Steffen Trede is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and passionate full-time improver. He studied industrial engineering, quality management, and environmental management. Mr. Trede held various stations in industry (corrugated paper and food) before training to become a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. He then switched from industry to academy and became a trainer and consultant. For more than ten years, Mr. Trede has given successful advice to employees and organizations in the training and application of Lean Six Sigma. His day-to-day business is the transfer of knowledge and the coaching of projects or the training of CIP managers in companies and organizations. Mr. Trede accompanies projects in aviation, food, automotive, banking, engineering, and service. Apart from daily business, his passion is the developing of Train the Trainer concepts and his work as a certified coach for specialists and managers.