Brian L. Joiner
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Brian L. Joiner is an [American] statistician and CEO of Joiner Associates (Madison, Wisconsin). In 1992 he was awarded the William G. Hunter Award by the Statistics Division of American Society for Quality for "his distinctive leadership in statistical thinking and quality improvement".
Dr. Joiner began his career with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (known then as the National Bureau of Standards), while completing his Ph.D. in Statistics at Rutgers University. He has modeled excellence in statistical consulting. He went on to found the statistical consulting function at the National Bureau of Standards in Boulder, Colorado, and also at Pennsylvania State University and then to direct the University of Wisconsin-Madison Statistical Laboratory.
His contributions in statistical education include co-development of the Minitab Statistical Computing System (an intermediate statistical computing package for use by students and practitioners), and numerous presentations of his seminar on "Statistical Thinking for Managers". He has contributed much to the statistical education body of knowledge in the form of papers and presentations.
Dr. Joiner has emphasized statistics education in various disciplines by publishing on topics such as cancer research, fire prevention, medicine, electricity pricing, and potential atomic energy hazards. He is a much sought after keynote speaker at national and international quality conferences. He organizes and continues to present a two-day seminar on Dr. Deming's Principles' (with W. Edwards Deming himself) and has been keynote speaker for four annual "William G. Hunter Conferences on Quality" sponsored by the Madison Area Quality Improvement Network. He has also served as a principal speaker at seminars for the Philadelphia Area Council for Excellence.
Other notes:
- Co-winner of the Frank Wilcoxon prize for best application paper in Technometrics for 1976 and 1977.
- Winner of the Deming Medal
- Fellow of the American Statistical Association
- Founding editor of Current Index to Statistics
- One of nine judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
- Winner of the University of Wisconsin Distinguished Service Citation
[edit] Bibliography
Joiner, Brian L. (1994). Fourth Generation Management: The New Business Consciousness. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-032715-7.