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Living in Washington DC, Reid Walker serves as the director of communications for U. S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington State. From his office in Washington DC, Walker serves as a spokesman for the senator on matters ranging from healthcare to energy, and drafts speeches and op-ed pieces. Prior to joining Senator Cantwell’s office, Walker worked for the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee, also in Washington DC. Reid previously was a principal at Incite in Seattle, Washington, developing branding for start-up companies. He moved there from T-Mobile, where he led a team of 42 employees leading media relations, internal communications, philanthropic and social media efforts. Prior to that, he managed global communications and sports marketing for Lenovo in North Carolina and China. Moving to Lenovo from Honeywell in New Jersey, Reid oversaw global in-house and marketing for a division of the company. Before then, he handled media relations and speech-writing for General Electric's e-commerce division, as well as managed media relations for PSINet and NASDAQ. Reid has won several industry honors, including a Silver Anvil and Clio advertising award, a Quest for Excellence and an Icon Award at Honeywell, and a President’s Award at General Electric. He also holds a Six Sigma Black Belt. Earning a BA at St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, Reid postponed finalizing his MBA at Fairliegh Dickinson University in New Jersey, due to work. When he is not serving the public, Reid enjoys mountain climbing, having topped the summits of Mt. Rainier, Mt. Shasta, Mt. Whitney along the Pacific coast, and Cotopaxi in Ecuador.

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Using Lean Six Sigma Principles to Improve Communications Process

With a career spanning nearly three decades, Reid Walker based in Washington, DC. wrote an article on how lean six sigma can help improve communications in a corporate environment. Titled, “Communications Process Improvement Through Lean Six Sigma,” Mr. Walker highlighted the imminent need for communications executives to master the use of data in their communication strategies in a way that is similar to how CEOs and other senior management leaders operate to achieve business results. As communications executives’ roles expand with geographically diverse issues, there will come a time when the only way to satisfy stakeholders is to adopt a data-driven approach to communications. To improve communications, focusing on efficiency (lean) and improving quality (six sigma) is a valid solution to drive excellence in the field. While lean six sigma does not directly influence creativity among communications executives, it paves the way for better communication strategies by concentrating on reducing process inefficiencies, thereby saving people money and time.

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Mt. Rainer Is a Grueling Climb, Prepare Adequately

Based in Washington, D.C., Reid Walker is a communications director at the U.S. Senate. Outside of his work in Washington, D.C, Reid…

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What Are Lean Six Sigma Processes

Reid Walker has more than two decades of experience in communications. He is based in Washington, DC, where he works as the communications…