Hi everyone,
My name is Shelia. I am the ISO/TS Coordinator for a company in LaGrange, GA. I have worked in Quality for almost 30 years. I have been at my present job for 2 months. I was at my previous job for 27 years.
I love NASCAR and my favorite driver is Tony Stewart.
I have already found a lot of useful information in the forum.

Have a great day everyone.

Shelia:D

1. Jeremy
2. QMS Manager
3. Manufacturer of residential and commercial plumbing products
4. Viega LLC - McPherson, KS
5. Been in QA for 6 years, became QMS Manager earlier this year. This is a whole new philosophy to me and the company.
6. Only a high school grad, but have shown hard work pays off.
7. The fact that manufacturing looks at quality as a bad thing.
8. Too deep of a question right now, still way too much to learn.

Hi, I'm Calli.

Right now I work as a consultant. I have been involved in Quality for about 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry. I enjoy calligraphy as a hobby. I need to think about the Quality questions before I post a reply.

Nice to meet you.

Calli

Hi, I'm Calli.

Right now I work as a consultant. I have been involved in Quality for about 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry. I enjoy calligraphy as a hobby. I need to think about the Quality questions before I post a reply.

Nice to meet you.

Calli

Welcome to Calli, and all our other new friends!:bigwave: Yes, please! Do get involved. Here's my recommendation... Look around in the forums and find a thread that interests you and contribute something to the discussion. If you cannot find a thread about a desired topic, start a new one. Good luck, and again, welcome!:)

Hello everyone! The name is Sixsigma greenbelt. I've been a quality tech for 9 years and Live in Rochester New York. Glad to find a forum Job related:cool:

Hello everyone! The name is Sixsigma greenbelt. I've been a quality tech for 9 years and Live in Rochester New York. Glad to find a forum Job related:cool:

Welcome you to the forum. I'm a Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt. Keep in touch.

I'll go first!

1. My name is Eddie Tadiaman
2. Section Head
3. Environmental Laboratory
4. ECPC Sarangani in the
Our center is currently developing its own Quality Management System base on iso 17025 for Laboratory Operations

OK.. I'll give this a try!

Name: Joel Osborne

Title: Independant Pharmacy Consultant

Current Responsibility: Assisting pharmacy automation start-up company in medical device design. They are UK based, I am based in Florida. (Makes for a lot of traveling)

Current Challenge- Coming up with initial policies sufficient to get everyone headed on the right track, which will eventually lead to CE marking and MHRA compliance. We believe we are developing a Class I m and Class I s device, or certainly one that arguably fall within those classification systems. My needs are policies for Design Control and Vendor Selection. We anticipate using outsourced full-service device design house(s) for the development work.

Forum Needs-Like a lot of people, I need to see samples of policies that get me started in the right direction with the right components. I can then modify the words to fit our situation. I have looked around and use the "search" engine within forums, but still can't find what I am looking for. Any thoughts???

Hi, I am Jumoke. I am a Nigerian and a Process Auditor in an ISO 22000 food manufacturing coy.

I am new on the job and would like some info on Quality Assurance&Control and big time compliance with ISO standard. I have had a stint in the operations before joining QA/QC.

I have been enlightened on joining the group and hope to enjoy myself and learn some more.

Hi Coliform,
Welcome to the community, are you from Philippines?

Feel free to ask questions or browse in the forum, a lot to learn in here!

cheers!

I just signed up today.

I am Mark Boucher. I publish a e-zine called CMM Quarterly. It is a CMM / Vision focused e-zine. I've been in the Quality field for 28 years usings CMMs for most of that time. I worked for Mitutoyo Corp for 5 years as a Applications Engineer here in Charlotte, NC.


Thanks,

Mark Boucher

Welcome to all our new friends. We look forward to see your active participation. So, just jump in.

Incase you are hesitating or wondering how to start, read this: Instructions --> How To Use the Forum Software (http://elsmar.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86)

If you are not familiar and would like to know the dos and don'ts better, read this: Elsmar Cove Forum TOS and Forum Policies (http://elsmar.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?f=152)

Hi there.

1. My name is Julio C. Tirado
2. I'm Program Manager (New Products Introduction)
3. Work for a Metal Stamping company - Automotive and Industrial Electric.
4. I work for BayMex - A New Process Steel Company, located at Monterrey, MX
5. I worked on the Quality Area as Quality Engineer by 5 years before move to the NPI area.

I'm very interest on Process Capability, GD&T revisions, and all the can involve on lean,

K I will give this a bash

My name is Anzel

2. I am a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (Research)
3. I work in the Health Industry
4. I work in a Health related company
5. I am in my second year of doing ISO based data quality audits
6. The fact that I am a social researcher dabbling in ISO makes me somewhat of a freak in my office

I need lots of help, I am very new at the whole TQMS thing!:bigwave:

1. Name Liew
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do Operation Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in Passive inductives, 10 years
4. Company you work for and location China
5. Length of time in quality function 2 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart Dreamer and Imaginative, sometimes in contradict with the logical type of people in the rational industry.
7. Your pet peeve in quality The world can be a better place - Quality make life better.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Simplify all the quality jargon and explain it stories and parables. Let quality live and be enjoy

Welcome to all you new folks!:bigwave:
If you came here looking for help, I'm glad you found us.

I'm even more pleased if you came here to become part of the help we provide to our community of quality folk.

Take some time to browse through the threads in the Forum,
Instructions --> How To Use the Forum Software (http://elsmar.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86)
Learning how to use the software efficiently will make your time here much more enjoyable - some might even say "addictive!";)

1) Abby Smith
2) Quality Assurance Specialist/Audit Program Manager
4) Eight years and counting
5) Forensic Laboratory

And I dont remember the rest of the questions. I am looking for a forum to learn/update my knowledge regarding quality assurance and auditing. I teach to the forensic science community so any new tidbits that I can impart to the community is always welcome.:bigwave::thanks:

Welcome! Things are a bit slow here on weekends, so we look forward to your stopping by during the week when things are a bit more active.

1) Abby Smith
2) Quality Assurance Specialist/Audit Program Manager
4) Eight years and counting
5) Forensic Laboratory

And I dont remember the rest of the questions. I am looking for a forum to learn/update my knowledge regarding quality assurance and auditing. I teach to the forensic science community so any new tidbits that I can impart to the community is always welcome.:bigwave::thanks:Private forensic lab or government?

(civil liability or criminal cases? - one of my engineering clients did a lot of forensic studies on failed products mostly to determine if design, materials, or misuse/abuse caused failure. Another client is a forensic accountant!)

I'd be interested in seeing a thread on what your lab does!

Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:

Welcome Melissa,

I agree that harmonizing all guidelines for all countries sure would make the world of quality a better, more efficient, standardized concept. I admire your pursuit for quality through the ranks and files. It sometime still is a man's world out there. Especially in other countries.

1. Margarida Machado
2. Quality Controller
3. manufacturing of elastic ribbons for the intimate fashion and sportswear industries
4.Portugal
5. 4 months
6. Sometimes to realistic
7. I tell you later

Hope the lawyers, ex-wife, IRS, et al aren't reading this...

1. Name:
William Lewis

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do:
Big Cheese. Totally out-of-the-box thinking, risk-taking, business-building ultrapreneur, who puts his pants on like everyone else... both legs at a time. Last corp. empl. was IBM 1964 - 1966, or so, because I wanted to establish the curve.

3. Industry you're in or have been in:
Hmmm. Tough one.
Here goes:
Founded "Personal Touch Systems, Inc.", 1972. Got bored.
Became real estate broker w/ lot of agents 1974. Got bored.
Est. "AmTel", a long-dist. telco (reseller), early 1980s. Got bored.
Est."The Phone Co., Inc."1982.Coined term "Network Marketing." Got bored.
Est. "U.S.Assoc.of CellularComm.", 1985? Wrote a book. Got bored.
Est. "AudiTel", power/telco util. auditing co, 1987? Wrote a book. Got bored.
Est. "Federal Refunds, Inc", rep. lg corps. before USDOE/OHA, 1989. Got bored.

Started inventing/patenting simple to mfg, highdemand products / services on Jan. 01, 2000 and writing novels and medical books. Haven't looked back. Fully intend to conquer the world... with God's help.
<you should definitely be smiling here>

...please do not contact me with any product ideas. Thanks

4. Company you work for and location:
Please c above.

5. Length of time in quality function:
All my life.

6. Something personal that sets you apart:
NO box. NO sidelines. NO limit.

7. Your pet peeve in quality:
"Made to break, burst, bust, chip, cleave, cleft, crack, crackle, crevice, cripple, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, disjoin, divide, escape, exhaust, fissure, flee, fold, fraction, fractionalize, fracture, fragment, gap, invalidate, lapse, liquidate, lull, ruin, rupture, separate, sever, shatter, smash, snap, splinter, stave, stop, sunder, tear, vaporize..."

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Become the Tzar of worldwide quality.

AGAIN: Please do not contact me re. new product ideas. My plate is full.

I have really gotten a lot out of this forum and all of you who participate. I was curious, though, who all of you are and what you do. How about letting us know a little bit about you and your background?
1. Name JESUS
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do Quality Trainee
3. Industry you're in or have been in Cable industry
4. Company you work for and location Condumex Mexico
5. Length of time in quality function 1 year
6. Something personal that sets you apart like to go to the movies
7. Your pet peeve in quality NA
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? make it easier

My name is Jesus and I'm from Mexico and I really need this info because I have to make a presentation to my boss.


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See you down life's highway!

Eric

[This message has been edited by Greenraisin (edited 18 April 2001).]

My name is Jesus and I'm from Mexico and I really need this info because I have to make a presentation to my boss.

My name is Vinod Kumar and work as a Senior QA/QC Coordinator with The Oman Construction Co., in Oman. I have been in this Quality for a very short time and am still a novice. But i am presently very deeply involved in Auditing (both internal and external) and therefore to seek indepth knowledge about quality, what better place than alsmar forum.

:)

1. Name : Intan Saffinas
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do : Lead QA
3. Industry you're in or have been in : Security Info and Event Management (Software house)
4. Company you work for and location : TecForte, Malaysia
5. Length of time in quality function : Just for 2 ++ years
6. Something personal that sets you apart : :nope::nope:
7. Your pet peeve in quality:nope::nope:
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? : Just let it be...

Hello all
My name is Joseph Smith.
I am a Quality Manager at a custom Metal & Plastics shop located in Jacksonville, Fl.
My main goal now is to get us ISO 9000 certified.
This site will defiantly help.:D
Joe

Hello everyone.
My name is Ken.
I am a Quality Engineer with a small medical device manufacturer in North Carolina. I have over 15 years experience in industry with more than 10 in the Quality field.
My time-off activities usually involve golf or fishing.

This site will defiantly help.:D
Hi Joseph! :bigwave: We'll try to help as much as possible, but we'll try not to be defiant... :lmao:

Hi Joseph! :bigwave: We'll try to help as much as possible, but we'll try not to be defiant... :lmao:

Yes sir, And do we have any english majors that can help with my spelling? Darn spell checks....:mad:

Hello all,
I do have high hopes to improve my quality areas and learn how to communicate in English too (including to improve my grammar too).
Now I just knew how to use word/sentence that I learn from college. I always hear people in my office use jargon or other word which I can not found in books. Yeah, it has to be learn by frequently talk with people instead of referring to dictionary.

Honestly, i do not understand what the below questions mean:
6. Something personal that sets you apart : :nope::nope:
7. Your pet peeve in quality:nope::nope:

Anyone can helps me so that i can answer that questions.. :nope:

Hello all,
I do have high hopes to improve my quality areas and learn how to communicate in English too (including to improve my grammar too).
Now I just knew how to use word/sentence that I learn from college. I always hear people in my office use jargon or other word which I can not found in books. Yeah, it has to be learn by frequently talk with people instead of referring to dictionary.

Honestly, i do not understand what the below questions mean:
6. Something personal that sets you apart : :nope::nope:
7. Your pet peeve in quality:nope::nope:

Anyone can helps me so that i can answer that questions.. :nope:

Hi Saeikp, welcome to the Cove.

Something personal that sets you apart - Is there something about you that is different from other people? Did you win the Olympic gold or write a book? Have you had some special accomplishment?

Your pet peeve in quality - is there something that upsets you every time it happens? :mad: One of my pet peeves is doing control charts only for show. They fill them out so they look good when a customer visits. What annoys you about quality?

I look forward to your participation in the Cove.

Dave

Hi Saeikp, welcome to the Cove.

Something personal that sets you apart - Is there something about you that is different from other people? Did you win the Olympic gold or write a book? Have you had some special accomplishment?

Your pet peeve in quality - is there something that upsets you every time it happens? :mad: One of my pet peeves is doing control charts only for show. They fill them out so they look good when a customer visits. What annoys you about quality?

I look forward to your participation in the Cove.

Dave

Hi Dave,
Oh..I see now. Thanks for your explaination..
So these are my answers:
*Something personal that sets you apart : Desire to have kids every year until I reach 50s. muahahaha..:mg:

*Your pet peeve in quality : The developer never done their unit testing and admitted their application has no error at all. Such an ego! :whip:

HI All :)

I have being following some threads and I must say some of you guys are really open minded:agree1::agree1::agree1:

I am from South Africa and hope to gain some valuable knowledge from those who have experienced and overcome so much:agree::agree::agree::agree:

So hope my visits are worthwhile:applause::applause:

:thanx::thanx::thanx:

Hi out there,
1. John Convey
2. Technical Officer
3. Manufacture of cast wear parts for Mineral Processing Industry
4. Bradken in Adelaide, South Australia
5. 11 years
6. Nothing spectacular but did win club darts championship!
7. Lack of Passion
:DJohn

1. Name. Neil Miller

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do. Process Improvement Technician

3. Industry you're in or have been in. 7 years armed forces, 18 years manufacturing in the composites industry. Last 5 years as Team Leader.

4. Company you work for and location. Spaform – Europe’s largest spa and hot tub manufacturer. Portsmouth, England.

5. Length of time in quality function. 18 months. Taken from the shop floor as part of a newly set up 2 man Quality department. Responsible for product quality, quality management system / ISO 9001, issue of non-conformance to all areas of the business, continuous improvement, 5S and much ,much more.

6. Something personal that sets you apart. Is someone with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder the right person to be responsible for 5S? :D

7. Your pet peeve in quality. People’s attitude towards change.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Make Obsessive Compulsive Disorder contagious. :D

Hi out there,
6. Nothing spectacular but did win club darts championship!
:DJohn

John-

If you ever make it to Central Florida, I'll take you on at darts!! I'm a long time captain of a champion pub team. :cool:

Regards -John

Good Morning,

My name is Eugene Smith and I am the Laboratory Quality Coordinator for a large tertiary hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. There are eight laboratories in my District ranging from large specific discipline centres to small community-based sites. Presently I am developing a QMS that will be in compliance to ISO 15189-07, 17025-05 and Z902-04 standards. Other standards to follow include ISO 15190 for Safety and ISO 22870 for POCT.

I have enjoyed reading numerous threads as I proceed with policy implementation but I wish there were more medical laboratory related activities here. It would be great to see more lab people participating in the on-going discussions.

It is interesting, and sometimes comforting, to know that others have experienced similar challenges on the road to quality. Thank you for the opportunity to broader my knowledge and the ability to openly communicate with other quality focused individuals.

Hi ,let me introduce myself, my name is Rehela and I am from Livingston,Scotland.:)
I have been in "Quality" since leaving University in 1988, started off as a TQM Facilitator/Trainer with British Steel, helping to roll out their Total Quality Management program, carrying out awareness workshops and setting up Kaizen groups.
After that I worked as a Quality Engineer for a large Japanese Semiconductor manufacturer for 10 years (implemented ISO 9001) after taking a short career break to become a "mom" , I then worked as Quality Engineer for a Sub-contract Medical Device manufacturer for 7 years (implemented ISO 13485) covering mainly yield improvements, internal and process auditing,incoming QA and end of line quality controls, CAPA,etc..

Since start of 2008, I am busy setting up my own Quality consultancy and training business, I am also getting associate work part time for another Medical Device consultancy (mainly auditing and training)

My pet peeve is people who don't want to improve and say "We've always done it this way".

Look forward to "meeting" with like-minded people on elsmar.
My main focus right now is to get all the professional qualifications I need for what I plan to do.Just found out this morning I got a good pass in my IRCA Lead Auditor exam for ISO 13485:2003, so that's just the start..
Take care for now.:bigwave:

Name
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
3. Industry you're in or have been in
4. Company you work for and location
5. Length of time in quality function
6. Something personal that sets you apart
7. Your pet peeve in quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?

1. My name is Jason Tham
2. development chemist- currently involve in implementation of ISO/TS
3. PVC sheeting for automotive product (2nd tier)
4. Nylex - malaysia
5. 3months
6. ??
7. ??
8. ??

Name: Thomas Herzfeld
Job Title: Contract Technical Writer and Business Analyst
Industry: Various - utility, insurance, retail, government, financial
Location: San Francisco, CA Bay Area
Length of time in quality function: My entire career, only I didn't know it most of the time
Unique: I used to be a quant. I still am, sort of, but always bring language skills to my work.
Quality pet peeve: Management that does puts obstacles before line staff, and then does not appreciate what they do accomplish
If I could change the world... I would include quality training in grade school.

Name: Thomas Herzfeld
Job Title: Contract Technical Writer and Business Analyst
Industry: Various - utility, insurance, retail, government, financial
Location: San Francisco, CA Bay Area
Length of time in quality function: My entire career, only I didn't know it most of the time
Unique: I used to be a quant. I still am, sort of, but always bring language skills to my work.
Quality pet peeve: Management that does puts obstacles before line staff, and then does not appreciate what they do accomplish
If I could change the world... I would include quality training in grade school.Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:
I love to learn new words; please tell me [us] what you mean by quant

Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:
I love to learn new words; please tell me [us] what you mean by quant

Could be this: Quantitative analyst (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_analyst).

A quant is a person who works with quantities, a number cruncher. I started out as an actuary, but discovered that I took too much of a big picture view of things just to manipulate huge databases using arcane methods.

Even though I often see the world in numeric terms, I have been moving steadily away from that. The statistical analysis in quality control appears to be a good compromise for me - nothing particularly arcane, but lots of very concrete real-world applications.

1. You can call me Ben.
2. A quality management consultant and an adjunct faculty member at the University of California, Irvine and National University
3. A mechanical engineer and then a systems engineer/risk manager at a Fortune 100 company in the aerospace industry
4. See above.
5. A TQM facilitator since 1990 and a Lean Six Sigma Master Blackbelt
6. I am willing to help and share what I know and have experienced
7. Most problems are due to poor management
8. To preach God’s love :applause:

Hello to all, :bigwave:

here my presentation:

1. Name
I'm Fred, 37 Years old
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Quality Engineer
3. Industry you're in or have been in
2008> Quality in Healthcare (molded component for medical device / combination products)
2001>2008: Quality in implantable medical device /(molding, machining, stamping, etc...)
2000>2001: Quality in micromotors
1998>2000: Quality in LCD display for automotive, misc things…
1994>1998: Production and maintenance in semiconductors manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location
A company of 150 peoples in Switzerland
5. Length of time in quality function
Since 1998

I'm currently involved in new product design development, but as everybody I'm involved in statistics since years (minitab software), but still need help for some topics and also ready to share my experience with people.

Thanks
Fred

Hey all

Well my name is Joe. I'm 27 and a process worker at a chemical plant. The last few years I've been interested in all areas of competitive manufacturing and trying to grab a desk job at work involving the quality side of things. I can see my rap sheet doesn't compare to other applicants in this forum but it's good to see it's filled with experts whose brains I would love to pick. I may not be able to help a lot...or at all but appreciate the help none the less.

Cheers
:bigwave:

Welcome to all the new folks!:bigwave:

One topic you may see discussed from time to time here in the Cove is "Personal Branding" which simply means you carve out a niche for yourself and be consistent in associating that niche with your name.

If you hang around other quality wonks long enough, you soon learn it is better (psychologically and economically) to be known as the "Quality Guy with the answers to our problems" than as the "Kwality Kop who is always looking to shout GOTCHA!"

I'm looking forward to that day when we will ALL be known as the "Quality Guy with the answers to our problems"

It is tough getting to an upper level position in a man's world. I do think that starting from the bottom gives you a better background to see all facets of the quality system and how each group ties into the next.

1. Stacy
2. Quality Assurance Admistrator
3. Manufacturing
4. Tsubaki - Ohio
5. 3 years
6. I am currently expecting a baby girl due in January ;)
7. Your pet peeve in quality - It's NEVER MY FAULT. :notme:
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I would have everyone take the ISO Lead Auditor Course for a better understanding of the Standard and what we "shall" do.

1. Stacy
2. Quality Assurance Admistrator
3. Manufacturing
4. Tsubaki - Ohio
5. 3 years
6. I am currently expecting a baby girl due in January ;)
7. Your pet peeve in quality - It's NEVER MY FAULT. :notme:
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I would have everyone take the ISO Lead Auditor Course for a better understanding of the Standard and what we "shall" do.

Welcome to the Cove Stacey !!

January huh ? Good month to be born....especially around the 7th... :notme:

1. Megan
2. QA/RA Manager
3. in vitro diagnostics (IVDs)
4. small company in the SF Bay area
5. 1 month!
6. For someone who worked outside of her last company's quality system for years, I now find myself in charge of one. Karma?
7. The perceived subjectivity that makes convincing my boss to do things a certain way very difficult.

Hello and thank you for this forum! I stumbled across it Googling for information, and I can already tell it's going to be incredibly helpful!

Hello, my name is Lorenzo
I am currently the Site Quality Manager of an electronic industry located in Northen Italy (part of a WW company).
I am working in quality since 1990. Before I was a process engineer
I am 50 years old, 3 children and 1 wife. In my free time I am.... the driver for the family :D
After years I think that the real quality (I mean The Quality) has nothing to do with certifications but with the attitude, the culture, of a team to do things in the better way. Similar to the Fine Arts World perhaps.
International Standards may give you good suggestions, but if you are not in the righ way of thinking a standard is just a collection of words
Have a nice day!

Welcome, Lorenzo!

Gordon's Chit Chat moved to: Quality has to do with Attitude, not Certifications (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=29781).

1. Nuno Pereira
2. Senior Engineer - Consultant
3. Automotive Industrie
4. CEIIA - Portugal
5. 10 Years

1. My name is Ricardo Gelamo
2. System Analyst, looking for BS7799 and TS implementation
3. Industrial Valves
4. Niagara Industries - São Paulo - Brazil
5. I don´t work in quality functions
6. My curiosity
7. ---
8. I´d use IT tools for Quality, in order to run quality by alone.

:agree1:

Hi, Ricardo and Pereira, and welcome to the Cove! I hope you like it here. Please help out by posting when you have a comment or an answer.

Hello,
1. My name is Tharani
2. Production Engineer
3. cnc turning of Auto, hydraulic componenets
4. Ultra Industries. Located in Bangalore, India
5. 11 years of Industrial Experience

My degree is in Mechanical Engineering.

Thanks

Hey This is Madiha..

Belong to Pakistan...

Thanks for such a nice platform...

Plz start some discussions on Business Process Outsourcing...

Good day to all :-)

Thanks and Regards

Madiha

Hey This is Madiha..

Belong to Pakistan...

Thanks for such a nice platform...

Plz start some discussions on Business Process Outsourcing...

Good day to all :-)

Thanks and Regards

Madiha

Posts on BPO has been moved, and discussion started. See:

What is Business Process Outsourcing? (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?p=271995#post271995)

Hi my name is Karen
I'm the VP of quality and mfg at a medical device manufacturing firm in Buffalo, NY. I've been doing this for about 5 years and started the whole process of ISO9001:2000 and 13485:2003 challenge. Been off and on this site for a couple years - always has valuable information and people have been willing to share and help with what I needed to find ... thank you all.:thanx:

Hi Brad,
Loved the quote "I used to jog but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass" Now I'll wait for the oportunity to use it - probably if I get stuck with some health/motion fanatics.
Most Danes are great at English but not always perfect - true story - a guy in a bar said, "Whisky on the rocks, but no ice". ("but no ice" was said in Danish :)
My next remark has nothing to do with the previous - just one thing leading to another - as an exScot, especially when near an American with a "weird" drinking habit, I say, "If Scots had intended whisky to be taken with ice cubes they'd have found a way to get them to take up space in the bottle from the start!"

Hi.. i'm oliviaharis.I took a look at your site and recommend it to my visitors. I agree with you on the importance of becoming valuable in many different areas. I believe that it sustains any entrepreneur during challenges that inevitably occur.
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oliviaharis
drivenwide

Hello and welcome oliviaharis :)

1. Name: Samanway Das

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Head of Plant Operation; Graduate engineer of Metallurgy

3. Industry you're in or have been in: Production of iron from blast furnace; then process the liquid metal to make steel billets and then roll the billets to long products

4. Company you work for and location: Shivam Group of Co. in Jharkhand, India

5. Length of time in quality function: In plant operation for 10 Years (produce quality, not in QA); 5 years in Higher Management

6. Something personal that sets you apart: To get the best out of my team

7. Your pet peeve in quality: ??

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? eliminated sulphur and phosphorus from the periodic table

1. Name - billssss
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - no title, working on ISO9001 certification in a small machine shop. Plus whatever else I can help with.
3. Industry you're in or have been in - I was in an automative stamping plant in the incredibly shrinking American auto industry for 20+ years.
4. Company you work for and location - Garfield Metal Products; Cleveland, Ohio
5. Length of time in quality function - too many years. But I also have experience in Engineering and Maintenance.
6. Something personal that sets you apart - I like rehabbing houses and rental properties. It is quite profitable. It's better than a corporate job.
7. Your pet peeve in quality - The auto industry took procedures much too far (I am including non-quality procedures here also.). It seemed we were in business to maintain procedures and conduct audits. Manufacturing parts became just a side business.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Put less emphasis on paperwork and have more trust in people to do the right thing.

Hi Billssss,

Your aka made me feel as if I was saying "zzzzzzzzzz" and nodding off :D

Please take a look at the thread:
'Quality has to do with Attitude, not Certifications'
as I think what you write in your points 7 and 8 might give some input. I'm a sceptic but you seem disillusioned, and I'm sure you have some good reasons having been on the "inside" - I sure hope that isn't misunderstood :)

"disillusioned"
My damn computer can't even spell right!

:)My name is Martin Cai(My Chinese name is 蔡燕辉),I work in the field of automobile industries in China.I have worked about 2 years in quality function.I am interesting in ISO/TS16949 very much.I like swimming in my off hours.Looking forward to make friends with you,and talk about quality problems.:thanx:

Hi All,
My name is J McDougal
I am a Sr Reliability Engineer with AO Smith (Manufacturer of Commercial Water Heaters) in McBee, SC
I have worked in the quality field since 1987
I am a musician (guitarist) music is what frees me from the grind
My pet peeve is that everybody is responsible for quality yet nobody wants to be accountable for it
If I could change the world of quality, every operator would have to pass a quality test before being employed.

I'm new but I've done this bit before but this link keeps coming back to me. I know I'm computer illiterate but how do I move right along?
Jenny Swords
Industrial Engineering--Quality Control Technician--not certified
Quality Coordinator at a facility of 55 which makes geophysical instrumentation for the collection of data for the oil/gas industry

I'm new but I've done this bit before but this link keeps coming back to me. I know I'm computer illiterate but how do I move right along?
Do you mean you're getting email notifications? You're probably subscribed to this thread. Go to the top of the thread and click on Thread Tools. Select Unsubscribe and follow the prompts.

I have really gotten a lot out of this forum and all of you who participate. I was curious, though, who all of you are and what you do. How about letting us know a little bit about you and your background?
1. Name
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
3. Industry you're in or have been in
4. Company you work for and location
5. Length of time in quality function
6. Something personal that sets you apart
7. Your pet peeve in quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?


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See you down life's highway!

Eric

[This message has been edited by Greenraisin (edited 18 April 2001).]
:biglaugh:

Dear All,

It's an honour for me to join into this forum.
Followings are my details :

1. Name :
FREDDY ISKANDAR
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
QA Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in
ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING
4. Company you work for and location
LABTECH , BATAM, INDONESIA
5. Length of time in quality function
12 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart
-
7. Your pet peeve in quality
Cat
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Be a quality guru


That's all for now,
best regards,

freddy

I'm new but I've done this bit before but this link keeps coming back to me. I know I'm computer illiterate but how do I move right along?
Jenny Swords
Industrial Engineering--Quality Control Technician--not certified
Quality Coordinator at a facility of 55 which makes geophysical instrumentation for the collection of data for the oil/gas industry

We would like to make your presence here as enjoyable as possible. Receiving notifications are part of the software settings. If you have problems, just let any moderator know. We are here to help. For now, I had un-subscribe email notifications for you. If it doesn't work, let us know.

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Thank you Steve.

Hi this is my first post but I have been poking around Elsmar Cove for a month now. What a great bunch of people and resources!

I just took the QA Manager position for an Asia/Pacific medical device distributor (Technically we became a manufacturer because we add labeling, accessories, and repackage) based in Hong Kong. I’m here to put a ISO13485 Quality System in place (right now we only have 2 “official” procedures).

I’ve been working in medical device manufacturing for the last 6 years in the US.

This is my first job title with “Quality” in it but I have had quality engineers reporting for me for the last 3 years.

Something that sets me apart is even though my title says “Manager”, I am a one man band. J

Pet peeve, hmmm… government officials who adopt regulations that they don’t fully understand. (i.e. India adopting pharmaceutical type regs for medical devices)

If I could change the world of quality, I would get everyone to tout that, a well designed and executed quality system can make your company run smoother. So follow the dang procedure or change it if its wrong!:biglaugh:

-Chris

Hello ChrisSugg,

Two of your comments intrigue and interest me :)

Pet peeve, hmmm… government officials who adopt regulations that they don’t fully understand. (i.e. India adopting pharmaceutical type regs for medical devices)

Change it to all "officials" and I agree completely :) Too many laws and regulations are made by people who sit behind a desk all day.

If I could change the world of quality, I would get everyone to tout that, a well designed and executed quality system can make your company run smoother. So follow the dang procedure or change it if its wrong!

I don't understand why changing a (quality) procedure is regarded as be virtually impossible either. All other procedures and specifications can quickly be changed if they presnt a problem - especially when money is involved :D

Maybe you could make a contribution to the thread "Quality has to do with attitude, not certifications".
A "one man band" has to live in reality :D

Not sure if I'm doing this right..........

Not sure if I'm doing this right..........

Welcome. You are in cyberspace now! Please carry on.

1. Kris Myers

2. Quality Manager

3. Currently in a CNC machine, bulk of my employment history has been in automotive for Tier 1 and Tier 3 suppliers,

4. Allied Machine & Tool Delton, MI
5. 12 Years
6. Besides body odor I guess it would be my sense of humor

7. Closed minded people in production and anal idiots in quality

8. Have the anal people I have dealt with that work in Quality realize that the sun doesn't rise and set on the wording in a certain document.


Finally just say that I Love the COVE:D

Who: Roberto
Industry: Medical Devices (Implantable/Active)
Field: Regulatory Affairs

Looking forward to discussions regarding Quality and Regulatory Affairs, product development, and product registrations.

Kris, If you know the same folks as I do in your no. 7 then we're dealing with millions of people. A "mis"quote:
"Against stupidity, even the Gods fight in vain"

Hello,

My name is Bevan Hu, I come from a little town of China.

I have the work experience in IE field, now I work on an American Company as an IE project Engineer.

Best Regards!
Bevan

Hello Bevan
I didn't think there were any small towns in China :) How "small" and what's its name and province?
Another question for you - what's IE?

1. Name
Jolly Lee and Chniese name :Li Juan
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Assistant of QA manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in
Shenzhen China
4. Company you work for and location
Fookwah in Shenzhen China
5. Length of time in quality function
just two years after my graduation

so I can't say much more about my experience,i hope i can learn more in the future!

Hi,

I worked as a reliability engineer in Ford Motor Company. In addition to executing projects, I also trained engineers on quality and reliability tools like fmea, verification and validation, quantitative reliability, parameter diagram, robustness checklist etc. I am currently in the medical device industry and am trying to deploy similar thought process and customise tools and methodologies to this industry.

:agree:

Hello Li Yuan,
This is just to tell you I've been to Shenzen, but was in Guangzhou most of the time. I loved it :D Everyone was so helpful and friendly.

I have really gotten a lot out of this forum and all of you who participate. I was curious, though, who all of you are and what you do. How about letting us know a little bit about you and your background?
1. Name
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
3. Industry you're in or have been in
4. Company you work for and location
5. Length of time in quality function
6. Something personal that sets you apart
7. Your pet peeve in quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?


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See you down life's highway!

Eric

[This message has been edited by Greenraisin (edited 18 April 2001).]

1) Paul Smith
2) QHSE manager
3) supplying coal fired power stations with lined pipe work and boiler optimisation systems
4) Greenbank Group Uk
5) Been in quality for 15years

That will do for me.....

I have really gotten a lot out of this forum and all of you who participate. I was curious, though, who all of you are and what you do. How about letting us know a little bit about you and your background?
1. Name
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
3. Industry you're in or have been in
4. Company you work for and location
5. Length of time in quality function
6. Something personal that sets you apart
7. Your pet peeve in quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?


------------------
See you down life's highway!

Eric

[This message has been edited by Greenraisin (edited 18 April 2001).]

Hello all - My user name is SMitch and my most recent position was System Quality Manager in the telecom industry focused on the DSL market segment. My team was responsibile for HW, SW and Silicon validation. I was employed by a semiconductor mfr in the Silicon Valley for the last 10 years. I have held management positions in HW & SW test, operations and manufacturing engineering prior to this. I've also been in charge of the ISO 9001 compliance program over the last 8 years and successfully took 2 BU's at two sites through external certification with DnV. I've completed training as an external auditor through SAI Global but have not put this skill into practice.

My business division was recently sold and I am in transition at this time. I am currently assessing the feasibility of an industry shift to Medical Devices or Solar Power for personal growth and the stimulation that new and different technology offers. Since these fields are relatively new to me, I am working to build my networking contacts in these areas. I will also be completing my CSCP, Certified Supply Chain Professional designation (APICS) by the end of the year and plan to focus on the Customer-Supplier relationship and Supplier Quality. This would combine my background and interests in quality and operations.

My pet peeve in quality is the internal stuggle we face with some in management on the value of developing and following procedures. CA will always be necessary but not as efficient or effective as putting more effort into PA and Risk Assessment. One of our key challenges as Quality professionals is to determine the right amount of verification and validation, documentation and procedures that add real competitive value to a business and selling this value to management, without whose support, our quality plans will be more difficult to implement across the organization.

I just came across this quality forum and I'm very impressed with the collaboration. Any suggestions to aid in my career transition in the Silicon Valley are appreciated.

Regards, SMitch

Welcome all Newcomers to the best forum for information on the World Wide Web, the Cove (short for Elsmar Cove). This thread is where you can introduce yourself to the Members of the Cove and not for other questions.

Just some suggestions:

1. Read the post on "How to use the software"

2. Utilize the Search Function

3. Utilize the Post Attachments List

4. When writing a question, be as specific as you can. The more specific the information is, the better the responses will be.

5. Select a good Title of your Post. The better the title the more active the responses should be.

6. If you have any questions or concerns on Posts, use the "Report Post Button." This will notify all Moderators.

7. If you have questions, ask the Friendly Moderators that we have.

8. Don't be afraid to ask questions. We are all learning.

9. Stay on track on what the Post/Thread is about. If there is something outside of the Original Post, start a new one.

Again, welcome to the Cove. We look forward to your active participation. :bigwave:

1. Richard Anderson aka Snaggy
2. Chief Inspector / CMM Programmer
3. Aerospace / Defence / Motorsport
4. EDS Engineering in the UK
5. 23 years, ouch that hurt
6. Taking a History Degree with the Open University. Just gone back to palying rugby at the grand old age of 47
7. Thats the way we've always done it
8. Just because you've always done it that way doesn't make it right

Hi!!!
1. I'm Kate Tamayo
2. Executive Secretary but also the company's QA Manager, currently I'm doing the Quality System 9001:2000, we are Medical Plan Provider.
3. Been connected with B2B company and Construction companies. Also worked as Research Assistant, Secretary, and Purchaser.
4. Marine Benefits Assistance Services, Makati City Philippines
5. Just now.. :bonk: that's why i'm doing all the research that i can.. whew..
6. Strong personality but knows how to please people .. :yes:
7. Quality is still free.
8. that i have to learn through this project.. :rolleyes:

My name is Sekerani Nkhata
I am a Malawian and i am working as Senior Trade Metrology Technician
I have got 4 years experience in verification of weighing instruments and measuring equipment before that i was working with the Tobacco processing factory as a SHE Technician and Maintenance Technician it involves mechanical handling , fabrication. Currently i am working with Malawi Bureau of Standards.

Hi Sekerani Nkhata,
Just so I can see if we have any common points of interest - what kind of measuring equipment did you (do you) work with?

1. Name :- Jitendra Borole
2. Job Title :- Quality Engineer
3. Industry :- Kirloskar oil Engines Ltd,
Where diesel engines has manufactured
4. Company Location : - Pune

Hi Sekerani Nkhata,
Just so I can see if we have any common points of interest - what kind of measuring equipment did you (do you) work with?

Please see my post here: Please focus on this (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showpost.php?p=273601&postcount=2838)

Hello good people, just joined so hers a first post to start me off.
1. John
2. Tech Manager
3. Chemical
4. Synthite ltd 30+ years
5. 3
6. Hate posting on forums ! !
7. Forms
John

1. Name
Costin-Sorin Ionescu

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Titles Held over the years (quality related only):Quality Control/Assurance Manager, Quality Professional, Quality Engineer, etc.... :D

3. Industry you're in or have been in
Metallurgy, Composites, Metal Trans/forming, Automotive, Aerospace

4. Company you work for and location
Aerospace / Montreal / Quebec / Canada

5. Length of time in quality function
4 years in Romania, 12 in Canada

6. Something personal that sets you apart
Quality Driven....full speed ahead.

7. Your pet peeve in quality
Resistance to change

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Make ppl realize that quality = money

Coury,
Do you mean I shouldn't have written:
Hi Sekerani Nkhata,
Just so I can see if we have any common points of interest - what kind of measuring equipment did you (do you) work with?
or did I get it by mistake?

Greetings to all,

My name is John Brewer and I'm currently serving as the Quality Manager for Kaskaskia Tool & Machine, a small shop located in New Athens, Illinois. My background in quality has been in various sized shops ranging from family owned (KTM, Marsh) to medium sized (Intercontinental Engineering) to large (McDonnel Douglas Aircraft in St. Louis, Videojet Technologies). In total I've been involved in some aspect of quality for almost 30 years.

I've always enjoyed working in the smaller shops. I'm a people person and love making a difference in my work environment. One of the best parts of this job is that it's only 6 blocks from my home of 28 years. The commute is great (walking except in pouring rain). Having employment this close to home is a great incentive to constantly improve the company!

Since coming to KTM last September I've assisted them in attaining registration to the ISO9001-2000 and AS9100 standards. Currently I'm working on the continual improvement aspect of this registration. I was originally hired to monitor and improve their overall quality system with the ISO / AS as a possibility sometime in the future. Thanks to Boeing the future came quickly and KTM has grown and become a stronger company as a result.

Elsmar Cove has been a great asset in leading me to help in establishing First Article Inspection (which is still in it's infancy here at KTM). I've also enjoyed reading and learning from the vast knowledge base visiting this forum. :cool:

An area of quality that has always been a challenge is consistency within any organization. End of month / quarter pushes have a tendency to override good quality judgment. Holding folks accountable seems to be the bottom line to this challenge. :nopity:

I'm looking forward to what the future brings with this position as there are many areas in which both the company and I can grow. I hope also this forum will be an asset in that growth!

Welcome to all the new users.

:bigwave::bigwave::bigwave:

I have rejoined after being offline for a while so I figured I would reintroduce myself

1. Tim Smith
2. ISO Coordinator/Project Manager (installing ISO 22000, 9000 and 14000):whip:
3. I just made the move from the Wood Indusrty to the Food Industry. Only one letter difference but miles apart!
4. The Warrell Corporation (Confections and snacks)
5. 3 months with Warrell, 10+ years in various quality and engineering roles
6. I am crazy enough to start an ISO program from scratch :bonk:
7. Doing it twice to meet production demands.

I once worked for a company that would turn up a machine to produce 10 boxes/hour knowing they would lose 3 boxes of product even though they could run 9/ hour and only lose 1 (7 good boxes of product or 8 good boxes of product) :confused:
8. Change ISO to SFP (System For Profitability) so that managers would understand that it is about making money not headaches!!!

Welcome Tim. I went from boxes to food to rubber to plastic and am in wood. You will enjoy the food industry. Many wood industries are about 30 years behind!!

Hello,

Good evening friends. This is Mani from India. I have to make a procedure for Control of non conforming software services. I would like to have your suggestions.

Thanks & regards
Mani

Hello all!!! So glad I found this forum, there's a lot of good and useful information.

Here are my introductorion answers:
1. Brenda
2. Quality Manager
3. Medical Devices
4. Medical devices manufacturing company @ UK
5. 10 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart
7. Arrogant auditors
8. That people understand that there’s always something to improve

Hello!:bigwave:

Let me introduce myself.
1. My name is Cris Paez
2. I'm a mechanical engineer working as a Quality Manager.
3. I started in electronics, then printing and now pumps.
4. Currently working for Busch Vacuums Technics in Quebec, Canada
5. I've been working in quality for the past 5 years.
6. I'm soccer freak
7. If I could change something in the marvelous world of quality, I would get rid of all company owners who know nothing about quality and the different standards (ISO, QS, etc.) but still want to get their company certified just for the fun of it. :mad:

Thanks and keep up the good work!:agree1:

Cris

Welcome...

Hello eveyone!

Let me introduce myself by answering these 6 questions:
1. Mateusz Hawryszczyszyn is my name.
2. Quality Manager is what I do.
3.*High volume turning division manufacturing parts for automotive industry and high volume steel fabrication for different industries is what my employer does.
4. Keltech Eng in Waterford in Ireland is my employer.
5. 8 years in quality, 4 years as quality manager is my experience
6. sarkasm :-)
7. don't know if I have one :-)
8. good question

hawry

1. Name
Jim Huard
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
QSMR ISO 9001:2000, IT Mgr, Spring design and sales.
3. Industry you're in or have been in
Spring and metal stamping manufacturing.
4. Company you work for and location
Atlantic Precision Spring, Bristol, CT
5. Length of time in quality function
12 years.
6. Something personal that sets you apart
Avid bass fisherman (Tournaments)
7. Your pet peeve in quality
Many hats...not enough time.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Remove me from the mix.

Welcome Hawry! :bigwave: I'm curious why you shortened your last name? ;)

1. Name: Brad Werths

2. Job Title: Quality Engineer

3. Industry: Aerospace after 20+ years in Tier 1 Automotive

4. Company: Fabritech Inc.

5. Length of time in quality functions: 15 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart: A little OCD goes a long way...

7. Your pet peeve in quality: People who think they understand QMS when they don't.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Magic wands

Hello, my name is Mary Arnold, Chief Quality Officer for Green Diamond Tire in New York. I have been "snooping" on this forum for quite some time and have found a great wealth of pertinent information that has helped our company considerably as we have gone through the ISO 9001 process. I especially have enjoyed the heated debates about corrective and preventive actions. I am very proud to say that we experienced our initial certification audit the past two days and miraculously passed without any minor or major nonconformities! This is a huge accomplishment for us as a company, and I want to thank all of you for your insightful posts that I read while preparing for the audit. However, now that we have passed, we are very excited to market this to our customers, financial supporters, suppliers and community. Can anyone please help direct me towards some successful approaches regarding the marketing of the system after being certified? Also, where could I purchase the ISO signs for the building, stationery, etc? Does this have to come through the auditor? Is there a protocol for this? I appreciate your knowledge, experience and insight in this matter. Thanks! Mary Arnold :thanx:

Hello, my name is Mary Arnold, Chief Quality Officer for Green Diamond Tire in New York. I have been "snooping" on this forum for quite some time and have found a great wealth of pertinent information that has helped our company considerably as we have gone through the ISO 9001 process. I especially have enjoyed the heated debates about corrective and preventive actions. I am very proud to say that we experienced our initial certification audit the past two days and miraculously passed without any minor or major nonconformities! This is a huge accomplishment for us as a company, and I want to thank all of you for your insightful posts that I read while preparing for the audit. However, now that we have passed, we are very excited to market this to our customers, financial supporters, suppliers and community. Can anyone please help direct me towards some successful approaches regarding the marketing of the system after being certified? Also, where could I purchase the ISO signs for the building, stationery, etc? Does this have to come through the auditor? Is there a protocol for this? I appreciate your knowledge, experience and insight in this matter. Thanks! Mary Arnold :thanx:

Mary,

Congrats on your Registration and welcome.

May I suggest that you start a new thread on your question. We would like to keep this as an introduction thread for New Cove members.

hi I am Narayan Kavitake,

Quality Standard Consultant,

Hi Cris (Paez),
You may want to visit thread Quality has to do with Attitude, not Certifications
as I'm guessing you have first hand experience on this subject :)
I was once QM at a pump company (centrifugal) that went for ISO 9001 because of the requirement from a big customer.
I'm also a football (real soccer is called football :D ) "freak".

Added edit:
Thread title suggestion post moved here:

http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=30099

1. Abid Rashid
2. Quality Technician
3. Construction & Manufacturing
4. Currently working with KBR in Qatar at Pearl GTL Projeect.
5. 4 years
6. Still Struggling :frust:
7. Don't like working environment which silences new ideas or suggestion or phrase "That's how we do it"
8. hmm...Make Everybody to believe & have full confidence on Quality, Quality is our path to success not an obstacle to progress.

cus1. Name: Vo Long Nhan, pls call me Nhan
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Quality Assurance assistant Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Coating
4. Company you work for and location: ICI
5. Length of time in quality function: 4years
6. Something personal that sets you apart:A hard young girl- I am 26 years old, and single.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Dont have standard for quality. - quality is satisfaction with requirements what will happen if these requirements are low.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? issue a quality book in that we can identify how is good quality for all goods for customer.

Hello everyone. My name is Rick Homman, and I am the new operations director for a tool manufacturer in NE Ohio.

I'm looking for some advice.......The plant I took over is struggling with inefficiency, high operating cost.....everything is broken, operationally speaking. I'm convinced the place to start the turnaround is 5S, not SMED, VSM, or 6sigma. Any thoughts?

Welcome Rick. 5S is the pre-cursor to lean manufacturing and do not forget ther 6th S Safety. Once implemented, it allows you to see troubled areas among the basics.

Welcome all newcomers to the best forum in the world, the Cove.

Please see this post for suggestions: Suggestions (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=1477&page=142)

Hello,
1-4 My name is Rob Sniegowski. I am the quality manager for a small (14 employees) aerospace machine shop, Blue Streak Grinding, in Phoenix. We specialize in cylindrical grinding.

5. Length of time in quality function.
I found my way into the position in 2002 because, simply, nobody else was going to do it. “The quality manual has been started. Do you know what that is? You finish it up.” That is how my boss started me in the quality biz.

6. Something personal that sets you apart.
Charcoal fanatic!!! Anything worth doing is worth doing right.

7. My pet peeve in quality? Misuse of SPC.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
I would introduce root cause analysis to the U. S. Congress. Oh, and auditors, too.

My name is David Sturm
I am one of three leads in the quality department. I am also an ODAR within our facility, so I get to waste hours of productive time each day signing tags.
We are a PMA house ( Kinda like being the Autozone store in the aerospace world) So we produce or distribute thousands of parts to airlines around the world.
I work in th main headqurters in Springville Utah, all though we have offices all over the US and world.
I have been here three years but prior to this my first life was spent in the medical device world ( class 2) where I made contact lenses. Since the demand for RGP lenses has now dwindled to almost nothing I jumped industries and came here.
As for what sets me apart, I live in Utah.... and I'm the only card carrying athiest in the company ( or perhaps in my town as well) If that doesn't make me different nothing else will.
As for my pet peeve.. I hate being seen as an annoyance as something to be tolerated since we are seen as non-value added. And having to beg for money to have tools that I feel are essential to complete my job.
If I could change the world of quality.... We would be Rockstars.. treated like royalty and seen as the saviours that I think we are.. and paid tremendously large dog choking omygawd huge salaries to match our demi-god status. If not that, a chair that wasnt broken would be nice.

It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear.
Douglas Adams

I am Stig and sometimes I am nasty... but only because I am easily disappointed.

:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:
Welcome to the cove, Stig I like your attitude.

1. Name: Erik Wittenzellner
2,3,4,5 I'm the Senior App's Engineer and Quality Manager for Zwick USA outside Atlanta GA. We are a subsidiary of the Zwick Roell Group of Germany, a manufacturer of high end materials testing machines and systems. Been in the service dept since 91 or so... quality manager since 2000, got sick of it by 2003 (after bringing the company through 17025 accreditation as a cal lab) and took a few years off to fix CNC machining centers in the wood working industry... Zwick dragged me bad kicking and screaming in 2007 and chained me to the quality thrown to make a bunch of paper that is usually ending in the words "at a 95% Confidence Level, k=2" as well as a host of other responsibilities that make the minutes pass as fast as an X-43a flight... (Mach 9+ or so I think)
6. Something personal that sets you apart: If you speak German and know what this means,,, "eierlegende Woll-Milch-Sau" plus I can cook pretty well over an open fire and enjoy tearing up trails on my KTM 450...
7. Your pet peeve in quality: I have zero time for "pet peeves". (+/- 3 minutes/day at 95%CL (k=2)) (see,,, I can't stop)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I'd be like Bruce Almighty and grant every "Quality" person all their wishes and prayers... Which in my case would be to have A2LA figure out my uncertainty budgets...

1. Name: KN Murli
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Management Consultancy - ISO
3. Industry you're in or have been in: QMS Development leading to certification
4. Company you work for and location: Kwalzen Group, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India ( I am the promoter of the company)
5. Length of time in quality function: 30 years ( 19 yrs in QA + 12 QMS)
6. Something personal that sets you apart: More of a serious system developer rater than only for certification.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Belief + awareness + practice (Hard work) = Maturity (Pundit)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? De-link certification agency from setting turnover / no of certification targets to number of firms improved with systems on some common assessment standards. This has lead to cock tail of (Consultant+Registration Agency+Business House) leading to low quality culture in the region we operate.

1. qcgirl... that's what everyone calls me at work (Christine is my given name).
2. Current job title is Quality Engineer
3. I started out as a lab monkey over 13 years ago working in the aerospace industry and now I'm working in the automotive industry.
4. I've just recently started working for a small automotive company out of Germany (Berlin) here in South Carolina. We manufacture throttle bodies and housings (CNC Operations).
5. I've been in the industry 13+ years steadily working my way up. I started out with a temp service ( for over a year) moved throughout many areas of production into Quality and now into Engineering.
6. I really love my job with a passion, but I don't think think that sets me apart from anyone in Elsmar Cove... why else would we all come together in the forum.
7. The fact that people just really miss the point on a day to day basis.
The Point: Quality is everyones job... it makes a job for many of us though so I should just probaly keep my mouth shut!:biglaugh:
8. What would I change :confused:. There are so many things where do you start :confused:. I guess I would start during the hiring process to make things easy on myself. I know I've worked at only a few companies but I have never been ask in any interview how I feel about Quality and the challenges we face on a day to day basis... they only want to know what I know and how much training I have. I think if the right questions were asked you could eliminate some of the bad seeds.

1. qcgirl... that's what everyone calls me at work (Christine is my given name).
2. Current job title is Quality Engineer
3. I started out as a lab monkey over 13 years ago working in the aerospace industry and now I'm working in the automotive industry.
4. I've just recently started working for a small automotive company out of Germany (Berlin) here in South Carolina. We manufacture throttle bodies and housings (CNC Operations).
5. I've been in the industry 13+ years steadily working my way up. I started out with a temp service ( for over a year) moved throughout many areas of production into Quality and now into Engineering.
6. I really love my job with a passion, but I don't think think that sets me apart from anyone in Elsmar Cove... why else would we all come together in the forum.
7. The fact that people just really miss the point on a day to day basis.
The Point: Quality is everyones job... it makes a job for many of us though so I should just probaly keep my mouth shut!:biglaugh:
8. What would I change :confused:. There are so many things where do you start :confused:. I guess I would start during the hiring process to make things easy on myself. I know I've worked at only a few companies but I have never been ask in any interview how I feel about Quality and the challenges we face on a day to day basis... they only want to know what I know and how much training I have. I think if the right questions were asked you could eliminate some of the bad seeds.

Hey qcgirl, Welcome to the cove. It's good to see someone else from South Carolina here.

My name is Beth (in case you couldn't guess; it is NOT mary beth)
I am currently consulting, but for the most part, am a regulatory manager
I have been in medical devices for almost 20 years.
I am currently working for myself in Western Massachusetts (a bit of a dead zone for medical devices, but I am living in my dream house with my dream man and won't consider moving at this time)

I am a triathlete. I have done innumerable sprint/olympic distance races, one 1/2 Ironman and will do a full ironman in Tempe AZ in Nov 2009. I have also done 7 marathons.

My pet peeve in quality are those who will not change or look at alternative points of view because "we've always done it this way, and haven't gotten in trouble yet"

If you could change the world of quality, I would be queen

Wow! What an interesting variety of new folks! I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts as you enter into our "community."

Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:

Hi all
My name is Anshu
Age :28 years
Job title : Research Engineer
Company: Medical equipment company
Location : Chandigarh, India

Hi all
My name is Anshu
Age :28 years
Job title : Research Engineer
Company: Medical equipment company
Location : Chandigarh, India

Namaskar and welcome to the Cove, Anshu :bigwave:

This Cove is a great resource with participants from all across the world contributing and helping one another. With lots of valuable information, I hope you will find it interesting too (just as me :)).

Participate by answering or if you have any questions, feel free to post in the relevant sections for different topics. :D

Ajit
ya thanks.... i will.....

Hello everybody,

Here comes my answers.

1. Name - Frank
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do – Manufacturing Engineer focuses on process and quality
3. Industry you're in or have been in – high volume IT manufacturing, printer, PC, workstation
4. Company you work for and location – An original design manufacturer located in Toronto, Canada
5. Length of time in quality function – I am working in the engineering function more than 12 years, not really a quality guy but getting involved in quality everyday.
6. Something personal that sets you apart – career development
7. Your pet peeve in quality – compromise in quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? – quality is everything

I am looking forward to sharing and learning from each other! Have a nice day!

Frank :agree1:

Hello Everyone.

I am Sushmita(25) from India(Kolkata). Right now I am doing my Master´s in Computer Science in Germany. Working in a IT Company as a Student Software developer.

Looking forward to all. Have a nice time.

Best Regards,
Sushmita.

OK, let me introducing myself
1. Gerry Intam

2. I am an HSE Professional working as safety coordinator at a well known mechanical & electrical contractor in Jakarta - Indonesia.

3. In this industry I have been worked for 7 years (not longer huh). I started from the lower level as safety man at building structure contractor. I must worked hard that time, because there wasn't awareness in entire workers for their own health and safety. With that expirience I moving to the other contractor which I'm working now. After built the safety management system in the same organization I got more responsibility to manage safety.

8. That is it. I hope I could have more information and learn more. Thank You

hi Elsmar folks,

i have been reading and learning lot from this forum. Even though i am not asking or contributing yet, i always go to forum to find out answer.

Right now, i am concentrating more on environment, safety and health program.

Again thank you for allowing me to participate in this forum.:thanx::thanks::applause:

Name Tony wardle

2. Job Title Technical Director - Job entails R and D, Quality, Marketing tecnical products, sales, Procurement, some finance and a bit of HR.

3. Industry you're in or have been in - Textiles from day 1.

4. Company you work for and location - Gelvenor Textiles - South Africa

5. Length of time in quality function - 11 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart - Just human like everyone else.

7. Your pet peeve in quality - denial. Problems are pushed down the line. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Instill a culture of quality into China

Name Tony wardle

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Instill a culture of quality into China

Being someone that deals with China I know that China can supply quality products. The problem is that many, when buying from China, only focus on paying as little as possible. That approach would get you rubbish from any country in the world - probably even Japan :notme:

Still, you must have a reason for your remark and I'd love to hear it if you let me know which thread to go to ;)

Being someone that deals with China I know that China can supply quality products. The problem is that many, when buying from China, only focus on paying as little as possible. That approach would get you rubbish from any country in the world - probably even Japan :notme:

Still, you must have a reason for your remark and I'd love to hear it if you let me know which thread to go to ;)

Gordon, you raised a very valid point which is worth debating. :agree1:

I have started a new thread - Quality products from China (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=30286) where we could continue our discussions. Let this thread be used purely for introductions.

Welcome to all the new folks!:bigwave:

You are a group who seem to have interesting topics.. I'm looking forward to them.

1. Name- Gary
2. Job Title- Quality Engineer
3. Industry you're in or have been in- Automotive/Tier 1
4. Company you work for and location- Nothern Illinois
5. Length of time in quality function-18yrs in Quality
6. Something personal that sets you apart-
7. Your pet peeve in quality-People with poor attitudes/work ethics.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?

Hi All,

Great Forum! Here's my info:

1. Dave Morin
2. Regional Sales Manager
3. Quality Registrar
4. TUV Rheinland, Boxborough, MA
5. Length of time in quality function- 4 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart- I have a 1970 Mach 1 Ford Mustang
7. Your pet peeve in quality- the different levels of quality in registrars
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?- I would change it so, ISO certification doesn't become a commodity and crack down on registrars that issue "wallpaper" without providing value to the client.

1. Nital Zaveri
2. Trainer & Consultant
3. Six Sigma
4. Concept - India
5. 10 years
6. We do not measure what we donot value, We do not value what we do not measure.


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See you down life's highway!

Nital

:agree:

i'm Marcelo

i'm quality enginner and i'm implementing corrective actions based in 8D format, i think so it's a good measure to find the root cause and to give a excelent solution to the problem.

i have 4 years working in quality control and also i'm a ISO 9001 Coordinator.

if somebody need help about this, just tell me.

thanks.

1. Vance Giberson :agree:
2. Quality Assurance Manager
3. Quality Guru
4. We build cams for General Motors (located in Jackson, Mi.)
5. 30 years
6. I love to fish, and my wife and I stock are own lake
7. Fix the potential problem, before it rears its ugly head
8. Demand higher standards, from abroad or Do not buy

I have really gotten a lot out of this forum and all of you who participate. I was curious, though, who all of you are and what you do. How about letting us know a little bit about you and your background?
1. Name
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
3. Industry you're in or have been in
4. Company you work for and location
5. Length of time in quality function
6. Something personal that sets you apart
7. Your pet peeve in quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?


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See you down life's highway!

Eric

[This message has been edited by Greenraisin (edited 18 April 2001).]

1. David Mahen
2. Quality Control Manager/Supervisor/Engineer/Inspector/one-man department
3. Tool and Die, Aerospace, Wire Mfg., and now, Doors and windows.
4. Enclosure Suppliers - Cincinnati
5. 15 years, and noticing that change is soooo slow
6. Does anything set anyone apart? Here's my stuff - Ordained Minister, Quantum-Touch Practitioner, and producer of my own line of brainwave entrainment audios.
7. The lack of vision and management support
8. Have more accountibility to standards.

Hello there. I've been visiting and getting information from this site for years but finally joined!

1. Name: I'm Mark Mueller
2. Job: Current job is Quality Engineer and Management Representative for ISO 9001 system (have also been CNC operator, CNC programmer, Draftsman, Process Engineer, Quality Manager, ...)
3. Industry: We make precision turned products for agriculture and construction equipment mainly.
4. Location: Located outside of Milwaukee
5. Quality time: Moved from Engineering to Quality in 2002 when company couldn't find right person for job.
6. Something unique: Not much, but I am a Green Bay Packer season ticket holder (and owner)
7. Pet peeve(s): Lack of time/money to train; people that won't change because "we've always done it this way"; and using the term "thinking outside the box". (why were you in a box to begin with??) :nope:
8. Change: Teach people that Quality is always the answer. Without there is no future.

Hi All,
7. Your pet peeve in quality- the different levels of quality in registrars
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?- I would change it so, ISO certification doesn't become a commodity and crack down on registrars that issue "wallpaper" without providing value to the client.

See: Instill a culture of quality into China (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=30286)

Your answers in 7 and 8 to the thread might be relevant with your personal experiences :bigwave: as I'm assuming you've have some from what you write :notme:

1. Vance Giberson :agree:
8. Demand higher standards, from abroad or Do not buy

When you buy from abroad how much influence does price have? :notme:
Take a look at the thread:
Instill a culture of quality into China (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=30286)

Hello all,
JohnnyB, Quality Systems Coordinator for Circuit Board manufacturer. I have gotten good info from these threads, thanks! I'll try to return the favor when I can.

1. Name : Sadananda Sahu
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do : Team Leader, MR for QMS
3. Industry you're in or have been in : Manufacturing and designing
4. Company you work for and location : TATA, Videocon, Starion, Tooltech. (INDIA)
5. Length of time in quality function : Since last 05 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart : I am Sadananda, ha-ha-ha.
7. Your pet peeve in quality : Degree of Excellence.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: I'll look my eyes for 02minutes and assess myself and suggest the same to all my near & dear.

Name: Graeme McWilliams

JOB - Quality Manager

Industry - Military Contractor - new to this industry

Worked in quality for approximately 20 years

Location is Texas

Appreciate any advice to a newcomer to the defense industry - still catching up on all the acronyms.

Name: Graeme McWilliams

JOB - Quality Manager

Industry - Military Contractor - new to this industry

Worked in quality for approximately 20 years

Location is Texas

Appreciate any advice to a newcomer to the defense industry - still catching up on all the acronyms.


Graeme, welcome to the cove. Try this website http://www.acronymfinder.com/, I bookmaked the site, it has helped me a lot.:cool:

Welcome the new folks above...Like I you will learn that once you come to this site - you can never really leave...:bigwave:

1. Name
-->Vishal Shah
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
-->Currently working as an OPS exec, intend to be an Quality Auditor
3. Industry you're in or have been in
--> Insurance, telecom, customer service, background check
4. Company you work for and location
-->Tata AIG Life insurance, Mumbai (India)
5. Length of time in quality function
-->none
6. Something personal that sets you apart
-->Knowledge Hungry and child like curiosity
7. Your pet peeve in quality
-->new tech & environment
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
-->> (need to start in the world of quality before changing anything)

Name: L. Campos

Job Title: Label Analyst

Industry: Manufacturing Medical Devices

Lenght of time in quality: 10 years

Location: Illinois

1. Name: Ashish 2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Social Compliance Auditor 3. Industry you're in or have been in: Retail/Apparel Sourcing 4. Company you work for and location: TPPL (Buying House) ; India/Tamilnadu 5. Length of time in quality function: 6 months 6. Something personal that sets you apart: Technology and it's novel uses 7. Your pet peeve in quality: Systems :) 8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Learn from mistakes

:cool:lets ramble a little
1. QA Manager
2 lubrication systems
3 Premier Lubrications Systems
4 long enough to drive me crazy hahahaha (16 yrs)
5 younger than most QA managers
6 people assuming that because i look young dont know WHAT UP
7 well what can i say ISO may have been started by the nazis:mad:

Hi,My name is Shailendra and i am from India.I am Quality Assurance guy in Information Technology.
My area of interest are -

Various quality Models & quality frame work ISO 9001,ISO 27001,CMMI1.2,eSCM-SP,TQM,PSP/TSP
Applied Statistics
Six Sigma
Software Process Engineering
Software Quality Assurance
Software Metrics
I have done my post graduation in Quality Management and i am a certified lead auditor for ISO 27001.I am also a Green belt holder.

Hello New Cove Forum Members! :bigwave: :bigwave:

On behalf of my Fellow Moderators, I like to welcome you.

I hope that you'll find the information you are looking for and that you also participate to help other Fellow Cove Forums Members.

Participating and sharing is our motto! :agree1::agree1:

Stijloor.

Forum Moderator.

Hey! Thanks buddy....I am feeling great to be part of Elsmar Cove.....
Its looks very lively here when i see people logging and replying forums..:)...will definetly look forward to contribute for this forum.

1. Name-Matt Koivisto
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do-QA mgr
3. Industry you're in or have been in-Manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location-Access Electronics Gurnee Illinois
5. Length of time in quality function- 20 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart- Not much really
7. Your pet peeve in quality- IMDS
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?- Less paperwork

I am new here and I wanted to introduce myself to the community. I'm 24 years old and I live in Portland and I'm currently working on finishing up my degree in Supply & Logistics Management from Portland State University. I'm gaining more interest in this area as I progress further into the subject and I just wanted to give a big hello to everyone here and say that I hope to learn from everyone. I am sure to be a daily visitor from this day forward. Thanks for having me! :bigwave:

Welcome to the Cove, Slidingby! :bigwave:

By the way, I was in Portland last week and in Hillsboro the week before...

I am new here and I wanted to introduce myself to the community. I'm 24 years old and I live in Portland and I'm currently working on finishing up my degree in Supply & Logistics Management from Portland State University. I'm gaining more interest in this area as I progress further into the subject and I just wanted to give a big hello to everyone here and say that I hope to learn from everyone. I am sure to be a daily visitor from this day forward. Thanks for having me! :bigwave:


Hello Slidingby! Welcome to the Cove! :bigwave:

There is a Welcome thread (see below) in the Coffee Break & Water Cooler Discussions forum that you may want to check out. It is the thread where newbies to the Cove can introduce themselves and read others' intros, as well. Feel free to read through it and post your own introduction there, if you like. :cool:

http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=1477

If you have trouble navigating the Cove, there is a thread just for that, too. I believe it's called How to Use Cove Software or something similar. Or, you can contact a Moderator for assistance (our names are either in burgundy or dark green font for easy identification), and any of us will be happy to help. :yes:

Looking forward to your contributions to the Cove!

1. Name-Gregg Miner
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do-President & COO of SCORE Business Systems a consulting firm that specializes in culture development for continuous improvement.
3. Industry you're in or have been in-Manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location-SCORE Business Systems
5. Length of time in quality function- 10 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart- passion for helping people win
7. Your pet peeve in quality- That quality owns it
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?- Require every employee to spend time in the quality department

Gregg

Hi,
I am new to this forum. Here's my intro:
1. Name: KR Reddy
2. Job Title: Manager (Quality)
3. Industry: Software products
4. Company:Processware systems
5. About seven years in Qulaity function
6. Worked in the Indian Navy for about 25 years. My family consists of my wife and two sons.
7. Your pet peeve in quality : Lack of respect for the quality process in most companies.
8. If you could change the world of quality ..... ? Ensure that the quality process is implemented sincerely and make everyone especially the top management accountable and committed.

Hello everyone,

Before introducing myself, I would like to thank all the informative posts on this forum. They have been very helpful.

1. Name: Adarsh

2. Explanation of what you do: Internal Auditor

3. Industry you work in: Medical Devices

4. Company you work for: Consulting - Various, Minnesota, US.

5. Length of Time in Quality Function: 6 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart: Hobbies include poetry, cooking, and watching tennis!

7. Your pet peeve in quality: Indifference towards quality shown by process owners.

8. If you could change the world in quality, you would: Put quality processors into brains of people resistant to improvement/change for the better!

Looking forward to contributing to the community,
Thanks,
Adarsh.

I have really gotten a lot out of this forum and all of you who participate. I was curious, though, who all of you are and what you do. How about letting us know a little bit about you and your background?
1. Tom
2. Director
3. Land and building surveying
4. Anglia Land Surveys Ltd, Suffolk
5. Newish
6. Working on that one
7. The more I look the more I find needs doing
8. Cut the costs for small businesses:)

Hi! I am Laksith Peiris

I work for David Pieris Motor Company Sri Lanka in the capacity of Field service manager. I was trained by Mercedes Benz as a mechanic in 1993-4 this is my 3rd place of work and have been hear since 1997. DPMC is an ISO 9001-2000 and ISO 14000-2004 certified company we are in to sales and service of Chery cars and Bajaj 2 wheelers and 3 wheelers. I look in to the after sales aspect of the company
I am a born again Christian actively involved in church work. in my line of work I have to deal with dealers how are not entrepreneurs.
I cannot change the world but I can change my self.

1. Name-Gregg Miner
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?- Require every employee to spend time in the quality department

Gregg

If this could only be standard procedure in every manufacturing company - sigh :rolleyes: I bet it would make most look at things differently.
At one company where I was Quality Manager I asked the Production Manager if i could have two of his men for process control. He gave me is two best machinists! Needless to say, they had respect from day 1.

Hi, I am Ree, I am a Quality Supervisor in Ohio. My company manufactures couplers and attachments for heavy equipment in the construction industry. I have been in Quality for over 11 years, have my ASQ CQT/CQA and just took the exam for CMQ/OE last Saturday, (It was BRUTAL!)
I ride a Harley to my job on most days unless it's raining or below freezing, (like this morning) which sets me apart from a lot of ladies out there. My biggest peeve in quality is when someone says "we always do it like that" (tribal knowledge has no place in the modern workplace)
If I could change the world of quality, I would back the whole thing up the pipe and make them do it right from the get-go so we could spend the majority of our time on improvements instead of damage control.

Ree, Good morning and welcome to the cove. You might want to check out this thread. "How many Motorcyclists are in the Cove?"

Thanks, I will check it out. Ree

Hey there,

1. Alyssa W.
2. Regulatory Affairs Specialist
3. Medical Devices
4. Laser Company in CA
5. 2 months!!! (I'm so lost!)
6. I'm a martial artist (wushu).
7. That a lot of things are open to interpretation.
8. I'm not sure, I haven't been in it long enough to have an opinion!

Welcome to all our new users :bigwave::bigwave::bigwave:.

Hope you find what you need - and don't hesitate to ask.

We were all newbies at one time!!

1. Name

Jorge Martinez (conan)

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do

Electronics Engineer, I start working development for new technology, then they out source that part of the company, move to the filed service and management from that point I love the rush of been fixing and working around all kind of equipment, IBM, UNISYS, NCR etc.
3. Industry you're in or have been in

Banking, Health insurance and the favorite for allot of people IRS.

4. Company you work for and location

Banctec for 10 years Puerto Rico

5. Length of time in quality function

wow 19 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart

Quiet but when the topic is good man I talk

7. Your pet peeve in quality

I hate my dog, but he is my best friend

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?

Better education for the childrens, force big corporations to put more money in schools. I will also add more values to the people.

I am from india, from chennai.I am in Quality dept from last 03 years,indeed developed this dept with spheading the ISO certification.

Hi and hello to all,:D

Name : Nikhil Patel
Company : FactorySystems
Industry : Software
Title : Programmer

Hi Conan, ajikkn08 and Nikhil,

Welcome to the Cove :bigwave:

and a Happy Diwali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali)to ajikkn08 and Nikhil :agree:

1. Mike F.
2. Sr. Financial Business Analyst
3. Transportation (other) I work for a privately owned Toll Road (Please no slagging me :) )
4. Toll Highway North of Toronto, Ontario Canada
5. 3 months (ISO Internal Auditor) we are in the process of implementing ISO 9001:2000
6. Nothing sets me apart. I am so normal I get lost in the shuffle.
7. Don't have one yet.

Welcome to the Cove, Slidingby! :bigwave:

By the way, I was in Portland last week and in Hillsboro the week before...

Hopefully you enjoyed yourself! I love Portland, I have lived here for years. I keep feeling like it's time to leave and explore more of the world but it's hard when the entire world wants to live here! I suppose I will have to leave at some point soon but I feel it will only happen under certain conditions, one of which includes a steady job and paycheck.

I think I should probably add my official welcome description as well.
Here it is:

1. Nick James
2. Student / Previous experience in Hospitality Industry (various positions-7 years)
6. Everything sets me apart! I am nothing like you, a freak of sorts!
7. I would bring more quality to the minds of the public and politicians who have the ability to make large changes within our society.

I love Portland, I have lived here for years. I keep feeling like it's time to leave and explore more of the world but it's hard when the entire world wants to live here! I suppose I will have to leave at some point soon but I feel it will only happen under certain conditions, one of which includes a steady job and paycheck.

Hi Nick, I too am from Portland & absolutely love it here. We have often thought about moving back to our "home town" in Southern Oregon, but as you said, without the steady job & paycheck comparable to what we make here... here we will stay for now! :D

Welcome to The Cove... :bigwave:

Hi there,

i'm Jaap from the Netherlands. I work for a small consultancy firm focussed on quality and process improvement for production firms. I've been working here for just over a year. I graduated in business administration (focussed on organisation design and change) and have a bachelor in electrical engineering.

I like te combination technique and people. I am convinced that you can build the best machine in the world but if you put the wrong people (skills and mindset) you can still produce the worst product.

I like the forum for its wealth of information and hoping to read much more in the near future.

thanks,
Jaap

Hi there,

i'm Jaap from the Netherlands. I work for a small consultancy firm focussed on quality and process improvement for production firms. I've been working here for just over a year. I graduated in business administration (focussed on organisation design and change) and have a bachelor in electrical engineering.

I like te combination technique and people. I am convinced that you can build the best machine in the world but if you put the wrong people (skills and mindset) you can still produce the worst product.

I like the forum for its wealth of information and hoping to read much more in the near future.

thanks,
Jaap


Hartelijk welkom Jaap! :bigwave: :bigwave:

There are a few Dutch Covers here; natives and expats like myself.

Please come back often! Ask and contribute.

Het beste!

Stijloor (from Charlotte, NC).

1. Virgil Quiogue
2. Maintenance Manager
3. Government Service
4. Have been with the organization for 13 years -Mainenance-(Building and Computer Networking)
5. Just starting up some quality guidelines and procedure for the small organization
6. Trying hard to do more than I can
7. Never ending search - Quality
8. I am such a small fry to change anything, has to go through a lot more, learning

1. Name - Prashanta Pani
2. Job Title - Dy.Manager Carbon Plant and Raw material procurement
3. Industry - Aluminium Smelting
4. Hindalco Industries,Hirakud,Orissa,India
5. Length of time in quality function - 15 Years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Work analytically
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Measurement of every steps.

Hi,
I'm Jake, and sadly seem to quite enjoy this forum - i no longer believe there is any hope for me
1. Jake
2. Quite new to quality just over a year - moved part way from Services org to Manufacturing Org - since i have little formal qualification i'm making up as i go along - similar to some auditors i have met!
3. Packaging
5. Just over a year as of Oct 08
6. I have a third nipple (inverted)
7. Managements lack of commitment - lip service
8. Change to international law - all quality personell to have bonus ;-)

My turn? -
Brian Wyckoff
Director of Quality Assurance ( they let me pick my own title)
Distribution - many different products
G&T Industries - MI , TN, PA, IN, China
Started in quality in 1984( automotive for all but the last 6 months. Also had 8 years self employed as consultant)
Started my Career as a Corrections Officer for the State of Michigan then while working in the quality field was a part time sheriffs deputy for 21 years
Pet Peeve -When it hit's the fan, they always turn it over to QA :frust:
Change - Remove the quality department and have quality people dispersed through all the functional groups as advisors.:2cents:

My Introduction:
My name is Julie.
My job title is Quality Assurance Administrator.
I am in the power supply industry.
Power System's, Arlington, Washington (state that is).
I have been in Quality since 1997.
Nothing sets me apart, I am a part of the whole.
My pet peeve would be that Quality is necessary as well as a non value added function.
If I could change the world of Quality it would be lean, lean and more lean

Hello All,

My search on the internet about ISO discussion form lead me to this site.
My name is Ramprasad , "Ram" in short. I have been in financial services industry from past 6 years. I moved from operations to Quality department last year. Recently got trained on ISO QMS.

I saw few discussions on the forum , which compelled me to join the forum , I think I have an oppurtunity to learn and share knowledge here.

Being different is my trait. I think we can change the world by applying commonsense:)

Hello All,

Being different is my trait. I think we can change the world by applying commonsense:)

Commonsense - how I wish everyone was born with that in their genes :biglaugh: it's something no one can ever have enough off.
I'll look forward to your contributions :agree:

Hi I am Sanjiv Shah, Detroit, MI. Have worked last 8 years as consultant in automotive manufacturing and quality improvement projects. I can be reached at (000) 000-0000. Looking forward to participate in this forum.

Regards,
Sanjiv Shah

Hi,
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1. Name : Raghavendra Madgulkar
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do Head Operations and systems
3. Industry you're in or have been in Industrial /automotive filter manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location
5. Length of time in quality function 17 years
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Quality imbibed in every person you deal with.

hello
I am very happy to join Elsmar forum and meet our Quality experts in our world

go ahead

Hi guys. This is my info :
1. My name is Michael Mitchell
2. I have recently graduated as an Industrial Engineer (BEng) at the top of my year.
3. Engineering Consulting
4. I work for a company called TPM Consulting & Training and am based on a chemical fertilizer plant in Rustenburg, South Africa. I do travel to other plants e.g. Coca Cola SABCO.
5. 5 Years Study and first year working
6. I am different from the rest of the guys because failure is not an option. I am meticulous and dedicated and I can be trusted to get the job done.
7. I am still figuring this one out :)
8. If I could change one thing in the world of quality, it would be the way people think in business processes. A logical and more open view on change is necessary for any new techniques to succeed.

1. Amos Vasanth J
2. I am in virtual validation department.
3. Automotive
4. Mahindra.. India
5. --:read:
6. --:read:
7. --:read:
8. --:read:

Hello All,

Very glad to be a part of this group. My name is Jumbo Sun and I've been in Quality since 1998. Now I'm in plastic tool making industry located in China.

1. Mahesh S. Babani
2. Audit Program Management
3. High-Tech Information Storage hardware, software, service solutions
4. EMC Corporation, Franklin, MA
5. 8 yrs
6. Persistent, never give up.
7. Discussions on like words like continuous versus continual improvement :)
8. Ensure there is Quality with a "Q" and not with a "K". Real focus and committment = Real Results

Hi all, I've just found Elsmar forum when searching for Quality Management System on google. It is really great to join this forum.

1. Ngo Hong Van
2. Commercial Manager
3. Power Generation/Control Solutions
5. Not so long, I just found out about Six Sigma a month ago. It is a compulsory for my position in the company. It's quite interesting as well.
6. Hard working and willing to learn new things.
8. I have to learn about quality first to answer this question. Big companies have quite complex and slow processes but we are required to follow them.

1. Andrew Terris
2. Quality Consultant / QA Manager
3. Chemical Industry
4. Self employed / QA Manager for chemical company
5. 10 years
6. I live in Germany and work in the U.S. I love what I do.
7. People not following through on their commitments. :mad:
8. I would integrate the quality and environmental standards into one. :)

Welcome to all our new users :bigwave:.

1. Jon Bleick
2. Program Coordinator
3. Manufacturing - Motor Stators
4. Windings Inc. - New Ulm, Minnesota
5. 6 months current assignment - Worked in retail for 11 yrs
6. I have a knack for being in the right place at the right time.:biglaugh:
7. People that always seem to have their own agenda.
8. Quality is not just a manufacturing process, it is a personal process.

1. Name: David Shields
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: APQP Engineer
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Earthmoving Equipment
4. Company you work for and location: Caterpillar - Aurora, IL
5. Length of time in quality function: That depends on how you define quality function...New to "official" quality position, over 20 years in manufacturing.
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I don't like this question so I am not going to answer it.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: The "cost" paradigm that drives change without true understanding of overall impact or enterprise cost.:mad:
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I would require those who design products and processes to spend more time on the shop floor listening and learning; both before and after implementing their designs.

1. Andrew Terris
8. I would integrate the quality and environmental standards into one. :)

Material for a new thread? I'd be really interested in hearing about how you'd go about that. Would ISO 9003 involve less environment that ISO 9001? It's sounds like an apple and pear theory.

1. Name: David Shields

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I would require those who design products and processes to spend more time on the shop floor listening and learning; both before and after implementing their designs.
:applause: You'd have my vote as World President any time :D - if you could achieve that.
I heard about one company where the designers were made to go out to customers with the servicemen and they (the designers) had to deal with unsatisfied customers while the servicemen could fix the fault. In less than 3 months many drawings and other specifications were changed and improved :notme:

:cool:the cove awaits, enter, feel welcome

1. Matt McMillen
2. Applications Technician
3. Intelligent vehicle charging
4. Juice Technologies LLC, Columbus OH
5. 1 year
6. I'm not a bad chess player.
7. My pet peeve in regards to quality is poor document control, especially product design drawing control.
8. Quantify quality in such a way as to make it part of the job performance review process.

1. Jeff Yang
2. Quality Engineer
3. OEM-Medical devices
4. Jabil circuit (Shanghai) LTD, China
6. Singing, playing basketball
7. My pet peeve is the poor excution execution in my company
8. Quantify quality in such a way as to make it part of the job performance review process.
:biglaugh:

A big Texas hello to all our new guests!:bigwave: Sure glad you dropped by!:)

1. Jeff Yang
2. Quality Engineer
3. OEM-Medical devices
4. Jabil circuit (Shanghai) LTD, China
6. Singing, playing basketball
7. My pet peeve is the poor excution execution in my company
8. Quantify quality in such a way as to make it part of the job performance review process.
:biglaugh:

Ni Hao Jeff - welcome from neighboring Suzhou :bigwave:

My name is Barbara
I have been in the quality field for 20 plus years
Every position from line inspector, Quality engineer, quality Manager.
I have worked in Plastic manufacturing injection molding.
This last 10 yrs has been in Tier II companies supplying automotive manufactures.
Currently I am quality manager at such a manufacturing facility.

This is a great great site. Glad I found it.


Regards
Barbara

Ni Hao Jeff - welcome from neighboring Suzhou :bigwave:

Oh, god, it is really a big surprise!
Nice to meet you, :agree:.
Now I am preparing IQ,OQ,PQ, quite confused.......
have a nice day.
:agree1:

My name is Barbara
I have been in the quality field for 20 plus years
Every position from line inspector, Quality engineer, quality Manager.
I have worked in Plastic manufacturing injection molding.
This last 10 yrs has been in Tier II companies supplying automotive manufactures.
Currently I am quality manager at such a manufacturing facility.

This is a great great site. Glad I found it.


Regards
Barbara

Welcome Barbara! :bigwave: :bigwave:

Glad you found us. Please come back often to ask questions and share your knowledge.

Stijloor.

1. Matt McMillen
6. I'm not a bad chess player.


......... but are you a good one? :notme: What's your Elo rating? :bigwave:

Hi. I'm Matt. Just getting into the online conversation about Six Sigma.

1. Jeff Yang
2. Quality Engineer
3. OEM-Medical devices
4. Jabil circuit (Shanghai) LTD, China
6. Singing, playing basketball
7. My pet peeve is the poor excution execution in my company
8. Quantify quality in such a way as to make it part of the job performance review process.
:biglaugh:

Hi Jeff and welcome.

Hello, I am Steve Saunders.

My experience includes the following Standards:
ISO 9001
AS 9100
AS 9120
ISO/IEC 17025
ISO/TS 16949
ISO 14001 (some)

Industry experience varies, but includes rotational and thermoforming plastics, aerospace, food services, general manufacturing (job shop), oil and gas to name a few.

I have done public training for many companies as well. I am a certified QMS Lead Auditor and Aerospace Auditor through RABQSA. I perform Registrar audits on a sub-contract basis for TUV SUD America.

Hello All. Glad to be a part of this site. Thank you.:agree:

Now there's a spot of free advertizing if I ever saw one. Of course if you're offering your services free of charge to all Cove participants then I humbly alpologize for misunderstanding and say "Thanks" :notme:

1. Name
Andy Perez
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Senior Quality Engineer and Black Belt
3. Industry you're in or have been in
ITT Industries, Motorola, Murata
4. Company you work for and location
Horst Engineering, Nogales, Mexico
5. Length of time in quality function
19 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart
A lot of experience in different Quality Systems. Successful Implementation of a lean six sigma culture
7. Your pet peeve in quality
Commitment dates not timely met.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Reduce bureaucratic procedures and simplify processes.

Now there's a spot of free advertizing if I ever saw one. Of course if you're offering your services free of charge to all Cove participants then I humbly alpologize for misunderstanding and say "Thanks" :notme: We ask that visitors use the Report This Post button in cases like this and let myself or the Moderators deal with questionable posts rather than to comment in a thread.

Thanks!

1. Papa Joe
2. Quality Assurance Manager
3. Manafacturing Faclity
4. Dallas Texas area
5. I've been in Qality for 8 years
6. I have been at this faclity for 26 years
7. ?
8. Lack of motivation to improve ISO

My name is Alain Roy
I am a Supplier Quality Engineer at BRP Inc
I have been at this company for 19 years. 7 years in supplier quality, 3 years in Six SIgma and 10 years in robotic. I also teach robotics at a local university as a sideline.
At BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products) we sell fun!! Power Sports. Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, CAN-AM ATV's and Spyder Roadster at this site. Rotax Engines in Austria, Evinrude/Johnson Outboard engines in the US and a couple other sites. We are in Quebec, Canada, french is our work language so please forgive my mistakes in english.
I have 7 Years in Quality
Pet peeve: Suppliers who do quality paperwork just for the paperwork, not because they really believe the analisys behind the paper will improve their quality
If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Good question but I don't have an answer.

Warm welcome:agree::agree:

Hi everyone, I have just registered, so thought I should let you all know who I am & what I do.

1. Peter van Dort
2. Quality System Manager
3. Currently in Energetic Materials, previous to this, spent 12 years in Tier 1 auto supplier in Australia
4. Chemring Australia - Victoria, Australia
5. Only 5 years - started as operator in previous job driving & programming CNC machines
6. Only 34 and have the grey hair of an old man - previous employer was bad, bad,bad
7. Auditors who believe that they are in fact business coaches
8. Lose the term Quality - Quality is nothing without a team of people dedicated to the same cause

Hi !
1. Name - Mahesan
2. Profession - Quality systems trainer
3. Industry - mainly aerospace
4. Company - Altair Proconsult based in Malaysia
5. Working experience - about 17years
6. Can't think of anything...pretty normal sort of a chap!
7. Pet peeve - hypocrisy & lip service about quality
8. Rebrand the term Quality to Improvement & make everyone accountable...not just the QA chaps

Hello All,
Glad to know we can talk to people in the know on this site

:rolleyes:

1. Colleen Colvin
2. Quality Systems Supervisor
3. 16 Years Automotive
4. Meridian Automotive NC
5. 10 Years
6. Like Quality
7. All Other Depts
8. Make quality have the last word.

:rolleyes:

1. Colleen Colvin
2. Quality Systems Supervisor
3. 16 Years Automotive
4. Meridian Automotive NC
5. 10 Years
6. Like Quality
7. All Other Depts
8. Make quality have the last word.

Welcome the The Cove Colleen! :agree1: :agree1:

Glad you found us :yes: and we look forward to your participation!;)

Stijloor (Jan)

I, too, am pleased to see our new guests join in the finest Quality Forum anywhere.

Welcome!:bigwave:

If you like what you see here, be sure to invite friends and colleagues to join you in the "never-ending story" of Quality.

One of the hallmarks of a true quality professional is the ability and willingness to educate everyone - fellow employees, bosses, customers, and suppliers - in the principles of quality so we can collaborate on delivering the finest products and services in the most effective and efficient manner possible. Things we learn here in the Cove help us ALL become better professionals!

NAMASTHE !!!
LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF
1. Name - Dines V K
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Asst Manager QA (& Asst MR for Integrated Management System)
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Now in Automobile wheel mfg. Earlier in bicycle parts (ranging from sheet metal processing to tyre mfg.) line. I was Heading a bicycle tyre mfg unit and simultaneously head of operations of Industrial Infrastructure providing Corporation - semi govt.
4. Company you work for and location - Steel Strips Wheels Limited ( may change, he he) located in Chennai, India
5. Length of time in quality function - altogether 11 yrs
6. Something personal that sets you apart - good observation skills & grasping power (opinion by our consultant / trainer)
7. Your pet peeve in quality - (I didn`t understand the question)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - In my view Quality department should be changed name as Internal Customer Department. and act as a proxy, within the plant, to the original customer. Should concentrate on audits and training.

Thanks for the admin & mods of this forum for giving me an oppurtunity to access. Thanks for all the fellow members and especially Qualty Gurus. Hope to get lot of learning oppurtunity here.
I believe "LEARNING IS COMPLETE ONLY WHEN YOU SHARE IT WITH OTHERS"

1. Steve Adams
2. General manager/broom operator
3. Custom machine shop
4. The Reliance Machine Works Co. Ltd. Milton Ontario
6. Ordinary average guy
7. I don't know enough about it
8. Make it an inherrent function of humans.

Our shop has been around for 7 years that started as one person.(me) Now there is 4 cnc's as well as the usual manual equipment, plus welders and fab equipment, and a staff of 4. We have designed and manufactured a small line of auto racing parts, design and build automotive assembly tooling, and build and/or fix whatever comes in the door.

Just before the current slowdown we got a little exposure to the areospace and medical markets with a former customer ( that was bought out and merged with a larger company) Now I would like to shift our focus more towards machining. I want to implement a quality system, (we never had much of one before). So now I am faced with, and could use some guidance on getting this done. This is a huge site and to be honest, I don't know where to start. I need to fit all that we do into something that can be handled by 4 people. Since there is only for, we will all have multiple tasks and I will be asking many questions, and I am sure the first ones might seem pretty obvious, but I have to start somewhere.:)

1. Steve Adams
2. General manager/broom operator
3. Custom machine shop
<SNIP>
:)
As a former CEO of a contract machining company, I also had the job of "broom operator" on occasion as well as "toilet plunger engineer."

Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:

1. My English name is morrison.liu;
2. I'm responsible for designing the structure of workstation and server.
3. electronic device industry;
4. work for the company called Delta, the lead power supply manufacturer in the world.
5. two years as NPE and three years as structure designer;
6. often smile alone and sing alone inspite of others present and be excited easily.
7. lip service
8. firstly must let people know what is good and what is bad, only people has the wisdom to know the difference between them may do the best to improve product and service.

Hi,
Good day to all.

I am Varadarjan aged 51 years.
Product design & Development @ MICO BOSCH- INDIA & QMS Manager at Design services company.
D&D -25 years and In ISO/TS.. QMS 5 Years.
To change.. I will do strict auditds on clients(Think them as suppliers)and if found not showing any improvements - Recommend cancellation of ISO certificate.


I too agree like others that this is best quality site that provides great service to many by teaching and guiding.
This cove has the best auditors and consultants also.
I thank every one for their service

Keep it up
Varadarajan:agree:

1. Name
Radoslav Kováčik
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
QSE Facilitator (Quality System Efficiency), process improvements, implementing seven quality basics etc...
3. Industry you're in or have been in
Automotive - fuel tubes production.
4. Company you work for and location
Nobel Automotive (Orhan holding), Slovakia
5. Length of time in quality function
1,5y Quality Manager (successfuly implement ISO 13485; ISO 9001)
1y Quality System Assistant (work on ISO/TS 16949, ISO 9001 certification)
3m QSE facilitator(improvement system efficiency, implement Seven Quality Basics - QRQC, etc)
6. Something personal that sets you apart
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7. Your pet peeve in quality
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8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Ideal world: The all people undestand what (why, when, how) they do...

Hello Folks!

I am Ganesh from India.

I run a machine shop and am involved in manufacturing of precision machined parts for the automotive industry.

I am in this business for the last 7 years.

I am keen on learning new business practices for improving quality and I am currently in the process of implementing TS16949 system in my organisation
Cheers!

Hithis is Ko Hong,just joined.

New to this forum. I would like to thank the many contributors for the great information I have found here so far. I will be back I'm Sure.


1. Robert M
2. Manager - Quality / Laboratory
3. Automotive Parts Supplier - Tier 2
4. ByTec, Inc. Clinton Twp., MI
5. 11 Years
6. Spent 10 years in automotive testing and currently manage test lab and quality departments. We are a small company of under 75 employees.
7. The fact that we are TS2 Certified and still have to be audited by the customers!
8. Some common sense practices. There are times when it just costs too much for the payback.

1. Hello I'm Glenn Giovanni
2. My job is Production Management System
3. My factory making safety glass for automotive
4. PT. MuliaGlass Safety Division, Indonesia
5. 3 years
6. Now, our company preparation for getting ISO/TS 16949 certification



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Regards,

Glenn Giovanni

7. The fact that we are TS2 Certified and still have to be audited by the customers!
8. Some common sense practices. There are times when it just costs too much for the payback.

Maybe you could write a few lines on this in the thread "Quality has to do with Attitude, not Certifications" as I have had several personal experiences re your point 7 and can perhaps give a reason why this "stupidity" is "normal". :bigwave:

Hi Everybody,

1. Vinay Gupte

2. Managing Director Of a Software Development Firm. Chief Architect of ERP and Other Business Solutions.

3. We have developed and Implemented ERP Software and other Industrial Solutions (ECN Tracking, Drawings Database etc) for Mfg Industries (largely for Auto Component Manufacturers). We have enabled the same environment for TS reporting.

4. Compserv Consultants Private Limited, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

5. Since last 9 years.

6. I know few siimple and proven ways to capture quality related data which I know helps immnensly to achive, Monitor and consistanlty deliver quality.

7. Floor Supervisor's reluctuance to capture quality related data.

8. I'll add quality related lessons in Primary school's syllabus. I should be embeded in everybody's mind before they come to an age.

Hi, this is Liao Fengming, come from China

I work in Shanghai motor company, Body interior

Welcome Vinay and Liao. We look forward to your participation in the forums.

This is the Thanksgiving holiday in the USA, so activity will be somewhat slow until Monday.

Hi my name is Niki Skelly.
My job is Quality & Regulatory Manager.
I work for a Medical Device Manufacturer, we make dental caries detection devices.
The company is CarieScan Ltd, in Scotland, UK.
I have worked here for the last 2½ years.
We have been trading in the UK for some time now but are preparing to submit a 510(k) so I'm hoping to get some advice here, this process is all new to me.
My pet peeve is that everyone assumes Quality is just the Quality Managers responsibility, it's not, it's everyone's responsibility!

Regards:bigwave:

Niki

Welcome all new comers. You have made the right choice by becoming part of the Cove Family.

Just some pointers for the new comers:

1. Ask questions.

2. Be specific and as in depth as you can with your questions. It makes it easier to provide good answers.

3. Don't be afraid to ask questions or even provide your insight into a question.

4. If you don't understand something about the Cove's software, there are two things you can do: A. Ask one of the friendly Moderators and B. Read the posts in the "How to use the Software" forum.

5. If you feel that a post is not right or inappropriate, use the "Report Post" button. This sends an email to all Moderators, and it will be discussed and any action necessary will be taken.

6. Use the Search Function to see if the question has been asked before.

And last but the most important pointer is:

7. Have fun!!!

:bigwave: :agree:

1. My Name is Raj.

2. I m working as a Asst. Manager Quality assurance and also in QMS
3. My company is in manufacturing of assemblies for auto & non auto OEM's

4. I m working since last 10 years in this function.

Good point, kind of forgot to introduce myself, uh hum!

well here goes,

1. my name is Avraham Harris
2. I am the Director Of Quality Management. This is actually an umbrella division ofr QA/RA and CLinical Operations. My team is only one assistant and I. A bit difficult, and we're swimming upstream, but we haven't sunk yet.
3. we are in the In vitro Diagnostics Industry, and are certified (very recently - hurray!) :applause: to ISO 9001 and 13485. (I must have bored the auditor out of cognition....)

4. I work for Syntezza Molecular Detection Israel, Ltd, in Jerusalem, a Subsidiary of MDI in Pa.
5. I have been in this field for a full half year :agree:

6. I try to succeed in whatever gets shot my way, without getting shot. but I believe in what I do, and therefore, the going is much smoother.
7. my pet peeve in quality is "passing the buck"
8. If I could, I would find a way to maintain fully computerized records and documentation to save more trees :confused:

I am extremely pleased to see so many new members from all over the world.

Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:

As business becomes more and more global, the synergy we experience here in the Cove from mingling folks from so many different cultures will stand us in good stead in our professional lives in dealing with folks from different cultures up and down our supply chains.

The more we learn about the "tricks and traps" from our fellow quality professionals, the more we are enabled to provide better service to, and earn better rewards from, our various organizations.

To all the newbies (and to the old timers who read this):

We've got a great thing going here in the Cove; I'm looking forward to each of you making it even greater!

Hello all,

The name is Pete Hunt, I am the Quality Manager of an electroplating company in London, England. I have been a Quality Manager for over 15 years now and the main bulk of my experience has been in the Engineering/Aerospace industries. My pet peeve is specifications and the need of companies to give us their own specs when a Def Stan or Mil Spec would have been more than sufficient for their requirements.

All
I stumbled on to the forum looking for ANSI drawing abbreviations

Ken
Design and Standards Manager, ABB Robotics Auburn Hills, Mi
I have already found a wealth of information on the forums and posted my own question in regards to drawing/ part naming conventions.

I look forward to getting to know people on the forum

Hi Ken, this is a good site for qa materials. I've been in Auburn Hills many times to visit Borg Warner. Welcome aboard!

Dear all,


I’m Myabliss, quality coordinator as well as quality auditor and therefore implementing and ensuring that all the Quality System Requirements are observed and policed in a medical device industry. Based in France, background : 3 years in pharma, 2 in steel, 1 in medical device.


Have a Bachelor Degree in Quality Management.


this website is very usefull, and i will take time to share my own experience.



Best Regards,