOVATION | HEALTHCARE

Transforming Medical Practices – Benefits of a Patient-Centric Approach

Delivering exemplary service with innovative strategies. Published by the Healthcare Financial Management Association

OPERATIONS | HEALTHCARE

Innovating Lean Six Sigma

Many business books talk about Lean Six Sigma. This one shows you how to make it work.

Contributing author, McGraw-Hill.

LEAN SIX SIGMA