1. Name
Balaji Ramesh

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Manufacturing Engineer

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

4. Company you work for and location
NYX Shreveport

5. Length of time in quality function
None

6. Something personal that sets you apart

7. Your pet peeve in quality

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

Jodi,
Welcome to cove. You are bringing in a lot of Quality Knowledge and experience. Hope to see more of your interesting threads and postings.
Balaji,
Welcome. You are bringing in manufacturing perspective to this forum. There are lot of automotive threads and postings that you can help us with.
Regards,
Govind.

Hi peeps!
good thing i found this site! lots to learn and a good resource.
nway, here's my profile:

1. Phillip O.rtiz Luis
2. Analyst - Operations Review dept.
3. Life Insurance
4. Cocolife - Philippines (Makati)
5. about five years - Internal Quality Auditor
6. I love fish keeping!
7. Your pet peeve in quality - i still figure this out... edit this next tme. :)
8. I'd say that Quality projects (drives) should be a premium for every organization, instead of being just a 'project initiative'

1. Name: W. Craig Wall
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Quality Engineer, ASQ CSSBB
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Automotive
4. Company you work for and location: TBMK, Lebanon, KY
5. Length of time in quality function: 10 Years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Still racing motocross at an age that I should know better
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Too much emphasis on style and too little on substance at times
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Change the mindset of those who believe quality is handled by only the Quality department

1. Name
Mike McKeown

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Product Manager - QMS Software Company

3. Industry you're in or have been in
Automotive, Software

4. Company you work for and location
Agate Software - Lansing, MI

5. Length of time in quality function
5 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart
My sense of humor :)

7. Your pet peeve in quality
Compliance for the sake of compliance!!!

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Make companies realize that QMS are intended to help you improve your business, not something to get (or keep) you "in the game".

I work for a SW company that sells/markets QMS software. My hope though, is to continue to learn from the experts as much as I can about quality systems. In a previous life I spent some years in a plastics manufacturing company laboratory as a supervisor. I got to see firsthand what "compliance for the sake of compliance" can get you...frustrated and overworked!!!

I'm looking forward to meeting you all!

Welcome, folks! Just jump in any time! If you help and any of us can help, we will!

Welcome, folks! Just jump in any time! If you help and any of us can help, we will!:bigwave: I'd like to echo Marc's greetings. He's right, only a few of us bite, but we don't swallow!:D
It is so nice to see new folks. Once you get your feet wet and get used to the dazzling array of opportunities to learn and to help, we hope you'll become a regular visitor here in the Cove.

As the sign in one of my local emporiums says,
"There's no place like this place anyplace else, so this must be the place you want!"

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


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See you down life's highway!

Eric

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

1.Omar A. Rahman
2. Consultant , ISO 9001:2000 , ISO/TS 16949:2002, OHSAS 18000, ISO 14001:1996.
3. Have been in Injection moulding, metal stamping , machining , Assembly.
4. ISOS Arista in malaysia.
5. 7 years in quality line, 1 and 1/2 years consulting.
6. Im half malay , half indian and able to speak in malay,english,tamil and mandarin (chinese).
7. Lots of client want to be certify to ISO, but always think their own system is much better..
8. C.B shall be selected and payed by the audited/certified organization's customer.

:) Hello ALL! It is very nice to be at Your Cove! My name is Ola (Aleksandra is the same name ;-)), I'm a new member at quality world and I suppose if I am regular on your site and look on your discusions and opinions I will have a lot of questions to you and will be of any help to you. I work at company that produce plastic parts to car application as Quality Engineer. I interesting in any cars devision.

I wish you the best and GOOD LUCK!!! Bye

Hello
My name is George.
I am an auditor in the agro-field (I think that this will be a major NC for me from what I was reading during the last days I visited the site.... :( ).
I really think that this site offers many things to all quality people and I would really like to be a part of it.
I am abt to stop working as a subcontracted auditor and make smth new in the certification field - namely a new certification company in the food field mainly concerned with ISO 14000, HACCP, BRC, IFS, EUREPGAP, SQF, BIOLOGICAL etc.
Both iso/iec guides 62-65.
Most probably I will open up a new topic in the registration field of Elsmar Cove reg the abv.
See you there!!!!
Ciao for now

undefined1. Name? Dawn Handy
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do? Quality System Administrator (Fancy title for Jack of all Trades) :lol:
3. Industry you're in or have been in? Automotive (Tier 1)
4. Company you work for and location? Federal Screw Works, Romulus MI
5. Length of time in quality function? 8 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart? Always seeing the glass 3/4 full
7. Your pet peeve in quality? "But that is how we have always done it."
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Get people to actually do as they say and say as they do!!!

1. Name - Charles Richard Patterson, AKA Rick

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Quality Systems Coordinator, involved with aspects of ISO 9001:2000, Continuous Improvement, etc

3. Industry you're in or have been in - Mining, Ground Calcium Carbonate

4. Company you work for and location - IMERYS, Specialty Minerals Division, Sylacauga, Alabama

5. Length of time in quality function - Seven Years ( 4.5 yrs QA Lab Technician, 2.5 yrs Quality Systems Coordinator)

6. Something personal that sets you apart - I play piano by ear, talented sketch artist, love classical music, favorite foods are spinach, liver, oysters

7. Your pet peeve in quality - documented procedures not matching "the way we really do it"

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Get everyone involved and active.

undefined1. Name? Dawn Handy
7. Your pet peeve in quality? "But that is how we have always done it."
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Get people to actually do as they say and say as they do!!!

Welcome to the Cove, Dawn. I could not help but notice your quote above "But that is how we have always done it". I have attached a Slide Show I placed on the cove some time ago that deals withthis very topic. I use at at all of my Quality Training as an ice breaker.

See Apes and Culture powerpoint presentation in the Teaching quality! The History of quality (from artisans to TQM) (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?p=47419#post47419) thread.

Enjoy!

:lol:

This is Jaco from China, quality supervisor. If someone from Germany would like to have Chinese friend, I could be the one. A rookie, who is ardent in his pursuit of VDA knowledge.

Impractical dream is't it? :o
I always be the man like that!

Jaco

1. My name is Marq Thompson
2. Currently I am an Engineering / Manufacturing Manager but in my previos life I was a Quality Manager for 5 years
3. I am currently in the Industrial Hose market, working with Automotive, Marine, Commercial and Medical fluid or air transfer systems. I have also worked in the medical and electronics industry.
4. The company I work for is called Purosil and we are located in Souther California
5. I have been involved in some aspect of quality most of my career but have only in the past 7 years been a large player in it.
6. I can't say that it sets me apart from others in Quality but my integrity, committment and dedication to achieving a level of quality within my company definately sets me apart from others in my company.
7. I don't actually have a pet peeve in quality but I am a bit disappointed in the typical backseat role quality takes in a manufacturing environment. Even though my current employer, and other employers before this one, have QS or ISO certification and are supposed to drive quality down from Top Level Management, I find that they are only interested in quality systems when there are audits coming that could affect the attainment or retainment of the certification. These quality systems were not designed to be a rush and fix type of system, they are supposed to be used to plan and develop processes that maintain a level of quality in the manufacturing of a product, to increase the reliability of the product and reduce possible modes of failure. A well designed and structured quality system could save a company a large sum of money, yet Top Level Management rarely sees it as an opportunity for success, only for monetary growth. Sorry, didn't mean to vent there.
8. If I could change the world of quality, i would make it a requirement that all operators, managers and supervisors haveto spend a year in a quality role prior to filling their allotted position. I believe there would be a lot more understanding with regard to acceptable and/or desirable products and less rework/scrap coming through the final inspection area in typical manufacturing companies.

1. Name? Michael Lofting

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do? Business Consultant helping organisations get certified to management standards

3. Industry you're in or have been in? Consultancy before that Automotive (Tier 1) before that testing facility before that petroleum chemist

4. Company you work for and location? John L Bates and Associates a consultancy company in Adelaide, Australia

5. Length of time in quality function? 24 years from when it was just quality control

6. Something personal that sets you apart? Working in Australia. Helping so many different types of companies.

7. Your pet peeve in quality? "Don't get me started."

Oh OK then

Ridiculously complicated standards and tools (like TS16949).
Accreditation schemes that read like scams.
Resources diverted into onerous certification schemes and record keeping rather than improvement
Supplier Quality Manuals.

Finished for the moment.

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


I noticed that many of you in the states shared my cynisicm that quality can become the opposite of what it was meant to be. I did though join the site to get some sense of community with a group that faces the same sort of challenges I do so that I can learn and help others.

I did though join the site to get some sense of community with a group that faces the same sort of challenges I do so that I can learn and help others.You really hit a nerve there... Of course we all come here to learn and help each other, but that sense of community is not to be neglected either: We really do need the possibility to discuss things with people facing similar challenges. This is the place to do it, if there ever was one.

Welcome all :bigwave:. We are looking forward to your posts.

/Claes

1. Dave Ward
2. Design Engineer, Automotive Group
3. Currently – Automotive Previously – Power Boilers
4. Spectrum Control, Inc. at Fairview, Pa
5. 3 Months
6. I’ve always worked on cars and now I’m designing automotive parts
7. Inaccurate and Inconsistent Data Acquisition
8. Everyone would have the exposure and understanding of Quality and it’s importance. If this was possible, everything would run smoother.
:)

1. Hi, my name is Beverly Cook.:bigwave:
2. QS 9000 Specialist
3. I work in the automotive industry.
4. TG Missouri Corp., a Japanese Manufacturer, in Perryville, Missouri
5. I have worked in quality for nearly 30 years in various capacities. I have been at TG for 7 years.
6. On the personal side, I have a farm and commercial herd of cattle. Whenever I come home stressed over QS or TS, I go ride my 4-wheeler.
7. I guess my biggest pet peeve is that most companies are not smart enough to utilize the resources that they have to make them an awesome company. They treat quality people like second class citizens instead of embracing them and working together.
8. If I could change anything, I think I would change the attitude of Management. :bonk:

1. Hi, my name is Beverly Cook7. I guess my biggest pet peeve is that most companies are not smart enough to utilize the resources that they have to make them an awesome company. They treat quality people like second class citizens instead of embracing them and working together.Welcome! You and I are going to get along just fine!

--Jodi

1. Name:
Emil Rashkovski

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do:
Quality Assurance Engineer
Responsible for suppliers, internal non-conformances, BSC, FMEA, SPC...

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

4. Company you work for and location:
Melexis-Bulgaria

5. Length of time in quality function:
2 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart:
I am looking for well payd job. My salary here in Bulgaria is 200EUR/monthly.

7. Your pet peeve in quality:
I hate the quality of services in Bulgaria. In general there is no quality culture outside the big western companies.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?:
Nothing. The world is tough enough and we have to survive. As Deming says: You may not follow all this things - the survival is not obligatory.

1.Name LC Lee
2.Job Title: specialist ( in ISO consulting)
3.Industry : consulting line all along serving all type of industry.
4. Company: CCIS SIngapore , Singapore
5.Length in quality: 7 years in environmental services
6. -
7.Pet peeves: doing it just for certification sake.
8.If i could change the world: really commit the top management to lead the way

Hello and greetings from Riga Latvia now part of the European Union

I am an American who has decided to live in Europe after 30 years of doing quality improvement work in the USA and Asia.

I now operate a company based in Riga Latvia that provides the Dr. Deming RED BEAD Experiement game to world wide clients.

I was part of the original group that developed the game in 1992 while working at Hewlett-Packard Company in California. I have been manufacturing and selling the game since 1994.

For the last five years I have been working to improve quality in the ex soviet country of Latvia. Latvia has a long history of quality dating back over 800 years now. But, the Soviet mindset has left some serious scars on the people and the work systems. It is quite a bit of work to find ways to remove these old habits and find new ways of managing and operating a business.

My biggests problem with quality programs is that people talk a lot and don't seem to find time to "Walk the Talk"!

I am excited about the future as sales of the RED BEAD Experiment have been strong all over the world this year.

My plan is to develop a series of online workshops and group meetings around the world to discuss the methods and techniques of Dr. Demings teachings at a grass roots level.

If you are interested in joing our groups, please visit these sites and send me an email.

Regards, Mike Johnson

Hi all :) ,

1. Name: Yugender

2. Job Title: ISO Quality guy working on ISO certification

3. Industry: Call center company

4. Company: IIC Systems Pvt. Ltd.

5. Experience: 3 months experience on ISO

6. In my 3 months experience, one month i worked under Quality manager, but after some time he got good job in overseas and left the company.... As a quality guy i took the charge of ISO certification, and i am doing my best for this certification

another important thing is I am not getting ful support from departments. But still I am working hard for ISO. Dont you feel that i am different.......... i am different.

7. ???

8. I suggest people to write thier mistakes in piece of paper, so that they can rectify their mistakes


Thanks & Regards,
Yugender. K
ISO Quality Department

HI!

1. Name:
Lang Pawel

2. Job Title:
candidate for doctor's degree, trainee (4th month of 3 years long traineeship)

3. Industry:
machine and automotive industry

4. Company:
Volkswagen AG Germany, factory in Salzgitter

5. Experience:
engaged in QM since beggining of my technical highschool (measurement technology), then studies (M.Sc. production engineering and quality management in automotive industry) and now doctorate

during studies for 3 years I was consultant and trainer in area of health safety and environement care area

as MSc student trainee in Volkswagen AG for 6 months in quality management department and currently as above... :-D

I try to think after A.Eintein: "There are no things impossibile, only those which we can not do yet"...

Greetings to all of you here in "the Cove"

A quick introduction of myself....

...Name : let it be known as Masculinie
...Job Title : Principal Consultant
...Industry : professional services in independent Management-System
consulting, training and auditing
...Company : an International group from Singapore
...Experience : 30 years in Safety and Health, Quality, Environment, Product
and Food Safety - across all sectors in the region
...Uniqueness : Versatility and impressive professional Track Records
...Pet Peeve : system setup to please auditors in exchange of certificate
- a corporate 'paperchase' game
...Changes : management-systems to be fully integrated and 'business- linked' - more than just 'risk-free'

Looking forwards to proactively participating in your web chats....

:))

:bigwave: Welcome, new folks!

I hope your experience here in the Cove is enjoyable. You've arrived at a slow time in the USA - Labor Day weekend, the last major holiday of the summer. It will be an ideal time for you to explore the various features of the Cove:

downloads of useful articles and forms
search of topics that have meaning for you
reading some of the jokes in our humor section (after all, "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!")
If you ask any questions, though, don't expect a lot of replies until the holiday ends and folks return on Tuesday.

Hello,

My name is Marion

I work in a Vet Pharm. Company in Australia - jurox

I am working in QA at the moment, trying to get the 17025 standard.

I joined 3 years ago after working in the UK at Wyeth.

I started in QA about 9 months ago and its hard learning and applying all the regulations.

i hate people thinking that its all my rules, when its basic GMP!

:thanks: :)

1.Hai I am Laxman
2. Manager Quality
3. CEM
4. Avalon Technologies in Chennai (India)
5. 5 Years

1. Name: Serafino Cavanna 2. Job Title: Quality Assurance
3. Industry: Last 14 years - steel plant; previous 10 years - Plastic and rubber company
4. Company: From 1982 to 1990 Action technology company;Italy.
5. Length of time in Quality: 23 years

Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave: I hope you folks find what you need here in the Cove and will soon be contributing help and advice to the next new crop of Covers.

HelloAll!
Name given and taken: Luisa Maria
Job title: Customer Service Engineer/Corp. QMR Still do not know what I am supposed to do here but hey ...
Industry: (Last Year) Customer Service and contract services
Somethings that separates me from the pack: My passion for dogs, I have become a dog trainer and hope to have my own Doggie Day Care business someday
If I could change one thing in the Quality World is to have a consistent training approval certification. No offense but between the Internal auditor and the Lead Auditor, balck belts, green belts and now Lead Master, where does one turn to for a decent training?

Welcome

HelloAll!
If I could change one thing in the Quality World is to have a consistent training approval certification. No offense but between the Internal auditor and the Lead Auditor, balck belts, green belts and now Lead Master, where does one turn to for a decent training?


Here at the Cove
:biglaugh:

Hi everyone! :bigwave:
My name is Noel C. Soliva
Job Title: Process Engineer working for process and quality improvements
Industry I am in: Semiconductor Industry
Company: Currently I am working with Panjit Semiconductor in China. I worked for Fairchild Semiconductor Philippines for about 11 years.
Length of Time in Quality: I have been working with Quality people for about 5 years.
People working for quality are sometimes irritating but I understand the role. .
quality is a very important factor to be the best company.
If I can change the world of quality, every input variables must be closed to perfection and everybody must be responsible and involved.

Hello all, my Name is Kevin M. Haffey
Currently am a Quality Assurance Engineer - responsible for the quality system, etc.
Currently working for an iron powder producer, past work includes running an A2LA accredited lab in a steel mill, working as a field engineer for an industrial ga supplier, & working as a metallurgist in various capacities for steel mills.
Company is North American Hoganas, near Johnstown, PA
I've been out of college about 30 years - about 23 of it has been in quality related activities.
Something that sets me apart - an interest in history - most of the hobbies are related to it - French & Indian War (7 Years War for non-US members) reenactment, country dancing, blacksmithing, fencing, etc.
My pet peeve in quality is a toss-up between "the flavor of the day" and management lip service to the concept of quality.
Get management to fully support designing quality into products & realize that root cause analysis usually isn't quick/simple.
Regards to all and hope to provide some quality input to discussions & receive insights into quality/quality assurance. Only wish I'd discovered this site before we decided to upgrade our certification to ISO/TS 16949

Welcome to the Cove, folks:bigwave: !

We all hope you find what you need here and can become vital contributors to help others.

1. Name - Jonell

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Qaulity Coordinator (Management Rep for TS & company IT person)

3. Industry you're in or have been in - Automotive metal stamping

4. Company you work for and location - Small stamping company in NW OH

5. Length of time in quality function - 17 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart - member of the Ohio Search Angels & Volunteer Search Network

7. Your pet peeve in quality - Being tied to standards and specifications that tell a company how to run it's business. From my viewpoint, a company has 2 primary motivating factors; to satisfy it's customers, and to make money, which go hand in hand with each other.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Make top management responsible for the QMS. Heck, if you have to follow a standard or specification, why not put in that lovely little multi-page document that the management rep SHALL be someone from top management? LOL

:bigwave: Hi! I have been visiting the Cove off and on for about a year. It has been a great source of info. as well as a great "thought provoker"!

My name is Boots Roberts. I'm a Quality Engineer for a bearing manufacturer in South Carolina. We are mostly automotive, a portion of which goes to the Big 3. Before that, I was in Heavy truck for a manufacturer of fifth wheels (for about 5 years). Our plant was shut down for business reasons. And before that, I did Industrial/manufacturing engineering work (mostly) for a riding lawn mower manufacturer (for about 8 years).

I have been in quality for about 5 years. I started as the Industrial Engineering manager at the fifth wheel company, but they gave me a chance to try the Quality Manager's job after a few years. Right now I am responsible for a Doc control/ records activities,internal auditing, and various special projects as they come along. (Other duties as assigned!) And I am heavily involved in dealing with 3rd party audits.

I enjoy exercising. My main thing is running. (some would call it jogging) I am thinking about doing a half marathon soon. I guess that's a little unusual for a late 30's engineer!

My pet peeve in quality is people only doing a halfway job of applying the system. (the auditor WILL find them... it's Murphy's law!)

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


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See you down life's highway!

Eric

[This message has been edited by Greenraisin (edited 18 April 2001).]
1. Name - Alexis McCann
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Senior Quality Engineer, Systems
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Medical Device
4. Company you work for and location - Scotland
5. Length of time in quality function - ~6.5yrs Quality, 2 yrs Ops
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Still being asked for ID at 32!
7. Your pet peeve in quality - Lack of ownership and accountability expressed by Management due to the perception of the QMS as being "Quality's responsibility". I can see value in the comments made about using the terminology Management Systems instead!
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Fully agree with some of the previous comments. Rotational roles for a period to give experience of 'walking in the other man's shoes'. My initial experience gained in Manufacturing has proved invaluable to me time and time again.

First visit - I'm finding this site fascinating and extremely reassuring in the number of like minded people out ther!

1. Name: Sarah

2. Job title: Technical writer. What I do: proofread laboratory procedures, answer the phone. I have recently been designated as "documnet control staff" in the lab's incipient ISO 17025 quality system.

3. Industry you're in or have been in: I work in a regulatory lab that does chemical and microbiological analyses of foods, feeds, soil, water, and vegetation. Before this, I was a specialty chemicals production worker.

4. Company you work for and location: Minnesota state government in St. Paul.

5. Length of time in quality function: I started this job 2 years ago.

6. Something personal that sets you apart: Never thought I'd end up in an office job.

7. Your pet peeve in quality: the attitude that says, "We know what we're doing. Written procedures are a formality. When we tell Farmer Brown he can't sell that tanker of milk, that's all he needs to know. If he doesn't like it he can sue us."

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do: I'm not out to change the world (of quality), just the little corner of it I find myself in now. Long way to go. Thanks, Elsmar Cove contributors, for being here.

Name: Diana Auclair
Job Title/explanation: QA/RA Documentation and Compliance Supervisor. My duties include managing QA/RA compliance, QA/RA documentation/submission activities and too many other responsibilities to list here.
Industry: Currently I work for a small biotech, ETEX Corporation located in Cambridge, MA.
Length of time in quality: I've spent nearly 11 years working in QA
Something personal that sets me apart: I'm a fun person and I demand that people on my teams enjoy themselves!
Pet Peeve: Lack of accountability within organizations regarding quality.
What would I change: Lack of accountability within organizations regarding quality. I get a little pissed off when I am personally held accountable for someone else's total lack of regard for policy.

Hi,

My name is Viki and I work for Scientific Molding Corp. (SMC). We have 2 other divisions SMC Innovations and SMC Medical Manufacturing Div. all located in Somerset, WI. We are a contract manufacturer of plastic injection molded components and assemblies, medical and otherwise.

My position with the company is in the Corporate Quality Systems Dept. I mostly deal with procedures/forms/internal audits/3rd party audits, etc. I have been in this position for 2 years now. We have just begun getting into the contract manufacturing of medical devices and there are many things we could use some guidance on or even resource information. Am looking forward to being part of this group.

My biggest pet peeve about quality is the fact that many people don't really understand the importance of a good quality system and when it comes to nonconformances they act like they don't have a clue on what their responsibilites are (even as Managers).

Something personnel? Well, I can jerry-rig just about anything! :)

1. Name: Ryu

2. Job title: Mechanical Engineer (HVAC/Building Energy Analysis) cum small time Quality Consultant

3. Industry you're in or have been in: This is my first permanent job as an engineer and consultant. Still learning about quality consulting and will need more time to learn it since its new to me. Completed a few ISO 9001:2000 consulting for local companies and of course helping them achieve certification. Now taking pains in learning TS 16949:2002, ISO 14001, OSHA.

4. Company you work for and location: A small start-up Company in a small country called Singapore dealing with energy conservations products and quality consulting.

5. Length of time in quality function: I started this job 6 months ago. Please give me your guidance.

6. Something personal that sets you apart: Always wanted a more technical and engineering job. Well I've got it and the extra challenge is the extra responsibilty of becoming a quality consultant.

7. Your pet peeve in quality: If you can't get certified, don't pay us.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do: I'm still new though I may have completed ISO 9001:2000 for some compaines. But, I am not the expert in this field yet. Thus, to make changes in the quality world, I do not think that I am qualified enough to comment.Still have a long way to go. Thanks, Elsmar Cove contributors, for being here. :thanx:

Wow! Lots of new follk! Welcome all:bigwave:
We're looking forward to getting to know you better by virtue of your posts.

1. Name
*Karen Dudzinski
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
*Quality Manager - and I just keep plodding along hoping that I'll get caught up one day :)
3. Industry you're in or have been in
*Automotive (Tier 2 I think, but don't quote me on that)
4. Company you work for and location
*Tarxien, Concord ON - recently purchased by Tecstar and Wheel to Wheel
5. Length of time in quality function
*about 8 years - from mining, through academic research, and paints and coatings
6. Something personal that sets you apart
*I publish needlework designs under the Textured Treasures label
7. Your pet peeve in quality
*inspectors that do not care enough about the work that they do to take ownership
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
*help everyone take pride in the work they do - from cleaning the floor, to designing the new program


I am currently trying to devise a reporting template for our President that will provide him with pertinent weekly metrics...any suggestions or guidance is always appreciated!

Karen

:bigwave:
1. Name - Di (I know nothing like Archie hey?)

2. Job Title - Business Systems Coordinator - Basically consists of 1st & 2nd party audits and the training of our internal auditors across a number of our facilities.

3. Industry - Manufacturing (We have ISO9001 & ISO17025)

4. Company - ADI in Victoria, Australia.

5. Length of time in quality function - Approx 5 1/2 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart - I have a great interest in Ancient Civilisations and would love to visit their ruins in my lifetime I went to Egypt in 1998 and am saving to go to South & Central America next. I'm also a horror movie buff.

7. Your pet peeve in quality - An Auditor training course I attended where they just gave you a certificate of attendance and didn't make sure anybody had any retention of what had been taught, that really makes me mad!!!

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
I really enjoy the training part of my job so I would love to do that forever. Just seeing people getting the gist of what they are looking for and how to find it really makes me smile. :D

1. Name..David Som :bigwave:
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do...'freelancer'
3. Industry you're in or have been in...have been working in the 'consulting' field for 5 years after getting a little burnt out in the corporate world. Worked in defense, automotive, telecom, semiconductors, 3PL, ERP software, food & beverage...
4. Company you work for and location..working for a management boutique consulting which gives me the flexibility to work at home (NJ) when I am not visiting clients (Fortune 1000)
5. Length of time in quality function...spent 4 years in pure quality engineering at Ford before waffling in and out of the quality area in operation management in other industries.
6. Something personal that sets you apart...very diverse background who keeps on adapting to new environments. Love to learn new stuff...
7. Your pet peeve in quality...ISO certification does not guarantee quality, but gives you a leg up on figuring out what went wrong
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?

I'm not sure if anyone will read this, but here goes:
1. Name: Dan M.
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Serve as Mgmt Rep/Lead Auditor for our organization.
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Lubricants Industry
4. Company you work for and location: An industrial lubricants manufacturer in the Chicago area
5. Length of time in quality function: 8 years (still a newbie)
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Played piano almost 25 years & now teach part time.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: 'wagging the dog' during management review meetings (some of you know what I'm talking about)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Finding better ways to get the others to 'buy in' to the benefits of an effective QMS.

HI!

1. Name:
Lang Pawel

2. Job Title:
candidate for doctor's degree, trainee (4th month of 3 years long traineeship)

3. Industry:
machine and automotive industry

4. Company:
Volkswagen AG Germany, factory in Salzgitter

5. Experience:
engaged in QM since beggining of my technical highschool (measurement technology), then studies (M.Sc. production engineering and quality management in automotive industry) and now doctorate

during studies for 3 years I was consultant and trainer in area of health safety and environement care area

as MSc student trainee in Volkswagen AG for 6 months in quality management department and currently as above... :-D

I try to think after A.Eintein: "There are no things impossibile, only those which we can not do yet"...

Greetings to all of you here in "the Cove"

:) I finally saw a German face here! Especially, the one from the giant VW, you know in China, VW is on the top of auto field.

Do you mind have a chinese friend, who was eager about VDA knowledge?

Hello! This thread is sooooo long, but I thought I should introduce myself for anyone who may be interested:

1. Name:

Dana, aka Misbadu (titled after one of my favorite Artists: Erykah Badu)

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do

I am a Quality Assurance Manager, small company so basically I am responsible for all QA/QC and Regulatory requirements.

3. Industry you're in or have been in

I am focused on Technology, mostly Medical Device

4. Company you work for and location

Small medical device company in Minnesota

5. Length of time in quality function

9 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart

I like to focus on Best Practices, good communication, no blame or finger pointing. Problems will arise, its not about who was responsible, its about getting them out right away and focusing on change. I believe that if the staff of a company gets everything out on the table, all projects are very visable from the start, business as a whole is better. My two philosophies are "Less is More" and "The Visual Workplace"

7. Your pet peeve in quality

People who go overboard, and take the standards and regulations too far.

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

Get the understanding out to people that Quality is not just a painful regulation or requirement that we do because we have to. It is an opportunity to better business as a whole.

Yet another bunch of new members... Fantastic. Welcome one and all :bigwave: , we are looking forward to your input.

/Claes

:bigwave:

1. Name - David O'Reilly

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Training Manager/Business Improvements

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

4. Company you work for and location - Meggitt Aerospace, Fareham U.K.

5. Length of time in quality function - 6 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart - Understanding that it is much better to do the right thing wrong than the wrong thing right because when errors are corrected it makes doing the wrong things wronger, but the right things righter.

7. Your pet peeve in quality - reactive Quality departments who are little more than signatories who fail to understand variation.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Teach the methodology of continuous improvement in schools, so the way of thinking is opened up, understanding variation and how to act upon it. There is no sphere in the working world that would not benefit from this, either individually or collectively as a whole, as a country or as a Union.

1. Rory Downey Sr.
2. Quality Assurance Team Leader
3. Ship yard
4. USCG YARD Baltimore MD
5. 7 years
6. hard working
7. So many take it lightly
8. Wave a wand and have everyone in the organization believe quality = more work

1. Name
Angel M.Rolon

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

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

4. Company you work for and location
Honeywell / Allentown PA

5. Length of time in quality function
Three Months

6. Something personal that sets you apart
I have been on every continent of the world except Anartica

7. Your pet peeve in quality
How we never have the time to do things right the first time but always have the time to do it right a second time.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Still thinking about that one.

Welcome all to the Cove!:bigwave: We look forward to learning more about you through your posts. Please remember to look through the FAQs and features of the Cove, especially the Search features, to get the fullest satisfaction from the Cove.

I'm Melanie Atkins

I'm Quality Manager for a small (40 employees) contract manufacturer of electronic assemblies and cables in central Texas. I've been in quality in some capacity for about 25 years. I started in software development/configuration management/IV&V and migrated to hardware and printed circuit board assembly when I moved to Texas to help out in the family business. Since then, we sold the business but I stayed on as Quality Manager.

I spent 12 years as a naval officer where they taught me computer programming (starting with machine and assembly language and punched cards). Then I moved into systems/database development/project management. I headed an IV&V project in Saudi Arabia in the late 1980s. Essentially our Navy built their Navy from the ground up and my team was responsible for the evaluation of the software being implemented in Saudi command centers.

My pet peeve is management that thinks quality can be done in a vacuum. Put me in my room, close the doors, and I'll develop a great QMS that nobody else needs to be concerned about or involved with.

I did alot of thread surfing before registering and got alot on great information from the folks on this site. I look forward to participating cause there's alot of things I need help on and I feel confident I can get that help here!

Thanks

Hi All
I stumbled on this site while researching ISO 13485 and I think this is a fantastic forum.
1. My Name is John Stratoudakis
2. I am a self employed Quality Consultant
3. I specialize in helping small companies achieve ISO 9001 registration.
4. I operate in South Africa. I have developed an Internet based Quality management system. My clients get a fully electronic management system with a shared platform thereby helping to keep costs low. I would be very interested to hear whether any other quality proffesionals out there would like to make use of my system. Theoretically the Internet should transcend all borders.
5. I have been involved in Quality for over 20 years. I have a National Higher Diploma in Electronics, a National Higher Diploma in TQM and ASQ CQE
6. I enjoy target shooting as a sport.
7. My pet peeve in quality is people beleiving that just writing a procedure will solve the problem. You have to design Fail Safe systems.
8. I believe that we as quality proffesionals need to start focussing our attention to the study of the human sciences. Why do people make mistakes and how can we design systems that are Fail Safe and that help the worker to perform better.

km214 :)
1. Name
Hello all, My name is Katherine McKay and have been a user of this forum since april 2004

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
When I registered I was a Quality Auditor for a information service provider who was just implementing ISO 9001:2000 and attampting certification. I left the position due to personal reasons as well as the deviation from my Quality focus on medical device/Pharma industries.
I am presently in a contract position with medical device company as a QA Documentation Supervisor. Just started a week ago.

3. Industry you're in or have been in
Medical Device

4. Company you work for and location
Anika Therapeutics Woburn, MA

5. Length of time in quality function
Off and on for 6 years (QC, QA, QS, with some RA)

6. Something personal that sets you apart
My organizational skills and my second nature approach to RA

7. Your pet peeve in quality
Lack of commitment to quality by company staff at various levels. People just are not into the details.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
GUIDELINES are just that GUIDELINES. I hate auditors who think the guideline is the rule and do not try to apply the guideline to the industry.
Also, make the application of quality into every industry more stimulating to learn and easy to apply. People would enjoy following the "Quality Way" if it were more fun... and It can BE.

I am presently reacquainting myself with the newest ISo med. dev. regs and finding it very easy to utilize the ISO 9001;2000 to them. As the ISO13485 is set up in much the same manner as 9001, with the specificities to medical devices added. I have come to accept and adopt the process way into my quality mentality and can easily adapt it into the medical device industry. Now that my focus is on Documentation, much more of my time will be devoted to what I enjoy most about quality. This position is contract (indefinite) and can possibly go permenant. This is my hope as the last three years has been filled with lay offs and economic hardship.
I am back and will be visiting the cove with more regularity. :bighug:
Thank You
Katherine

1. Name
Vaughan Ordish.

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Quality Assurance Engineer (aviation).

3. Industry you're in or have been in
I'm in and have been in the aviation industry for 27 years.

4. Company you work for and location
Atlantic Aeroengineering, Coventry Airport, England.

5. Length of time in quality function
10 years.

6. Something personal that sets you apart
Rock drummer (with attitude).

7. Your pet peeve in quality
People only appear interested in quality when it suits them.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Ensure all personnel (particularly top management) fully understand the importance of everybody being on board, not just the Quality Department. Also, procedures are in place to protect people and property and hopefully make life a little easier.

Welcome to the Cove, folks.:bigwave: We all hope you find what you need here and will become helpful contributors for other folks seeking answers to THEIR questions.

1. Name-Larry
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do-Quality Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in-Metal Stampings (Tubing Brackets)
4. Company you work for and location-Arnold Tool Chesterfield Michigan
5. Length of time in quality function-Here, 3 1/2 years, 17 in the field
6. Something personal that sets you apart-Work and care to much
7. Your pet peeve in quality-You name it!
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do-Rid the world of QS, TS, and ISO (Just my opinion :mad: )

A little about myself and my background? Who would POSSIBLY want to know? :o

Ok, here goes:

1. Name: Ron Rompen

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

3. Industry you're in or have been in: Fineblanking (High precision metal stamping, primarliy for automotive seating and safety components)

4. Company you work for and location: Precision Resource Canada Ltd., Cambridge Ontario Canada

5. Length of time in quality function: 13 years (approximately)

6. Something personal that sets you apart: 3rd kyu in Japanese Goju Ryu Karate-Do

7. Your pet peeve in quality: Production.....parts that HAVE to ship, no matter what. Sorry, I didn't MAKE the bad parts, I didn't AUTHORIZE the bad parts, but I sure did DETECT the bad parts. Why you didn't make your shipment isn't my problem. :frust:

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Convince everyone that APQP has to start BEFORE the contract is signed. Too late afterwards to go back and argue the 'fine points'. :argue:


For other information, ask away. I'm an ASQ-certified CMI, CQT, CQE, currently considering certification as CQM. I am (among other things) the certified worker representative on the JHSC, working towards my certification as First Aid Instructor (St John Ambulance), have 4 kids, 3 dogs, 4 rats, 2 hamsters, assorted other flora and fauna, and generally have an 'interesting' life.

Found this site during a Google Search for 'Campaign Prevention' information, and am extremely glad I did....looks to be an excellent group here.


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Dear Ron Rompen


Can you pl send some of the details general with the fine blanking and Advantages and method of costing and .

How to calculate the req tonnage machine.


Expecting your feed back



REGRADS

R.L.SATTHISH KUMAR

Hi there Class and Steve,

My name is Dave Bowers
I currently work as a Sales Territory manager
I work for a company called Ecolab in the Hospitality industry
I have worked there for about one year
I like to have fun and work hard


Have a great day,

Dave

Hello everyone.

1. Name - Ibrahim Siddiq

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Curriculum development specialist/instructional designer. Basically I work with subject matter experts to ensure that our training materials meet our ISD standards before publication.

3. Industry you're in or have been in - Commerical airline. Our training dept. is responsible for all the frontline training - reservations, ticketing, cargo services, airport services, baggage, etc.

4. Company you work for and location - Saudi Arabian Airlines. I am based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

5. Length of time in quality function - I was assigned as my department's quality management representative about 1 year ago. Other projects and priorities compelled me to withdraw, but I have re-joined our division team and am working a bit more actively in the QMS project.

6. Something personal that sets you apart - Let's see . . . I am actually an American expat. I've been in Saudi Arabia for almost 20 years. I am bi-lingual (that's another story). I write poetry and have had a couple of my pieces published and read publicly.

7. Your pet peeve in quality - Not understanding the essence of the requirements. Not getting support from colleagues.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Give me a few months on this one . . . . I hope to contribute more to the forums as I learn more and our department begins actual continued improvement.

One final question. I have noticed on the web references to ISO 10015-1999 and 10015-2000 Training Guides. Could someone give me an idea if these are still valid and what their relationship is with ISO 9001-2000? My feeling is that the 10015 could help us as a training organization focus on our particular operations in a more direct fashion.

Would appreciate any feedback.

Best regards, to all.

1.Name: Alok Kumar Bhatnagar
2. Job Title: Sr.Manager(Mechanical)
3. Industry: Last 20 years- Nonferrous metal Industries
4. Company: Hindustan Zinc limited(A Vedanta Resourses Pvt.Ltd company)
5. Length of time in Quality:2 months
6. Something personal that sets me apart:Basically a maintenance man.Try to adjust to six sigma enviroment.
8. If I could change the world....
Please see my experience in this field,nevertheless I will doing justice to the cause.

Hai

Good to see you in the Quality After Switch over to quality


Expecting some good things for U. Can you pl send the location in INDIA

REGARDS

R.L.SATTHISH KUMAR

1. Name - Krista Rodriguez
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Regulatory Affairs Specialist
3. Industry you're in or have been in - medical device industry
4. Company you work for and location - Arrow International, Inc. Reading, PA
5. Length of time in function - 2 years in regulatory function

1. Name-Jackie B.

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

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

4. Company you work for and location - Sanyo, Kansas City

5. Length of time in quality function - 17 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart - Kind and compassionate - This seems to be a declining requirement in the current world.

7. Your pet peeve in quality - The "Quality is a dreaded, useless chore" mentality.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? The best I can hope for is to teach each person I come in to contact with a little about the benefits of Quality and always strive to demonstrate to people HOW an effective quality system can make our lives easier, not harder. :) :)

By the way - Excellent web site!!!

Fineblanking is a precision stamping process which allows finer control of dimensions than is normally considered achievable with conventional stamping. Rather than try and explain here, I have included two links to our corporate website.....please have a look there and see if you can find the information you need. If not, please contact me via PM, and I will be happy to try and assist you further. :agree:

Dear Ron Rompen


Can you pl send some of the details general with the fine blanking and Advantages and method of costing and .

How to calculate the req tonnage machine.

Expecting your feed back


REGRADS

R.L.SATTHISH KUMAR

1. Phil Purser
2. QA Assistant Manager
3. Precision stampings
4. Batten and Allen Limited, Cirencester, England
5. 5 Yrs
6. Like beer and a good laugh.
7. People who live to work and have no outside interests.
8. The wages!

Just stubbled accross this site, seemed to be full of useful answers!

1. Name-Curney Wong.

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Supply Quality Engineer

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

4. Company you work for and location - SSMC, Shanghai

5. Length of time in quality function - 4 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart - Kind, no ambitions and curious.
:mg:
7. Your pet peeve in quality - All for production, don't mention quality.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - I'd like everyone to know that the most important thing is to become yourself, the most challenging quality goal in this world. :o

Would like ISO cartoons if anyone has access to them. I have ordered "The Dilbert Principle", but was looking for any others that may be available.

1. Name-Ross Henderson

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Quality Engineer (Electronics)

3. Industry you're in or have been in - Semiconductors, medical devices, smart cards

4. Company you work for and location - NDS, London

5. Length of time in quality function - 5 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart - Willing to spend time with the people on the shop floor i.e. those who really make the difference to quality

7. Your pet peeve in quality - People who think corrective actions are for the benefit of the quality department

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Burn it and try starting again

Hi,

Just a brief introduction of myself:

1. Lieven Snauwaert
2. I am a Quality Consultant, specialised in consulting on ISO 9001 and TS2 implementations, and I'm also a tutor in different quality related items
3. I work in all kinds of industries, but especially in plastic and metalworks. I started my carreer at Ford New Holland (division of Ford Tractor) and then went to the plastic moulding business.
4. I work as a consultant for Amelior in Belgium. We do consultancy and training in quality matters, environment, safety, HRM and management.
5. I stumbled into quality right after school in 1987, and I am in it since then. My experience is especially in quality systems (ISO 9001, TS2, ISO 17025) and the related techniques
6. I'm pretty ordinary, but I always want to keep it simple!
7. As said before: keep it simple
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Tell all companies who still own a paperpiled quality system to reduce it with 50%!

I already know the site for some time, and took some good advice from it.
I hope that I now, after the registration, can continu with it, and be able to help some collegues in time.

Greetings,

Lieven

1. Name:
Richard Hong
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
TQM Manager, six sigma and lean implementation
3. Industry you're in or have been in
Mobile phone
4. Company you work for and location
Beijing, China
5. Length of time in quality function
10 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart
Never give up in quality

7. Your pet peeve in quality
Meet customer requirement, what is their requirement?
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Just do it, how about my job

Welcome to all our new Covers!:bigwave:
We're looking forward to having you join our community as active members and to the time when you'll feel comfortable enough to welcome other new members.

Hello.

I think it's up to me now. :bigwave: After four months of daily scrolling the Cove threads I hope to start giving some contribution to the discussion in the near future...

Name: Fabio

Job Title or explanation of what you do: International Relations Officer

Industry you're in or have been in: Italian Association of Apple's Producers

Location: Trento, Italy

Length of time in function: a few months, before I was in sales for a publishing company (first job after graduating from University)

Something personal that sets you apart: probably the always useful skill of starting a conversation with "As you asked and suggested..." while handing him a project which goes 100% to the other direction...

Since a few weeks the Cove has become the home page of my browser, so :thanx: , I promise one of these days I'll buy a book about ISO9001 to be able to fully enjoy the threads. :D

1. Simon Darvill

2. QA Officer but my remit also includes Health, Safety, Environmental, Data Protection - basically anything that no-one else wants to own - we get it!

3. IT, formerly the Transportation industry and the Standards industry

4. London, UK

5. 7 years

6. Two things - 1. Once I've got my teeth into something, then I won't let it go and 2. If somebody says "Leave that, its too difficult, we'll never getit right/sort it out/solve it", my immediate reaction is "Why?"

7. Lip service to quality

8. Get rid of the traffic warden mentality!

1. behoops
2. Q.E. ISO Manager
3. Metal Fab. and Stamping
4. Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
5. 35 years
6. Writing ISO procedure systems
7. Wrong inspection setups
8. Education for all on GDT

1. Name - Sharath Chandra Kumar
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Quality MAnager
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Software Testing (current), Aerospace Industry
4. Company you work for and location - RelQ SOftware, Bangalore, India
5. Length of time in quality function - Close to 18 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Very friendly, You can not miss me in a meeting (even if I am talking or silent) :)
7. Your pet peeve in quality - Management talks Quality only when it suits them (in meetings, in front of clients..) :mad:
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Have all the ops guys be quality guys on rotation and make them responsible quality, metrics, ISO, CMM, TS and whatever else that comes up

1. Robin P.
2. Quality Engineer, by years of experience only. :eek:
3. Automotive, Plastic and last two years metal stamping.
4. A-Stamp Industries - North West Ohio
5. Length of time, 20+ years
6. After all the years in quality I have mastered the ability to stay calm even when all #@$^6 is breaking lose.
7. Having to comply with automotive standards that even the top three disregards.
8. That all quality issues should be addressed by manufacturing i.e. customer calls and complaints. :rolleyes:

Welcome to all our newcomers!:bigwave:

Based on your responses to the questions, we should have a feisty and interesting time together.

Yes! Welcome! I'm not always fast as a welcoming committee, but I do stop by this thread from time to time.

Feel free to jump in any time you have any question(s) or when you have an answer for someone elses question!

1. Miguel M
2. Industrial Engineering Student
3. Seating Mechanism
4. Intier, Canada
5. < 1 year
6. Like to play guitar but havent' had much time since university started
7. Nothing yet, still learning
8. Not sure, need more experience

I'm Martha Gastelum, I'm working as QA Manager in Mexico. My boss recomend this forum in order to improve my activities. :)

1. Freshman
2. manager for sourcing
3. information
4. Beijing, China
5. 8 years
6. interpreter for TS system when a foreign auditor comes to China
7. preventive action
8. Education

Welcome Martha! What industry are you in?

Karen

1. Miguel M
2. Industrial Engineering Student
3. Seating Mechanism
4. Intier, Canada
5. < 1 year
6. Like to play guitar but havent' had much time since university started
7. Nothing yet, still learning
8. Not sure, need more experience
:topic:

Welcome to the Cove, Miguel. Just out of curiousity, which Intier division do you work for? My company supplies several of them. Reply by PM if you prefer (probably a good idea :-))

I'm in the communication industry, we manufacturing cables for computers. And you?

Name: Roopa K
2. Job Title: Quality Manager
3. Industry: Last5 years: Call Centre
4. Company: Singapore/Malaysia/India
5. Length of time in Quality: 4.5 years
6.Seeking: Others in similar environments, as well as PCMM certification


bye the way, i would like to say how fantastic this site is, lots of info, lots of postings, really great
:thanks:

Hi everyone !



1. Name
Denise Castello
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
QA Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in
Contract Manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location
Mnemonics, Inc Melbourne, FL
5. Length of time in quality function
20+ yrs in quality, last 7 as manager
6. Something personal that sets you apart
I'd prefer to say I love the role as facilitator
7. Your pet peeve in quality
" why didn't quality catch it "
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
encourage the industry to propose 1 standard workmanship document and
delete/cancel the MIL-STDs. Sometimes the Mil Stds are like reading an
insurance policy !!

Welcome to the cove QA Lady. I thought Melbourne was only in Victoria, Australia....and now I know there are at least two.

1. Name:
John Gregg
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do:
Quality Systems Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in:
Mainly IT, but now in Gov't Regulatory position
4. Company you work for and location:
Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Authority, Canberra, Australia
5. Length of time in quality function:
20+ yrs in quality
6. Something personal that sets you apart:
I always get great satisafaction from watching the 'light go on" when teaching people a new concept.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Senior Managers that don't understand the intent of Quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Make ALL Senior Managers undergo a n Internship as a Quality Systems Manager.

Welcome, folks!:bigwave:

I absolutely love the idea that we can be separated by thousands of miles and still communicate as if we only had to stick our head out the door and call down the hall.

Based on your Profiles, I'm hoping you'll be wonderful additions to our "band of friends."

Don't hesitate to ask questions about how things work around here. Marc, our host, has been absolutely marvelous at updating the software - he lives the precept of "continual improvement." Sometimes the regulars need a refresher course, too.

Just joined so looks as if I need to intro myself.........

:beerdive:


1. Name: Rik Arkell. Age 55 & counting.
2. Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager. Also spent a lot of time in other Shell jobs - industrial lubricant R&D, tech. support for LNG tankage cryogenic insulation for Shell and associated companies in Europe, Middle and far East.
3. Industry: 10 years in QAM post, including 5 as refinery QAM also
4. Company: Shell Global Solutions UK. Let's get the jokes done with - Oil donations welcome.........
5. Length of time in Quality: 12 years
6. Something personal that sets me apart: Ask the wife - there must be something, as she's still here after 26 years.....it's probably money.....
7. Pet Peeve(s):People who dissociate QA :beerdive: :beerdive: with the business
8. If I could change the world: I'd route promotion to all senior management positions via 2 months in QA (with me instructing.........)

1. Name:
John Gregg
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do:
Quality Systems Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in:
Mainly IT, but now in Gov't Regulatory position
4. Company you work for and location:
Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Authority, Canberra, Australia
5. Length of time in quality function:
20+ yrs in quality
6. Something personal that sets you apart:
I always get great satisafaction from watching the 'light go on" when teaching people a new concept.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Senior Managers that don't understand the intent of Quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Make ALL Senior Managers undergo a n Internship as a Quality Systems Manager.

John,
Welcome to the cove. :bigwave: The good old APVMA.....I may have some questions for you from time to time.

hello hello new member here. I'm juts go ahead and follow the template the previous member used.

1. Name:
Andy Huang
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do:
Current Law student at UCLA, but attempting to open a CAL lab with 3 engineers.
3. Industry you're in or have been in:
Entrepenuer
4. Company you work for and location:
PRIMECAL Laboratories in Southern California
5. Length of time in quality function:
none
6. Something personal that sets you apart:
I am a 6'7 chinese guy, that's a sight for sore eyes.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: That i don't know much about it
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Don't think i'm qualified to answer this.

As you can tell from the answers to some of those questions, i am a 'newbie' in the fields of quality and test/measurement. I'm hoping i can learn how to start and run a succesfull calibration laboratory. Got any tips? :D

we will be calibrating simple devices such as DMMs and more complicated equipment like o-scopes and different types of analyzers. I was wondering what customers are looking for in a cal-lab? Where can i find out what certifications/recognitions I need to acquire before calibrating? Are there other issues we should be concentrating on prior to starting business?


i'll definetly be posting a lot of Q's, sorry ahead of time if I annoy you!

thanks!

Hello :agree1:

1. Simon Wilcock
2. Continuous Improvement Manager
3. Automotive Test & Development
4. LTC Ltd (North West of England, UK)
5. 2 Years (Still a baby!)
6. Have just learnt to juggle!
7. Not getting management back-up at all levels :mad: , not just the top, and too much bureaucracyto satisfy auditors and not to satisfy the company (Wastes time I don't have to spare). :mad:
8. Lose the amount of bureaucracy

Cheers

Simon

Hello. I found and joined this sight in July.

1. Name: Fran Smead
2. Job Title: Quality Engineer/TS Coordinator
3. Industry: Stamping and assembly house we supply different sectors Automotive, Medical, Electronics, Computers, Telecommunications, etc. I have been in springs and stampings for 7 years, prior to that I was in plastics for 13 years.
4. Name of Company: Brunk Industries, Inc. Lake Geneva, Wi.
5. Length of Time in Quality: 20 +years (Boy do I feel old)
6. Something personal that sets me apart: That I really enjoy sharing my knowledge of quality.
7. My pet peeve in quality: Peolple who say they know what is needed but don't do it.
8. If I could change the world of quality what would I do?: I would like to see everyone learn what quality really is and everyone is responsible for it.

1. Name:
Larry Medina
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do:
Sr. Records Administrator, Responsible for RIM Program Awareness and Training
3. Industry you're in or have been in:
Contractor to a Federal Agency curently, but 32 yrs in the Profession in a variety of industries, chiefly Engineering, Utilities and Construction
4. Company you work for and location:
University of California at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
5. Length of time in quality function:
About 20 years, mostly in and audit role and in Disaster Prevention, Recovery and Business Continuity
6. Something personal that sets you apart:
I've been a Trout Fly Tier for over 40 yrs who participates on an International level
7. Your pet peeve in quality: The difficulty to get organizations to comply with requirements because of "organizational culture issues" and other self-imposed barriers
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Find ways to show the financial benefits to compliance in a shorter cycle.

That's my story... and I'm stickin' to it! :thanx:

1-) My name is Marcos Campos.
2-) I am a Metrology Technician, also the responsible for the Laboratory in the company.
3-) I work in an automotive systems industry.
4-) The company´s name is Delphi Automotive Systems, Thermal & Interior Division, it is located in Jaguariuna – Sao Paulo – Brazil, and it is just one of the several facilities in the world.
5-) I am in the automotive industry business since I was 16 years old, in other words, for 18 years, which 11 years in quality and metrology area.
6-) I am very curious, and I do not like to do routine jobs, I prefer challenges, mainly when them require new technologies and searching.
7-) :mad: I do not like bosses, without the basic knowledge, trying to tell you what to do, even they being "bosses"
8-) I would try to set standards that really could bring profits to the company and make the society better to live, ending those that just create o lot of papers and documents without a noble meaning.

Welcome to all you new folks!:bigwave:


Regardless of how much or how little experience you have in the Quality field, you'll never consider your time wasted when you visit the Cove. There's always something new to learn or someone to help with a little tidbit from your own experience.

New mwmbers pouring in... Welcome all.:bigwave:
There's always something new to learn or someone to help with a little tidbit from your own experience.Yep. It's a never ending story... We all keep learning.

/Claes

1. Name:
Arturo Rivas
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do:
Business Unit Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in: CAD Designer, Mfg. Engineering Mgr, Business Unit Manager (Automotive Industry)
4. Company you work for and location:
Cooper-Standard Automotive; Torreon Mexico Operations (Corporate Office in Auburn Hills, MI, USA).
5. Length of time in quality function:
Not in Quality functions but 13+ years Automotive Industry; mainly in Mfg. Engineering and now (since last 3 years, in charge of a B.U.)
6. Something personal that sets you apart:
I consider myself as a continuous learner. I'll be always trying to update my professional profile.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Customers that do not lead by example , while applying a lot of pressure to their suppliers.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Involve Upper Management to the Mfg. process knoweldgement.

This has been an invaluable resource for me - a blanket "Thanks, y'all!"

1. Name: Jessica Yusuf
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do:
Sr. Technical Writer
3. Industry you're in or have been in: seismic acquisiton
4. Company you work for and location:
I/O, Stafford, Texas. USA.
5. Length of time in quality function:
NeoQual...at less than a year
6. Something personal that sets you apart:
My g/b twins. Whenever I think I've become mundane, they 'remind' me I'm one of a kind, because they are.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Can only say from my current project...emphasis on meeting certification requirements rather than fulfilling quality needs.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: I don't know enough yet to start suggesting changes...but every visit to The Cove helps!

1. Name: Don Bonitati
2. Job Title: Project Engineer
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Design & Build of Custom Machinery &
Contract Manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location: Automated Machine Technologies, Orchard Park, NY
5. Length of time in quality function: 3 years, part time(between engineering responsibilities)
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Hiking(completed Mt. Marcy 11/13/04), racing sportbikes
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Politics and paperwork
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Make quality a mindset on how business is conducted on a day to day basis, and not just a checkmark in the companies protfolio!

:2cents:

1. Hi, my name is Don Teeter
2. I am the manager of training and development.
3. 400 person dry freight van trailer manufacturer in business for 1 year.
4. Vanguard National Trailer Corporation, Monon Indiana
5. Just retired after 24 years US NAVY, where I was a Chief Firecontrolman, electronics, and also taught The leadership continuum, which includes TQL, SPC,Deming, etc etc. I am currently trying to implement a quality aspect to the environment here, including lean manufacturing and quality process improvement. I have been here 3 months. Civilian world is way different than the military.
6. I am afraid of the dark,lol.
7. My peeve so far is getting a total buy in from top to bottom in implementing quality. It seems to miss a couple of key levels.
8. Make upper management realize they have alot bigger part in quality then they realize. Easy to blame a line worker than fix the process.

Hello all,

I am jumping on board of a forum of elite quality professionals of the world.

I am a 22 year old graduate student pursuing Masters in Structural engineering at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.

I completed my Bachelors in Civil Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, a deemed university in 2003, during which I passed my Lead assessor courses in QMS ISO 9001:2000 and EMS ISO 14001:1996.

I also conducted one course in QMS, EMS & OHSAS 18001:2000 as a Tutor for ONGC professionals at Ahmedabad. the allied objective was to help the officers document their operations for integrated QMS, EMS & OHSAS systems.

With you all at forum I would be blessed to update my skills.

Namaste!

priyanka

1. DEAR EVERYONE ！

2. COME FROM：XIA MEN

3. NAME:Sun Chen

4. MERIER:Quality

1. Name:
Mr. Baburcan VURUZGAN

2. Job Title:
Quality Methods & Planning Resp.

3. Industry you're in:
Automotive, Tier 1 Supplier

4. Company you work for and location:
MAKO A.S., Bursa/TURKEY

5. Length of time in quality function:
last 10 of 29 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart:
myself as a whole, like everyone;

7. Your pet peeve in quality:
"Quality is a customer demand"

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
I'd delete the word "Quality" from every dictionary/glossary/vocabulary!

Welcome to all of you!:bigwave:

As I look at your locations, you put new meaning into the phrase "global family" for me.

I hope you find what you need here in the Cove. Once you get your footing here, I hope you have something to contribute to the rest of us, newbie and "old hand" alike.

Experienced as I am, I find somehing new and useful every day here in the Cove.

Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this wonderful, feature-rich resource which hosts experts from around the world eager to help you become more efficient and effective in your profession. Don't hesitate to ask questions or join in with an opinion. Look through our lists of attachments - why try to re-invent the wheel for drafting a form or report if someone has already created a template for you to adapt to your own situation?

Again - welcome. We hope you make the Cove visit a regular part of your daily routine.

1) Larry Scheiter
2) Grad student Industrial safety BS Industrial technology
3) Performance/racing industry
4)FTZ Performance Inc Cape Girardeau Missouri
5) Never actually had that in a title but always part of my job, it seems
6-8) Get it right the first time. get everybody to want to.
This looks like a great place. I will tell some of my instructors and fellow students about it if that is OK.

1) Larry Scheiter
2) Grad student Industrial safety BS Industrial technology
3) Performance/racing industry
4)FTZ Performance Inc Cape Girardeau Missouri
5) Never actually had that in a title but always part of my job, it seems
6-8) Get it right the first time. get everybody to want to.
This looks like a great place. I will tell some of my instructors and fellow students about it if that is OK.Welcome to the Cove, Larry!:bigwave:
Of course it is OK to tell friends and acquaintances about the Cove and invite them to visit. I am reminded of a famous sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune back in the middle of the last century, Arch Ward. His daily column was the Wake of the News and his motto was "the Wake depends upon its friends" which is essentially our motto here at the Cove.
Arch Ward was also mildly famous as founder of the baseball All-Star Game (1933) and Chicago College All-Star Football Game (1934)

Hi,Mr.Marc Smith:
I'm Charlie Lu.I work as a quality engineer in Phihong Electronics(Suzhou) Co.,Ltd in China.I have been engaging in quality management for several years.Now I want to get information about ISO9000,ISO14000,QS9000,ISO/TS16949 and many other quality management standards and tools.I hope you can help me.Thanks.
Best regards
Charlie Lu
Dev.13,2004 :thanx:

Welcome to the show! There are a lot of friendly folks here. Join in - Read and ask questions. There's a lot of information here, but you do have to do some reading and searches.

Again, welcome to all the new folks!

Hi!

I'm new to this and it looks like most of you came on board in 2001. The past postings have already helped me some. Let me tell you a bit about myself.

1. Name : Lonnie Chapman
2. Industry : Plastics/Chemicals/Petrochemicals
3. Title : Staff Envr. Engineer
4. Company : Huntsman Polymers Corp.
5. Time in Quality Field : Everyone is in Quality. I'm currently in Environmental Field of sorts but specifically dealling with ISO 14001 ENvironmentral Management Systems in my company.
6. Something Personal : formerly worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Explosives Technology group, hence the ncik name "The Mad Bomber"
7. Pet Peeve : Thinking that quality as well as environmentla issuea are someone elses responsibility.
8. What would I change in the quality world? The perception that quality/envr. inprovement can be acheived by paperwork excercises.

Welcome to the Cove Lonnie. Do you think the Handle 'Mad Bomber' is a draw back in this day and age? You are probably on someones 'Big Brother' List every time you log on :lmao:

Welcome to the Cove, all newcomers :bigwave: Do you think the Handle 'Mad Bomber' is a draw back in this day and age? You are probably on someones 'Big Brother' List every time you log on You know, Greg makes a good point there: The handle (as well as the avatar) should be chosen with a bit of care (Not that I have any objection to yours - it certainly fits your background :lol: ).

/Claes

1. Name

GOVIND SRINIVASAN
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do

CEO - Making business happen

3. Industry you're in or have been in

Information Security & Staffing Solutions

4. Company you work for and location

PARAMOUNT DATAWARE PVT. LTD., CHENNAI, I N D I A


5. Length of time in quality function

Since 1997, but I am more in to Information Security.

6. Something personal that sets you apart

Undying curiosity to keep abreast of what's happening around

7. Your pet peeve in quality

Hmmm........ No idea, but Quality people can be more evangelistic in their approach like Technology guys.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?

Will make people demand quality at every turn, where they get their things delivered.
Govind

You guy are right about the moniker. I'm not trying to cause you any problems. I can stand the scrutiny but If you think I should change it, I will.

You guy are right about the moniker. I'm not trying to cause you any problems. I can stand the scrutiny but If you think I should change it, I will.No, no... Don't worry about it.;)

/Claes

Hi from BCN (Barcelona) SPAIN. If you come here, mail me.

I'm new. Let me tell you a bit about myself. sorry, but my english are not good enough.

1. Name : Javier Serna
2. Industry : Textil and Computering
3. Title : Computer Engineer
4. Company : I+D Soft
5. Time in Quality Field : 7 years, since 9002:1994 ;)
Now dealling with TS in an Automotive textil supplier company.
6. Something Personal : like riding and restoring classical motorbikes. Make touring rides along spain and europe. Go to the GP's and race in tracks.
Also I like make web solutions for the little problems about quality :)

I'm agree at the below sentences, so don't change. sorry bomber..are yours.

7. Pet Peeve : Thinking that quality as well as environmentla issuea are someone elses responsibility, and securing data in computers.
8. What would I change in the quality world? The perception that quality/envr. inprovement can be acheived by paperwork excercises.

Hi,
I'm new to this forum. I'm looking foreward to sharing with you all.
1. Name: Mack Cullins
2. Job Title: QA Manager / QS Mgmt. Rep.
3. Industry: Injection molding /Automotive
4. Company and location: Diversatech Plastics / Tennessee
5. Time in Quality Field: 13 years in Quality; from the bottom up!
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I am also a Youth minister in a local Baptist church. I have a strong desire to change/improve peoples lives professionally and spiritually.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Some people in other functions view the Quality department as a required but un-necessary function.
8. What would I change in the quality world? I would like to see Education improved to the point that people could see the positive effects of "Quality" from childhood on up. I believe that if people were empowered, motivated and really enjoyed thier lives that we wouldn't have to have so many Quality stop gaps in the work place.

Welcome, folks!:bigwave: I'm looking forward to your comments when it comes your turn to help the next crop of "seekers of truth."

nice to meeting you all

1 my name is mobobo
2 from Shanghai in China, a beautiful city
3 i am engaged in Quality Management
4 to learn more here, communicate with everyone
5 welcome y to China, to Shanghai :biglaugh:

HI, I've found this site very helpful already. I inherited my quality position after spending the past 6 years working as a mechanical engineer. So far I have spent the majority of my 7 months as quality manager interacting with customers and appeasing them due to the poor systems in place by my predecessor. I'm ready to start changing things and I I have found many of the comments/advice here helpful as a starting point. Look for me to be tossing out tons of questions to you all.

1. Name - Dennis
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Manager of Quality
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Manufacturing of bearings, mainly babbitted
4. Company you work for and location - Krueger Bearings, Milwaukee, WI
5. Length of time in quality function - 7 months
6. Something personal that sets you apart - I play rugby
7. Your pet peeve in quality - improper documentation
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Make everyone, from the President of the comapny to the janitor out in the shop understand the impact of implementing good quality standards and learn the theories behind them

1. Name - DennisWelcome to the Elsmar Cove! I do hope it helps you with your every day situations!

There are a lot of really nice folks here who will help answer your questions. But - Don't forget to help others when you can!

Hi, I have just discovered this forum and I think it's really great and i would like to activelly participate in it as I'm going to have many questions and maybe some answers on the quality.
1. Name
Sarka Kozakova, nationality Czech but living in The Netherlands
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Senior manufacturing engineer --> this is a cross functional position so as we are are very small and flat organization I mostly do: processing, quality control, improvements
3. Industry you're in or have been in
I'm currently working for printing industry
4. Company you work for and location
VistaPrint, head office is in Lexington where all the magic with SW interfaces is happening, Operations are in Venlo, The Netherlands. VistaPrint print is a web based company that allows to customers to create their own design of business cards, postcards, brochure etc for very good price
5. Length of time in quality function
3 years --> 2 yeard fro LG.Philips-Displays and 1 year for VistaPrint
6. Something personal that sets you apart
Snowboarding --> difficult if you choose the most flat country to live in but at least twice per year that happens. I like to kook Japanese
7. Your pet peeve in quality
The neverending competition between production and quality department, each of us wants something else

OK, Here goes

1. Name - Microbe
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Quality Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Small medical device company
4. Company you work for and locationm - UK
5. Length of time in quality function - about 15 years (seems like a long time when you write it down)
6. Something personal that sets you apart - !!!!!! who knows - I guess I always wanted to make good wine, in a warm climate, however failing that I'll settle for manufacturing
7. Your pet peeve in quality - external auditors with their 'pet topics'
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - remove all the buzz words, 6 sigma, total quality, lean, kaisan etc ang get people talking to each other

1. Nick Hebb
2. Software Developer / Manufacturing Engineer
3. Medical device manufacturing; telecom; life safety products
4. Self-employed consultant, Portland, OR metro area
5. Indirectly: 12 years
6. Have had to create quality systems then use them. Nothing like eating your own dog food to teach humility.
7. Bureaucratic creep in quality systems.
8. Simplify, simplify, simplify. When quality systems become too complex, companies often live on the edge of non-compliance until 1-2 months before an audit, when they suddenly "clean-house".

I have really gotten a lot out of this website in the short time I have been part of it.
1. Name: James Nathan Forry
2. Job Title: Quality Manager
3. Industry: Proprietary product for the automotive industry (the Filter Minder)
4. Company and location: Engineered Products Co. [QS-9000, working on TS 16949], Waterloo, Iowa USA
5. Time in quality: Since 1990 (got my feet wet with Navistar's QA-70 program)
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Christian morals / integrity in my job and relationships (I've been married for 25 years and have worked at EPC for 21 of them).
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Too much emphasis on credentials/certification, rather than application and experience. Lack of integrity.
8. What would I change? Environmental and Safety awareness to have been significant 400 years ago.

I do have a question...how do I get a picture into a reply? and those cute icons?

My name is Amjad Rana
I work as Manager Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
I am in quality field since 1985
The industry I am working in is medical devices manufacturer
There are 13 persons working in my company
I am working towards ISO 13485:2003
I had previous experience in implementing and auditing ISO 9001
Quality tools and ISO 9001 principles can be modified to apply in any industry and field.
It should be applied sincerely
I was just looking at a thread regarding Quality Manuals. A manual should not only be for auditors and a replica of the standard. It should be a living document.

Welcome to all our new Covers!:bigwave:

We are looking forward to your input.

Hi,
Let see if I can do this in the order described above.

1. My name is Lourna Barnett
2. My job title is: Quality Systems Technician
3. Industry: Semiconductors, Reliability and Failure Analysis
4. Company: International Rectifier, Temecula California
5. Lenth of time in quality: 15yrs, current position 6 months
6. Something personal: I am a co-driver in a Rally Car
7. Pet Peeve in Quality: Lack of quality minded people.
8. If I could change the quality world: I would provide quality training in public school starting in grade school. By the time the kids become active participants in society they will be quality minded.

1. Name: Michael Hirt
2. Job Title: Warranty Manager
3. Industry: Automotive Components; Door Handles and Exterior Trim
4. Company and location: ADAC Plastics, Grand Rapids MI
5. Time in quality: Since 1976
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I try to share my knowledge.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Repackage the basics because it's new and improved.
8. What would I change? Show how the basics work

1. Name:Weijun Wang
2. Job Title: Quality Engineer
3. Industry: Solar Technology
4. Company and location: Suntech-power.com.cn, China Wuxi
5. Time in quality: Since 2002
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I try to improve myself in the help all of you

Greetings,

I've already downloaded some valuable info on Attribute Gage R&R techniques, so I at least owe the board a look at who I am.

1. Mike Piechowicz
2. Manufacturing Engineer
3. Large Medical Device Manufacturere in Upstate NY.
4. Five years in QA, five years as Manufacturing Engineer - but I have few of the credentials one would expect. AAS degree at a late stage of life in Electrical Engineering Technology, working toward BS in Gen. Eng. through Kennedy-Western. Pretty much got where I am because I am not a wallflower type. When it comes to action at work, I want a seat near the front.
5. Yankee baseball fan since Mazerowski hit that freakin' homer in '60 series.
6. Inaccuracy of the spoken word as a means of communication. Inaccuracy of the written word as a means of communication. Frustration that people can't read minds.
7.Change the world of Quality? Put easy to use and understand tools in the hands of the people who do the work.

Glad to see you've found some useful information here! Don't forget to take a minute from time to time to help out others!

1. Bill
2. General Manager
3.Quality Containment/Consulting, Third Party Quality/Engineering Representation, Warehousing/Logistics
4.BAI-- Located in Canada, US, Mexico, and Asia(looking for a reason to expand to Europe)
5.About three years. Before that I was the director of Production Control for a global auto supplier
6.Honesty
7. Containment/Quality companies that are dishonest and milk the system
8.The lack of planning that takes place in GM,FORD, and DCX; most quality problems are created by changes that are rushed through the OEM and then thrown to the supplier with a deadline that dictates them to break process because of unrealistic implementation dates

1. Name: Bob Donaldson
2. Job Title: General Manager
3. Industry: Assembly/Manufacturing
4. Company and location: North American Assemblies, LLC - Start-up manufacturing plant since 2004, We make all of Honda's ATV tire assemblies
5. Time in quality: since dirt was rock - so it feels like
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Innovative to a fault
7. Your pet peeve in quality: "everything you need to do has a method, everything you need to use has a place...and it is supposed to be repeatable!" seems to be a consistent training challenge in the Gemba.
8. What would I change? A smart man once said: "If I had one wish it would be for ignorance so I could once again experience the blissfulness of innocence" i.e. it only matters to those who know better...I would change Quality Systems to Quality Processes because those who know better know the difference.

Welcome to the Cove:bigwave:

Yes, we all face some challenges in our jobs - isn't it nice to know there's a place like the Cove where you can come and kvetch and get help from folks you'll soon consider friends?

After a while, we hope you'll be among the ones GIVING help.

Hi Wes, :thanx:

I'm up to my eyeballs right now with a new manufacturing plant full of QMS neophites and no Quality Manager in place yet. Trying to launch ISO-9001:2000 + ISO-14001 compliant QMS this year along with MRP implementation and Lean Manufacturing practices. No real plan for ISO registration at this point however.

This site is a real blessing to me, as I am sure it is to many others. You will find me very quietly harvesting the many ripe fruits in this vast orchard, but just for the present, I promise. Once the dust settles, I will be very happy spending time here and trying to "give back" as best I can.

Thanks again :thanks:
Best Regards,
Bob

My Name is Elsa Muñíz Walle, I'd been Quality Engineer in Blanking & Welding automotive industry, during the last 4 years

Hello Everyone! After watching for a few weeks I decided to register.
Well, here I go... :mg:
1. Sonjia Monet
2. Partner/Quality Manager
3. Maunfacturing/Machining/Stamping
4. Suncoast Mfg
5. 12 years
6. I drink tequila and dance on tables
7. "It's good enough, I know where it's used" ARRGGHH!
8. Properly Educate Mecahinical Engineers

1. Name

Mick Boydon

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do

Internal Audit Manager

3. Industry you're in or have been in

Medical Devices 2 years, Royal Airforce 30 years, bit of a change, warmongerer to Quality of Life Improvement

4. Company you work for and location

Big US Corporation diabetes division in UK

5. Length of time in quality function

2 years medical devices, 5 years aviation, aerospace, engineering.

6. Something personal that sets you apart

I am still on my first wife, dammit gotta get that sorted sometime!!!! ;)

7. Your pet peeve in quality

They have 30 days to write and approve a corrective action plan why do they wait till day 29 to bloody start. :mad:

Why when they fail to perform, plan ahead, and meet deadlines does it suddenly become an emergency when it reaches my desk.

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

Make overdue Corrective actions sackable offences.

:D
1. Name: Michaela Roder
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do : Field Admin and Associate Trainer
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Automotive
4. Company you work for and location: 3rd party inspection
5. Length of time in quality function: just entering ( about 1 year - still a newbi)
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I am German, always positive, 5'1' girl with ( laugh ) bid of additude and giggles
7. Your pet peeve in quality: so much to learn , yet repetative
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: not sure yet

Could use all the advice and help in the world - doing alot of home studying
would like to enter and do well in the quality world

Welcome! There are a lot of people here who help others and there's a heck of a lot of information already.

A lot of things in quality are less repetitive, I think you'll find, but rather there is a core which is described in differerent ways. It can sorta be like learning a language.

Good luck and again, Welcome!

Good morning.
I am doing alot of work with CS2 , CS1 and GP12 - what I don't understand is when GM is involved and the customer is either on a 20 day or 90 day CS2, why does the customer fight this instead of taking the help and doing the paperwork - do anything - to get off CS2 as quick as possible. We have one customer that is just plain stuborn and it is going on 120 days now.
:confused:

Michaela

ciao to everybody :)

I'm Bonomi Sara form Italy
My comany is Bioster, the main italian medical device sterilization company.

I'm laboratory responsible, that is I manage the laboratory activities (chemical test, microbilogical test). I also manage the rules, low and certification compliance activites in quality system, medical device production, risk management, enviromental compliance.

This forum is interesting and I'm looking for to have good and fruitfull collaboration with people in my field.

Name: Richard Regalado
Age: 31

Company: Corporate Defence Solutions/Biz Systems Imperative Inc.
Business: Management Systems Consulting
Position: Managing Director/Principal Consultant
Location: Manila, Philippines

Specialty: Information security management systems compliant to BS7799
Others: ISO 9000, ISO 14000, OHSAS 18000, ISO 15189, BS 15000
Vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, social engineering

Hello to all the members! I am new here and I'd like to contribute whatever I can .

Have a nice day!!! Cheers!!!

Welcome, folks! I hope your 'user experience' here is good! Let us know how we can improve!

Good morning.
I am doing alot of work with CS2 , CS1 and GP12 - what I don't understand is when GM is involved and the customer is either on a 20 day or 90 day CS2, why does the customer fight this instead of taking the help and doing the paperwork - do anything - to get off CS2 as quick as possible. We have one customer that is just plain stuborn and it is going on 120 days now.
:confused:

Michaela
I can't easily split this post off, so the best I can say is please start a new thread (probably the best forum will be the Customer Specific Requirements' forum) and ask.

This thread is really for people who want to introduce themselves rather than for asking for answers to specific questions.

Welcome to the Cove, all :bigwave: We are eagerly awaiting your posts...


/Claes

1. My name is Steven Hyso
2. Quality Manager / TS 16949 Mgt. Rep
3. Automotive
4. n/a
5. 2 years Q.Engineer and 1 year as QA Manager
6. Trying to be a good husband and father while managing to be really bad at golf
7. My pet peeve would be companies who preach Quality but would ship bad parts to make delivery
8. If I could change the world of quality, I would reduce all of the associated cost that small companies cannont afford.

My undergrad degree is in Industrial Technology
1/2 way through Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

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


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See you down life's highway!

Eric

[This message has been edited by Greenraisin (edited 18 April 2001).]
1. Name: Yoram
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: QA/RA consultant for medical devices working together with my wife who is doing the clinical studies and data management.
3. Industry you're in or have been in Electronic Engineer with very long experience in R&D design, project management and VP of R&D and RA/QA of mid-size companies.
4. Company you work for and location medical device companies
5. Length of time in quality function 10 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: one wife, 3 grown kids and one female dog.
7. Your pet peeve in quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do: buy a copybook to all the engineers in the world and ask them to keep records of what they are doing

1. Sarka Kozakova
2. Senior manufacturing Engineer
3. Printing industry
4. VistaPrint Venlo
5. 3.5 years
6. Who knows?
7. Blindness for quality
8. Change the mind of all production managers w.r.t. quality of products

Bye Sarka

Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:

I am always excited by the diversity and geographic spread of our members. We hope you will profit by the information you learn here and will repay us in due time with your own insights and answers to the next crop of new members.

Name - Lauren
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Lead Medical Notified Body Auditor / Product Expert, auditing of the medical device companies and technical reviews of Technical Files, Design Dossiers and 510K FDA submissions (as third party reviewer). As a Six Sigma Black Belt also do a lot of training.
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Medical Devices
4. Company you work for and location - major Notified Body, located in Europe, but I am working for USA branch
5. Length of time in quality function - 15+ years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - I am not sure that it will set me apart, but I have a family : husband, grown up daughter, not yet grown up dog and rather old cat.
7. Your pet peeve in quality - the distance between the management and the quality system
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - The quality is a wonderful world, it might be improved, of course, but I would not like to change it dramatically

1. Name Yoram
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Manage a RA/QA/Clinical research consulting company. I am an electronic engineer
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Medical devices R&D and RA/QA
4. Company you work for and location: medical device companies
5. Length of time in quality function: 10 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: one wife, three kids and one dog
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Management that is not involved
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Provide a copybook to every engineer and ask him to record his activities

:biglaugh:
Hello All,
my introduction - name - Frank A.
I am a Quality Engineer for Dura Automotive in Fremont, Michigan and I believe automotive supplier is the best response.
I have been in the Quality arena now for about 12 years, I was a process engineer and product engineer prior to that.
My pet peeve in quality is suppliers blaming the operators for poor system problems - example - answer to an 8D - "Operator was fired for making bad product." OH????
If I could change the world of quality I would try and get the automotive industry to make up their mind - ISO - QS - TS - what's next? With cost downs and reductions on piece price, where do we fund all the changes they keep asking us to succumb to?
My personal that makes me stand out is that I am a martial arts instructor and college professor on the side. I have also developed a web site for quality - please feel free to check it out.

thanks and great to be part of the forum.

Frank A.

1. Lori Vollmer
2. I am currently a graduate student at Fordham University in the
Deming Scholars MBA Program
3. Very diverse background - before I came to school I worked at a real-estate securities firm. My first internship was working with an enterprise quality team that was deploying a QMS based on ISO 9001-2000.
4. New York City
5. Just beginning... :-)
6. I recognized that I didn't want to be putting out fires for the rest of my life. I quit my job to pursue my MBA - but not a traditional MBA - I wanted a deeper learning experience... I am in my second semester now.
7. In my very short experience I have noticed a lack of management commitment and a focus on the bottom line at the expense of the organization. It seems like quality is thought of simply as a department or an after-thought - not a concept that is built into everything the organization does.
8. Get the people at the top to change the way they think about quality.

Thanks for the update, as mentioned, I have never used or seen diamond shaped pins before. I was told that the concept was to ensure there was no elongation in a hole, but it just didn't seem feasible. Now that I have read your answers, it sounds correct and I have confidence in the information given me. I appreciate everyone's help and input. thanks again.

Frank

Welcome to the Cove forums, folks!

1. Name Kim L. Roy
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do -
"Quality Project Specialist". Latest projects include AS9100 3rd party certification and replacing all QMS computing systems (after the sale of our ex-Boeing facility to the Triumph Group). Administrator of our QMS software system and AS9100 documentation, manage all quality metrics, am an FAA Designated Inspection Representative (DMIR), and whatever else they put on my plate.
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Aerospace - 15 years, Electronics - previous 10 years
4. Company you work for and location - Triumph Composite Systems - Spokane WA and my own (new) company (Q-Solutions)
5. Length of time in quality function - 25 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - That's a hard one. Maybe being a "non-conformist". :frust:
7. Your pet peeve in quality - Management "talking the talk, but not walking the walk".
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Instill in all, the understanding that quality is not an organization or function, but instead should be embedded in everything that we make/build/do and every service we provide.

1. Dan Gabor
2. Quality Assurance Manager or something like that!
3. Injection Molded Plastics and Metal Stamping/Fabrication, Automotive :bonk:
4. An injection molding facility in beautiful Elk Grove Village, Illinois
5. 10 + years. (20+ in Engineering) :frust:
6. I am a musician that enjoys the day job. I dislike fame, but love music. :nopity:
7. My biggest pet peeve in the quality business is people that take credit for things that I did or do. :mad:
8. If I were King I would require all children be taught quality ethics beginning at the elementary level. :)

1. Jack leave it at that
2. QE. Typically I do all the functions of the Quality Manager due to his incompetence. I am also the Management Reprsenetative due to his lack of education.
3. Gasoline Dispensing products/ISO-9000 (3years) Automotive/QS-9000 (6years) and defense/DoD (6 years)
4. Rather not say
5. 15years
6. I coach youth football, Have four children :applause:
7. Butt kissers :ca: & Horn blowers :mad: . Managers that got there without hard work, education or experience. Managers that push their work down to their employees due to their lack of knowledge and call it delegating while they search ebay. :topic: It is a shame how many owners appreciate butt kissing.
8. Nothing. Quality is excellent since there is a new fad every year as long as we can keep up we will always be employed:0)

So why do I stay? Because in three years I have turned the quality system around. Saving my company millions not to mention lost reputation.

Welcome to the Cove, folks!:bigwave:

We hope you find answers and "stuff" that helps you in your careers. We further hope you will soon be supplying answers and "stuff" for the next crop of newcomers to the Cove.

Most of all, we hope you find a community that understands the travails you may be experiencing at any particular moment in this field we call "Quality."

1. Name

K. Dawn Plaskon

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Director of Consulting Services - A rather grandiose title, my role within the organization encompasses the identification and design of UI and functionality changes for our Web-based management system software application, conduct QA testing for application bug fixes, features and enhancements prior to release, write and update our online help files prior to each software release, develop and conduct application training classes for our customers, serve as a management system implementation consultant for our customers.
3. Industry you're in or have been in
Mostly software development, I spent a few years working for a software duplication and packaging company
4. Company you work for and location
Vintara, Oakland CA
5. Length of time in quality function
I started in quality assurance back in 1984.
6. Something personal that sets you apart
Avid reader, largely self-educated (too busy earning a living since 15 to take time out for college)
7. Your pet peeve in quality
The delusion that the ability to use buzzwords and terminology with facility equates to knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Place greater emphasis on personal responsibility and accountability for the quality of the work we do.

1. Scott
2. Quality Inspector for DoD.
3. Aircraft parts. Prior to that I worked as a Production Controller in ANG for
14 years.
4. DCMA-HArtford in Connecticut.
5. I'm relatively new to the quality field. Although I like to think I've been
doing it most of my working life.
6. Known as "Virilityman" by many due to the ability to have "kids on
demand". They say I just have to be in the area for someone to get
pregnant. Supposedly I have two sets of twins to my credit. I have 6 of
my own(that's 6 kids, not 6 sets of twins).
7. Years ago we went through a phase called TQM at the base. Suddenly
there were handbooks telling you how to speak quality and formulate a
PAT (Process Action Team). People were so caught up in talking this
strange new language they lost their common sense. I posted a sign on
the door to our office which said "Quality done, not quality spoken!"
Needless to say I was lectured to about my lack of team mentality with
respect to the quality movement. It's that ability to get so caught up in
the abstact theory of quality that one can no longer apply it in a practical
sense to production that bothers me most.
8. Make the whole quality process more tangible to the masses. They really
need to understand it before they can do it.

:bigwave: Welcome to the Cove, folks. We're always happy for an influx of new questions, new ideas, and new answers.
"Quality done, not quality spoken!"
IF I had been there, I would have championed your cause. Some folks just use the acronyms to make them seem superior to others who don't know the acronym. After a while, that "vegetable soup" is cooked too long and the letters break up. So, if I'm in aerospace, and I say we have a FMEA problem, is there a possibility I meant FEMA problem (since most folks pronounce the acronyms the same - "fee muh") and if I wrote it, could I have been dyslexic?

TIP: Look up acronyms at http://www.acronymfinder.com/

Thanks for the "Welcome Wagon", Wes. If you've been in the military long enough you'll find there's an acronym for just about anything. One question I have is where is the best place to ask questions? I posted a question on another thread catgory but it appears that thread is vacant at the moment. I had a question on GGG-P-463 (surface plate standard) and where I might be able to find it. Someone told me it might be in military publications. Are you familiar with this standard?

Thanks for the "Welcome Wagon", Wes. If you've been in the military long enough you'll find there's an acronym for just about anything. One question I have is where is the best place to ask questions? I posted a question on another thread catgory but it appears that thread is vacant at the moment. I had a question on GGG-P-463 (surface plate standard) and where I might be able to find it. Someone told me it might be in military publications. Are you familiar with this standard?
I recall a new Standard in the works
(new surface plate standard, ASME B-89.3.7)
The original Standard for Granite Plate is GGG P 463 (granite Surface Plate standard); Many Granite Plate manufacturers, suppliers, and calibration houses claim to use this Standard. Google the term (in Quotes) "GGG P 463" and you will come up with several companies that use the term in their "bragging" - ask them directly.

Hope this helps - you'll probably see other answers in your original thread. Do us a favor - once you get an answer that satisfies you, go back to your original thread and tell us what you got and where you got it so the next person with your question can be helped.

Thanks for the "Welcome Wagon", Wes. If you've been in the military long enough you'll find there's an acronym for just about anything. One question I have is where is the best place to ask questions? I posted a question on another thread catgory but it appears that thread is vacant at the moment. I had a question on GGG-P-463 (surface plate standard) and where I might be able to find it. Someone told me it might be in military publications. Are you familiar with this standard?It is a mil std. I attached to a post in your original thread. BTW Welcome to The Cove.

Wes,
It looks like Al beat me to the punch. It was a mil std as I'd been told but trying to find it on the web was impossible. As I mentioned in my "hello" message, I'm relatively new to the Quality Field but this site appears to be a goldmine of information and experience. Hopefully, I'll be able to contribute to answering someone's questions down the road. For now, my inputs I'll try to keep directly proportional to the amount of ears and mouths I possess.

Scott

Wes,
It looks like Al beat me to the punch. It was a mil std as I'd been told but trying to find it on the web was impossible. As I mentioned in my "hello" message, I'm relatively new to the Quality Field but this site appears to be a goldmine of information and experience. Hopefully, I'll be able to contribute to answering someone's questions down the road. For now, my inputs I'll try to keep directly proportional to the amount of ears and mouths I possess.

ScottScott, don't be bashful, I'm sure you have plenty to contribute.

1) Jim

2) Supplier Quality Engineer

3) Currently, OEM-motor vehicles, have worked in machining, stamping and electroplating, among others.

4) Undisclosed in the upper Midwest

5) 25+ years

6) My distinctive odor

7) Buzzwords as a substitute for meaningful language, ASQ in general, and flavors-of-the month such as Six Sigma

8) I would make it legal to shoot anyone who uses the word "leverage" as a verb.

Hello everybody,

I'm Engy quite new here in your wonderful useful forum , Egyptian (I read previose conversations about Egypt here and I was really very happy of ur discussions may be we gonna talk later)

26 years, engaged and i hope i can marry sooon :rolleyes:

I'm the Quality Engineer in my company, which is the maintenance company of Bibliotheca Alexandrina; don't know if you know about it or not yet. :o

I thought once that its not that hard to implement a QMS in a company, but i discovered that am completely wrong, i knew lately that every little single word in the standard has different meanings and through my surfing your discussions; i believed that i've a lot to learn, just be ready for my 1000000000000 questions :nopity:

to the next
Engy

Welcome to the Cove!http://elsmar.com/Forums/images/smilies/bigwave-d2.gif
We're looking forward to reading more from all of you newcomers.

To each of you, Welcome to the Elsmar Cove! There are a lot of friendly people here from almost every country on earth - Helping each other as friends!

We'll try to help you with your questions, but don't forget to try to help others when you can.

Welcome all new members. http://elsmar.com/Forums/images/smilies/bigwave-d2.gifThere are a lot of friendly people here from almost every country on earth - Helping each other as friends!Yes, that is one of the things that make this place such a great asset: Our members come from all over the place, and each of us have our own outlook to add to the melting pot that makes the Cove.

/Claes

My name is Alan Fawcett
I am the environmental superintendent for the company also a 9001:2000 auditor and Six Sigma Green Belt.
I am 48 years old, English, married with a 10 month old daughter.
I am a contractor working for the US Govt in the Sultanate of Oman.
We have had a quality system in the company for the last 6 years but have a large turnover of personnel so we are always converting people, its a long hard job commitment from the top is sometimes hard to get !!!!
Look forward to conversing with you all. :D

Welcome to the Cove, Alan:bigwave:
We hope you have a lot to share with our regulars and visitors.

I have been commenting on issues on the cove for a while. This is who I am (I think)

Name: Phil

Job Title: Quality Specialist (says it all and I do it all)

Company/Location: Raypak / Oxnard Ca

Lenght of time in Quality: 15+years

Something that sets me apart: Having the ability to make floor personal not afraid of quality. Making them realize they do quality each day!!

If I could change the world of quality: Stop the: I am better because I know some quality words. Quality would be KIS (Keep it simple)

Pamela
Quality Systems Specialist QA/RA
Medical Device Manufacturer- A privately held company –Physician driven developer of Contrast Delivery systems for cardiologists and vascular surgeons.
Eden Prairie Minnesota
10 years
If I could change the world of quality, I would make sure that Engineering would understand that quality is their job too!!

Pamela
If I could change the world of quality, I would make sure that Engineering would understand that quality is their job too!!
Pamela, this strikes a cord with me too. As an auditor, I can tell you that every organization is dysfunctional. Some more, some less. To me, it is mind boggling that certain clichés like: “Do it right the first time and every time” seems to apply only to manufacturing.

It is amazing how many organizations I have assessed allowed for incredibly dysfunctional Engineering departments. I have been to so many companies that have twice as many engineers and draftsmen doing rework by processing Engineering Change requests to fix design flaws than the number of engineers and draftsmen working with New product introduction projects.

I find incredible that corporate mindset that thinks that it is natural for poor design packages to be released for manufacturing and be debugged/fixed over the product life cycle.

To me, new product introduction is a VERY critical process and very few organizations make a good job of it. Under the excuse of time to market being essential, poorly developed design packages get released and when the quality problems pop up, nobody really point the finger at Engineering. Risk management is a foreign concept to these people, failing to understand that a poorly designed product can create tremendous risks and liabilities for the organization.

Even worse, I have seen some companies deliberately mis-selecting individuals from other departments to participate in the design reviews, so the “critiquing” of the design is less in-depth. Ineffective design reviews, another one of my pet peeves….:mad: Enough rambling…. Welcome to the Cove.

Welcome, Pamela :bigwave:

Yep. Sometimes even the staidest among us goes off on a rant once in a while. It happens so often, we even have a smiley for it:soap:
:rolleyes:

1. Marco
2. Quality Manager, what I'm told..
3. FIA Formula 1 Motor Racing
4. An F1 Team in the UK
5. Not enough
6. Self obsessed, arrogant smart a*** - aka 2. Also good at remembering lists of questions
7. Quality, it's a sham
8. Sack everyone involved with "Quality" and get the Designers to Design it right in the first place

1. charles
2. full time QA Engineer / part time instructor
3. Transportation
4. toronto
6. love teaching quality courses at various colleges
7. Quality = toilet paper...when s__t happens, you are wanted.
8. get rid of all incompetent auditors.

Welcome, Qualeety:bigwave:
How about if, instead of "getting rid of all incompetent auditors," we establish a good method for helping them to become competent?

I found a couple of old shots I figured I could share with my buddies.

These 1st 2 things are better than 25 years old. I was somewhat thinner in both. :o

The 1st one was when I was a young police Lieutenant and the 2nd is around the time I came back in from doing "non-uniformed" police work dealing with sepratists, tax resisters, and white militants in the late 70's early 80's timeframe.

I look somewhat different now. #3 is me and Judi at the ranch

Name - Sandeep Kumar

Job Title or explanation of what you do - QA/QC Engineer
Industry you're in or have been in - Oil and Gas / Projects
Company you work for and location- Qatar Petroleum
Length of time in quality function- 19 years
Something personal that sets you apart - Quality with smile

If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?- There is more need to change Quality professional than changing the whole world. We need to change the impression that Quality people are holy people and rest all are cheats. You see more mess up of papers in Quality departments, while we teach 5S. Lets set an example and we will see a much better world.

Well Randy, if you're brave enough to post those photos, how could I resist the challenge.

As you can tell from this pic, it was a REALLY rough day at the office...and I finally took a break to relax just a little :-)

1. Name: Harsh/hersh/ Kumar

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: I graduated in December from Texas A&M University, currently looking for jobs in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma area

3. Industry you're in or have been in: I am 23 and have been a student throughout my life except for the internships I did.

4. Company you work for and location: As of location I am in Texas, I don't know the company yet. There are 2 things which can happen:
a) Someone hires me in next couple of months
b) I will hire someone to work with me

5. Length of time in quality function: 4 years, Junior and Senior year of my Undergrad and 2 years of grad school

6. Something personal that sets you apart: Positive, never die, Win Win attitude. I have absorbed 7 Habits of Highly effective people as described by Covey and I think that does sets me apart at least from people of my age

7. Your pet peeve in quality: Let me get a job first and then I will tell you :)

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

I won’t change but I will continuously improve

Hello Winner, and welcome to the cove :bigwave: 7. Your pet peeve in quality: Let me get a job first and then I will tell you :) Hmmmm. Just a thought: How about telling us about quality within the education system? (I suggest a new thread in the Training - Internal, External and Distance Learning (http://elsmar.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75) forum) Many Cove dwellers work with training, but the vast majory of us seem to have passed through the education systems of our respective countries long ago... You would be able to convey a current view.

/Claes

1. Name: Harsh/hersh/ Kumar


I won’t change but I will continuously improve


I like that statement, welcome!
As long as one doesn't forget the basics, one should strive on continuously improving. knowledge is power, knowledge not shared is wasted. ;)

1. Name: Mike McMonagle
2. Job Title: Quality Engineer
3. Industry you're in: Currently in geophysical exploration equipment manufacture
4. Company you work for and location: OYO Geospace, Houston TX
5. Length of time in quality function: 3 months, but over 25 years as manufacturing/process engineer in electronics assembly field. I have always felt that quality was an integral part of my overall job functions
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I 'play well with others', and don't let things bug me
7. Your pet peeve in quality: In previous lives, management that gives quality 'lip service' to keep the customer happy, but doesn't see the true value in embracing quality throughout the organization
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: Give everyone in quality big raises, because we deserve them :D . Actually, I think I would try to get the 'face of quality' out in front of people to show how quality intertwines throughout their lives to make it better....

B'Dog
Quality Noobie

Welcome to the Cove there Bubba :bigwave:

I 'play well with others'

Well, that'll make you stand out around here! :D

Welcome to the new folks! :bigwave:

Hello All,

1. My name is Jonathan.
2, 3 & 4. I am the Director of Quality at a company in Pennsylvania that extrudes plastic tubing and insulated wire for Automotive, Industrial, Appliance, Communications, Aerospace, Environmental, Marine and Military applications.
5. Directly - The last 3 1/2 years (since 2001); Indirectly - about 6 years before that.
6. Something personal that sets you apart - ??...Driven, Organized, I can work with difficult customers and can work through most challenging "emergencies".
7. Your pet peeve in quality: That some Automotive customers DEMAND perfection and / or a "drop all your doing, fly here now and send it all back" response for all issues while at the same time expecting (or even taking) unreasonable cost reductions which prevent investments in Information Systems, Quality Improvement Initiatives and necessary staff / equipment. The fact that some of our Tier 1 customers get it done to them and complain, but yet do the same to us is disappointing. We treat our customers as we do our vendors.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? So many things...For one, see my "pet peeve" comments above. Secondly, Sufficient Training Budget (supported by reasonable pricing / profit) for personnel at all levels throughout organization to "build quality in" from the start. Thirdly, that all cross-functional areas within an organization, even those not product-related, would see themselves a vital part of "Quality" and have the "Customer" and "Profitability" in mind in all that they do.

Have a great day!

Jonathan

Welcome to the Cove, Jonathan:bigwave:


A lot of us are tired of the "beat on everyone lower in the chain because the top guy beat on you" mentality - you'll find a lot of kindred spirits here.

I look somewhat different now. #3 is me and Judi at the ranchWell if Randy can reveal gravity at work, then so can I...;) Here's a recent mug shot:

Well if Randy can reveal gravity at work, then so can I...;) Here's a recent mug shot:

That can't be your office, though, Claes! It looks so neat!...granted we don't see the floor....

We've seen other photos of Claes' office. He really is that neat. Office furniture showrooms are not as uncluttered as his office. I've known other folks like that - I always feel like I should run out and have my suit pressed and shoes shined when I'm with them because I feel so frumpy in their presence.

Heck, Claes can probably describe within a centimeter where his television remote is back home while he's slaving away in his office. I, on the other hand, had to tape a fluorescent orange streamer to mine so I could find it each evening.

Hi,

My name is Jagruti Desai and I work as a Quality Enginner with Millipore Corporation, Bedford MA. This is my first full time position right after finishing up my masters. I am in this position for last 6 months and mostly learning. And that is the main reason I have joined this forum.

I am going to have many many questions so please bear with me as I know most of you are highly experienced.

Its a pleasure to be here !

Welcome, ilovesai :bigwave:

We're glad to have you.

That can't be your office, though, Claes! It looks so neat!...granted we don't see the floor....As a matter of fact, Wes is absolutley correct: It is my office. (Adding another pic for verification;) ) Going off topic for a few lines here:

:topic: The thing is... You must have heard some variation on this old saying: "Controlling order is trivial - A genius can handle chaos".

My take: It takes a genius to handle chaos, and if there is order, the genius in question (and don't look at me :lol: ) will be able to direct his/her attention towards other more worthwile pastimes. Please have a look at the old thread Seeking Tips: Office Improvement - Best Practices (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=6428&highlight=office+kaizen) which I happen to think we're not nearly done with yet. Ok, back on topic:

Where were we? Oh, yes: Welcome to the Cove, ilovesai :bigwave:

/Claes

I am a new to the Forum as of 2 days ago.

1. Name: Brent Smith

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: I am the Environmental Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy in New Orleans. I also have three other part-time or occasional jobs. I teach Internet-based Environmental Management (and beginning in the Fall, Safety Management) for the University of New Orleans. Several times a year I teach the ISO 14001 Lead Auditor course for AQS Management Systems. I am also an occasional ISO 14001 Lead Auditor for the American Petroleum Institute.

3. Industry you're in or have been in: Federal and State Government, Higher Education; Oil and Gas Industry.

4. Company you work for and location: see above.

5. Length of time in quality function: Over the last 34 years, I worked 5 years specifically in quality and the remainder in environmental fields.

6. Something personal that sets you apart: website: See my profile

7. Your pet peeve in quality: RAB/QSA non-responsiveness

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Create an international safety and helath management system standard; make all accrediting agencies (e.g., RAB/QSA) and registrars subject to ISO 9001 certification.

I am a new to the Forum as of 2 days ago.

1. Name: Brent Smith

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: I am the Environmental Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy in New Orleans. I also have three other part-time or occasional jobs. I teach Internet-based Environmental Management (and beginning in the Fall, Safety Management) for the University of New Orleans. Several times a year I teach the ISO 14001 Lead Auditor course for AQS Management Systems. I am also an occasional ISO 14001 Lead Auditor for the American Petroleum Institute.

3. Industry you're in or have been in: Federal and State Government, Higher Education; Oil and Gas Industry.

4. Company you work for and location: see above.

5. Length of time in quality function: Over the last 34 years, I worked 5 years specifically in quality and the remainder in environmental fields.

6. Something personal that sets you apart: website: See my profile

7. Your pet peeve in quality: RAB/QSA non-responsiveness

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Create an international safety and helath management system standard; make all accrediting agencies (e.g., RAB/QSA) and registrars subject to ISO 9001 certification.
Welcome to the Cove, Brent:bigwave:
So much for the Quality stuff - do you belong to one of the Mardi Gras Krewes that make parade floats? If so, you may have a few Cove visitors for next year's celebration on Feb 28, 2006!:lmao:

As a matter of fact, Wes is absolutley correct: It is my office. (Adding another pic for verification;) ) ...
/Claes
Claes,

Did I look at this picture right? Do you work standing up?

Jaime

I'm new to the forum as of today... I just stumbled across this site in a search for information related to process mapping

1. My name is Patricia Lentz

2. I am Quality Manager/QMR

3. Right now I am employed in short run stampings/prototyping/laser cutting and forming. In the past I have been in vacuum tubes (way back in the dark ages), cold heading and forming, the automotive powder metal industry, and have dipped a toe in the hand tools and plating industries.

4. I work for Proshort Stampings Services in Falls Creek, PA

5. I have been in positions in quality functions for the last... ummm.. 30 plus years... holy cow... now I feel like Methusela... I'll be thinking about that for the rest of the day....

6. Something that sets me apart... how about my sunny disposition? :D

7. My pet peeve... everyone wants to shortcut and not take the time to dot the I's and cross the T's

8. What would I change? Just that everyone would be more aware of what they are doing and how it affects the overall picture instead of just showing up and going through the motions...

Did I look at this picture right? Do you work standing up?My, what sharp little eyes you have...http://elsmar.com/Forums/images/smilies/biggrin-a1.gif Yes, you're right, I do, and it does my back and neck a world of good. I do lower the table and sit down when I have visitors, but apart from that I'm usually on my feet (Not to mention that my coworkers often have me on my toes http://elsmar.com/Forums/images/smilies/lol.gif ). I'm new to the forum as of today... I just stumbled across this site in a search for information related to process mappingWelcome to the Cove Patricia http://elsmar.com/Forums/images/smilies/bigwave-d2.gif. The search took you to the right place: We have quite a few threads on that subject.

/Claes

I'm new to the forum as of today... I just stumbled across this site in a search for information related to process mapping

1. My name is Patricia Lentz

2. I am Quality Manager/QMR

3. Right now I am employed in short run stampings/prototyping/laser cutting and forming. In the past I have been in vacuum tubes (way back in the dark ages), cold heading and forming, the automotive powder metal industry, and have dipped a toe in the hand tools and plating industries.

4. I work for Proshort Stampings Services in Falls Creek, PA

5. I have been in positions in quality functions for the last... ummm.. 30 plus years... holy cow... now I feel like Methusela... I'll be thinking about that for the rest of the day....

6. Something that sets me apart... how about my sunny disposition? :D

7. My pet peeve... everyone wants to shortcut and not take the time to dot the I's and cross the T's

8. What would I change? Just that everyone would be more aware of what they are doing and how it affects the overall picture instead of just showing up and going through the motions...
Yes, Welcome!:agree1: We can always use some folks with "real world" experience, Patricia.

My, what sharp little eyes you have...http://elsmar.com/Forums/images/smilies/biggrin-a1.gif Yes, you're right, I do, and it does my back and neck a world of good. I do lower the table and sit down when I have visitors, but apart from that I'm usually on my feet (Not to mention that my coworkers often have me on my toes http://elsmar.com/Forums/images/smilies/lol.gif ).
/Claes

We learn more and more about you, Claes. I think the "stand up" routine should extend to meetings as well - certainly would keep participants "on their toes.":lmao:

Hello I realized I never introduced myself so here goes.

1. Chris Harden
2. I am the North American Program Manager for MDSMap-Tetra Tech. Basically I manage the services we provide to industry in complying with the Extended Producer Responsibility Requirements such as ELV, IMDS, RoHS, WEEE, REACH and Prop. 65.

3. I work for Tetra Tech Industrial Division a consulting company in the past I have worked as a plant engineer in an automotive assembly plant. I have implemented ISO 14001 as plant engineer and as a consultant.

4. Tetra Tech Industrial Division Ann Arbor, MI

5. I have worked in the quality/ environmental area for eight years.

6. Something that sets me a part working in a unique new field EPR.

7. Pet Peeve with Quality counter-productive documentation.

8. Something I wish I could change. Focus more on improvement and less on documentation.

Also let me add if you have any questions about ELV, IMDS, RoHS, WEEE or REACH feel free to contact me.

Chris Harden

1. Name

Jerry Walczak

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do

Supplier Quality Engineer -- Administrate and monitor the GM CS2 process.

3. Industry you're in or have been in

Automotive - Past life was in Adhesives, Investment Casting, and Diecasting.

4. Company you work for and location

Product Action -- Toledo, Ohio

5. Length of time in quality function

25+

6. Something personal that sets you apart

Wide base of experience with people and processes.

7. Your pet peeve in quality

The Problem Solving/Process Improving revolving door of new paradigm after paradigm.

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

Influence schools to teach courses in Quality Tools such as cause and effect, prevention vs detection, root cause analysis etc.... They affect how we live everyday and everyone should have at least a basic understanding of how they work.

Welcome to the Cove, Jerry:bigwave:

1. Name - James Oldham
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Six Sigma Blackbelt
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Appliance & HVAC manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location - Arkansas (sorry, can't share the name)
5. Length of time in quality function - 4+ years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - really like death metal music; always have, always will!
7. Your pet peeve in quality - "Factory Sigma" jargon
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - convert every number and statistic into DOLLARS SAVED

Welcome to the Cove, James:bigwave:
"really like death metal music"
I'm so old, I don't even know what that is!

Claes,

Just got the picture of your office. First off, you are a lot like me in the neatness category. It helps keep people on their toes, dont you think? :horse:

Second, I noticed you do not have a chair. I tired to implement this around the first of the year here with no success. I think that is a great idea and a perfect way to outfit an office. What better way to get people out on the floor. Kudos to you and the gang at wherever it is you "play" all day.

Just some thoughts on a slow Friday afternoon.....

Been visiting a while, thought I should go ahead and introduce myself. Thanks for all the great information!

1. Name -
Susan Roche Hendrix

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do -
Good question. My business card says Quality Systems Site Leader but on internal docs its QMS Supervisor. My boss is threatening to change it and I told him the Queen of Quality would work. I then told him it didn't much matter; he could call me Bob as long as he didn't take any of my salary. I am responsible for the Quality System (ISO 9001 and Medical Device QSR Part 820) for our site which includes 7 factories and a distribution system.

3. Industry you're in or have been in – Manufacturing

4. Company you work for and location - South Carolina

5. Length of time in quality function -
19 years. I have worked in QA, Engineering and Manufacturing but I was always involved in improvement activities so I counted all. The only year I didn’t count was when I was a Maintenance Technician. You all know that has nothing to do with quality. Ha Ha

6. Something personal that sets you apart -
I guess what may set me apart is, if I was on the Apprentice this year I would be on the Street Smarts team. I took the hard route. Much of what I know is self taught (and thanks I've learned much from the cove)

7. Your pet peeve in quality -
I guess it’s related to quality ... it drives me absolutely crazy the amount of money spent on training/seminars with absolutely no return to the company or expectation of use. (Looks good on the resume, the food's great and those trips are really fun!)

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? -
Improve everyone's understanding of statistics especially upper level management who are making decisions with no data, wrong data or little understanding of the data.

"If we weren't crazy we'd all go insane, if we couldn't laugh we'd all go insane"
Jimmy Buffett

1. Name - James Oldham
4. Company you work for and location - Arkansas (sorry, can't share the name)
SAVED


Can you not tell us the name because you do not know, or perhaps you may turn into a pillar of salt for revealing it....

One would hope that you do not treat your six sigma information in the same way. I found the best way not to get a reaction from people I can't share information with, for what ever reason, is not to say 'I know something you don't', but to say nothing at all.

But then, I suppose that it is what six sigma is about....

I don't suppose this would be a good time to ask for some hits on my karma button....

My word... New talent just pouring through the gates. Welcome all Cove newbies http://elsmar.com/Forums/images/smilies/bigwave-d2.gif It's a pleasure meeting you all.
It helps keep people on their toes, dont you think? I'll say it does. Myself in particular http://elsmar.com/Forums/images/smilies/biggrin-a1.gif As it happens, I will pay a visit to the manufacturing area anytime I'm given half a reason to do so. I need my sources of information, see... Second, I noticed you do not have a chair.Actually, I do (though it's not very comfy). I just stuffed it in a corner to avoid tripping over the confounded thing. ... http://elsmar.com/Forums/images/smilies/lol.gif

/Claes

1. Name: J.M. Drake "JM"
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Systems Engineer
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Government, Energy Sector, Petroleum Storage
4. Company you work for and location: U.S. Dept of Energy, New Orleans LA
5. Length of time in quality function: Over 20 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Drake is a male duck hence the DuckEng "handle"
7. Your pet peeve in quality: complexities of quality systems
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?: stop 'downsizing' organizations.

1. Name:
1.1 Surname:
Tama's
Note: Call me Tom if you like
1.2 Last Name:
G.
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
ISMS Lead Auditor
3. Industry you're in or have been in
Consulting
4. Company you work for and location
Consulting in Tokyo, Japan
5. Length of time in quality function
0
6. Something personal that sets you apart
Understanding relationship between ISO2000(BS15000), ISO17799 (ISMS) and QMS

7. Your pet peeve in quality
Too many possibilities for interpreting the standard.
+ My grandfather was a great chess player without a quality manual:)

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

Incorporate it in ISMS


:thanx:

Welcome to the Cove, "Tom":bigwave:

1. TownDawg

2. Today?.. or next week.

3. Automotive

4. Today?.. or next week.

5. A little over 20 yrs.

6. We share personal stuff over the internet??

7. People that just don't "get it."

8. Write a good book that everyone would love, and make me famous.

hehe.. oh, you wanted REAL answers? Ask me one day next week. Let me see if I get this new job.

Welcome, MR_ISMS & DuckEng :bigwave: Let me see if I get this new job.Ahaaaa? Hey, good luck.:agree1:

/Claes

Hello all,

1. Cliff
2. Product test, materials management, logistics, customer service, process documentation (We are NOT a big comany)
3. Electronic contract manufacturing
4. Monroe, NC
5. There's a memo on my wall dated 3/11/05 that says that I am "leading ISO 9000"
6. I have rats... on purpose.
7. So many QMS's are built solely to satisfy a standard.
8.

1. Name: M. A. Messler - PRF

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: I am a consultant and trainer on ISO QMS/EMS Development and Implementation.

3. Industry you're in or have been in: Automotive, Aerospace, Laboratory (biochemical/dimensional/calibration/test)

4. Company you work for and location: Independent Contractor

5. Length of time in quality function: I have been in quality for over 29 years.

6. Something personal that sets you apart: I am a Pulitzer Prize nominated author, and a cartoonist with a comic strip that has been in print since 1998 (http://www.geocities.com/fourcorners48502). I am also a student Rabbi.

7. Your pet peeve in quality: Quality personnel having control of nothing and the responsibility for everything when it goes wrong. OH! And, clients that want work done as soon as possible and then delay paying!

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? People who are responsible for the creation or delivery of nonconforming product/services would be the ones to: Sort it, Fix it, or Deal with the irate customer.

Welcome all to the Cove.:bigwave: For those of you who have been around for a while, but are just telling us something about yourself now , double welcome for thinking enough of us to share some of yourself.:bigwave: :bigwave:

1. Randy Tindell
2. EHS/QA Program Manager
3. I was in the various aspects of the Safety field for about 15 years. I have been involved in auditing for about 8 of those years and am now cutting my teeth on full fledged Quality Assurance.
4. Life Cycle Engineering, Various offices around the US
5. I have been in this position since February 2004. But have been associated with quality in various aspects for about 4 years.
6. I believe I can do anything with nothing. I really enjoy challenges and have the gift of gab. (Wait, maybe thats why I am in this business)
7. Probably getting managers and workers alike to understand that shortcuts, even when successful, aren't the way to get a proper end result.
8. This forum is a good start to the change I would like to see. People helping people. I have met several people in this field that infer help and then shove a bill in front of you.

:bigwave:
1. Lisa Meegan
2. Manufacturing Engineer
3. Agricultural Equipment
4. John Deere Des Moines Works
5. Never been officially in quality, but been in manufacturing for 19+ years
6. First woman machinist at University of Texas
7. Buzz words of the year - same concepts but different labels
8. Integrate it more into the world of manufacturing

Welcome all :bigwave: . I am looking forward to to your posts.

/Claes

:bigwave:

1. Name
Karl Tombling

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Test Technician. Fatique/strength on suspension parts.
Oh and IMDS ELV Expert (at least in my company)

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

4. Company you work for and location
ThyssenKrupp, UK, Durham

5. Length of time in quality function
Did 2 years in quality 3 years ago

6. Something personal that sets you apart
I am buying a villa in Orlando! :cool:

7. Your pet peeve in quality
People who have only done quality, they know nowt else. :mad:

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Get rid of it! It should not be treat as a separate function!

Cheers

What an interesting array of new folks! Welcome to all of you. :bigwave:
I hope you find the same sense of community so many of the rest of us enjoy.

Expert in Industrial methylated spirits and elves, surely this is illegal…


"8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Get rid of it! It should not be treat as a separate function!"

How to win friends and influence people in a forum dedicated to builders of ivory towers, 'Quality' separation, bureaucracy and self interest...well done.

Name - Kevin Wilson

Job Title - ISO/TS16949 Coordinator/Qauality Engineer

Industry - Automotive

Company - Par Foam Products Inc

Years in Quality - 16

Pet Peeve - Lack of Management committment

Hobby - Spending as much time as possible with the 3 most wonderful women in the world (wife and 2 daughters ages 4.5 and 1)

1. Luis Rosas MBA, BBA double major in Computer Information Systems & Production Operations Management.
2. Quality Engineer Supervisor
3. Automotive Interior Systems 10 years, Food Processing Industry 12 years, Life 45 years. Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Systems, Logistics, Distribution Center, Customer Service, Inventory Control.
4. LEAR Corp. El Paso Texas.
5.Current position 3 years...overall experience in Quality 15 years
6.Once saved the life of a vacationing child of 10 years of age in Mazatlan that was caught in a rip-tide 50 yards of the shore-line where the depth of mthe water was 30 feet deep.
7. When someone utters the words "we've done it that way for years and never had a problem", till now.
8. Clarify the misconception that "quality" is something "new or awe inspiring". The simple truth of the matter is, that when Quality is deemed to have failed us ...quite plainly someone has not done their Job. No if's, and's, or but's.

My name is hartley , pleasure to meet you all
2. Fix aeroplanes
3. Aerospace (and textiles in a past life)
4. American company in scotland (cant say the name as the websearch will get me)
5. 20 years
6. Kilt wearer!
7. Quality seen as a hinderance to the real work getting (badly) done
8. Get rid of the word quality and teach buisness excellence/improvement in schools

Nice to meet you folks. Welcome!:bigwave:

Thanks Wes, glad to be aboard

Name - Pedro Ferreira Mateus
Job Title or explanation of what you do - QUALITY DEPARTMENT/Quality Auditor (EASA PART 145/FAR 145)
Industry you're in or have been in - OGMA Industria Aeronáutica de Portugal
Company you work for and location - PORTUGAL
time in quality function - Since Sep 1999
pet peeve in quality - Old fashion thoughts
If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? I'll introduce a network quality issue

Dear All
Name: Guruprasad ( Indian)
2. Job title: Engg Manager- All the responsibility and none of the authority of the Management Representative.

3. Industry: Service provider , Medical equipments , PCB manufacturing , Electro machnical projects
4. Company and location: , Silicon city of INdia - You know that is Bangalore
5. Time in quality: more then 7 years , & 7years in manufacturing and design ,and Safety & regulatory

Hallo to all,
1. My name is Ionel Golban
2. Quality Manager
3. Electrotehnical/Electronic Industry
4. VOGT-electronic Romania srl /town Jimbolia, 45 km NV far from Timisoara,
branch of the German Company "VOGT-electronic AG" /Erlau (near Passau)
5. 33 Years (since 1972)
6. I am not much different than anyone else. Still is a difference - I do not
speek/write very good english (but I understand).
7. "I must produce. What do you want with your stupid philosophy?".
8. I think that is necesary to learn in school, at early age, about " this
philosophy of Juran, Deming, and oders Q-Guru"

I am very hapy to meet you all!

Nice to meeting you! I'm Martha Gastelum Quality Manager from Mexico.

Welcome to the Cove, all :bigwave:

It's great to see so many new members from all over the place. Did you notice? Have a look at where everyone is from... This place truly is an international forum.

/Claes

I found this site a couple of days ago - and feel like I have found home! I have spent much time mining past discussions for the wealth of information, experience and knowledge. Thank you for sharing details about yourselves: heres' a little bit about me:


1. Name

Andrea Grant

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do

Quality/Office Manager - responsible for monitoring QMS systems to ensure organsition meets the requirements of ISO9001 and Disability Services Standards.

3. Industry you're in or have been in

Currently work in the Not-for-profit sector for a community services organisation.

4. Company you work for and location

Vicdeaf is not-for-profit organisation that provides community services to Deaf and hard of hearing people including case management, counseling, supported accomodation, interpreting and sign language acquisition, audiological services and rehabilitation.

We are located in Melbourne, Australia

5. Length of time in quality function

Since 1999.

6. Something personal that sets you apart

I am awfully ordinary, however I do have a very loud laugh

7. Your pet peeve in quality

The use of ten words when one word would do

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

Agree with past comments: change the term "quality management system" to "management system" in recognition that quality is a part of everday and everything we do to acheive organisational objectives.

Welcome, Andrea. Nice to have you aboard. We're looking forward to hearing more from you. Don't be a stranger.:bigwave:

Well since I am new and finding that I am going to be on this site a LOT, since it seems to have all the answers I am looking for, I will introduce myself.

1. Name
Diane

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Engineering Information Coordinator/Supervisor. I supervise the Doc Center and am integrating Configuration Managment into our company.

3. Industry you're in or have been in
Medical Devices - Implants for hips/knees/spine etc.

4. Company you work for and location
Currently in the spine business in Texas

5. Length of time in quality function
I am going into my 5th year of Doc Control/Quality/Database Administration

6. Something personal that sets you apart
I have really red hair

7. Your pet peeve in quality
Honestly? The appathy toward it BY people not IN quality. That says alot as I am not in quality anymore.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Hmmmm no answer for that one.