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 (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?


Eric

Jerry Anderson, Quality Control Manager, Automotive, Alto Products Corp. Atmore Alabama, 35 Yrs, I am sold on the details, making sure the details are covered on any job usually gets the job done correctly. I stress the importance of covering ALL the details to all my employees. My pet peeve is - People in the industry think that the quality department is responsible for all the Quality in the Company when quality personnel only touch maybe 5 % of the product. To Stress the importance of communications
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See you down life's highway!

Name - Jerry Anderson
Job Title - Qualitn Control Manager, Alto Products Corp. Atmore Alabama, specialize in Automotive Transmissions Clutch Plates, Gears and related components 10 years, worked in General aviation Acraft Industry for 25 years as Quality Supervisor, Quality Manager, Quality Engineer, manufactured Ge. Avia. A.C . Engines and accessories. I tend to pay particular attention to Details, the fine details are sometime overlooked and could be very important to the finished product. My peeve is that most everyone in Industry thinke the Quality Department should be reponsible for ALL QUALITY, but the truth is that Quality only touch maybe 5% of the product. Quality cannot be inspected into a part it has to be built into it.

I would emphasise GOOD COMMUNICATIONS, very necessary to the function of any Industry and is the # 1 Problem in Industry

Greetings;


1. Name--Scott Ganger
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do Production/lean/ems Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in Plastics injection Molding and aircraft industry
4. Company you work for and location Rexam, Newark,DE
5. Length of time in quality function 4 years, in the 1990's
6. Something personal that sets you apart Praise publicly, censor privately
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) levels of acceptance between inspectors, yea a Production view
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Good question, I will get back

Scott

nice information

1. My Name is Ateeq
2. Director Labs
3. I am working with National Accreditation body
4. About 2 years i am with quality related work, previously i am Educationists

1. Simon Alexander
2. Contracts and Quality Manager
3. Currently in the cleaning industry
4. Alexander Cleaning Experts, a small family cleaning company based in the North East of England.
5. Spent about 6 months in quality at this company.
6. I've always been an original thinker!
7. The world of quality, and especially the more "popular" standards such as ISO 9000, seems designed for high volume manufacturing.
8. If I could change the world of quality, I would stop its' massive focus on large volume manufacturing and make it more amenable to the construction industry and service industries. Reliability, in particular, could be used to great effect in the industry I currently work in.

;)Greetings;

Greetings to the many knowlegable people who give to this forum! All of the help is greatly appreciated!!

1. Name--Beth Foster
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do--Regulatory Affairs/Quality Assurance Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in--Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems, IVDs
4. Company you work for and location--Home Diagnostics, Fort Lauderdale, FL
5. Length of time in quality function--Going on 9 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart--Just your average Joe ;)
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)--Trying to get Sales and Marketing to understand and FOLLOW the Quality System! :frust:
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?--Harmonize the regulation requirements across the world

Beth :bigwave:

:agree:Hi to All


:)Today I got registration of Elsmar Clove...I am glad to be a part of this discussion forum...Let me introduce myself here:
My Name - Parul
Job - HR Executive
Comnpany - AutoComp Pvt. ltd.
Zodiac Sign- Taurus
DOB - 9th May
Qualification - MCA
Pursuing - MBA(hr)
Hobbies- Reading,Chatting & Sharing Knowledge
My Mob no -9953230675
Rest I'll share with time:thanks:

I am new to the Elsmar Cove as far as registering as a member. I have always used it is a resource, just have never taken the time until now to register.

1. Susan Cummings
2. Quality Systems Engineer
3. Aerospace and Medical industries
4. Astro Manufacturing & Design
5. I have been in quality for 15 years
6. I have a good sense of humor. I like to make quality fun.
7. Poor problem solving is my pet peeve
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Make everyone understand what it is.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Make everyone understand what it is.

Oh boy :D If you have the one and only true answer then please start a thread. I promise to be an attentive student ;)

Seriously, let me know which thread to go to if you either find one already suitable, or start a new one. I think I've seen dozens of good definitions of "quality" but none I'd say was "The One".

1. Name--Randy Rothweiler
2. Manufacturing Engineer
3. Fiber Optic Devices
4. Stratalight Communications. Los Gatos, California 1 year at this Job, 7 years with JDSU

Thanks, Lots of great information on this site.:applause:
Randy

It is the first time for me to regist in a Forum out of China. I am very excited to see there are so many experienced persons. Nice to meet you!

1. Name-Anne Zheng
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do-Quality Engineering Supervisor
3. Industry you're in or have been in-Plastic
4. Company you work for and location-Nypro, China
5. Length of time in quality function-4years
6. Something personal that sets you apart-Sorry, I don't understand.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) -People ignore Quality.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?-Let everyone know that he is the most important person and he can do the perfect job. So, everyone is QA or don't need QA any more.

Hello,

1. My name is Vinh Hoang
2. Quality Engineer focused on quality system development and product quality
3. EMS, Circuit card assembly
4. Spartronics Vietnam, a subsidary of Sparton Corp US Company. Located in HCMC, Vietnam
5. 13 years in quality
6. My degree is Electrical Engineering.

Welcome to all the new users!!
:bigwave::bigwave::bigwave:

This forum is a great resource for anything related Quality / Lean / Documentation - I routinely find myself referring others to this great site and am very thankful it is still here!!

1. Name - Eric Quesnel
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Quality Control Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in - I have worked in Telecommunications (Fiber Optic Polishing & Connectorization - Single and Multifiber), Medical (MRI Magnet Assembly), and Manufacturing (Electric Meter Assembly & Quality)
4. Company you work for and location - Itron (West Union, SC)
5. Length of time in quality function - 1 Year
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Dual Certifications from ASQ (Six Sigma Black Belt & Certified Quality Manager / Organizational Excellence)
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) - Quality is Everyone's Job
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Work to educate others on Lean / Six Sigma & Other Structured Problem Solving Skills & motivate others to search for True Root Cause of the Problems they face.

:mg: :whip: :lmao:

It is the first time for me to regist in a Forum out of China. I am very excited to see there are so many experienced persons. Nice to meet you!

1. Name-Anne Zheng
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do-Quality Engineering Supervisor
3. Industry you're in or have been in-Plastic
4. Company you work for and location-Nypro, China
5. Length of time in quality function-4years
6. Something personal that sets you apart-Sorry, I don't understand.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) -People ignore Quality.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?-Let everyone know that he is the most important person and he can do the perfect job. So, everyone is QA or don't need QA any more.

Welcome to the Cove, Anne :)

This forum is a great resource for anything related Quality / Lean / Documentation - I routinely find myself referring others to this great site and am very thankful it is still here!!

1. Name - Eric Quesnel
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Quality Control Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in - I have worked in Telecommunications (Fiber Optic Polishing & Connectorization - Single and Multifiber), Medical (MRI Magnet Assembly), and Manufacturing (Electric Meter Assembly & Quality)
4. Company you work for and location - Itron (West Union, SC)
5. Length of time in quality function - 1 Year
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Dual Certifications from ASQ (Six Sigma Black Belt & Certified Quality Manager / Organizational Excellence)
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) - Quality is Everyone's Job
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Work to educate others on Lean / Six Sigma & Other Structured Problem Solving Skills & motivate others to search for True Root Cause of the Problems they face.

:mg: :whip: :lmao:Now that you've broken the ice with a post, we're looking forward to seeing your comments in some of the "business" oriented threads - it would appear you have a lot of experience to offer newbie and old hands alike!

We are pleased you find it worthwhile to recommend us to others.

Welcome to the new world of making comments instead of just reading them!:bigwave:

1) My name: is Alan B
2) Job title: Managing Director/setter
3) Company: My own A-BAX
4) Length of time in quality: From the beginning 2yrs applying for ISO, 8 years as a buyer before that.
5) Company located: Northamptonshire UK
6) Something personal? Like the countryside to get away from it all, at the top of a mountain
7) My pet peeve in quality? That it seems vast-subjective-at times not logical.
8) If I could change the world of quality it would be? To train youngsters, have/develop a rough guide which I hope to do or find one and make it free.

Eric if I bump into you along life’s highway it would be a miracle, and I would have to buy you a drink. Great site

All the best

Alan

Hello,

My name is drasweet. I work for a medical device company as a Quality Assurance Manager. I have found this site very useful in the past. I use it alot for research and implementation ideas. I have been working for medical device companies for about 15 years.

1. HI, I am Bill Meyers
2. I am in a 30 person company and like many other's, I have the responsibility for our QMS while also am Director of Manufacturing and am in charge of Process Engineering (actually I am the only one at this time)
3. I work for a Contract Electronics Manufacturer
4. I work for Argo Transdata in Clinton, Connecticut
5. I have been our only Quality Assurance guy since we decided to go for ISO in 2001
6. While I am sure it holds true for most anyone associated with this web site, I am always looking for something that can help in any situation and am happy to go out and learn about new things
7. My pet peeve is quality is considered the sanitation engineering of problems and not something to get excited about

I am happy to find so many knowledgeable individuals happy to help we the less fortunate solve our QMS problems. Thanks for the web site.

Hi Bill, Welcome to the forum, I am Qualimax from PR. work in electronic industry as Quality System Auditor....Welcome again..

1. GearBrains
2. Job Title - Plant Manager
3. Industry - Manufacturing (machine shop)
4. North Carolina
5. machinist 35 yrs- quality- last 12
6. Something personal that sets you apart- Sense of humor.
7. Your pet peeve in quality - "What do you mean I have to get a 1st article inspection?"
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?- Rewrite the manual in simpler English so all the employees would be able to read and understand it better.

GearBrains

Hello

1. Name - Tramanah
2. Job Title - Instrumentation Eng.
3. Industry - Currently: Marine
4. Job - Singapore
5. Length of time in marine - 7 yrs
6. Something personal that sets you apart - hardest working mom - I have 2 kids -

Hello All,

Quality Engineer here from Greenville, SC. Frequent browser, first time poster. I really needed a place to vent with like-minded professionals on the news I received this morning. If I went around boasting to my family, friends, and co-workers, I would look like a real prick.

I received my CQE results this morning---and passed! This was my first time taking the exam and was a bit surprised that I received certification. I'm the only person in my company to receive cert. on the first try, so I take a bit of pride in that. I'm also 2 weeks shy of my 27th birthday, so I feel like I have a strong start to my young career. All this while juggling a very demanding career, wife, and 2 toddlers.

I know I'm a newbie around here, so I hate to start off with such a boastful post, but I'm on cloud 9 and I knew if anyone could empathize, it would be the Covers! Thanks!

Hello All,

Quality Engineer here from Greenville, SC. Frequent browser, first time poster. I really needed a place to vent with like-minded professionals on the news I received this morning. If I went around boasting to my family, friends, and co-workers, I would look like a real prick.

I received my CQE results this morning---and passed! This was my first time taking the exam and was a bit surprised that I received certification. I'm the only person in my company to receive cert. on the first try, so I take a bit of pride in that. I'm also 2 weeks shy of my 27th birthday, so I feel like I have a strong start to my young career. All this while juggling a very demanding career, wife, and 2 toddlers.

I know I'm a newbie around here, so I hate to start off with such a boastful post, but I'm on cloud 9 and I knew if anyone could empathize, it would be the Covers! Thanks!


Welcome and Congratulations!!! That's quite an accomplishment and definitely something of which to be proud! :applause::applause::applause:

Thanks for sharing, and and feel free to jump right in with more posts! :agree1:

<snip> I received my CQE results this morning---and passed! This was my first time taking the exam and was a bit surprised that I received certification. I'm the only person in my company to receive cert. on the first try, so I take a bit of pride in that. <snip>

Congratulations! :applause::applause:

Please come back, ask many questions and/or help others.

Stijloor.

Hello All,

Quality Engineer here from Greenville, SC. Frequent browser, first time poster. I really needed a place to vent with like-minded professionals on the news I received this morning. If I went around boasting to my family, friends, and co-workers, I would look like a real prick.

I received my CQE results this morning---and passed! This was my first time taking the exam and was a bit surprised that I received certification. I'm the only person in my company to receive cert. on the first try, so I take a bit of pride in that. I'm also 2 weeks shy of my 27th birthday, so I feel like I have a strong start to my young career. All this while juggling a very demanding career, wife, and 2 toddlers.

I know I'm a newbie around here, so I hate to start off with such a boastful post, but I'm on cloud 9 and I knew if anyone could empathize, it would be the Covers! Thanks!Great! I hope you are an ASQ member and will attend Section meetings and give presentations and write papers to maintain your certification. If not a member, time to consider joining to make the recert easier (sure beats paying for retaking the exam!)

When you have a chance to come down off Cloud Nine, you ought to take the time to tell (write a post) how and what you studied to prepare for the certification exam. Such information is useful to other folks fretting over passing the certification exam. Just as importantly, tell what did NOT work in preparing for the exam. Where there any surprises for you in the test or was it pretty cut and dried?

Great! I hope you are an ASQ member and will attend Section meetings and give presentations and write papers to maintain your certification. If not a member, time to consider joining to make the recert easier (sure beats paying for retaking the exam!)

When you have a chance to come down off Cloud Nine, you ought to take the time to tell (write a post) how and what you studied to prepare for the certification exam. Such information is useful to other folks fretting over passing the certification exam. Just as importantly, tell what did NOT work in preparing for the exam. Where there any surprises for you in the test or was it pretty cut and dried?

Thanks all. I am a member of my local section and have been attending meetings for the past year. I recently relocated and joined a new section, so I am anticipating becoming more involved. Like most with certification, I have very little desire to retake the exam, so I intend to use all resources to stay certified.

Concerning preparation, the most helpful thing for me was taking a Statistics course at a local technical college. I have a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and happened to stumble into quality engineering as a profession. Accordingly, my statistics and engineering background needed some catching up. Otherwise, I spent quite a bit of time with the QCI Primer, making notecards, etc. I wanted to know a lot of the material very well so I could answer quickly and spare time for more difficult problems.

I'm not sure of my score and the Pareto analysis on what sections in the BOK need improvement, but I was really lost on the Reliability problems (MTBF, etc.) For whatever reason, the questions were not phrased and set up on the exam as I had studied. Additionally, I did not take a good reference index into the exam (i.e. Juran's Handbook)...I feel this would have helped immensely and given me extra time on some of the more time-intensive problems.

I'm certainly not the star student, but if anyone is prepping, I'd be glad to share anything I can that helped me. Just get in contact.

Moderator added in edit:
I have copied some posts to a new thread to keep from derailing the "intro" thread
Go here: http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?p=288721#post288721
(to discuss certification)

1. Name: Frank Valderrama
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Senior QA/QC Engineer: Central support of operating units (Production Units) in the Oil & Gas Production Division of BHP Billiton. Have been in this position for one year. Prior to this I was a Quality Manager for a small manufacturer (Oil Air Hydraulics) of hydraulic accumulators. Also, worked as an third party ISO 9000 auditor with ABS Quality Evaluations, and Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance. Before this I spend 4 years with Enron Corporation as a Quality Management System specialist. Also, worked as a project engineer with Amoco Oil Company overseeing consultants and contractors for Environmental Remediation projects.
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Oil & Gas, third party ISO 9000 auditing
4. Company you work for and location: BHP Billiton Petroleum, Houston , TX
5. Length of time in quality function 13 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems. Spanish is my first language. Hold master degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration): Lack of commitmment from senior management on quality management systems.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
I would create a forum like this one to include the majority of quality professionals in order to exchange information, news, and documents on any industry area.

7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration): Lack of commitmment from senior management on quality management systems.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
I would create a forum like this one to include the majority of quality professionals in order to exchange information, news, and documents on any industry area.

Your 1 to 6 - Impressive :bigwave:
Your No. 7 is a commonly shared problem/peeve.
Re your No. 8 however, why re-invent the wheel? The Cove is already here :D
If you or someone else could get senior management to enter and read the Cove then it would be a good start to your No.7. Only having quality professionals getting together is rather like having a church filled with ministers listening to, and preaching at, each other. Maybe that's how the hundreds of different religions world-wide originally started :notme:

hi I am kris..

I am presently a functional head of ESH& Q dept which I formed in our organisation.
2.Currently I am in a real estate company,specialised in IT spacing,wind mills and port.
3. Before this I was in naval aviation specialized in harriers worked in production ,Quality assurance and training.
My present company is in India.

4.My total experience is around 15 yrs,out of this Quality for 5 yrs.

Hi Kris,
With your experiences, do you have ISO 14001, OSHAS 18001 training awareness material? Could you share them with me?
Thanks.
Long Nhan!:thanx:
hi I am kris..

I am presently a functional head of ESH& Q dept which I formed in our organisation.
2.Currently I am in a real estate company,specialised in IT spacing,wind mills and port.
3. Before this I was in naval aviation specialized in harriers worked in production ,Quality assurance and training.
My present company is in India.

4.My total experience is around 15 yrs,out of this Quality for 5 yrs.

I am very glad to introduce myself to all of you. I come from China and spent much more time to find this forum.It is a good place to communicate quality issues for quality member.I hope I am welcomed and can get your suggestions about quality.I am looking forward to commucate with you,thanks!
1. My english name is tiger, because I was born in chinese tiger year.
2. Now I work in a chinese private company as quality manager.
3. Electronic industry.
4. Name of company:Coship; Location: Shenzhen.
5. I have worked in quality management field for 10 years.

Quality management in china still have a long road to go,I should learn much more from you and improve myself about quality assurance.

Hello,
I am
Hamid Nasir here pleased to introduce myself.
Working as Software Engineer since 2 years
private organization Elixir Technologies pakistan
New to Quality management, did some courses recently and interested in research.

Our IT industry is relitively new and striving hard for quality, a journey which started in recent past and a long way to go.

Quality management in China still has a long road to go

I don't think quality and quality management is the problem in China. It's more that the (foreign) customers expect a Boeing 747 and only wants to pay for a bike. Many suppliers in any country will supply poor quality if the price isn't reasonable.

There is a thread on outsourcing you may want to look at :D

1. Herbert Woodbury
2. Director of Training and Technical Support/Information research.
3. 30 years in US Marine Corps Aviation, Avionics Systems and full systems inspector. Now working for a company that is a FAA Certificated Repair Station specializing in Aviation Life Support Systems. We inspect, service and repair seatbelts, life rafts, slides, cargo nets.
4. Thornton Technology Corporation, San Marcos, California.
5. 28 years as a quality inspector in Marine Corps Aviation and 3.5 years at this company.
6. 30 year Marine Corps Career???
7. Overlapping quality standards.
8. Have all customers use the same quality standard system.

Note: I discovered this site while researching required technical information. I utilize all possible resources to locate needed information.

I have been a frequent visitor 2 years back and I wish to renew my ties with Elsmar Group (I am serious!):
Name: Neelakandhan
Job: QMS/EMS consultant/auditor; worked for 25 years with Bureau of Indian Standards, national standardization body of India till 2000.Experience in QMS has been for over 19 years.
Industry: freelancer now
Pet peeve: Worried about consultancy provided by incompetent consultants and consequent failure of clients to draw fully out of ISO 9001 implementation.
Change: I would like to assist a few genuine clients in implementing QMS so that they appreciate the benefits and as a result, QMS ceases to be the punching bag!

That sounds great Neelu and hope for your active participation by either answering or asking questions. :D

Hi All,

I am Angela and I've been thru some stuff here and think it's great.

My experience in Quality Audits is quiet minimal. Was part of an audit team in my last employment about 6 sixs ago.

I have a new job as Quality Audit Manager. Entirely new brief from what I've been doing before now which was Project Managing in IT firm.

I'll be needing lots of help from folks here to get started.

Thanks.

1. Name - Susan Dykshoorn
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Calibration Technician focused on keeping our lab ISO/IEC17025 accredited
3. Industry you're in or have been in - government, calibration
4. Company you work for and location - USDA/ARS/ National Centers for Animal Health Calibration Laboratory
5. Length of time in quality function - probably over twenty years adding the military, civilian and now this
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Being myself
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) - people's attitudes toward the quality function
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? That "quality" wasn't a dirty word

1. Name - Susan Dykshoorn
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? That "quality" wasn't a dirty word

Is it? :notme: Everybody knows what it is. It's just that no two people share exactly the same opinion :frust:
I think quality often gets confused with "perfection".

1. Name – Raffy (Raffy is my nickname, coming from my former Field Sales Engineer)
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do – started as Asst. Field Sales Trainee and held different positions in QA such as Incoming QA Engineer, QA Engineer, Senior QA Engineer, Internal Quality Auditor, Document Specialist and Quality System Engineer. Part-time Auditor.
3. Industry you're in or have been in – Manufacturing (electronics, telecommunication, appliance, automotive batteries and food), Sales, Certification.
4. Company you work for and location – Philippines
5. Length of time in quality function – more than 10 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart – Quality is a Journey, been there for so many years and I’m happy being part of Quality.
7. Your pet peeve in quality – Top management attitudes toward the quality function.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Change it to PDCA.
Best regards,
Raffy

Here comes new folk from China
Name: Sun Hongbin (Chinese name of cource, or you can call me Jack)
Job Title: English Translator in Quality Department, now I am translating QMS of our company, Chinese to En
Industry: Power Service-Alstom
Company: Noted above
Less than 2 years
No idea
No
Eliminate false goods in China

Hi!

I'm Pratibha Agrawal, with 12 yrs. experience in implementing QMs, EMS, OHSAS & ISMS.

Currently My office is shifted to new building & i'm analysising the new threats for ISMS.

I would like to welcome all the new members.
The real difference is that I discovered the Forum in 1997 and you just now.
Everyone adds to the knowledge of the rest.
Please do not feel that you are in any way less.
There are no stupid questions only stupid answers
Please feel at home.
and happy holidays to everyone

Howard

Dear Covers,

WISH YOU ALL "A MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR"
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WITH,

HEALTH
WEALTH
PROSPERITY


With best wishes
Varadarajan:)

:) My name is Nancy Sue Wainwright and I was referred to this list as a possible source for Quality personnel. I am a contingency recruiter working at all levels of plant operations including: manufacturing; engineering; maintenance; sales, and management. I've been in the business for over 25 years and truly enjoy what I do. For the most part, I concentrate on the Metals Industry and Heat transfer Industries but I have worked in Aerospace, Electronics, and government contracting.

As I am not a 'regional' recruiter, the opportunities I handle could be anywhere in the U.S. and occasionally Canada. Generally, this does not include Hawaii or Alaska.

At this time, I have 2 opportunities I will be posting to the list. Please respond directly to me if you are interested. My policy is: No one is referred to a company without that persons' express permission. Any referrals are guaranteed confidence unless specifically requested otherwise.

I'm looking forward to being part of this group.

Oh! My pet peeve, which has not changed in all these years, is the lack of understanding exactly what Quality and Reliability mean and the difference between them!

Doglady1

1. Name: Tong Luo
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: teacher in college
3. Industry you're in or have been in: computer
4. Company you work for and location: shanghai ,china
5. Length of time in quality function: none
6. Something personal that sets you apart:
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) :
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: design quantitative method for quality control, simple and effective.

Merry Christmas & Happy 2009!
It's a late hello, but really my first post in this forums.

My Chinese name is Houjun xia, A supervisor of QE been in component for Auto (Relay) and now in medical device (blood pressure monitor).
Being a Q member more than 6 years and enjoy this function at most of the past time.

-Alan-

Welcome all newbies :bigwave:

Great to have you with us and we hope to see your questions / answers right away :)

1.Rohit Krishnan-Thats My Name

2.Manager-Quality

3.Webhosting Technical Support

4.Logicsupport , India

5.Almost4 years

6.I do bungy jumping every month

7.Improper validations on data

8.I would encourage one and all to learn six sigma

1. Name - :cool:
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Quality Systems Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Precision Machining
4. Company you work for and location - MN
5. Length of time in quality function - 15 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - I look for an easier way in almost everything.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) - Information does not trickle down. Quality is like the weather--one only pays attention when there is a storm coming.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Eliminate the idea that there is common sense and start from there.

Thank you for asking!

1. Name RATHISH CHANDRA R GATTI
2. Job Title:NPI project lead
3. Industry:Worked in new product development for Automotive and later in Power sector
4. Company you work and location :GE(recently resigned),Australia
5. Length of time in quality function:6 years-In Automotive used to work for QS9000/TS16949 and in GE as six sigma GB for both DMIAC/DFSS projects
6. Something personal that sets you apart:love cooking,trekking nd orkutting
7. Your pet peeve in quality -I get annoyed with the red tapism in procedures-U do it to please your boss although it doesnt make sense to customer(I mean non value added activities like excessive presentations)

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do-I am already working on NPIgenX which will integrate all lean,Six Sigma etc strategically nd avoid all non value added stuffs.

Me an BE(mechanical Engg),MBA (operations),PGD global strategic mgt

Welcome you all to this great place :bigwave:

I hope you will share info by answering to some of the questions and also if you need some info, pl raise your questions in the appropriate forums. :D

1. Krishnan
2. Quality Manager
3. Aviation Services
4. Airport Services, Abu Dhabi, UAE
5. About 5 years
6. Asking without hesitation and learning something new
7. Lack of sincere support for Quality Systems from other departments and Quality being regarded as a pain in the neck. :(
8. Would like to make it compulsory that top people in other departments have to work in Quality Department for a period to understand what it actually is all about :mad:

1. Name - Phill Mason
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Quality Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Aerospace aluminium castings
4. Company you work for and location - Aeromet Int PLC, Worcester - England. An American owned company based in the UK
5. Length of time in quality function - 5 years in "Quality" 5 years technical... The " " is for the fact I feel ALL roles are involved in Quality
6. Something personal that sets you apart - I had England Youth rugby trials
7. Your pet peeve in quality - Audits.... I get audited by customers, NADCAP, LRQA and they ALL look at the same things and yet each one asks for the other.... somebody decide what standards you require and give me 1 audit!!!
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - ONE STANDARD AUDIT!!! Find a company that everybody trusts and create 1 big audit per year.... I wouldn't mind if the audit took a month (currently I have 58 audit days booked for my site in 2009)

Hi Ladies and Gents,

1. Name - Dave Higham
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Head of Functional Safety
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Automotive (powertrain ECU SW/HW)
4. Company you work for and location - Delphi UK
5. Length of time in quality function - Never directly, although in previous roles I've prepared process documentation for various quality standards. (20yrs in embedded SW)
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Keep it as simple as possible so all who are required to understand can do so.
7. Your pet peeve in quality – The sometimes apparent tokenism given to quality.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Increase the involvement and opportunity for teams/people to make process improvements.

1. Name - Dave Weiss
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Operations Consultant who saw the light
3. Industry you're in or have been in - You name it...currently working with Defence Contractors in Space/Aerospace/Other, previous experience in Healthcare (don't get me started), CPG, general industry.
4. Company you work for and location - ecg, Newport Beach CA
5. Length of time in quality function - 10 years blended with 25 years of OA
6. Something personal that sets you apart - New Dadx2 @ 46...two boys that allow me to rediscover how big the world is and how much magic there still is...that is until I get into an Executive meeting with people who think Quality is a certification.
7. Your pet peeve in quality – The focus on Quality as something seperate vs. an essential, integral...right way to be and do...everything.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Marketing, spinning and work on eliminating the line between what is Quality and what is "the way we work together"

Thank you for creating and maintaining this resource...haven, through your participation...Dave

1. Name - Pedro Araújo
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Quality Manager ad Sub. Production Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Labels
4. Company you work for and location - Etipac - Portugal, Lisbon
5. Length of time in quality function - 6 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Never quit, never
7. Your pet peeve in quality – Quality is not being certified.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Make people understand that quality only depends on them!

Welcome to the Cove!!!

:bigwave::bigwave::bigwave:

Welcome to the Cove!!!

Thanks....

The site is great....

Bonjour!
1. I'm qualityprincess708 - Jemila:bigwave:
2. Quality Engineer
3. All food, now software
4. Chicago and Surrounding Areas
5. 8 years
6. Fine art, Fine wine and Fine reading :cool:
7. Lack of ownership :argue:
8. To not be seen as the enemy but a super-friend! :agree1:

Bonjour!
1. I'm qualityprincess708 - Jemila:bigwave:
2. Quality Engineer
3. All food, now software
4. Chicago and Surrounding Areas
5. 8 years
6. Fine art, Fine wine and Fine reading :cool:
7. Lack of ownership :argue:
8. To not be seen as the enemy but a super-friend! :agree1:

Welcome all!!!:bigwave:

qualityprincess,
I read your profle, im sure you will lot a lot from the experts here.

have a good browsing.:D

...rey

Ok. It's still new year, so let me greet all a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
1.This is Arturo Gonzales
2/3/4/5. Metallurgist (that's by training, but has almost always been (in the last 15-20 yrs)with the Quality field. I was ASQ-CRE (2002), and a SSBB ( by Caterpillar, 2004). My first job was in automotive (transmission, gears, heat treat and machining;assembly), then in steel ( longs, HRC, CRC, machinery component casting and heat treat). For a little while with locomotive and light armord vehicle manufacture, then gear making for wind turbines (Pgh, PA; then Cgo,IL). Now I am with the beleaguered automotive industry here in Canada) !!! Soon I might have a lot of time with discussion groups like this. ( I have never joined one before).
6. As in tennis, I believe we should first serve then enjoy the game
7. Pet peeve: Those who think "quality" is something relative.
8. To change the world Q: meld it more with the world of reliability
Thank you,
jess2008

OK - I'll nibble a little -

1. Name - Carol X. (yes, my last name starts with an x)
2. Job Title - Quality Assurance Manager
3. Industry - Currently: Sheet Metal Fabrication
4. Job Shop north of Chicago
5. Length of time in quality function - OUCH - 23 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - hardest working mom - I have 5 kids - ages 6 months to 18 years
7. Your pet peeve in quality - lip service and fads
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - eliminate it - companies are going to make good or bad product iregardless of what we do - I say let them sink or swim on their own (I know, that would put me out of a job)
hi there... i am Jithu Susan Thomas from Bangalore, India. I am doing my Masters in International Business and have come to do my 1 month project on PCMM at Sobha Developers, Bangalore. I joined Elsmar Cove because wanted a format on Post Effectivness of Training. I would be glad if somebody could help me in this.
Thank you

1. Name - Jonathan Raine

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Business Quality Manager

3. Industry you're in or have been in - Formerly IT, now IP Legal Services

4. Company you work for and location - CPA Global, Jersey, Channel Islands

5. Length of time in quality function - 5 years (on and off)

6. Something personal that sets you apart - I can wiggle my ears ;-)

7. Your pet peeve in quality – Quality initiatives are often viewed as cost/resource burdens - even when the outcome will inherently reduce cost.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Take quality back to basics - I have encountered too many managers hung up on the latest fad - Lean, Six Sigma etc. without first understanding what quality is in their organisation or industry.

Hi everyone, I would like to take the opportunity to say I am really looking forward to discussing a wide array of topics will all.
1. My name is Dustin Deitchler
2,3,4,5. I have recently started for an Aeronautics shop in Helena, MT. My title is a working process, currently I am a Quality Assurance Analyst, but am more of a coordinator. I am in charge of internal audits, dealing with third party audits, and our quality manual. I have only been in quality for less than a year, working, studying, and training non-stop. Before, I was in the civil construction industry, traveling all over the country working on projects.
6. I am very eager and intrigued in the aerospace industry and quality in particular.
7. I am learning and trying not to have a bias opinion, but I agree with another blogger that upper management is only concerned with "quality “during the ramp up of an external audit.
8. Where to begin.....

1. Robert Sundbye
2. Quality Control Inspector
3. Subsea Hydro/Elect/Steel Tube Umbilicals
4. Oceaneering Multiflex in Panama City, FL.
5. 3 years
6. I have way more questions than answers.
7. How every negative issue is somehow the Quality Departments fault!
8. Require all operators to have half a brain to participate in the manufacturing process.

I am 25 years old and trying to absorb as much as possible. I stumbled across this site and was really blown away by the wealth of experience and knowledge collected here. I am currently in the process of joining ASQ and becoming a CQT. I look forward to having the opportunity of picking some brains!

Dear All,

My name is Frans Jones, and I my job title is Quality Control Manager. I am in the Corporate Travel Industry, assisting corporate and goverment clients to manage their local and International travel arrangements, and ultimately of course their travel spend.

My company is South African Magic Travel Centre, based in Pretoria, South Africa. I have recently been appointed to this position, in our newly created Quality Department. I have been in operations for twenty years.

I think what sets me apart is that I asked my wife to marry in 1988, and kept on asking until she said yes in 2008. We went to the South of France last year for our honeymoon.:lmao:

I have my reservations about the quality world, and know far too little to make even the most basic of any comments. I am in the process of learning.:truce:

Wow, a 20 year courtship. There's some persistence!

Hi Everyone: I am new to the forum, but am always anxious to learn more about Excel. I am an intermediate user, and teach Excel to nurses. I, too, am an RN, and one of the few who knows and uses Excel. So I will be asking lots of questions.

Bobbie Pilkington:biglaugh:

Welcome to all newbies to the Cove. Look forward to your insight and comments. Don't be afraid to ask questions, that is what the Cove is all about. :agree:

Hey everyone, It feels good to be here, believe me, given the amount of information one can find and share! I am new to this, but i hope to be here for a very long time. I am a Chemist by profession and work in a petroleum refinery. my role deals with product quality

Wow, a 20 year courtship. There's some persistence!

I'm wondering what "quality" argument was used for succesful, final persuasion :notme:

Hi All,

Am I glad that I found this forum!

I, along with a colleague, have been tasked with implementing ISO 9001:2000 within our organisation. I only registered yesterday but so far I've already found the Cove a great way of viewing and sharing ideas.

I'm relatively new to quality management so I think I'll be making use of the Cove quite a bit.

Rach

PS Great website!

1. Name - Stephen Beukelman
2. Title - Corp Quality Manager
3. Currently in metal fab and assembly industry. Past experiance in plastics and electronics industries. Automotive, nonautomitve and aerospace.
4. Working for a fan and blower manufacturer in the northern plains
5. I've been in a quality function many years. My first job in quality was with Control Data Corp
6. Something personal that sets you apart - My BS degree was in Chemistry - non-engineering, that sets me apart from the MEs and MBAs that populate manufacturing.
7. My pet peeve is the statement "ISO says we must do ..."
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Require all manufacturing supervisors and engineers to pass a test proving they understand the meaning of mean and standard deviation:D.

Hai all,

1. The name is Yanuar, just called me Yan
2. I'm an IA Manager
3. General Insurance
4. Working with PT. Asuransi MSIG Indonesia in Jakarta
5. I've worked here for 5 years
6. ?
7. Apatism
8. Higher quality, lesser cost

Welcome all :bigwave:

Great to have you here and hope you enjoy and enrich :)

1. Michael B.
2. Essentially "Quality Process Analyst"
3. OEM - Motion Control Products
4. CGI Inc, Carson City Nevada
5. 26 years
6. Razor like quick-wit
7. Fakes-both in the corporate sense and individuals; the one's who say they want a "quality system", but really don't commit to the process wholeheartedly.
8. Tough one...I'll get back to you o n that one!

I joined this forum today. I discovered it as I am trying to help my new company improve their record of successful PPAP submissions.

1. Scott Reboletti
2. Eastern Regional Sales Manager
3. Fasteners
4. FPC Corporation / Wauconda, IL
5. Not "technically" in Quality, but all of our jobs revolve around the "Quality" function
6. Attitude and approach to the job
7. Spending more time trying to circumvent the system than working within it
8. Eliminate the politics and focus on the common sense approach

Side note: I am a Moderator on a Watch forum and must say the exchange of ideas and offering of assistance is very welcome. I know on my "Regular" forum, we all strive to make it enjoyablefor everyone.

Thanks for having me!

Hi everybody! I've just joined this interesting forum.. I would like to introduce myself because I think not to have something to ashamed of informing you that
1. Name: my real name is Antonella
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: coming from financial branch I've a lot of job charges because...
3. Industry you're in or have been in: ... since 1993 I am promoting partner of our little family company
4. Company you work for and location: C.R.M. di Mazzoccato Arturo & Figli srl, special tools for mechanical tool machines, Como - Italy (so please forgive my english mistakes)
5. Length of time in quality function: since 2002
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I'll find, you'll find...
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
Too much paper without real function
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Less paper, more action. People should do the right things, don't do the things right. That's not mine, I've stolen it from an american company my father was working for some years ago. Aha! as personal thing I try to say what I really think and always the truth....
I hope to grow up with this forum. God job to everyone!
Antonella

this my first time to participate in a quality forum , i am manager of a work shop and a quality representive in same time , i would like to implement en9100 to my company i wish help from all

Name : Anandha padmanaaban
2. Quality systems Manager
3. Auto supplier
4. Chennai


If you could change the world of quality, i insist for perfection, first time right.

1. Name : Mansoor Ali
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do : Sr. Lead Auditor, Management Systems
3. Industry you're in or have been in : Engineering & Steel Fabrication
4. Company you work for and location : Hidada Ltd., Saudi Arabia
5. Length of time in quality function : 12 Years

Here is my information. This is an awesome site.

1. Name:
Patrick Lesiecki

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do:
Quality Engineer / Manager

3. Industry you're in or have been in:
Aerospace Industry

4. Company you work for and location:
A Composite Cylinder Manufacturer in So. California

5. Length of time in quality function:
20+ years

6. Something personal that sets you apart:
Don't believe in comprimising Quality

7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration):
Quality Lip Service - can't understand why people don't grasp that it is cheaper to do it right the first time

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?:
Mandatory Quality Training for all Management Personnel

1. Touko
2. Quality Manager
3. Hydraulics
5. One year

Welcome! Feel free to join right in with the discussions!

Please do take a minute and mark yourself on Frappr (http://www.frappr.com/elsmarcove).

Welcome to all you new folks!:bigwave:

I echo Marc - please take the time to locate yourselves on the map program.

We are truly one world, growing smaller as we expand in numbers and territory covered.

Amol shinde
Owner of processcalculator

Regards,
AS

1. Name-JoCeal
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do-Consutling, training, auditing, fixing systems that have become out of control (sometimes due to too many outside influences) or outdated.
3. Industry you're in or have been in -Aersospace, Commercial, Medical, Automotive, some nuclear.
4. Company you work for and location -My own-WQN, Inc.-California
5. Length of time in quality function -over 20 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart I know how to do my job. I know what is expected of me and I understand I am a supplier when I walk through clients doors.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) -Consultants and auditors that are opionated, inflexible and/or egotistical.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Make sure all auditors go through mandatory uniform training without slipping out the door before it's over.

Ok,
1. Name-Ted Matthews
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do-Senior Quality Manager / Lean Manager / Vendor Management
3. Industry you're in or have been in -Aersospace, Industrial (Rubber, Plastics, Metal Stamping, Automotive.
4. Company you work for and location -Currently looking for gainful employment.
5. Length of time in quality function -28 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart I do not expect others to do anything that I am unwilling to at least try. May not get it perfect, but it is important to show others you are willing to get your hands dirty.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) -Companys that insist on re-inventing the wheel.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Have senior management spend a week on the shop floor 'touching and putting things together'!

1. Name - Shane Nunley

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Supply Chain Manager/MR

3. Industry you're in or have been in - Lubricant

4. Company you work for and location - Lubrication Technology in Franklin Furnace, OH

5. Length of time in quality function - 7 years or so

6. Something personal that sets you apart - My mood depends way too much on whether or not the UK basketball team wins or loses

7. Your pet peeve in quality – Do not really have one as it does me no good to worry about the negative aspects.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Remove industry specific standards such as TS16949 and AS9100 and just use ISO 9001 for everyone as you have to perform specific quality functions for each individual customer anyway. The extra work for forms that aren't used and irrevlevant procedures is just inefficient use of time that could be used improving your product or service.

Hello,

I am Gopinath, lead auditor for QMS and EMS & associated with certification body. I would like to use this platform to share knowledge.

Best Regards ::agree:

Hello to all.

My name is Aaro

Found this site via search engine.

Job is R&D manager in design house

Looking for information on decumentation, QMS etc

:thanx:

Best
Aaro

Good morning

My name is Elizabeth Rafferty. My job title is Regulatory and Documentation Manager. I work for BRAEBON Medical (Kanata, Ontario) in the medical device industry. We design and manufacture products for the sleep diagnostics market.

I have been working in the regulatory arena for about 3 1/2 years. In my job, I am responsible for all regultory compliance for North America and ROW. I am the Quality Manager (ISO 13485) and I write some documentation. I started my career as a technical writer and just took on more responsibility as it came my way....

My pet peeve: external auditors dinging you for a component of your system that had passed scrutiny in previous years.

Welcome to all the new users!!!!!!!!!

:bigwave::bigwave::bigwave:

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 (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?


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See you down life's highway!

Eric
1. Name - Stephen D. Robinson
2. Job Title - Regulatory compliance specialist
4. Company - MDS Analytical Technologies Concord, Ontario, Canada
5. Length of time in quality function - 12 Years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - I have both an engineering degree and a degree in psychology. I know a bit of a strange combination!
7. Your pet peeve in quality - For most people the quality function is only an after thought!
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? – Increase the amount of education young engineers get in quality and related topics.

:agree:
Hi!
I am involved in quality/ environment/ safety / Lab management systems for quite some time.
Wish to contribute where ever I can as well as seek for clarifications/ confirmation in certain areas

Name: Joseph Sorrentino
Author of Industry books such as;

“Configuration Management: Implementation, Principles, and Applications for Manufacturing Industries".
"ISO Joe’s Train the Trainer series - AS9100C Quality Management System - Requirements for Aviation Space and Defense Organizations”.


Speaker at ASQ, ASNT, SME conventions and conducts workshops and seminars specializing in implementing new concepts and training to meet the changing globalization needs. He works with more than 30 organizations in the southern California area alone.
Highly qualified consultant expert in quickly assessing management systems and processes and recognizing problem areas, bottlenecks, and waste.
Recognized within the corporate sector as one of the few consultants who not only tells you what needs to be done, but also shows you how to do it.
A retired U.S. Navy quality assurance specialist,
Certified as a level III examiner for visual, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, and ultrasonic inspections.
Past: Quality management professional in the U.S. Navy, initially as chief petty officer, level III NAVSEA examiner/quality assurance division officer.
GS1910 quality specialist stationed at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering in Lakehurst, New Jersey, and the Long Beach Naval Shipyard in Long Beach, California,

Hi,

I've just recently stumbled across this forum and I have to say - it looks very impressive (and I've barely scratched the surface yet). Good work and I'm looking forward to delving a little deeper over the coming days/weeks/months!

1. Name: Mick Green
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Quality Assurance Officer
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Local Government
4. Company you work for and location: Wigan Council Environmental Services Department (Based in Wigan, Lancashire)
5. Length of time in quality function: Current role: 9 months. In total: 19 years.
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I'm not sure that it sets me apart (I'm sure many others share the same view) but I like to strip everything down to basics in order to get the message across. Nothing frustrates/annoys me more than techno-babble.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration): People viewing quality as simply possessing a file containing some procedures / work instructions. It's so much more than that.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Following on from the previous 2 answers, educate people that quality is a far more holistic pursuit than most of them realise, whilst ensuring that any communication / detail is presented in a straight-forward, easy to understand manner.

Welcome, Mick! We do hope we can entice you to participate in the discussions! I hope any questions you ask are answered, and I hope you help others with answers to questions they have when you can! :bigwave:

Thanks Marc - I certainly hope to get involved!

Name: Joseph Sorrentino
Author of Industry books such as;

“Configuration Management: Implementation, Principles, and Applications for Manufacturing Industries".
"ISO Joe’s Train the Trainer series - AS9100C Quality Management System - Requirements for Aviation Space and Defense Organizations”.


Speaker at ASQ, ASNT, SME conventions and conducts workshops and seminars specializing in implementing new concepts and training to meet the changing globalization needs. He works with more than 30 organizations in the southern California area alone.
Highly qualified consultant expert in quickly assessing management systems and processes and recognizing problem areas, bottlenecks, and waste.
Recognized within the corporate sector as one of the few consultants who not only tells you what needs to be done, but also shows you how to do it.
A retired U.S. Navy quality assurance specialist,
Certified as a level III examiner for visual, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, and ultrasonic inspections.
Past: Quality management professional in the U.S. Navy, initially as chief petty officer, level III NAVSEA examiner/quality assurance division officer.
GS1910 quality specialist stationed at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering in Lakehurst, New Jersey, and the Long Beach Naval Shipyard in Long Beach, California,

Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:
I'm looking forward to the help you give our Cove members. Over the years, we've had a number of authors join us and contribute help to newbies and old timers alike.

Hi
1. Name - Becca.
2. Job Title - Regulatory Affairs/secratary/ apparently Validation Specialist :) (WTF You say?)
3. Industry - Cosmetic
4. California private
5. Length of time in quality function - 2 years almost
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Horseback riding and apparently problem solving skills :)
7. Your pet peeve in quality - other departments reluctance to comply or change
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - hire people with common sense.

Hi,
My name is Pam and I do not know how to post yet. I have questions to ask.

USP 1043 perfectly defines our product as an ancillary material. We are registered to ISO9001 and ISO13485. However, our product is not well defined as a medical device. It is a microcarrier to grow cells on. According to USP 1043 we should be cGMP. I am confused. Our product never reaches the end user. It is discarded when the cells are harvested. Are we required to register with the FDA? Must we be cGMP? Will cGMP fit in well with an ISO quality system?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Pam

Real Name - Jim
Quality Assurance Engineer - LRQA Lead Auditor; Ensuring that all material entering the company complies with EASA & FAA Regulatory requirements. Audit External Suppliers to ISO9000; ASA100; EASA145 & FAR145
Well known Aero Engine Manufacturer
15years in QA
41years with the company

Hi,
My name is Pam and I do not know how to post yet. The following are links to appropriate Elsmar Cove forum FAQ's and Instructions:

Instructions --> How To Use the Forum Software (http://Elsmar.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86)

How To Ask A Question or Start a Conversation by Starting a New Thread in a Forum (http://Elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=18980)

Forum software FAQ (http://Elsmar.com/Forums/faq.php)

Let me know if you have further problems.

1. Nicole Diggs
2. Quality Engineer
3. Over 11 years experience in Electronics and Safety currently Medical Devices
4. Polymer Science, Monticello, IN
5. 11 years Quality and Mgmt in Electronics and Safety, 1 month Quality in Medical Devices
6. Pet Peeve in Quality is...when other competencies think that Quality is separate from them
7. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?...all mfg eng and supervisors would have quality experience

Ok,
1. Name-Ted Matthews
6. Something personal that sets you apart I do not expect others to do anything that I am unwilling to at least try. May not get it perfect, but it is important to show others you are willing to get your hands dirty.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) -Companys that insist on re-inventing the wheel.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Have senior management spend a week on the shop floor 'touching and putting things together'!

With your 6, 7 and 8 you expressed my thoughts exactly. :applause: Good luck with the "hunting".

Hi.
I am a part owner in a family business with about 27 employees. I have been drafted to take over all the quality responsibilities. I have been learning on the job for about a year now.
We make low-tech, in vitro medical devices. While I find the field of quality at times interesting (no offense to those of you who make it your career, my circuitry is just not set up that way), I am finding that much of the documentation serves the big manufacturers and holds the little manufacturers to an unfair burden. Basically, the paperwork needed is so extensive that unless you can make a million dollars in sales on a product, it is not worth the work. How disappointing to think how many small groups of people could benefit from products that are never produced.

Anyway, as I upgrade our systems I have benefitted from reading other's discussions in this forum. I am headed to the MD&M conference in Anaheim in two weeks for my first dip into intensive quality studies. Any recommendations?

Thanks.

ReluctantQuality,

You have a small operation so keep the documentation to a minimum. The goal is to meet product standard, keep variation low and customers happy. In a smakll organization that can be done with a minimum of documentation.

The big organizations need the big documentation to ensure the work is done in a consistant and predictable manner to a standard created far from the production floor. In a small organization the person doing the work may have created or input to the work standard.

Concentrate on the records side. Concentrate on the process controls.

Thank you. It is a good principle to remind myself when I am lost in the morass of standards and regulations. I think for our products that is easier, but we also OEM for some pretty big guys, they are the pain in my ...

I understand. Often it appears the big guys are asking for paper for the sake of more paper. Out here on the Plains we try to explain that there are too few trees out here to be wasting paper. That is usually only good for a chuckle.

You will have to eet your customer's needs for documentation. Just try to keep it as simple as possible on the procedures side. I saw one quality manual (policy and procedures) to ISO9001:1994 that was only 17 pages. The exernal audior for their registration held it out as a positive example.

Then keep good complete records on the design and production side.

Ive done this before but here we go again ...
1. Name: my real name is Karen
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: VP Quality - medical device manufacturer for over 4 years
3. Industry you're in or have been in: ... 12 years with medical device manufacturer in various roles, the last of which is Quality/Manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location: confidential
5. Length of time in quality function: since 2003
6. Something personal that sets you apart: i love research and trouble shooting (great for the quality end of things i guess)
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) Too much paper
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
like to keep things simple and streamlined versus cluttered up with too much paper paper paper ...

1. David Robertson
2. Supplier Quality Engineer - Supplier Development
3. Aerospace
4. Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque NM
5. 23 years
6. I enjoy statistics
7. Greed
8. Eliminate all unqualified AS9100 & ISO registrars

6. Something personal that sets you apart: i love research and trouble shooting (great for the quality end of things i guess)

I hope this doesn't come across as negative, but I've always regarded trouble shooting, within the scope of quality control, as closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. Corrective action though, doesn't sound as "romantic" or macho as trouble shooting. :notme: and a :D

Just think how great it would be if the money and time spent on trouble shooting was used to build in quality to avoid the necessity for it.

Sadly though, there is a lot of truth in Murphy's Law :mg:

Hello! I have been a sometimes reader of this forum, and I ran across it again yesterday looking for some information. I figured I would join now and introduce myself.

I'm an Assistant Quality Manager in the Wire Rope and cable industry. I'm new to wire rope, but have been in quality for 8 years.

I look to this site and others like it to draw on the expertise of those with more experience. I appreciate the insights provided, and would like to say thank you to everyone here.

:thanx:

Hi,
I am a student from NYC and was searching for production audit info and came across this forum.

Hello,

1) Barbara
2) Document Control Administrator for a start-up
3) Was in medical devices but now in computer nanotechnology (but don't ask me to explain it, 'cause I am not a scientist!)
4) sunny northern California
5) 6 months in 'quality' (used to be in mfg: packaging/labeling)
6) Done many different things with no experience in any of them -- learned by doing.
7) Quality people sometimes lose the forest for the trees.
8) I agree with the rotation idea -- most particularly Marketing people -- they often try to get by quality standards for a quick sale.

I have been asked to bring my very small company to ISO certification ... but they don't want to spend the $$$ to purchase the standards & they have no SOPs written yet, so I'm sort of rowing without a paddle! Any recommendations?

hello everybody,

great to be part of this forum...

Regards
Sonam:D

1. Eric
2. Hired on as a design engineer, took a demotion to designer for the OT, recently inherited Engineering Data and Document Control revamp while maintaining previous design duties. Call me busy.
3. Last 20 years in various areas of the aerospace industry, from electro-hydraulic servovalves for engine control, to structural design engineer at a previously mentioned New Mexico VLJ manufacturer.
4. Growing structural and engine composite component manufacturer outside of San Antonio, corporate office in New Hampshire.
5. 6 years as Engineering/QA data liason.
6. I tend to be a little too hard nosed at times, but am always willing to be shown the light.
7. The common tendency of not seeing the trees because of the forrest.
8. Merge it seamlessly into the other departments; it should be an ingrained characteristic of any successful company.:magic:

1. Hi, my name is Lorena G
2. No experience - starting career - entry level - Auditor
3. industry is manufacturing
4. work for a great company giving me this great opportunity & providing formal training - Have any suggestions.
5. 2 weeks
6. Be good at what I do - okay, that may not set me apart from most people here but I am excited about this career.
7. I have no pet peeves - yet
8. I don't know enough yet -I am sure I soon will

I will be an observer most of the time -to start, I learn a little more through reading the posts. I will be Training/learning the AS9100

1. Hi, my name is Lorena G
2. No experience - starting career - entry level - Auditor


I might be misunderstanding you, but when you write "no experience" do you mean new to an auditing career or new to industrial manufacturing?
Is it possible to be a good auditor without practical experience, or will it all be text book theory?

I might be misunderstanding you, but when you write "no experience" do you mean new to an auditing career or new to industrial manufacturing?
Is it possible to be a good auditor without practical experience, or will it all be text book theory?

Hi Gordon, I am new to the career and it appears I will have the practical experience albeit "entry level" before I get the formal training...the OJT + text book + attitude, well, I am looking forward to being a very good auditor.:)

I am looking forward to being a ve:)ry good auditor.

I've sent you a PM :bigwave:

1. sonam Gupta
2. Consultant


Proud to be part of this forum:bigwave:

My name is Frank
I work in the Maintenance and Reliability department as a Maintenance Coordinator in the oil and gas industry.
Started in the military and since have worked in various industries. Hovercraft to yachting to aviation to auto restoration.
I do not work in the QA/QC department but I try to stay abreast of their business. It has a tendency to shape how I do mine.

1. Name - John Bethell
2. Job Title - Quality Manager / Process Improvement Manager, Also a trained ISO 9001 Auditor, Lead Auditor. Just taking first steps as a 'Life Coach'.
3. Industry - Aerospace
4. Company - One of the top 3 Global Defence Companies, Based in UK
5. Length of time in quality function - Since 1993
6. Something personal that sets you apart - "Some people see things as they are and say why? I dream things that never were and say why not?"
7. Your pet peeve in quality - The attitude that 'Quality is QA's Job'
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Instill a 'Can Do' attitude in everyone I deal with, rather than the 'Can't Do' attitude I see so much of.

I have been registered at the Cove for a while, its about time I introduced myself.

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: Larry Parah:)
2. Job Title: I'm a consultant and trainer for ISO and lean six sigma serving clients nationally.
3. Industry: Consulting & Training
4. Company you work for and location: BlueSkye Track, Inc.
5. Length of time in quality function: 7+ years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt; held multiple senior level positions in multiple companies
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Bring together ISO with lean/lean six sigma.


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Eric
I've entered my info. and I'm having trouble submitting it. I hope this works.

I've entered my info. and I'm having trouble submitting it. I hope this works.

Larry,

Welcome to The Cove Forums! :bigwave: Glad to have you. :agree1:

Click on the "Post Reply" (green) button and you can enter your introduction information.

Stijloor.

1. Name - John Bethell
2. Job Title - Quality Manager / Process Improvement Manager, Also a trained ISO 9001 Auditor, Lead Auditor. Just taking first steps as a 'Life Coach'.
3. Industry - Aerospace
4. Company - One of the top 3 Global Defence Companies, Based in UK
5. Length of time in quality function - Since 1993
6. Something personal that sets you apart - "Some people see things as they are and say why? I dream things that never were and say why not?"
7. Your pet peeve in quality - The attitude that 'Quality is QA's Job'
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Instill a 'Can Do' attitude in everyone I deal with, rather than the 'Can't Do' attitude I see so much of.

I have been registered at the Cove for a while, its about time I introduced myself.

Does the 'Warton' in your title give the company away John? I worked at Channel Way for 15 months until April last year.

Liam Mc (Ireland: Donegal)
SHEQ Manager
Construction
Northern Ireland Construction Company
Just had Quality landed on my desk within the last few weeks-slighlty daunting :mg:
My motto is Learn Learn Learn & Learn
Not in Quality long enough to have a peeve.
Again can't change what I don't know.

I look forward to learning from you all, but please bear with me I am new to all this re: ISO Management Systems!!

1. Alex or 'Cup Tie'
2. QA Engineer and Gauge Room Technician
3. Oil and Gas Equipment
4. Very BiG Global Company But my bit is in Luanda, Angola
5. Forever, I'm scared to write it down, 18 Years or so
6. I've followed my team into Europe 25 years too late
7. This month my pet peeve is the assumption that I write the procedures for them!!
8. Less numbers.

Hiya All,

My name is Sher. I have been in the QA business for over 25 years and worked in numerous countries including Aus, SA, UK and now NZ. I specialise in behavioural based quality processes and systems that support success by building the quality requirements into the actual process. I have worked in a variety of manufacturing industries from mass produced armaments to food production. I am marries, have three grown up kids and love dogs.

Welcome to all new Covers!:applause::applause:

Good to have you here and we look forward to your participation.

Stijloor.

1. Shawn Mosby
2. I just started working with supplier development
3. Industrial cooling systems. fx coolers for windmills
4. Nissens A/S in Denmark
5. I've been working with quality for about 5 years now
6. Fast learner
7. People seem to think that quality is something the quality department does
8. Teach people that quality is not something we have, it is something we do

1. Shawn Mosby
3. Industrial cooling systems. fx coolers for windmills
4. Nissens A/S in Denmark
8. Teach people that quality is not something we have, it is something we do

Hi Shawn,
We have at least a couple of points with common interest :D
I look forward to discussions and sharing information with you. Your no. 8 is an excellent observation. :applause:
Farvel saa laenge :notme:
Gordon

"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 (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?"

Hello all,

1. Ganter
2. Operations and Systems Manager
3. Fabrication Shop and Machine Shop
4. Universal Engineering, Darwin, NT, AUS
5. 22+
6. Student of People and their Brain
7. The expression "HR", and lack of ownership leading to non-compliance
8. Tight integration with Project Management and CMII

Cheers,
Ganter

[quote=Greenraisin;7412]I'll go first!

1. My name is Tun Ko Ko
2.Public Relation & Publication Dept as a assistant manager.
3. United Mercury Group
4. It is located in Yangon, Myanmar.
5. 11 years in that field.
6. I like golf playing, swimming, movies, music and reading.
7. I am happy in my job because of I got general knowledge from this.


My degree is Bachelor of Science. (Zoology)



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Tun Ko

Hello,
John Symank here from Newnan Ga. I work for a German company which supplies components for the appliance industry, i.e. themostas, regulators flat top stove components, electronics etc. etc.
I am the ISO management Rep going on 2 years & did the same previously for a blown film extrusion plant. :)

?
1. Name John Symank
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - ISO management rep
3. Industry you're in or have been in- flat top stove components
4. Company you work for and location EGO NA, Newnan GA
5. Length of time in quality function 1.5 yrs, 4 yrs in plastics
6. Something personal that sets you apart, I'm a terrible golfer but I try hard
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) poor CA's
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Simplify the standard, more like the old 20


:bigwave:

1. Matt Everly
2. Senoir Quality Technician
3. Automotive 11yrs, Currenly at a machine shop for primarily blowmolds
4. Century Die Co. Fremont, Ohio
5. Going on 3
6. Ex-Martial arts instructor, I like guns and motorcycles.
7. Unorganized operations. And the phrase "It's always been like that"
8. Burn my document control system.:lmao:

[quote=Greenraisin;7412]I'll go first!
My degree is Bachelor of Science. (Zoology)
Tun Ko

Maybe you can use your BSc in Zoology to help those that aren't too developed to realise that quality requires evolution in thought process - only the fittest survive :lmao: :bigwave:

1. Name Lori
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Quality Assurance Analyst
3. Industry you're in or have been in- Software Development
4. Company you work for and location 19 years at EDS; 3 weeks at SISCO
5. Length of time in quality function 8??
6. Something personal that sets you apart, I have horses
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) poor attitudes
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Change the perception to be a positive, not a negative.

1. Name---Kevin
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Manager/SW Engineer/Auditor
3. Industry you're in or have been in- Aerospace/SW Engineering
4. Company you work for and location NASA Contractor @ MSFC
5. Length of time in quality function -8yrs
6. Something personal that sets you apart- enjoy gardening and sports
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) people who don't want to document procedures or records because they are afraid they will get audited. --fear of failure is not a good reason to not do something
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Change the perception to be a positive, not a negative.--I stole this one from above, but I agree with it.

Hello everyone,

It's really nice to Join all of you here:


1. My name is Angela
2. Software Engineering Process Imporvement focused on procecss improvement
3. Software Industry
4. Located in ShangHai, China
5. 6 years in quality. 2 years in software development.
6. I'm enjoying with Yoga and Travel

My degree is the Marster of Project Management.

1. Name : Yosef Rahmedi
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do : Staff of Quality Ansurance
3. Industry you're in or have been in : Medical Equipment
4. Company you work for and location : Sarandi Karya Nugraha
5. Length of time in quality function : 7years
6. Something personal that sets you apart : like take a journey with motorcycle
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) : someone with bad habits will disturb others
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? : do best for my self before telling others to do it..

"do best for my self before telling others to do it"

I like this sentence ~~

hi i am Ramesh Desai
working in automotive industry as a quality engg. I am From India.

"do best for my self before telling others to do it"

I like this sentence ~~

So do I :D

1. Name: Mike Ossofsky
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Sr. Components Engineer
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Metrology, Aerospace before that
4. Company you work for and location: Fluke, Hart Scientific Division
5. Length of time in quality function: (Note, I am not in Quality... My beliefe is that all members of a company are responsible for Quality)
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I really do think I can change the world.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration): two come to mind... first over processing of a quality system, (i.e. too much work to make somthing right). Second, peoples inability to follow the specified procedure for a process thinking that they know better.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: I read a post suggesting that everyone should rotate through a stint in quality... the problem with that is that the system is a Triangle...(Quadrangle acutally but I am not counting managment). You have OP's, QC and of course Technical... everyone points the finger to the guy at the right... I am an engineering physicist by education and have spent enought time in the world of mfg to know that some people are out for themselves... People are afraid of loosing their job so they create work to make themselves more important. I find this completly cancerous, people should be proud of working themsleves out of a job. To make systems that are self sustaining that they are no longer needed. This should be a goal of all people.

sorry for the lengthy rambling of a techy, but I have opinions that just can't stay hidden.

I am very new (feb 5 2009)

1. Name - Pam B.
2. Job Title - Lead Auditor
Formerly Director of quality, but took a buyout
3. Industry - Auditing services
formerly in the automotive Tier 1 industry, but also spent time in vaccine mfg
4. Company: TUV. I work out of my home and travel everywhere
5. Length of time in quality function - 20+ years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - I took a 9 day camping trip across the Sahara while living and working in Algeria
7. Your pet peeve in quality - lip service and fads
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Make it a real profession. No one would consider hiring someone in finance without a background in finance. No one would hire an engineer without an engineering degree or experience. Yet many companies regard quality as a dumping ground or an "also ran".

1. Name: Mike Ossofsky
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Sr. Components Engineer
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Metrology, Aerospace before that
4. Company you work for and location: Fluke, Hart Scientific Division
5. Length of time in quality function: (Note, I am not in Quality... My beliefe is that all members of a company are responsible for Quality)
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I really do think I can change the world.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration): two come to mind... first over processing of a quality system, (i.e. too much work to make somthing right). Second, peoples inability to follow the specified procedure for a process thinking that they know better.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: I read a post suggesting that everyone should rotate through a stint in quality... the problem with that is that the system is a Triangle...(Quadrangle acutally but I am not counting managment). You have OP's, QC and of course Technical... everyone points the finger to the guy at the right... I am an engineering physicist by education and have spent enought time in the world of mfg to know that some people are out for themselves... People are afraid of loosing their job so they create work to make themselves more important. I find this completly cancerous, people should be proud of working themsleves out of a job. To make systems that are self sustaining that they are no longer needed. This should be a goal of all people.

sorry for the lengthy rambling of a techy, but I have opinions that just can't stay hidden.

Hi Mike - welcome from another Utahn! :bigwave:

1. Name: Jason Beck

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Design Engineering, Design choke and kill manifolds, skids, any type of API products.

3. Industry you're in or have been in, Welding, Oil

4. Company you work for and location, I Draw Concepts, Houston TX

5. Length of time in quality function, over 13 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart. Set the pace, don't follow the race.

7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
N/A
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? More Training!!

1. Name

Ramesh
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do

Supplier Quality, Calibration In charge

3. Industry you're in or have been in

Electronic Manufacturing service

4. Company you work for and location

Rangsons Electronics PVt. LTd. , India

5. Length of time in quality function

11 Years

6. Something personal that sets you apart



7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)

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


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1. Name Ken Reid
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do Editor & Publisher of Washington Information Source Co. and FDADocuments.org. We cover GMP/GLP/GCP compliance and adverse event reporting. We have 4 newsletters devoted to this field
3. Industry you're in or have been in I have been writing about FDA since 1986. We launched our company in 1991.
4. Company you work for and location WIS is based in Leesburg, VA, and our subscriptions dept. is in Germantown, MD, not far from FDA
5. Length of time in quality function
6. Something personal that sets you apart We love to dig for information. I have always enjoyed working with FDA documents and records. :bigwave:
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) Companies that cut back on QA, QC and RA and don't see the value of staying informed through reading trade press and attending ISPE, AAPS, PDA and other key industry meetings. I can give you more examples.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I think more drug firms need to adopt the medical device QS/ISO approach from the get-go. Don't try to cut corners and costs.

Thanks:thanx:

Ken Reid
Editor & Publisher
Inspection Monitor, Validation Times, Warning Letter Bulletin and Adverse Event Reporting News

1. Jonathan Halford
2. Group Quality Manager
3. Currently working in the Fabrications of Locks and has escaped the automotive supply chaim
4. Fabricator in the UK
5. 3 years in a quality function. Implement TS16949 and AS9100 in two different companies. Now working on ISO 14001
6. Nothing really.
7. My pet peeve is the statement 'Quality, thats not my job. See the QA guys'.Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr........
8. Add more humour to the the world of quality :)

Hello to all members,

I'm very thankful to Elsmar Cove discussion. I googled my question and found the perfect answer for my very specific question. Thanks for providing such a great tool to us.

Fatima (glad I joined you):thanx:

Hello to all members,

I'm very thankful to Elsmar Cove discussion. I googled my question and found the perfect answer for my very specific question. Thanks for providing such a great tool to us.

Fatima (glad I joined you):thanx:

I know curiosity killed the cat, but am I the only one wondering what the question and answer was? :biglaugh:

1. Name: Nedim Junuzovic

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: QA/RA Manager

3. Industry you're in or have been in: past experience - US Army QAR (overseeing Halliburton KBR, constructions & services) & currently - QA for development and manufacturing of Medical Devices - handheld EEG

4. Company you work for and location: Inspire doo, Bosnia

5. Length of time in quality function: 7 Years

6. Something personal that sets you apart: the only mechanical engineer in the Company, 95% electronic engineers

7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration: i.e. one of zillion .... "we need to perform Phase/Design Review as required by our Quality Department" or "do we really need to implement all these standard's requirements?" ...

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: make people feel like ... "do the things right even nobody is watching you" I am tired of findings and follow ups because people behaving differently!!!

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: make people feel like ... "do the things right even nobody is watching you" I am tired of findings and follow ups because people behaving differently!!!

Great point! :agree1:

1. Name: Paul Marble
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Quality manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Tubing manufacturing.
4. Company you work for and location: Wooley Industries Flint, MI
5. Length of time in quality function: 5yrs.
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Nothing really, I like spending time in the woods taking pictures.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: When someones says "close enough" :mad:
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Eliminate all use of paper. (There is my love of the woods for you :lol:)

This site is invaluable for small companies like ours with little money to spend

:thanx:

Welcome to all the new users.

:bigwave::bigwave::bigwave:

1. Name Dimitrios Masouris
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do Quality Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in medical
4. Company you work for and location I'm a free agent
5. Length of time in quality function 7 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart I BlaZe my own trail.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) so called machinist that cannot check there work!
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I would get permission to shoot all employees that turn in a bad part.

1. Tom Kleese
2. Recruiting manager
3. IT, aerospace/avionics primarily
4. Frontier Talent, LLC; Dodgeville, Wisconsin
5. N/A
6. You're the professionals -- I'm the guy that helps you connect the dots for the next role.
7. N/A
8. N/A

1. Name: Paul Marble
7. Your pet peeve in quality: When someones says "close enough" :mad:


That is Quality Level "TCE"!

1. Name - Scott McC. - :agree:just a beginner
2. Job Title - SHEQ Manager - Safety, Health, Environment Manager
3. Industry - Sheet Metal Fabrication & Pneumatic component manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location: SMC Pneumatics and SMC Manufacturing (National Role, Australia)
5. Length of time in quality function - Just been appointed
6. Something personal that sets you apart - not really sure if I’m set apart from the rest of the people here all want the best from what we do,
7. Your pet peeve in quality - she'll be right mate attitudes
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - implement SCADA Systems that were inexpensive and user friendly

Hi
I'm Safety Coordinator
6 years in the same field.
Fire System, Secure Storage and protection Company
Jakarta - Indonesia
Just want to get info and sharing any safety matters
:agree1:

1. Name The_TBCD
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do : SQE
3. Industry you're in or have been in medical
5. Length of time in quality function 3 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart : My curiostiy
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) : Audits
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I would get permission to shoot all employees that turn in a bad part.

Hello everyone, I have just discovered this forum, and I'm really lovin'it!!
My name is Abderrahman, 24, from Morocco(North africa)
I've just got my degree of engeneer in food Industry and safety, and, I will shortly begin my first job as a quality manager in fish-processing factory.
I was first interested in quality because it's linked to all the departements of a business. It also provides this abbility to do IMPROVEMENT all over the place.
So, during my studys, I've been practicing quality (in the field) for almost 9 months, I know it's not too much, but i've learned a lot about this discipline (QMS, audit, ISO9001, 14001 & 22000, SPC,....).
My pet peeve in quality would be, euuuuuhhhhh....., maybe the abundance of documents, at a point, we should be really very very very very organized or we would be lost, with all documents circulating.
Change the world of quality, for me, maybe, focus more on cost reduction, a very interisting area this discipline. that's a
beginner's point of view.
Sorry, my english is not very good, I know for sure that I've commited a lot of mistakes in the texy above.
I'm very glad being part of your community, VIVA The Elsmar Cove Discussion Forums!:D

Welcome to all the newcomers!:bigwave:

Don't worry about missing one or two words in English - if you don't understand something, do not hesitate to make a post and ask for an explanation. If some of us don't understand what you mean, we won't be shy about asking for clarification.

We're all here to learn and you can't learn if you lurk without posting because you are afraid to appear "unknowing."

The Quality guru, W. Edwards Deming, was very clear when he said, "REMOVE FEAR!"

Hi All,

My name is Scott and I am working in the medical device field. In my current role I am responsible for the Reliability Analysis activities at work. Previously I have been involved in Continuous Improvement, Quality Management and Manufacturing Management.

I have looked through here before and was impressed by the scope and depth covered. Looking forward to learning from you all and passing on what help I can if required.

Regards,

Scott

Just a note to introduce myself and the Company I work for.

John Post QC manager Hall Spars, maker of carbon fiber masts, booms, and aerospace quality carbon parts and tube. I ahve been in this postion with Hall for two years now. We are in the research stage of ISO 9001. I need all the help I can get.

So far this forum has been a great help.

John

I am so glad to have found this site! :)

1. Name: CY
2. Job Title: Quality Manager
3. Industry: Manufacturing of steel balls
4. Length of time in quality function: 4 years
5. Company location: Connecticut USA
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I am a Third Culture Kid
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration): People that do not seem to want to follow a documented procedure and thinks they can do a better job than that; people that cut corners to save money/effort and risking quality of the product; people that just don't understand why maintaining high quality is so important (always fighting with production about this!)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Make it user-friendly and easy to understand, it shouldn't be technical and that DOCUMENTED records is a MUST (I am saying this because I have actually met people in quality who don't think documents are important - they think as long as they know it no one else needs to and it's all in their head if they need it)

Nice to meet you all!

1. Name

Greg Diehl (German name...mixed results)

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do

Operations Quality Supervisor (Supervison is a minor part of the job)

3. Industry you're in or have been in

Manufacturing and ASsembly plant

4. Company you work for and location

I work for a air condition compressor company in Arkansas

5. Length of time in quality function

just started...thats what brought me to this forum...answers

6. Something personal that sets you apart

Nothing special...sports are heavy influences...kids responsible for the rest

7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)

Right now...ignorance...on my part!

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

I haven't been in long enough to say what I would change exactly

6. Something personal that sets you apart: I am a Third Culture Kid


Had to look this up - Third Culture Kids

So CY, what makes you a TCK?

Name - Adam Chapman
Job Title - Environmental Advisor
Industry - Construction

1. Francisco "Pancho" Castano
2. I run a small company that builds domes
3. Specialty Engr/Mfg/Contractor
4. Geometrica, Inc. (http://www.geometrica.com/7/63), Cypress, Texas
5. Can anyone NOT be in the quality function?
6. I love cabrito!
7. Most quality consultants don't know about wikis.
8. Tell everyone how useful wikis are to document QMSs (http://elsmar.com/wiki/index.php/Using_a_wiki_for_QMS_documentation).

1. Mayank
2. Quality Analyst
3. In Call center
4. Patna
5. +4 yrs
6. My nature
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
-- Need to make people aware, importance of Quality.



Eric[/quote]
"There is always a better way to perform, waiting to be exploited".

1. Mr. Deltchev
2. Manager, leading team of product safety and quality system assessors
3. Medical Devices
4. Third party certification body operating in Taiwan
5. 8 years
6. Watching football, reading books
7. ...
8. Are any changes needed?

1. Lee McDonald
2. Sen Electrical Engineer/ Managing Director
3. Coal Mining and Electricity Distribution
4. Pacific Power Engineering Solutions - Mackay Queensland, Australia
5. almost always in some form, but we are implementing QA for future work prospects
6. Diverse range of experience.
7. Your pet peeve People paying lip service to it and also that it is not required enough.
8. Make sure that it is simple to implement and make sure everyone uses it.:)

Had to look this up - Third Culture Kids

So CY, what makes you a TCK?

Do you want the long story or short story? :D

I grew up in 4 countries before the age of 18, still hold the passport of my birth country but only have lived there 3 years of my life (not counting the annual visits of 2 months or less at a time). I identify more with 2 of my Southeast Asian host countries, because I grew up in that region for over 13 years of my life, than my birth country which I don't feel much connection to besides my extended family.

Hope that answers the question!

1. Name S M Ryan
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do Quality Analyst, Etc.
3. Industry you're in or have been in Manufacturing/Electronics
4. Company you work for and location SBElectronics
5. Length of time in quality function NEW!!!
6. Something personal that sets you apart I was hired because of my very diverse background - I can handle the Etc. part of my job very well.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) when people bypass procedures
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I'm too new to have an answer to this one!

I am finding this site to be a very valuable source of info - THANK YOU to all the very knowledgable contributors.:agree1:

1. George Maragkopoulos
2. Consulting
3. Inox Mass catering items, Furniture, Doors, and a few more
4. Starting my own soon in central greece
5. 5 Years as Manufacturing engineer quality manager.
6. Lean freak!
7. Lean freak! (again)
8. I would just in time all of you and then mistake proof you!

1. Michael S.
2. Quality Inspector/Tech
3. Metal Fabrication
4. between jobs
5. twelve years
6. fast learner
7. having the question asked, "so, is it good or bad?" when the data was just given in full explanation (i.e., people not thinking :rolleyes: )
8. Illuminate the masses by putting them in a seminar or educational program, or in a work environment performing quality-type functions.

(Amazing site BTW---intending to just brush-up on procedures and such, and finding much more than expected. Anything you guys don't know? :agree1: )

Anything you guys don't know? :agree1: )
Tomorrow's winning lottery numbers for one...

1. kamakshi sriram
2. Clinical quality assurance
3. CRO
4. Oncology services India
5. 7 years
6. imbibng new things to CR
7. do not follow procedures
8. change the aptitude of quality in people

kamakshi

Hello to all members,

I'm very thankful to Elsmar Cove discussion.

Thanks for providing such a great tool to us.

Ramesh

:thanks:

Hello, My name is Marc Bassler.
I am a Manufacturing Engineer for more than 30 years. I have worked for small job shops and large corporations such as Harley Davidson here in Milwaukee.
I currently work for a larger job shop called MetalCut products in South Milwaukee. I specialize in CNC machining. I have worked with Quality departments for most of my career.
I love to sail and play golf. I am very interested in financial markets and investment vehicles.
My pet peeve with quality is QA personnel that focus on paperwork and proceedures but can't make it work day to day. I just wish we could work better together to help shop personnel do there job better with less effort!
I look forward to working with this group.

Hello Everyone!
1. Name Bob Fowler
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do Quality Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in Automotive Metal Stampings
4. Company you work for and location Pax Machine Works, Inc. Located in Celina Ohio.
5. Length of time in quality function 31 years total in Quality field. I have close to 16 years at my current employer. (31 years! Time for a career change?) I think I will be allowed to retire at eighty something...
6. Something personal that sets you apart. I would like to think I am a common sense kind of person that does not get caught up in rigid procedures with no value added purpose or results.
7.Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) When customers require data and submission documents that serve no real purpose to improve quality then turn around and want cost reductions.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Back off on the red tape and get down to basics. Good products from good people without a lot of unnecessary information.:agree1:

Hello,

It's really wonderful forum.

I have been enjoying the discussion quiet long.

REgards,

We have an opportunity to supply some product to a company that ships their product overseas as well as domestic. We have sent samples to our customer and have been approve. Now they are asking that we have a PED coertification in order to supply this product to them on a regular basis. We have several plants which are ISO certified, but do not have a PED certificate. The plant that produced the samples are not ISO certified, but have a QMS management system in place. This plant is UL approved and has audits often.

Is it possible to obtain a PED certification with a QMS management system? IF not, is it possible to get the PED certification added to one of the other plants ISO registration and run the product there?

I have printed out the "PED overview", but need these questions answered.

Thank you for your time.

Wendell-

I registered today!

1. Name - Ruthie Jones
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Quality/Environmental Coordaintor
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Home Entertainment Services - same company since I left UNI except in different countries.
4. Company you work for and location - prefer not to say, but it's in Melbourne
5. Length of time in quality function - 10 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - I'm scottish?
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) - KPI Output figures seem more important
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Make everybody understand the difference between QC and QA, so when you explain what you do to other people they don't think you are a product tester!!!

:)Hello ,
My answer is
1. lgm
2. QA
3. AUTOMOTIVE
4. CHINA
5. 3YEAR

Glad to join here.


:)

Hi.

I am very interested in all of what is happening in the Quality Assurance/Control, Lean Six Sigma arena, where this is all going, how it is working and how it isn't, where everyone wants to go from here.

I have been in the Marketing Research business for 30 some years much of which has been in the Customer Satisfaction rarea.

I am currently an independent consultant focusing/incorporating Lean Six Sigma approaches, integrating my CS work that equates to building The House of Quality/Quality Function Deployment and then carrying out Kaizen Events, etc. implmentation to the shop floor level.

I developed a methodology back in 1993 that looks at the entire company and then trees down to the individual employee level within individual departments, all linking back to Customer Needs and Requirements. A Total Operations Performance Systems (TOPS) approach. While utilizing much of what is Six Sigma/Lean, my approach interjects the ability to respond to individual customers (Mass Customization), so the entire approach, when it touches customers, is not completely regimented and check list oriented in Sales and Service Processes, for instance. Nissan and Infiniti adopted this approach back in 1995 and are still using it.

1.Name:Venkatesh R.K.
2.Job title:QA Engineer & MR
3.Industry you are in:Quality department
4.Company name:Kashi Precision Components Peenya - Bangalore
5.Length oftime in quality:12 years
6.Person
7.Your pet peeve in quality:Process failure during manufacturing
8.Word of quality:Fit to function.
:thanx:

1. Name - Vipin
2. Job Title - Quality Assurance Analyst
3. Industry - Currently: Weston Solutions
4. Job - Hyderabad India
5. Length of time in quality function - OUCH - 2 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - hard working, Logical and Practical
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - I would like to change the attitude of people towards quality by making them show the results

1. Name
Eric Ezor

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
I am the Quality Manager and am implementing AS9100 at work.

3. Industry you're in or have been in
Broaches

4. Company you work for and location
Pioneer Broach Co.
Los Angeles California

5. Length of time in quality function
on and off for a year

6. Something personal that sets you apart
I make beats on the MPC and play blues guitar on the Glen^^

7. Your pet peeve in quality
I dont much like to do paperwork at a desk

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
simplify it.
:agree:

Hi,
This is Commander GD Sachdeva IN (RETD) after over 33 years of service with the Navy. Presently working with a Facilities Mgmt company since last +3 years as Head Operations Audit (FMS) and MR for QMS, EMS and OHSMS. Now decided to meove on for an easy life (lesser daily commuting).
Thanks and warm regards.

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 (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?


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See you down life's highway!

Eric

Welcome all newbies - great to hve you here :bigwave:

Thanks Ajit. I persume you are from Indian origin?

Thanks Ajit. I persume you are from Indian origin?

Yes Sir - I am basically from Mumbai and now in China. :)

Pl feel to contribute in the various forums that we have.

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 (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?

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See you down life's highway!

Eric

Hi My Name is SAS
Iam working as HR Executive and MR
Networking and telecom
Chennai India Co. Name cannot disclose

1. Melissa P.
2. Director Regulatory and Quality Affairs
3. medical devices
4. Long Island, NY
5. >15 years
6. Ability to prioritize, highly organized.
7. Pet peeve - ignoring procedures because "it's a rush".
8. Have all employees spend hands on time in a production and quality environment to understand why we create and enforce policies.

1. Name: Alejandro Ramírez
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Test coordinator/QA Engineer; I analyze data from test results and defects, maintain processes, train new team members, and occasionally test web apps.
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Aerospace, Software, Beverage, Insurance, Marketing.
4. Company you work for and location: Boeing, Seattle, WA, USA
5. Length of time in quality function: 11 years and counting...
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I love to listen to people :-)
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration): The snobbiness of technical people against non-technical people (I'm a sw engineer and I'm technical, but there are some jerks around there, let me tell you!)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: I would call my flavor of it "equality", where quality is accessible to everybody, not only to those who can afford it. Equal quality available to everybody, improving standards of living around the globe.

1. Name: Alejandro Ramírez
Welcome! We hope you'll participate in the discussions!

Hi!

New here as of about 30 mins ago!

I am Jonathan Phillips and own a small consultancy specialising in Quality Management Systems such as ISO 13485, ISO 9001 and also CE Marking for Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. Also act an an Authorised Representative for non EU based medical device manufacturers.

I have been doing this since 1997 and have helps about 100 organisations through this process!

I am based in the UK - Cardiff, Wales to be exact.

Most importantly I am happy to help as much as I can!

Hi!

New here as of about 30 mins ago!

I am Jonathan Phillips and own a small consultancy specialising in Quality Management Systems such as ISO 13485, ISO 9001 and also CE Marking for Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. Also act an an Authorised Representative for non EU based medical device manufacturers.

I have been doing this since 1997 and have helps about 100 organisations through this process!

I am based in the UK - Cardiff, Wales to be exact.

Most importantly I am happy to help as much as I can!

Welcome and good to see you getting your feet wet.

Hi

Jonathan Phillips

i m ramesh working as a supplier quality and also looking after calibration in INDIA

Nice to

Hi everyone - I have been lurking for quite a while now - Never needing to ask a question as someone has always answered it before I needed to know!!

Thought it was about time I stopped being rude and said Hello!

Answer to the questions are.....

1. Name Kieron King
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do Quality Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in Plastic Moulding for Pharmaceutical packaging
4. Company you work for and location Cope Allman Jaycare (Porstmouth UK)
5. Length of time in quality function 19 years (previously in food)
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Im lovely. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) Redtape, Beaurocacy, no can do attitude
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Remove the rule for rules sake attitude...are you listening MHRA!!

Hello all,
1. I'm KC from Malaysia.

2. I'm going to join in a firm specialise in the field of Quality.

3. As a man will lost his focus if he/she don't have a good health, so i prefer to do Guasa exercise where i just need a Guasa scrapping board that i can do it anywhere and anytime i like and really helpful whenever a person fainted on the street, act fast, also some jogging, hiking (occasionally). For spiritual health, i would attend a church service on every Sunday to worship and praise to the Lord.

i've been gone through the forum posted and really find out it's interesting enough to provide necessary information and progressive learning from all of the experience guy out there especially for those who are really like to find out more about their field in manufacturing line especially in process and QA. For me, i would be more to seek advice in QA (ISO QMS) since i'm going to hold a job which dealing with consumer goods for households and medical industries. Before i end, i would like to say this forum really help those who would like to seek advice and upgrade their skills in their field in the manufacturing line.

Thank you guys a lot and appreciate all the advice contributed.:agree1:

Hello all,
1. I'm KC from Malaysia.

Welcome to the Cove, KC :bigwave: Are you from Ipoh ?

My Malaysian friends get me great coffee packets (3 in 1 type) from Ipoh :)

Hello Jit, thanks for your greeting:D, yup, i'm from Ipoh, that is one of the famous product in Ipoh, Malaysia, there's a lot more but you have taste it in Malaysia environment then only you'll feel the real taste and aroma of the food;)...so, on and off, i might need advise from you on the quality system (ISO9001:2000) as i'm quite new in this, especially in take over the QA job from a resigned guy, implementing and maintaining the system, maybe for starting, you can advise me on what are the priority i should focus on to make my job more efficient and effective.:thanx:

1. Name: Jelly Ma from China
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: MR, and wanna to be ISO 9001 and 16949 auditor
3. Industry you're in or have been in: auto seat heater manufacturer
4. Company you work for and location: Lengech automotive system Co., Ltd. Beijing
5. Length of time in quality function: since 2001
6. Something personal that sets you apart: personal reasone
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) : The boss said "It's their job", other said "it's not our job" Who's job? It's everyone's job, but no one says "it's my job"
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Make the standards as simple as everyone can understand them

Hello Jit, thanks for your greeting:D, yup, i'm from Ipoh, that is one of the famous product in Ipoh, Malaysia, there's a lot more but you have taste it in Malaysia environment then only you'll feel the real taste and aroma of the food;)...so, on and off, i might need advise from you on the quality system (ISO9001:2000) as i'm quite new in this, especially in take over the QA job from a resigned guy, implementing and maintaining the system, maybe for starting, you can advise me on what are the priority i should focus on to make my job more efficient and effective.:thanx:

Hi KC,

Pl feel free to post your questions in the respective forums

I am sure that you will have all your questions answered - this is a great site where people help one another :)

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 : RAYMOND TADIFA
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do : QA-SYSTEM ENGINEER
3. Industry you're in or have been in : MANUFACTURING OF PLASTIC COMPONENT (AUTOMOTIVE, MEDICAL AND COMMERCIAL)
4. Company you work for and location :UNIVAC PRECISION ENGINEERING PTE LTD
5. Length of time in quality function :6 YEARS (ACCUMULATED)
6. Something personal that sets you apart :Play Volleyball, Bowling, Table Tennis and Badminton
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?

Really hope to Learn a lot from the Forum...

1. Eric
2. Compliance Manager
3. 38 years in Health Service (UK)
4. Microbiology Dept.
5. Last 6 years of the 38 above
6. Was a top grade football referee in Scotland until compulsory retirement at 50. Still keeping fit with 10K events for charity.
7. Pet peeve ......... That quality is always seen as someone else's job!
8. I would like to see more attention to the human element, remove fear etc.

Hello all, I have recently been given the position of quality leader and have for 2 months now raided the cove for as much information as i could get my hands on and have to say it is invaluable:thanx:, so with that said i should introduce myself

1. Name: Aaron Day
2. Title: Engineering Analyst
3. Industry: Engineering
4. Company: IDAC
5. Experience with quality: 2 months
6. Something interesting about myself: For being the yesman(hence the reason for being on here)
7. Pet peeve: no peeves from me
8. if i could change the world of QA: i would have a better term for product realisation as this for me is the source of much confusion

1. My name is David
2. I provide consultancy on the implementation and management of quality management systems.
3. Pharmaceuticals, IVDs and toiletries and cosmetics.
4. Process Auditing Services, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
5. 40+ years
6. The beard.
7. Never having been given the magic wand to fix problems, particularly non-conforming product, that everyone else believes quality people have!
8. The attitude of senior management.:cool:

Hi everyone!

My name is Tia Davis.
I am the Program Manager
For a healthcare services agency that has begun its venture into providing alternative living units.
I am a newbie to the field of QA and that's why I am here
What sets me apart? My patience even with the most unlikely people and situations.
Don't have any peeves.
In the world of QA, I would imagine that I would want it work in practice just as it is written on paper with minor deviations.

Hello Elsmar Cove Forum members!

I am new here and I hope to learn as much as possible and to be able to contribute whatever I can.. So thanks for having me here!

So with that said I should introduce myself:

My name is Luis Mata and I'm 32 years old.
I work for Denso located in Portugal. We're in the automotive business, producing I/C and Radiators for OE and After Markets.

Currently I am TIE Department Manager for 2,5 year now. Before I was Logistics Manager. I have a very positive attitude (uncommon rare nowadays...)

If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I would say that must be cheaper and as efficient...
:thanx:

1. Name: Raymond Borenstein
2. Title: Team Leader Quantity Management of Suppliers
3. Industry: Electronics
4. Company: Major
5. Experience with quality: 20 yrs Dev & Production Management; 20 years: QA , Supplier Management, Certified ISO Auditor; AS9102 / FAI instructor.
6. Something interesting about myself: Life is short, ENJOY!
7. Pet peeve: Those who try to pull the wool over my eyes.
8. if I could change the world of QA: Then we must eliminate; "Delivery over all else thinking".

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: Akshaya
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Senior Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Biopharmaceuticals
4. Company you work for and location: India, Maharashtra
5. Length of time in quality function: 15 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration) : Non compliance
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?

Abolish the quality department and make all other departments responsible for the quality with strictest controls.
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See you down life's highway!

Eric
Abolish the quality department and make all other departments responsible for the quality with strict controls.

1. My name is Christy Boyd
2. My Job Title is Quality Documentation Coordinator
3. Industry you're in or have been in
4. I currently work for Vocollect Inc in Pittsburgh PA.
5. At the end of April it will be 2 years that I have been here and before that I spent 9 years at Sony Electronics doing records retention and auditing.
6. Can't think of anything that sets me apart from any other working mother...
7. My pet peeve in quality is that every time people see you, they want to run and hide.
8. If you could change the world of quality, I would give everyone a lesson on Word so that formatting procedures wouldn't be so frustrating.

1. My name's Fajar Gozali
2. I'm a document controller
3. Oil&Gas
4. Nippon Steel Eng. in jakarta
5. i'm totaly a green less then 3years, hope i can learn a lot in here
6. hmmm... not sure
7. don't know
8. with experience i have?? i don't know, that's why i'm here to learn something from seniors with much much more experiences, so i can broaden my horizon in this business in order to do something about it.

I would like to welcome all the new members
Please remember there are no stupid questions
We all were in your place once

Please use us

I'm not actually new but this is my first post...
1.My name is Ruth Zelaya
2. My Job Title is Quality Systems Manager
3. I'm currently working for a small automotive supplier who is breaking into aerospace.
4. I work for Metal Textiles in NJ.
5. I've been here for just over a year,starting as quality administrator and ending up as systems manager due to the economy, but I've been in Quality for over 25 years now. Everything from kitchen tools to high speed trains. (A part's a part)
6. Had my kids reading micrometers and doing inspections before they left grammar school.
7. My pet peeve in quality is that somehow people believe you can inspect quality into something when it doesn't already exist there.
8. If you could change the world of quality; see above.

I've run into an issue that i'm hoping someone else out there can offer some insight. We use a material that is not typical for most products and we are not able to get the product in the way we need it from an ISO registered supplier. This violates the TS requirements as far as I can see; anyone else run into this and found a way around it?

Thanks

Hello, painfully new here. I went looking for a resource for myself after a client included me in their basic problem solving brief training.

1. Judy
2. Tech Writer
3. Industries: Everything from medical and science instruments to enterprise-wide asset management software.
4. Company: Contract - varies. I like companies with toys: lasers, projectors, robots.
5. Length of time in quality function: n/a
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I break things, software and computer-related mostly.
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration): you guys don't get paid enough.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? raise your profiles.

Sometimes the things you stumble upon turn out to have the greatest value. I'll be reading the forum in the evenings on my time, but I really wanted a template to show a co-worker something today. Thank you.

I've run into an issue that i'm hoping someone else out there can offer some insight. We use a material that is not typical for most products and we are not able to get the product in the way we need it from an ISO registered supplier. This violates the TS requirements as far as I can see; anyone else run into this and found a way around it?

Thanks

Am I correct in understanding you're looking for help in circumventing official requirements? :notme:
I'm intrigued by how cryptical the question is and what this "mysterious" material is :rolleyes:
Personally I'd ask the people that stipulate the requirements as, if it really is a violation, there probably is a reason.

Well I guess in wanting to use material from an unregistered supplier, yes I'd have to agree that I'm looking to circumvent the requirements. The material is vermiculite...yep, dirt. The kind that we need to use for the process to run correctly just isn't available from an ISO supplier. We are trying to lead the supplier into certification but it's not a definite. In the meantime, have you tried to explain to the "big three" that you need to change something?

I'm not actually new but this is my first post...
1.My name is Ruth Zelaya
2. My Job Title is Quality Systems Manager
3. I'm currently working for a small automotive supplier who is breaking into aerospace.
4. I work for Metal Textiles in NJ.
5. I've been here for just over a year,starting as quality administrator and ending up as systems manager due to the economy, but I've been in Quality for over 25 years now. Everything from kitchen tools to high speed trains. (A part's a part)
6. Had my kids reading micrometers and doing inspections before they left grammar school.
7. My pet peeve in quality is that somehow people believe you can inspect quality into something when it doesn't already exist there.
8. If you could change the world of quality; see above.

I've run into an issue that i'm hoping someone else out there can offer some insight. We use a material that is not typical for most products and we are not able to get the product in the way we need it from an ISO registered supplier. This violates the TS requirements as far as I can see; anyone else run into this and found a way around it?

Thanks

Am I correct in understanding you're looking for help in circumventing official requirements? :notme:
I'm intrigued by how cryptical the question is and what this "mysterious" material is :rolleyes:
Personally I'd ask the people that stipulate the requirements as, if it really is a violation, there probably is a reason.

Well I guess in wanting to use material from an unregistered supplier, yes I'd have to agree that I'm looking to circumvent the requirements. The material is vermiculite...yep, dirt. The kind that we need to use for the process to run correctly just isn't available from an ISO supplier. We are trying to lead the supplier into certification but it's not a definite. In the meantime, have you tried to explain to the "big three" that you need to change something?

Please start a thread in the appropriate forum to discuss 'business'. Thanks!

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Well I guess in wanting to use material from an unregistered supplier, yes I'd have to agree that I'm looking to circumvent the requirements. The material is vermiculite...yep, dirt. The kind that we need to use for the process to run correctly just isn't available from an ISO supplier. We are trying to lead the supplier into certification but it's not a definite. In the meantime, have you tried to explain to the "big three" that you need to change something?

Ruth I've sent you a PM (Private Message). Being new you may not know how this works but click on your name and you should be able to open it.
Marc, sorry but I'm not sure if everyone knows about PMs, so thus the reason for this "extra" message in the wrong thread.

No problem. It just gets sorta hard to find information when 'business' topics are carried out at length in the 'Introductions' thread. Finding things in the forum 'works' much better if a thread is started and the discussion carried out there.

Reply to Wendell: This is not a good forum to ask for this assistance. I suggest you go back to the forum listingsand post it there.

The only PED certification that I know of is the pressure equipment directive.

1. Name: Mark D.
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: QA Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in: veterinary science
4. Company you work for and location: Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, Laramie, WY
5. Length of time in quality function: 5 years so far
6. Something personal that sets you apart: hmmm, I have two sibe huskies:)
7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration): adults who have to be wrangled like 6 year olds.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I'd like to see greater involvement in quality from the veterinary science field.

Thanks:)

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 (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?


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See you down life's highway!

Eric
1. Jenny Wang
2. Quality Engineer and International Certification Engineer
3. China
4. Honeywell, Shanghai, China
5. Less than one year, This is NEW for me
6. My little baby's cry!
7. Milk powder must be safty!
8. I will change the quality right now if I can:D

1. Name
Nawsheen Aumeer

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Quality Assurance Officer - Ensure compliance for ISO 9001 and HACCP in a Logistics Company

3. Industry you're in or have been in
Dairy industry (yogurt, ice cream, milk, cheese), food industry (tea), metal works, Laboratory, Logistics

4. Company you work for and location
Mauritius Freeport Development Lts, Mauritius (Indian Ocean)

5. Length of time in quality function
6 months
Previously freelance consultant for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, HACCP

6. Something personal that sets you apart
Excellent document presentation (works pretty well when you have to extract critical information from the scribbles of the supervisors to generate a new procedure, instruction or record)

7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
Do it right, but my way;

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
The Quality person does not DO the job, does not provide the resources either,
but only tells you what methods to use to get the resources to do the job...

Here we go.....
1. My name is Clayton D. Morse Sr.
2.Quality Assurance Manager-Management Rep for ISO-AS9100
3. Aerospace and Defense
4. Contract Manufacturer just north of Atlanta
5. I have been doing this for 15 years
6. I started on the shop floor so I know the little shortcuts the machinists try on me!
7. People screaming for quality check off sheets then not using them fully!
8. I would make everything I could automated to ease the burden of human error.

Hi Clayton,

Welcome to the Cove. I am from the materials testing world and your comment about automating everything interested me because I dont hear this too often from the US.

My company (Zwick) manufactures robotic testing machines and if we can be of any support to you in your quest to completely automate physical testing then please give us a call with no obligation whatsoever.

We have installed hundreds of robotic testing systems worldwide.

Best regards,

David Phillips

Hi
Please see my personal details:

Name: Thomas Kurian
Designation: Quality Manager
Company: Nass Scafform
Country: Bahrain
Length of time in Quality: 6 years
Something personal that sets you apart: hardworking

Something personal that sets you apart: hardworking

Sorry but I can't resist this - "It doesn't say much for your co-workers" :D
This was written with my tongue in my cheek, as I'm certain you didn't mean it to be understood as I just implied.

1. Name
Ryan Gibson

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Quality Control Manager

3. Industry you're in or have been in
Importer of industrial fasteners and other products

4. Company you work for and location
Omni Industrial in Luverne, AL

5. Length of time in quality function
3 months

6. Something personal that sets you apart
I have an analytical mind, helps out in this field!

7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
Customers who won't agree to an acceptable defective percent or level.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
I'll let you know once I get a better understanding of quality...

1. Name
Ryan Gibson

7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
Customers who won't agree to an acceptable defective percent or level.


I suggest you look at thread 'Sampling Evidence requirements - Pursuing AS9100' Are you really willing to knowingly accept defective parts?

1. Name
Ryan Gibson

7. Your pet peeve in quality (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
Customers who won't agree to an acceptable defective percent or level.


I suggest you look at thread 'Sampling Evidence requirements - Pursuing AS9100' Are you really willing to knowingly accept defective parts?


I'll take a look at that thread.

To be more specific, we sell parts in large volumes. Each lot is typically greater than 50M and it's not uncommon to ship hendreds of thousands, or millions of parts. When shipping large quantities, we almost always encounter some percentage of defective parts. I would like to know what AQL or PPM we need to implement across the board (or possibly different programs for different customers depending on their requirements). Of course I don't want to accept any defective parts, but in our business, a certain percentage of defects is inevitable. My goal in starting this program is to build quality into our suppliers' manufacturing process, therefore decreasing quality problems once parts arrive to our warehouse or to our customer.

Sorry to be so lengthy...

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 (pet peeve is a minor annoyance that can instill a great level of frustration)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?


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See you down life's highway!

Eric


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Hi, folks

My name is mohamed ,
:cool: I am from Libya, North Africa ...

I am studying in graduate studies , and have been working in a metal forging shop ... Also I have a little info on quality control ..:agree1:

I expect to be with you making discussion in many topics ...
:agree:

Hello,

1. Name : Valérie

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do : Supplier Quality Engineer in charge of supplier PPAP and APQP

3. Industry you're in or have been in : Pumps industry

5. Length of time in quality function : 3 years

Hi All,

I am Jennifer

Job Title : Management representative / Quality Eng.

Length of time in quality function: 1 yr (am happy that there are so many seniors in this forum who could help me....have already read through so many threads and are really useful).

Name: Ken L.
Job Title: Manager, RA/QA
Industry: Medical Devices
Company: Propper Mfg., located in Long Island City, NY
Length of time in Quality function: 20+ years
Something that sets me apart: I am ME and don't pretend to be someone else.
Pet Peeve: When someone reads something into something that is not there.
If I could change the world of Quality: Cut back on the mis-use of the word Documentation, Specification and Procedure. Before you know it, someone is going to write a Specification to Document the Procedure on going to the bathroom.

Welcome to all the new users!!

:bigwave::bigwave::bigwave:

Hello!

My Name: Candice
My Job Title: Quality Assurance Director
The Industry I'm in or have been in: Aerospace
Length of time in quality function: 4 years
My pet peeve in quality: When individuals say "It's not my job"

Name: Bob M
Title: Manager - Quality / Laboratory
Industry: Automotive Supplier - Tier 2
Time in Function: 11 Yrs
My Pet Peeve: Why does my Customer have to audit me if I am TS16949 Certified? Quality people that do not understand Gage R&R or Dimensional Capability.

Been lurking around and find this site to be a wealth of information!

Thanks!

Name: Bob M
Title: Manager - Quality / Laboratory
Industry: Automotive Supplier - Tier 2
Time in Function: 11 Yrs
My Pet Peeve: Why does my Customer have to audit me if I am TS16949 Certified? Quality people that do not understand Gage R&R or Dimensional Capability.

Been lurking around and find this site to be a wealth of information!

Thanks!This (Why does my Customer have to audit me if I am TS16949 Certified? ) might be an interesting topic to raise in the business forums - think about starting a thread if you'd really like to know what folks from both sides of the question think.

My first question to narrow the focus:
Do they audit to the Standard or are they looking specifically at processes affecting product you make for them?

Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave: