Mary F. McDonald is a process quality specialist with over 25 years’ experience in large industries and small enterprises. Her experience allows her to design unique solutions to difficult problems, synthesizing tools from Lean, engineering, quality, environmental, and health/safety disciplines.

Ms. McDonald is currently the CEO/CTO of the McDonald Consulting Group (McDCG) in Austin, TX. McDCG is a recognized leader in providing process improvement consulting to a wide variety of customers in the healthcare, high technology, service, automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, and manufacturing disciplines. Her clients include Bayer, EDS, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), Huawei/HiSilicon, IBM, Motorola/Freescale, the University of Texas, Texas A&M University, and many others.

She holds a Master’s in Industrial Administration degree from Union College, Schenectady, NY, and a Bachelor’s in Environmental Engineering degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. An author of several academic pieces, she is the recipient of many industry awards. She also holds numerous professional society memberships and is well-known in these circles.