About Us

Dr. Mikel J. Harry

Conceptualized the Need

Dr. Harry is widely recognized as the Co-Creator and Chief Architect of Six Sigma. Besides being a best-selling author on the topic, he trained and coached many of the world’s top CEO’s, as well as their executive and technical teams. Despite over three decades of success with Six Sigma, Dr. Harry still found himself somewhat vexed that this amazing system was only reaching a very small percentage of people at the top of the companies utilizing it. It was then that Dr. Harry conceived a baseline model where the underlying Way of Thinking that makes Six Sigma effective could be taught to anyone. After years of additional development, refinement and testing by his colleagues, The Great Discovery, was born.

Sandra Harry

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Sandra Harry serves as the Co-CEO for The Great Discovery, LLC, and Chairman of the Board for the Dr. Mikel J. Harry Six Sigma Management Institute. Sandra along with Cathy Lawson are responsible for bringing Dr. Mikel J. Harry’s conception of The Great Discovery to reality.

Sandra is a forward-thinking, corporate Executive with 20+ years of proven experience in large-scale, national and international companies. She is a former CFO with an EMBA and an Executive Master Black Belt, one of an exclusive group trained and mentored by the late Dr. Mikel J. Harry, in Lean Six Sigma which fortifies her masteries in strategic resource management, business optimization, and profitability.

Before joining The Great Discovery, LLC, Sandra was a Senior Consultant for CDC Software Inc., primarily known as a provider of hybrid enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Prior to this, Sandra served as the CFO of James Hardie Gypsum, Inc.

Sandra is the Co-Author, with Cathy Lawson, for the Bentley’s series of children’s books which are designed to teach The Great Discovery to children from kindergarten to grade 3.

Sandra resides in the Tampa Bay, Florida area, Sandra is a graduate from the University of Washington (Business Administration) and earned her EMBA from the University of California.

Tim Taylor

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Tim Taylor serves as the Co-Chief Executive Officer for The Great Discovery. Tim has a track record of over thirty (30) years in the natural health and direct sales industries. Tim is a well-known for his success and is an expert in virtually all aspects of the industry including: capital investment, company owner, senior executive, spokesperson, stage personality, consultant, strategist, creative writer, compensation plan designer, global distributor, and industry advocate.

Tim has been directly involved with the design, development, launch, re-structure, and expansion of dozens of profitable network marketing companies around the world, representing hundreds of thousands of people and billions of dollars in sales.

Tim currently focuses on development and expansion of worthy products and opportunities that can bring well-being and life improvement to people that receive and embrace them; while creating financial abundance and a well-founded sense of accomplishment to those that are responsible for developing and delivering them.

As an industry advocate, Mr. Taylor has long served as a Director and Officer of the Multi-Level Marketing International Association (MLMIA). Apart from the industry, Tim has served as a minister and counselor specializing in life recovery.

Tim resides in the Tampa, Florida area.

Dr. Cathy Lawson

Chief Knowledge Officer

Dr. Cathy serves as the Chief Knowledge Officer for The Great Discovery. Cathy along with Sandra are responsible for bringing Dr. Mikel J. Harry’s conception of The Great Discovery to reality.

Cathy works as a consultant, teacher, executive coach, author and engineer. Cathy started her career with Motorola in 1985 where Dr. Mikel Harry served as her teacher and mentor. She read the first technical paper on Six Sigma and was among the first certified Six Sigma Black Belts in the world. She served on the Motorola Corporate Black belt Steering Committee and was a member of the Motorola Science Advisory Board.

In 2001 Motorola Government Electronics Group was sold to General Dynamics. Cathy served as Quality Director for two GD business units responsible for one billion dollars in sales. She led the Group Six Sigma program and served as an advisor to a GD corporate team on Six Sigma implementation.

In 2007 Cathy started her own consulting and coaching business. During that time she co-authored “The Great Discovery Novel” with Dr. Harry. She continues to coach and teach the Great Discovery to individuals and teams.

In 2011 Cathy joined Medtronic where she served on the Corporate Design for Six Sigma team.

Cathy is the Co-Author, with Sandra Harry, for the Bentley’s series of children’s books which are designed to teach The Great Discovery to children from kindergarten to grade 3.

Cathy resides in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Cathy has an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering. She holds a Master’s degree and PhD in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University. In 2014 she attended the first Executive Master Black Belt class and received the second EMBB certificate awarded by Dr. Harry.

Alan M. Leduc

Chief Development Officer

Alan Leduc serves as the Chief Development Officer for The Great Discovery and as the Technical Director for SSMI (Dr. Mikel J. Harry's Six Sigma Management Institute).

Alan offers a unique background that blends business and education with experience in engineering, systems analysis, manufacturing, executive management, and education. Alan was mentored by Dr. Mikel Harry and served as Dr. Harry’s research partner for 15 years. Alan was given EMBB #0001 as a statement of appreciation for his talents and loyalty to Mikel’s philosophy of Six Sigma.

Alan earned his undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering Technology, an M.B.A., and a M.S. degree in Engineering. In addition to his diverse education, Alan also has had a diverse career. Alan spent seven years working in the construction industry as a designer and structural engineering technician and eleven years in manufacturing holding such positions as General Foreman, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, and Engineering Manager. As an executive he held the position of V.P. and General Manager and was responsible for manufacturing, engineering, and customer service. Alan has worked on Lean Six Sigma projects both within the U.S. and internationally.

As a professor, Alan was awarded the Sargent Americanism Award presented by The Society of Manufacturing Engineers to recognize faculty who have developed significant and innovative course work giving students a better understanding of manufacturing-related business skills. He also won the Outstanding Paper Award in the Manufacturing Division of the American Society of Engineering Educators. With the guidance of Dr. Harry, Alan developed a Minor in Process Improvement focused on bringing Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training to undergraduate students.

Alan was the Technical Editor for “The Great Discovery Novel”; the author of "Learning to Think... Leadership: Understanding Dr. Mikel J. Harry's Six Sigma Way of Thinking;" and is the managing editor for the Bentley’s series of children’s books which are designed to teach The Great Discovery to children from kindergarten to grade 3. Alan developed the case study and workbooks for the SSMI's Lean Six Sigma training (MindPro) Simulated Case Study which was based upon Dr. Harry’s data and concept, and has updated the MindPro training through two major updates.

Alan's education and diverse background allows him to perform complex analysis. His background as a teacher and trainer allows him to teach others to do the same. His communication skills allow him to present findings in the language of the person to which he is communicating. Alan provides thorough solutions presented in a way that is understandable to all levels of an organization.

Alan resides in Indiana.

Michael Sarabia

Chief Technology Officer

Michael is a Full Stack Web Developer. Michael is responsible for development of The Great Discovery’s backbone and website, as well as full integration with other platforms necessary to support The Great Discovery.

Michael says, “I unleash my creativity through building beautiful and interactive websites and platforms that are both simple and effective. I love to code. I love the sheer joy of making things that are useful for other people.” Michael has a deep fascination with design and it shows in his work. Michael has a deep desire to learn something new every day which gives him the drive to stay on top of everchanging technology and seeking out solutions that are not obvious

Michael resides in Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines

Kenneth Sarabia

Director of Graphic Design

Kenneth is the Director of Graphic Design for The Great Discovery. Kenneth is a solutions driven designer who strives to express his creativity through digital branding, print design, video editing, photography, and web design.

Along with more than ten (10) years of experience, Kenneth has B.S. in Graphic Design and Multimedia along with numerous certifications.

Kenneth resides in Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines

Ali Mehdaoui

Executive Vice-President

Ali Mehdaoui has built companies and concepts globally to help hopeful entrepreneurs and companies to scale their businesses to 7 and 8 figures annually. Ali speaks 5 international languages, author of two best selling books, global speaker with over 50 speaking engagements per year. He has ranked 14th out 625 CEOs in the World Ranking of CEOs of online and media companies. He loves to create true transformation and impact the world with practical processes and proven systems.

Coaching Interests:

• Digital and Social Media Marketing
• Personal Transformation and Self Development
• Business Development

Ali Mehdaoui is Executive Vice-President for The Great Discovery and the founder & CEO of Mehdaoui Enterprise. Ali works with companies and entrepreneurs to scale their businesses exponentially and to spread their products and concepts globally. He serves the global business community with every department and area of expertise, including establishing milestones that lead to world class performance for M.E clients. Ali’s skills in social media, event planning, public speaking and Multi-Level Marketing are world renowned.

Ali speaks 5 international languages, is author of two best-selling books, global speaker with over 50 speaking engagements annually. He has ranked 14th out 625 CEOs in the World Ranking of CEOs of online and media companies. He loves to create true transformation and impact the world with practical processes and proven systems.