JR Gomez

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DISC Type : DC

Regional Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at GEON Performance Solutions

Knoxville Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

JR Gomez is an operational excellence leader with over 25 years of experience, delivering over $12. 4M in verified gains across seven industries. Trained at Dartmouths Thayer School of Engineering, he is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Colleagues describe him as patient, professional, and practical.

Outside of his corporate roles, he is an author, adviser, and success coach for entrepreneurs. He founded the Institute for Business Success to help small businesses apply proven methods. He is passionate about mentoring others and is described by colleagues as a "philomath, " or lover of learning.

He is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Personality Overview

Precise But Practical

Thorough Evaluator

ROI Driven

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Topics They Care About

Operational Excellence
Has over 25 years of cross-industry experience leading more than 1, 250 process improvement projects with a verified impact of over $12. 4M in savings.
AI in Business
His recent activity shows a keen interest in the application of AI and predictive analytics for process excellence, having registered for multiple upcoming AI-focused conferences in 2025.
Entrepreneurial Coaching
He founded the Institute for Business Success to guide entrepreneurs and is the author of an upcoming book on making small businesses successful.

Media Appearances

JR has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
Regional Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at GEON Performance Solutions
4-2022 - 9-2023
Director Of Continuous Improvement at RPM Specialty Products Group
11-2018 - 8-2021
Global Operational Excellence Practices Sr. Manager at Kimberly-Clark
12-2014 - 6-2018
Continuous Improvement Manager at UTC Aerospace Systems
6-2011 - 12-2014
Director Of Continuous Improvement at Sikorsky

Education

2017 - 2018
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt trained from Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
Certificate from Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry

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Insights For Selling To JR

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with JR is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from JR

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will JR move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can JR take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And JR

Personality Compatibility


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