Welcome to all you new members.

We are here to try to help everyone.

Please do try to search for answers by yourselves but ask questions that are as specific as possible.

See you all:agree1::applause:

Yes Buddies
I too hope to get a lot out of this forum and all of you who participate. And now a little bit about me and my background?
1. Name
Saji Varghese
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Presently working as Manager - Management Systems
What I do?
1) To take charge of conducting the Internal IMS audit ( ISO 9001, 14001, OHSAS and ISMS) process.
2) To take charge of conducting the audits for special processes such as Information Security management systems, Food Storage Management, Pest Management and Sanitation Management etc.
3) To take charge of the follow up action on Internal IMS audits ,Internal Business Risk audits and special audits.

3. Industry you're in or have been in
Logisitcs - Supply Chain
4. Company you work for and location
Kuwait
5. Length of time in quality function
5 Years in the present company and 15 years in total.
6. Something personal that sets you apart
After completing my Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management I started my carrer as an Officer in Human Resource Management and then moven on to Management Systems department
7. Your pet peeve in quality
Seeing people sleep after the audit.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Train the TOP Management and all the Managers on the improtance of Quality so that they take the ownership.


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See you down life's highway!

Eric

hello al
I am a new user,my english is poor ,so i only can read,thanks for help.

hello al
I am a new user,my english is poor ,so i only can read,thanks for help.

Welcome to this forum.

hello al
I am a new user,my english is poor ,so i only can read,thanks for help.

Welcome Kingkingwang,

If needed, you can post in the Chinese language (zhongwen). I am sure some kind Covers will volunteer to translate for you. Whatever be it, you are welcomed.

Name: qinghou wang
Job Title: 机械工程师
Industry:6年的工作经验，1年的质量管理经验。
Company: Shanghai Gammastar Technology Development Co.,Ltd.
我的名字叫王庆厚，来自中国上海，从事医疗设备研制工作。我在公司原本是机械工程师，去年九月参与质量管理工作，先后从事FDA认证和CE认证工作。对于质量管理和认证工作我是个新手，目前正在努力的学习，希望在这里能够得到帮助。

Hi Everybody!

I would be glad to join the professional forum which I discovered incidently and believed to learn more.

To introduce a little bit on myself and my bachground.

1. Name
Davis stefen
2. Project Manager in the continuos Improvement operating system.
3.Aviation Idustry- Airline Maintenance
4. 20 years as a technical Engineer and 2 years in the quality process improvement.
5. I could not see any distinct difference to set me apart.
6. My per peeve in quality.
The top management not being committed to quality till an external auditor
or assessor would visit.
7. If you could change the world of quality what would you do?
Make Quality as part of the responsibilty and accountability of the TOP management management.

See you!

Hi Buddies!

Just an up-date to my previous post.

1. Davis Stefen from Ethiopia.

See You!
:thanks:

A warm welcome to you all :bigwave:

Just over 1 year ago, this thread hit 1000. Now it's at 2000!! Amazing. It's great to see so many hopping on board to share - and such a wide variety of backgrounds and countries represented.

Welcome all - and congratulations Marc on a GREAT forum! :applause:

-Steve

(I wonder how many posts are new personal introductions and how many are welcomes from other members?? Hmmm...) Pretty cool.

Hi Davis, I completely agree with your comment about top management. I have the same situation here. I would like to ask your opinion on Preventive actions, or rather how do you show compliance to that requirement if you have a lack of management commitment

Hi Davis, I completely agree with your comment about top management. I have the same situation here. I would like to ask your opinion on Preventive actions, or rather how do you show compliance to that requirement if you have a lack of management commitmentI'd like to remind folks this thread is primarily for INTRODUCTIONS and WELCOMES. If you have a specific question of an individual, may I suggest using the Cove software to send him/her a private message? (Click on the person's name at the top of the post, select send private message from the dialog box and follow directions from there)

If the content of the person's introduction raises a question in your mind that you'd like answered, consider starting a new thread with that question in the appropriate Forum. Be sure to use an appropriate title for the thread you start (please avoid one word pleas such as "Help!") That way, your question will get some exposure and not get buried among the 2,000+ other posts in this thread.

On topic: Welcome to all the newbies who have joined recently. I congratulate you on your preferment!:bigwave:

Thanks to all the regulars who have extended welcomes to the newbies. It helps establish and confirm we are a community of friendly helpful folk, eager to share our knowledge and passion for Quality with others.

Hi everybody,

This is sundar. I am a graduate engineer in mechanical engineering having experience in auto industry and currently running a consultancy in India.

I specialize in the areas of 5S, TPM and Lean Implementation.

I would like thank all of you for posting very useful info in our field.

In future i will try to contribute my presentations to all members.



Thank you,

N.Sundar

Name: dheyn
Job Title: Systems Manager
Industry: Currently, pyrotechnics but is subject to change with little or no notice. My background is in the Quality field in the aerospace industry for over 18 years. I have a PhD from The School of Hard Knocks.
Company: Mid-sized pyrotechnic (no, not fireworks) facility in Middle Georgia
Length of time in quality function: 20+ years
Something personal that sets me apart: I am a straight talker and give honest, unbiased opinions regardless of wheather you want to hear it or not. I always tell my bosses that if they aren't willing to hear the answer then don't ask the question. Office politics is something for others to practice and is an enormus waste of time and energy that could be spent on fixing problems. If other people would check their ego at the door every morning we might be able to actually accomplish something.
Pet peeve in Quality: Hearing the old saying "we've always done it that way" will get my blood boiling quicker than anything.
If I could change one thing about the world of Quality: That would be to stop running after the latest and greatest craze of the moment, get back to basics and start using a little common sense.

Nice to see all the people here.

1. My name is Kalven KG. Of course, it is a real name.
2. I serve my company as project coordinator.
3. Our company is engaging in the auto industry.
4. Our company is in Shanghai, China.
5. To be frank, I am a fresh man in this area. I have a one year sales experience and one year as a buyer.
6. It is really hard to say.
7. Lack of support of my colleagues from other dept.
8. I will loose my job.

Hi TennQTA,

Appreciate your curiosity on the top management, which was a major issue in the Quality Implementation process.
I was in charge of introducing an Achieving Competitive Excellence(ACE) operating system, a continuous quality Improvement program, in my company.
To bring about top management involvement, we are trying to include Quality Improvement and implementation of ACE as part of the performance measurement and balanced score card of the management.
If implemented properly and religiously could help bring the management on-board.

Thx & Regards,

Davis

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. Bekki
2. QA Supervisor
3. Automotive - this particular plant is 2nd tier supplier to Honda, most sister plants are 1st tier.
4. TS Tech Tri-Con Stamping, Lincoln NE
5. 8 years and counting here, plus about a year at an entry-level inspection position before I went back to school
6. Umm, coming up blank right now.
7. The attitude that we can inspect freakin' everything, or that it's more important to make parts than to make good parts.
8. See #7!! Oh, and the whole lack of response on corrective actions. I really hate that.

1. Name - Jason K
2. Job Title - Quality Assurance Manager
3. Industry - Displays Systems
4. Job Shop: Carlsbad, Ca
5. Length of time in quality function: 9 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Single Dad with full custody of my 6 year old son. I wouldn't trade it for the world.
7. Your pet peeve in quality - Non-believers of Quality's importance
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Make it a mandatory college course and touch on the importance of quality in the workplace. So may things are compromised by the "good enough" concept.

Mahesh Bhavnagariya
Quality Assurance Student
Ontario, Canada.

1. Name: Sina Ayeni
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Supplier Quality Assurance Supervisor
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Telecommunications
4. Company you work for and location: MTN Nigeria
5. Length of time in quality function: Two years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Very Inquisitive
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Management Lip Service to quality issues

Hi to all,

I'm Mani from India, working as a design & development engineer who used to take care of system activities also. mine is a largest high tensile fasteners manufacuturing company in our countyr and i;m assoicated here for the last 5years

1. Name: Raghunandan
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Auditor for EMS QMS OHSAS
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Environment
4. Company you work for and location: Bangalore India

Hi everyone Im new to all this but loved your pis on the map . Would post a pic on here if I could work out how to do it? Anyway my main forte is in educational management for socially excluded adult learners but ill answer the suggested Qs
Name Elle Crompton 43, 4 older lovely kids and i love to travel- anywhere! love the culture, language and the food!
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do; Quality ass for Voluntary sector
3. Industry you're in or have been in ; Education and Training
4. Company you work for and location; just been made redundant due to funding cuts! any jobs ot there for a hard working woman in UK but willing to relocate?
5. Length of time in quality function ;15 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart; Won National Training Award 06
7. Your pet peeve in quality; mindless paperwork which could be done on line!
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? ;that it is included in school curriculum! bye for now . If youre in my area pop in for a cuppa x

Welcome to all new members :bigwave:

1. Lynne Allen
2. Quality Assurance Specialist
3. Pharmacedicals and Medical Device
4. DUSA Pharmacedicals, Wilmington Mass
5. 12 years
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Lynne

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1 - kostas rokos
2 - Civil Engineer, recent ISO 90001 systems consultant
3 - Civil / structural engineering
4 - Self-employed
5 - 2 Months
6 - troubled
7 - paperwork
8 - paperwork

1. My name is Jim Bryant.
2. I am the Safety Coordinator for my facility.
3. I work for International Paper in the sheet converting industry.
4. I have been in charge of safety at our plant for over 6 years.
5. I enjoy working with cub scouts.
6. Pet peeve - people not doing what they say they will.
7. My area with quality is from a plant housekeeping aspect. If I could change one thing it would be for employees to clean up after themselves.

Hi rokkkos

Hi, everyone, and WELCOME!!

Jim, for what its worth, many employees seem to think their momma follows them to work to clean up their messes. I can't imagine they live like that at home!

Welcome to all the new users!!!

Welcome to all the new users. We are glad to see you, feel free to jump in anywhere and get your feet wet.

And, yep, we have a couple of signs that say "Your Momma doesn't work here."

1. My Name TANBENGHAI
2. SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER
3. Automotive
4. Malaysia
5. 3 year(QA, SQA, SIX SIGMA)

Hi,
I am a safety professional working with an EPC co. as HSE manager on one of its project.
I have fifteen years cross functional experience on HSE mgt system, project management and maintenance.
I stumbled on this web page while searching for information on OHSAS 18000 series.
I noticed that this forum enables people to share views and thoughts on issues with the aim of suggesting path forward.
I look forward contributing towards continuous success of this forum while benefiting from everybody's wealth of experience.

thanks

1. Call me, Aood
2. Product Specialist, to learn more about Instrument, help sales staff to selling, help customer for after sale service.
3. Operation, calibration for Profile Projector, Measuring Microscope, Hardness Tester, Contour , Roughness & Roundness Tester, CMM, Layout Machine.
4. My Company is Trading Company, I work here about 20 years
5. I just start ISO 17025 for Profile Projector & Measuring Microscope
6. ?
7. ?
8. Cut down cost, such as uncertainty calculation for Production class.

:notme:

1. jacksun
2. third party inspection company
3. consumer products services
4. bureau veritas/china
5. 3 years

:lol: Hi Fellow Clovers!
First time to say Hello and introduce myself
1. My name is Eric Ng.
2. Age 66
3. Sex Male
4. Married with two children
5. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Curtin University, Western Australia
6. Work in Quality field all my life in Standard organization in Singapore and Texas Instruments Malaysia.
7. Frelance quality consulting and training after retired.
8. Past 7 years as Quality Assurance Manager at Advance Modules Malaysia, a local memory modules manufacturing plant. Help establish quality control and management system in Shanghai plant. The plants are certified to ISO 9001:2000.
9. Finally retired for the second and last time in April 2007.
10. Have fully utilized all the resources available in Elsmar Clove website during my consulting/traning and second working life.
11. Specialized in Quality Improvement Tools and Methodology ( SPC, FMEA, DOE & Taguchi Methods, Seven Basic QC Tools , QFD, and DFSS)

I do hope to participate in the forum discussion in the near future.

Thanks all those who contribute all those valuable materials in forum, which I always rely on to obtain the latest information in quality management and improvement tools.

Regards to ALL

Eric

1. Ms Rebecka Olander
2. Quality Engineer
3. Surface treatment industry
4. Small company with 14 employees in Sweden
5. 3 yrs
6. Travelling with the camera
7. ?
8. Quality for everyone in school at the age of 10 ;)

1. Cathy B
2. Quality Management Rep
3. At present, recruiting in the aviation industry, previously importing raw materials in the rubber industry
4. CAF Aviation Consultants, Montreal
5. 5 years
6. I take great pride in seeing the company I work for improve
7. Closed minded individuals
8. I would stress the importance of proactive measures over reactive measures, ie take care of the health of the company and not do business solely on a "putting out the fires" mentality

Hi all would like to reintroduce myself.:bigwave:
My name is Mary P.
I am the quality manager for a company in Carmel, Indiana of the USA named Accu-Turn LLC which is a grinding and turning shop. I also help our sister compay named Ten Point Trim which is a roll forming company.
I have been working in machine shops for approximately 30 years. My companies are ISO9001-2000 certified and I am a Yellow belt six sigma.
My goal is to be a master belt six sigma.
My company is very small at the present time. However, we have all learned that living ISO everyday makes everyones' job so much easier.

Again, hello again to all welcome to everyone.:applause:

Dear all,

My name is Asakir Abd Hamid, i am newcomer in Elsmar Cove
Background -
1. Bachelor in Science major Chemistry
2. Work as Quality Manager
3. Surface treatment for hi-tech industry
4. Working experience - 13 years
5. Hobby - like reading so much

Welcome to all our new users. We are glad that you had found us and we hope that you will have some good sharing experience over here.

To my fellow Malaysians, good to meet you in cyberspace.

suzyjoy

1. Hi - I'm Suzy Joy
2. I work as a Sr. Quality Administrator - I am responsible for processing PCNs (process/product change notifications), corrective actions, lead auditor for TS16949 and ISO9001:2000, maintain audit files, create and process procedures via ECO system in Matrix, etc.
3. Wireless network solutions, aerospace & defense, RF and microwave products, automotive (sensors)
4. M/A-COM (now part of Tyco Electronics) in Lowell, MA
5. Worked in Quality for about 13 years
6.
7. Perception of Quality as the "police" (inspection, audits, etc.)
8.

I have a question that was posed today - What should the quality organization of a facility that outsources their manufacturing look like?

I have enjoyed reading various inputs on this site for quite some time and have obtained a lot of useful information. Thanks to all who contribute.
Suzy

Greetings Covers
Hello

1. Backscatter (this has been changed to protect the guilty (me), name available upon request.

2. Technical Manager / Quality manager

3. Code enforcement/special inspection/construction materials testing facility (ISO 17025:05). Contractor compliance/Jurisdictional representative/structural inspections.

4. See # 1

5. 20+ years Airframe inspection/Manufacturing/Construction

6. I AM ALLWAYS CORRECT (I used to be modest, now I am perfect: sarcasm:)
I still remember what it is like to be at the bottom of the food chain, out in the field, doing the dirty work.

7 Uncertainty Budgets and MU for CMT.... What a waste!!!!!

8. Do we really need to be audited by 5 or 6 seperate agencies?!?!? None of the agencies/groups/jurisdictions give a #&@* about what the previous audit looked at, they all think they are the @*#$ to get stuff correct, aarghh.:nopity:

1. Elaine
2. Quality Advisor
3. Vistakon Ireland JNJ Vision Care
4. 5 years in JNJ in and arounf the QC dept
5. my pet peeve is generally the view that quality are the police force of the company rather than a valued reasource.

Hi Everybody..i'm totally, new to elsmar.. but i think it is a good place to get in touch with the quality socity and know about the new things in our field.
about me;
-my name is Emad
-Quality assurance manager, focused on manufecturing and hi tech industries.
-currently, i'm in the field of card industry ( chip vcards, visa,..all that staff).
-I'm on QA bussiness now for about 10 years.
-personal thing,...hummm...i thought longtime ago that i want to start from the very scratch and get to the top and learn more and more.
-changing the world of quality,....but the quality ethics in the laws that govern the companies.

Warm welcome to all newbies. :bigwave:

Pl jump in the various forums to contribute your answers or can post questions to solicit answers :)

Elaine, I agree about Quality being called the "Police." Not the best image.
Another thing, Quality is often referred to as the "safety net" to catch what other departs let go which builds a lack of caring for their own responsibility.
Quality is part of the team! not an outside player.

:magic: Hello to all.
1. Jim Hardy
2. Mechanical Inspection and Quality Systems Management
3. Quality Assurance Management in the Aerospace/US Defense Metal Working Industries.
4. H&S Manufacturing Company, Rowlett, Texas
5. Just about 30 years
6. I have a keen compassion for learning and intuition for how things work.
7. The statement "We've ALWAYS done it this way!" :mad:
8. Integration of the Quality, Environmental, and Safety platforms into a format capable of application in all areas of our life. Personal to Business, Service to Manufacturing, Entertainment to Education, and Government to Medical.

I only discovered this website a couple of weeks ago :o and I am so impressed by the mass of information.:applause:

Kudos to all who have helped to build the forums :agree1: - my thanks to you! I will try to post and contribute as well. :thanx:

Welcome Jim,

We are glad to have you as a member of this big community also.

Hi everyone. New to the forum and new to my current employer. I just started feeling comfortable with my last employer's Quality department and I got layed off. 3 weeks into my new position here and I'm starting to feel like the new sheriff in town :whip:. Anyways, a little about myself...

1. John Szymkowski
2. Product Engineer
3. Electrical interconnect systems
4. FCI Automotive - Novi, MI USA

5. Quality experience: Six years of staying ahead of our quality department's aptitude curve. That is to say, I'm not in the Quality department, but it seems to be more important to me than to them (unfortunately).

6. My professional credo: A strong commitment to promoting standards and procedures that work. My matra: Less Repeat Mistakes, More Efficiency, Less Bureaucracy!

7. My quality peeves: A general disregard for following GD&T and "interpreting" when something is not clear. Not enough importance placed upon confidence of reported statistics.

8. How would I change the world of Quality?: I would require everyone to take a comprehensive course in critical thinking.

welcome John :bigwave: you are right in my back yard.

Hi. Normally, I'd write a paragraph about myself, but since a list was created, I'll use it. :)

1. Name: George G Calafactor
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: International Medical Device Consultant
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Worked for the FDA for over 21 years (Analyst/Level II Certified International Medical Device Investigator). Now a part-time contract consultant (such as for New World Regulatory Solutions, Inc., Tom's River, NJ)
4. Company you work for and location: US FDA- Chicago, IL/ Pittsburgh, PA/ South Bend, IN. New World Regulatory Solutions, Inc- home based (Phoenix, AZ)
5. Length of time in quality function: Over 22 years.
6. Something personal that sets you apart: My Myers-Briggs profile is ENFP + I have an MBA and am getting my PhD in International Business. Basically, I am a creative, goals/results/details oriented, disciplined, big-picture, out-of-the-box, multi-tasking, people-loving team player and visionary, who likes to empower others while tackling new/ different/ changing ideas/ concepts/ tasks while finding unique solutions to encountered problems.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: People not taking quality seriously until it is too late (i.e. lawsuits, recalls, etc.)
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Have one international standard all could follow.

Hi Everybody

I am Len And I work for a company that supply machines to mining companies, yes underground equipment.
In our company we have service contracts that maintain these machines, and with the labour problems the skill level is very low. I started the new role as continuous improvement manager, and not to sure where to begin with this new position, i did work my life in the technical side.

And i am looking for help, with this please. dont know what will the right path to start with.

Thanks
Len

I've been here a little while but don't post much, you guys taught me a lot just searching the forums ;0)

1. David Monroe
2. Quality Support, dimensional management. Those darn holes should be in the correct place.
3. Automotive, IT (Lower Vehicle Structures)
4. Tower Automotive
5. 8 Years
6. I don't like using excel in place of an actual database application.
7. Getting ready for the audit only right before.
8. Multiply all deviations by zero?

Welcome folks,

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If you are not sure of how to use the forum features, have a look at:
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Hi Everybody

I am Len And I work for a company that supply machines to mining companies, yes underground equipment.
In our company we have service contracts that maintain these machines, and with the labour problems the skill level is very low. I started the new role as continuous improvement manager, and not to sure where to begin with this new position, i did work my life in the technical side.

And i am looking for help, with this please. dont know what will the right path to start with.

Thanks
Len
I’m going to make a copy of lenard6027 (http://elsmar.com/Forums/member.php?u=48404) ‘s post and start a new thread for him in the Forum
Quality Tools, Improvement and Analysis (http://elsmar.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?f=89)
Titled
Introduce Continual Improvement in a mining equipment service company – HOW? (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=24501)
As always, we suggest folks (new and old to the Cove) read through the thread entitled

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and don’t hesitate to click on a Forum moderator’s name (found in the far right column with the list of Forums on the main index page http://elsmar.com/Forums/index.php ) to ask for help in figuring out a good title for your thread which will attract attention and responses. Often, Moderators will unilaterally change titles or move threads to a different Forum in an effort to help the original poster attract more meaningful comments.

1. Name - Mrs P
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - quality manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in - engineering
4. Company you work for and location - suffolk uk
5. Length of time in quality function - 4 or 5 years, I forget
6. Something personal that sets you apart - One of the only female toolmakers I know
7. Your pet peeve in quality - TS says make efficient but doesn't practice what it preaches!
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? -:notme: Invent a boss that never asked you to lie to a customer

What's up db???? Been a long time since I've been on here. It's been a tough year but I've landed on my feet.
No longer in automotive, now I've taken on the aerospace industry and Nadcap!

It is good to have you back Randy. I have missed your keen insight and wisdom in your posts, and your sense of humor. Glad to hear you landed on your feet.

(1) Sonya
(2) QA Supervisor
(3) Automotive
(4) Lear Corp, Canada
(5) Little over 7 years
(6) Having 2 small children makes me realize how little sleep you need to function!
(7) No one taking ownership for their own quality or actions: it's always someone else's fault.
(8) That everyone would see the benefit of preventing fires before they started, rather than throwing a bucket of water on it to stop it once it's started. No more band aid fixes!! Prediction & prevention can go a long way.

1. My Name Is HÜsnİye
2. I'm Working As A Quality Planning And Development
3. I'm Working In Hema Endustri A.Ş
4. My Compnay In TÜrkİye
5. I'm Working For 9 Years
6. I'm Quality Person And I Graduated In Chemistry
7. My Life Is Quality
Hello Everbody

1. Name
Benjamin Conrad
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
R&QA ENGINEERING MGR
3. Industry you're in or have been in
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
4. Company you work for and location
Supertex, Inc. in Sunnyvale, Ca. 94086
5. Length of time in quality function
17 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart
Set up ISO9000 QMS @Texas Instruments in 1994 and set up ISO/TS 16949 QMS @Supertex, Inc. in 2006
7. Your pet peeve in quality
Compliance Engineering
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Make every man a QC man!

Welcome to the Cove, Sonya, Benjamin and HÜsnİye :bigwave:

You will find that people from all over the world turn up in this Cove. I'm looking forward to your valuable contributions either as a question or responding as answers. :)

Hi Sonya, Benjamin and HÜsnİye and all the other new covers. A very worm Welcome and Hello, I hope get as much out of, & enjoy the cove as much as I do.

Steve:bigwave:

Hi Sonya, Benjamin and HÜsnİye and all the other new covers. A very worm Welcome and Hello, I hope get as much out of, & enjoy the cove as much as I do.

Steve:bigwave:

Hi Steve, great to note that you are enjoying the cove very much. Thanks for your participation too :agree:

It’s my turn now.Here I go as well...

1. Name - Jeyaseelan (Call me as Jey)
2. Practice Head - Regulatory Compliance Services
3. Healthcare & Life Sciences
4. Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, India & NJ, US
5. I have been in it for close to 7 Years
6. Applied Innovation Award Winner of the Year 2007 (Developed Electronic Research Information & Compliance Solution to enhance the safety of Human Subjects participating in Clinical Trials)

Thanks.

With best regards,
Jey

Welcome to the Cove :bigwave:

Your profile looks very impressive and hope to hear from you soon. :)

Hello Everyone,

1. My name is Michael Asuncion
2. Quality Control Manager
3. Aerospace/ F.A.A. Repair Station
4. Repair station in California
5. I've been in quality for about 7 years, started in the company as a
machinist did that for 10 years and yes I,ve been with the company 17
years. Worked other places did 12 years in the Army Reserve as a
machinsit and welder. Total Experince going on 30 years
6. I like to build things (it was suppose to be a hobby) kind of got out of
hand, it still is.
7. lip service.
8. Everyone is accountable.

hi,
i,m nasim

i,m 23 years old, i,m working as a quality assuarnce manager in a main switch board company ,

if i would change quality world, i remove it from companies , because top managers don,t believe it . i ,m a novice in my work , i,ve been in this work for 6 month .

have a good day.:bigwave:

Hi,
I am a Australian pathologist living in Los Angeles. I am involved in research in energy based medical therapies; as opposed to pharmaceuticals. I use the term Progressive Medicine for this endeavor and work within an Institute of Progressive Medicine. The major theme is to help with the development and validation of energy based medicine in this country and to then make the results known to countries in which the Governments provide health care. The institute is a non-profit public charity and is dependent upon and appreciative of the help it receives.
Specifically, I am seeking help from an ISO 13485: 2003 certified medical device manufacturer with CMDCAS approval. Health Canada has classified an approach to treating herpes virus infections as comprising a combination of two Class II medical devices. I had identifed an ISO 13485: 2003 certified "manufacturer" to repackage the components but now realize the certificate did not cover Canada. I would appreciate any introductions to possible companies, preferably in Los Angeles, that could act as the manufacturer and medical device licensee.
I can be reached through this forum or directly at 626-616-2868. Thanks, W. John Martin, MD, PhD.

Hi,
I am a Australian pathologist living in Los Angeles. I am involved in research in energy based medical therapies; as opposed to pharmaceuticals. I use the term Progressive Medicine for this endeavor and work within an Institute of Progressive Medicine. The major theme is to help with the development and validation of energy based medicine in this country and to then make the results known to countries in which the Governments provide health care. The institute is a non-profit public charity and is dependent upon and appreciative of the help it receives.
Specifically, I am seeking help from an ISO 13485: 2003 certified medical device manufacturer with CMDCAS approval. Health Canada has classified an approach to treating herpes virus infections as comprising a combination of two Class II medical devices. I had identifed an ISO 13485: 2003 certified "manufacturer" to repackage the components but now realize the certificate did not cover Canada. I would appreciate any introductions to possible companies, preferably in Los Angeles, that could act as the manufacturer and medical device licensee.
I can be reached through this forum or directly at 626-616-2868. Thanks, W. John Martin, MD, PhD. Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave: I've copied this post over to the Forum for discussions about medical devices.
Looking for USA medical device contract manufacturer - suggestions? (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=24606)
I will bump that to the top of the heap by adding a post. Let's see if w can't get you more action on your request. Please let us know if you do.

Folks with answers to or comments about Dr. Martin's request should post them there (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=24606)

Hello All,

Name: Rom Altstock
Job Title: VP Operation – (functioning also as QA manager)
Industry: Biotech- In vitro diagnostics
Company: Syntezza Molecular Detection - a biotech start up located in Israel

A newbie as a 'QA manager' previously functioned as a R&D/lab manager in other biotech and health care facilities.

Up till now I have always found my work to be both demanding and challenging, which for me, makes my job pleasing and gratifying. I can only hope this position will offer the same satisfaction because I come to work and not to a job.

I think my pet peeve in quality would be the lack of understanding what quality is (in truth I think I am still trying to figure it out my self)

If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? To this I would have to answer (due to recent experiences) that I would change the jargon of quality to a more earthly and understandable language.

see you on the boards

If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? To this I would have to answer (due to recent experiences) that I would change the jargon of quality to a more earthly and understandable language.




Amen to that!
Every larger customer we have has their own jargon and I get tired of asking... "and what does '(insert jargon here)' mean to your organization? I know of three other organizations where that term is used it three different ways"

Welcome to the cove.

Hello Everyone,


6. I like to build things (it was suppose to be a hobby) kind of got out of
hand, it still is.

is it still out of hand or is it still a hobby? ;)

welcome to the Cove. :bigwave:

1. Paul Adams
2. Quality Engineer responsible for QMS (ISO 9001), continuous improvement activities, and customer quality interactions.
3. Contract manufacturing for variety of electronic devices
4. Enercon Technologies, Maine
5. 8 years in Quality with some stints as a production supervisor and engineering manager.
6. Drive to always learn and improve my skill sets
7. People that complain about the way things are but refuse to accept ownership to change.
8. Eliminate it, if everyone understood how what they do affects quality and knew how to do it right there wouldn't need to be a "world" of quality.

Hi

I am Mohanapriya who has joined recently. I've found this forum to be an excellent treasure cove of knowledge and I would like to thank all members for their contribution. My brief introduction given below:

- Mohanapriya
- Bachelor of Textile Technology & Post graduation in Garment manufacturing technology
- Quality Assurance Executive
- Six sigma green belt, 5S standardization team member
- Garment manufacturing industry
- Intimate fashions, Chennai, India
- 3+ Years
- I have a passion to continuously improve quality processess.
- If I could change one thing in Quality is that I would like to improve on Agile methodologies for all manufacturing environments.

Look forward to interacting with you on a regular basis.

Regards

Mohanapriya

1. Joaquin Iruegas
2. Quality systems engineer
3. Automotive: Electrical (wire harnesses), Power train (Transfer cases, propshafts, driveshafts).
4. Linamar Mexico
5. 8 years
6. Perseverance
7. Supplier quality
8. Warrant the link between print requirements versus VOC.

Welcome my friends. If you are still not too sure of the forum features, check this section: How To Use the Forum Software - Basic Instructions (http://elsmar.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86)

Things are kinda slow this week. Hello, and Welcome to all the new folks!

1.Name
Anthony Si
2.Job title
Supplier Development Engineer
3. Industry
Locomotive Industry
4.Company Location
Electro-Motive Diesel , Office in Peoples' Republic of China
5.Length of time in Quliaty
Totally more than 8years
4 years in Military industry,3 years in automotive industry
6.Something ersonal that set you apart
not too more things. thin :lol:
7.Your per peeve in quality
Don't correct nonconformance on time in accordance with promise( Action Plan)
8.If I could change the world of quality?
Each company should follow specified principle .....BIg TOPIC:rolleyes:

Thanks for learning knowledge from Elsmar Cove and knowing how to experess more and more quality iterms in Englishas well as improving my English:)

Welcome to the Cove Anthony :bigwave:

You will definitely enrich your knowledge and improve your English :)

1. Bernardo Moran
2. Sr. SQE & Non Conforming Material Coordinator
3. Electro-mechanic Manufacturing
4. BDT in MX in Jalisco area
5. Around 13 years
6. Play video games, read, investigate etc...
7. read and share quality things, concepts etc..
8. Influence to others to teach in home a cause and effect, prevention vs detection, root cause analysis cultures, to promote early this habilities to solve and improve the total lives from others.

1) Ricardo Gelamo
2) System Analyst
3) Industrial Valves
4) Niagara, Brazil, Sao Paulo
5) I´ve never worked on Quality Control Department
6) My persistence in front of changes
7) nothing
8) I don´t know

Hi All,

Jennifer, Energy Industry, Equipment calibrator, 5 years, in canada, bc. Want to learn more about ISO 9001.

I may need helps from all of you guys!


:D

Welcome into this big and international family.

I may need helps from all of you guys!
Don't be shy, just ask and if you aren't sure about using the software features,
look at the following:

How To Use the Forum Software - Basic Instructions (http://elsmar.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86)
How To Ask A Question or Start a Conversation by Starting a New Thread in a Forum (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=18980)

Hi,

There are a lot of downloadable ppts and other files in this site. just scroll

Else post your query. Best of Luck

Regards

Hi Everybody


Abdel kessam, quality engineer, automotive industry, montreal-canada, 5 years


Regards to all

hello......

hello......Very droll!:lmao::lmao:
Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:

hello......

Hello rudasillca,

Thank you for joining The Cove Forums.

Welcome :bigwave: :bigwave:

Do you have any questions you want to post here?
We look forward to your participation.

Stijloor.

Hi Everybody


Abdel kessam, quality engineer, automotive industry, montreal-canada, 5 years


Regards to allCombined with the avatar of a child in a tub (a recent self-portrait?), the comment "5 years" belies the age shown as "32"

Thanks for the smile you gave me this morning. Here's one back:D
Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:

Hello Covers,

I am new here on the forum,but I'm a quality freak.I teach,learn & practice quality,eat & drink quality,think & smell quality,live quality and wish to die with quality.

Hope you will accept me with my idiosyncrasy.

Regards

Quality tough nut :tg:

Hello Covers,

I am new here on the forum,but I'm a quality freak.I teach,learn & practice quality,eat & drink quality,think & smell quality,live quality and wish to die with quality.

Hope you will accept me with my idiosyncrasy.

Regards

Quality tough nut :tg:You are already on my good list - you spelled "idiosyncrasy" correctly! Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:

You are already on my good list - you spelled "idiosyncrasy" correctly! Welcome to the Cove!:bigwave:

Thanks a lot for your affectionate welcme.

Qualitytoughnut :thanx:

Myself. D.Raghavendra
Education Graduate in Pharmacy and Post Graduate in Pharmaceutical Drug Regulatory Affairs
Occupation: Quality Assurance

1. Name: John Crocker
2. Job Title: Quality Engineering /Lead
3. Industry: Medical Devices
4. Company: United Therapeutics - Lung Rx
5. Length of time in quality function: 25+ years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Worked both sides of the fence, regulatory side and manufacturing side.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: ISO registrars are not reading from the same book.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? See 7 above

Welcome to all the new users!!!!!

1. Name: Surendra Shrestha
2. Job Title: Project & Process Improvement Manager at Citigroup Regional Processing Center (RPC) - Hungary
3. Industry you're in or have been in: ISO auditing, Process Improvement
4. Company you work for and location: Colgate Palmolive (Nepal), OSRAM India, ICL Certifications, Citigroup (Currently)
5. Length of time in quality function: Since 1998
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Just have little intrest in Quality
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Top management lip service
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Can I? :)

Hello Covers,

1. Name: Jim Filer
2. Role: Global Quality Manager, Central team
3. Industry: Healthcare - devices and pharmaceuticals
4. Company: UK office
5. Length of sentence: About 18 years in Quality (2 more 'til parole)
6. Microbiologist, yet still have a sense of smell
7. Pet peeve: thinking quality is a short term "fix"
8. Change the world of quality: make people ask "why" ten times more than they ask "how"

1. Joy Christine Manalastas
2. Quality Assurance Engineer (QMS and all quality inspections)
3. Previous: Hard Disk Drive, Current: Weatherproof and Explosionproof electrical devices
4. R&D and assembly of weatherproof and explosionproof products in Singapore
5. 3.5 years
6. I love to draw and paint
7. All talk and no actions makes quality sucks!
8. Invent a quality torture chamber :read:

Hello and welcome to new Covers :bigwave:

I am Burcin EREK
I am management representative of one of orthopaedic manufacturer in turkey.

I can help you about 13485 , CE, 9001 subjects

just send me en email erek.turkey***********

Welcome Burcin EREK,

Thank you for your offer to help out in the above areas.

Don't you think you can help more people in an open forum rather than through private emails? This is the philosophy of this forum - People helping people and almost perpetually (for as long as this forum is around). Many had benefited from postings made more than 10 years ago.

We look forward for your active participation.

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).]
Hi all!
I'm Emel. I'm a quality assurance manager of a catering company in Moscow, Russia. I've been in quality function for 3 years, but I'm only 2 weeks old in iso22000 (food safety management)
My working conditions set me apart, cause the consultants, trainers..etc are mono-langual(!) russians. The support I get, if any, is through an office assistant/translator, who naturally has zero command on quality management terminology. I'm sure you all get the picture.
Nice to be among you. Thanx for welcoming me :-))

Newbee to Elsmar Cove web site as of this am!

1. Doug Dudzik
2. Quality System Manager for a Fortune 500 Company.
3. Electronic maufacturing and bulk steel.
4. 20 years in quality control and quality systems.
5. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 17025 compliant.
:)

Hi all!
I'm Emel. I'm a quality assurance manager of a catering company in Moscow, Russia. I've been in quality function for 3 years, but I'm only 2 weeks old in iso22000 (food safety management)
My working conditions set me apart, cause the consultants, trainers..etc are mono-langual(!) russians. The support I get, if any, is through an office assistant/translator, who naturally has zero command on quality management terminology. I'm sure you all get the picture.
Nice to be among you. Thanx for welcoming me :-))

A QA Manager for a catering company. That sounds really interesting.
I'd like to hear more about your company and what you do... and more about ISO22000.

Welcome to the Cove!

Newbee to Elsmar Cove web site as of this am!

1. Doug Dudzik
2. Quality System Manager for a Fortune 500 Company.
3. Electronic maufacturing and bulk steel.
4. 20 years in quality control and quality systems.
5. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 17025 compliant.
:)

Welcome to the cove, Doug! Looks like you have a lot of good experiece to share. We all look forward to your input.

1. My name is ..
2. Quality Management System Consultant.
3. Engineering, IT, Services, Certification
4. Own consulting business, South Africa
5. 21 years in quality management.
6. Computer geek, breed Bullterriers
7. Incompetent third party auditors
8. If I could change the world of quality, I agree with Eric, there is no substiture for experience.

Hello!

My Name is Gary Dunsmoor

QA Manager for Paragon Machine, Inc and Aerospec paint and Finish.
Saint Petersburg FL.

We produce Aerospace, Defense, & Medical componants and do light assembly work.

I have been in Quality for 25+ years.

I Fish as much as possible.

I like the looks of this site.

See Ya!

Gary

Welcome Pepper and Gary :bigwave:

With your vast experience of 20 + years, the Cove can benefit a lot - plunge in ;)

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?

1. My name is Joe McDonald
2. Quality Control
3. Im currently in the machining industry (for 1 month) but I came from the wet wipe industry (11 years)
4. I work for Advanced Integrated Technologies in Mountain View Arkansas.
5. I have been in Quality for 6 years.

hi burcin,

thank for your offer , :):bigwave:

if i were be in need , i would request of you.

1. Name : Raya Anwari
2. Job : Management Development ----> Facilitate QCC&SS
3. Motorcycle Distributor
4. Location : Indonesia
5. Length of time in quality function : 2 years
6. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do ?
nothing... i like the things proggress like the way there are

Hi:D
My Name I King tot 29 years old
quality consultant...
I`m Egyptian
I`m married
I can change the world of quality, teach quality to everybody
:thanx:

:bigwave:

1. Name
Vella Chetty

2. Job Title
Quality Analyst

3. Industry
Automotive (Engine Parts)

4. Company

Federal Mogul (South Africa)

5. Length of Time in Quality
19 Year

1. JLM
2. Contractor - QA Specialist
3. Federal Law Enforcement - Crime Laboratory. Recently retired after 34 years and started new life as a consultant. Still working with quality in federal law enforcement.
4. BAH
5. During 34 years of service I was involved in laboratory casework (serology), environmental programs (RCRA, Hazmat), radiation safety, and Forensic laboratory and DNA Quality Assurance.
6. Working in a crime lab
7. None
8. Don't let the quality system get in the way of common sense.

:bigwave:

Hellow
My Name Vella. I work for an automotive company for the pass 18 years as a Quality Analyst.

HI..:bigwave:
My name is Darrel
part assembly (verymuch involve in quality)
Wire harness industry

Not been in a message board before so if I mess up - please forgive

1. F. Buford
2. Quality Auditor (ISO / TS 16949:2002 & 14001)
3. Produce OEM aluminum wheels
4. Superior Ind.
5. 3yrs solid and helping for 15
6. Nothing really - willing to work
7. The way people will try to go around quality - like someone else said lip service.
8. Require everyone to spend time helping in quality department.

Raiha, MDWEEK, Vellac, JLMforensics, borjeu, Buford. Welcome to the Cove.:cool:

1. Mark Loewen
2. Director QA/Regulatory Affairs
3. Currently in medical devices/consumer goods. Previously in pulp and paper.
4. Northcentral PA privately held company
5. 12+ years
6. Blessed far beyond anything I ever deserve!
7. Not being allowed to do what's needed to get it right the first time.
8. Get rid of "quality assurance" and replace it with "business improvement systems".

1. Terry
2. CMM Programmer (PCDMIS)
4. Plastics Company, Howell, Mi.
5. 5yrs.
6. I'm picky
7. people who want GR&R's and cap. studies but then do nothing with them! (After all that work!!)
8. Standardize people's definitions of terms (in quality).

Hi
I work in the automotive industry doing Quality System Management and Document and Data Control. The company that I work for is located in Ontario Canada but we also have divisions in the US, Mexcio and China. I have recieved a lot of help from everyone here and I apprecitate the support. Thanks :)

Welcome to all the newbies!:bigwave:
Soon, I hope to see YOU become "answer gurus" for the next crop of newbies.
Above all, we are a "community" of friends, eager to help each other over those inevitable rough spots in our careers.

Sometimes, the best appreciated help is not from a so-called "expert," but from someone who has already been through and survived a similar rough spot. Often the empathy is more appreciated than the actual advice.

1. Name: Benjamin Conrad
2. Role: Reliability & Quality Assurance Manager
3. Industry: Semiconductor devices and wafers
4. Company: Supertex, Inc., US office/wafer fab
5. Length of service: 20 years in Quality Assurance
Thanks to Elsmar Forum for providing research materials for ISO/TS 16949 and ISO14000. It has helped a lot just browsing thru the website in my research for point of view and facts.

1. Name

Jim Doolittle

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do

Sr. Staff Metallurgical Engineer - Quality Improvement, Long Carbon

3. Industry you're in or have been in

Steel manufacturing

4. Company you work for and location

ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor Long Carbon

5. Length of time in quality function

19 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart

In my private life, I'm a jack-of-all-trades which lends itself well to identifying sources causes and effective solutions.

7. Your pet peeve in quality

Operating personnel that often do not listen to my suggested source causes and effective solutions because a) they have never done it that way and b) what do I know, I am not working on the floor day in and day out (contributing to the problem not being solved :rolleyes:)

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

Fire everyone (except myself :D) and hire Brazilians. They are very nice people and seem to fully embrace quality management. They make it look too easy. One of the facilities I visited didn't just use 5-S principles, they actually had palm trees growing inside a steel mill!

1. Lorraine Keely
2. Quality & Accreditation Administrator
3. Healthcare: hospitals in Ireland,
4. Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
5. 3 years 6 months
6. the fact that I am studying to further my knowledge sets me apart from a lot of people, :-)
7. Document control!
8. make all non managers do a course in document control!

1. Name

Benjamin Conrad

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do

R&QA ENGINEERING MANAGER

3. Industry you're in or have been in

SEMICONDUCTOR manufacturing

4. Company you work for and location

SUPERTEX, iNC. Sunnyvale Ca. 94086

5. Length of time in quality function

20 years

6. Something personal that sets you apart

Set up Texas Instrument QSM for ISO9002 IN 1994.

7. Your pet peeve in quality

COMPLIANCE eNGINEERING

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

MAKE EVERY MAN A QC MAN.

Hi everybdy.
My name is Anna
I am Customer Serveice and QA Manager.
Medical Device Distribution Company
I have been in the business for 15 years.
We are right in the middle of implementing ISO13485:2003

1. Name - Antoine
2. Job title : Quality system manager
3. Industry - Medical device
4. MARLE Located in FRANCE
5. Length of time in quality function : 6 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart : play GOLF
7. Your pet peeve in quality : pragmatic
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? : more business systeme

Excuse me for my poor english and see you soon

Welcome to all the new people !! :bigwave:

Post away, that´s what makes the Cove the Cove !!

Hello all...my name is Mischele, glad to have stumbled upon this forum.
My official title is Document Control Specialist
I work for an aerospace manufacturer in Kansas City, MO - AS9100, Rev B / ISO 9001:2000 certified
I have been doing this job for almost ten years and handle most areas of our Quality Management System

I'm always searching for fresh ideas / input and am looking forward to utilizing this site for that very purpose!

See you around...

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).]
Hi, I am Baskaran, working for a Nutraceutical plant at India.

Hi Everyone

My name is Andy I'm from scenic southern NJ.
I work for a metal fabrication and assembly company.
We are just getting started on the ISO process.
I get to head up the QC department. One more thing to pad out my resume.
Although I have agreed to the terms on this site - I would like to object about the "no foul Language" clause. This will force me to edit pretty much every other (bunch of backspaces) word I type.

Hi Everyone

My name is Andy I'm from scenic southern NJ.
I work for a metal fabrication and assembly company.
We are just getting started on the ISO process.
I get to head up the QC department. One more thing to pad out my resume.
Although I have agreed to the terms on this site - I would like to object about the "no foul Language" clause. This will force me to edit pretty much every other (bunch of backspaces) word I type.Think how much more your mother/grandmother/aunts will love you when you come home for visits when your blue language disappears!:lmao::lmao::lmao:Welcome to the Cove:bigwave:

Hello Everyone....ok here goes :bigwave:

1. Shelley
2. Health & Safety Engineer
3. 14 years in the automotive industry and just jumped the sinking ship into the steel industry.
4. I work for ArcelorMittal in East Chicago Indiana
5. I have quality and quality systems experience and found the discussion board while I was looking for examples of layered process audits. I have used them in the past and we would like to set up a safety oriented process. So my "Length of time in quality function" isn't the best maybe for these boards so I apologize ahead of time.
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Rabid Chicago Bears fanatic (sorry that's the best I have...can't be TOO personal - I have only just met you all! ;)
7. Your pet peeve in quality - actually I do have one. If you know you are making a bad part...STOP MAKING IT! Fix the problem...I feel better now, have waited 14 years to scream that!
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Probably reference back to my answer for #7. In my rose colored glasses for quality and safety I wish people would take responsibility for their actions. If you screwed it up...admit it, fix it and move on!

1. Name
Larry Grigsby
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Quality control Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in
Aerospace
4. Company you work for and location
NW PA
5. Length of time in quality function
5 years, 32 year in the cutting industry
6. Something personal that sets you apart
real machine experience,,,lol
7. Your pet peeve in quality
just not checking parts
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
make engineers cut metal in the real world for five years before they make thier first drawing

1. Jonathon Sheaffe
2. Quality Officer
3. Manufacturing
4. Wilson Transformer Company Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
5. 4 months
6. Tough question, the most tattooed quality officer around!!
7. I am always to blame!!!
8. Be able to wave the majic wand and make others change their ways

Hello everyone,

I am MODazzle.

Nice to meet you all.

Welcome to the Cove Munkinmama, sorry to here about the afflication about DA BEARS.
But you are more than welcome to cheer on the MINNESOTA VIKINGS if you want to feel like your with a winning team.:D:lmao::biglaugh:

A big hello from Texas!:bigwave:It is really nice to read the summaries by all here! We really look forward to hearing from you in the forums. If you need anything, feel free to contact any of the moderators. Again, hello!:)

1. Name - Alain Chevalier (Yes one of these french of North)
2. Job Title - Superintendent of Environmental Management
3. Industry - Was in paper company (pulp and paper)
4. Job Shop : Québec City
5. Length of time in quality function - Wit all the parts exploration geology and environment (Damn : 23 years, with a master research project sponsored by steel industry
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Curious, inventive, analytical, good worker, passionate of environment
7. Your pet peeve in quality - Hypocrisis, lyers, manipulators
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Quality of work, or products is a way of seeing the life around if it's not it's fake.

1. Name: Jeff Miller

2. Job Title: Production Manager

3. Industry: Roofing Production

4. Company: TAMKO Building Products - Joplin MO

5. Length of time: 9 Years

6. Something personal: Worked in retail -11 years - very different

7. Pet peeve: Training/Lack of resource allocation for training and implementation of new systems without proper planning or training

8. If you could change the world of quality: Learn

Hello and Welcome!

It will be sorta slow here until the first week of January when the holidays are over.

1. Gino
2. QMR
3. Electrical & Instrumentation Contracting Company
4. Saudi Arabia
5. 19 years
6. nothing in particular
7. lip service and credit grabber
8. Quality is part of any business and Business is part of Quality

Hello Cove Members,

1. Chris Garvey
2. IT Support (was on my company's ISO Steering Team)
3. We make a variety of parts for medical, high tech and defense industries
4. Machine shop in Minnesota
5. My main area is IT, but I've been invloved with ISO for 6 months and am in charge of document and record control for my company
6. I don't work primarily in quality :(, but find the subject very interesting :)
7. The fact that most people don't buy into it
8. Convince people that spending time and money on quality will save the company money (and many headaches) overall

I have found many useful example documents and ideas on the forums. :thanx: to all contributors. I hope to return the favor at some point.

-Chris

Warm welcome to all new members :bigwave:

Hope you get benefitted from the Cove and in turn you provide valuable information either by asking questions or answering to the questions.

Chris - nice to know that you enjoyed the cove. :)

My name is Hollis Flora
2. Quality Manager
3. contractor in service industry to DOD Logistics
4. The logistics Company at Fort Knox
5. two months here and four years in a telecommunication product integrity operation under ISO 9001-2000.
6. I have an adnvanced degree in physical chemistry
7. technical staff in other areas do not see the real value.
8. make all management go through ISO quality auditing course to see what makes quality tick. Do what you say and say what you do.

Welcome, everyone! :bigwave:

We invite you to join in and make yourselves right at home! :tg: We hope you'll visit often. :agree1:

1. Name - sberg
2. Job Title - Quality Assurance Engineer
3. Industry - Cable Manufacture
4. Located in Wisconsin
5. Length of time in quality function - 5 Years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Crazy about Golf
7. Your pet peeve in quality - procedures for the sake of having procedures
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Universal quality requirements for all industries

Greetings from Black Mountain, North Carolina!

1. John Carpenter
2. Trainer/Coach/Auditor:cool:
3. I train and coach companies implementing or maintaining an ISO or TS system. Sometimes, I even audit ISO.
4. I'm self employed. Talk about love/hate!:confused:
5. I've been involved as either a trainer/coach or management representative for over 10 years.
6. I ENJOY my work! Helping people and organizations through the labrinth many of them have created, and using ISO to straighten out the mess makes my day!
7. My pet peave is top managments who pay only lip service to what their people are trying to accomplish for THEM!:bonk:
8. Change the words "quality management" to "business management", then we'd get more out of top management.

Welcome! :bigwave:

I am relatively new also. :agree: This is a great site with some excellent advice and leadership.

1. Jeff Henry
2. Job Title - Quality Engineer
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Metal Stampings, Welding & Assembly
4. Company you work for and location - Choice Fabricators, Rainbow City Al.
5. Length of time in quality function - Almost 4 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Calm in times of crisis "I don't let many things get me worked up"
7. Your pet peeve in quality - We been doin it that way for 20 years!
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Keep it simple!

1. Yuan Wang.
2. Quality Engineer. Established and implemented our QMS, trying to work out the kinks.
3. Prostate cancer research, Manufacturing, QA.
4. Intematix, Fremont CA.
5. 2 years +.
6. I'm a bit perfectionist and like to think things through before acting. Quality has been some :frust: to me.
7. Could always use a little more management commitment and ownership.
8. Starting with my company, figure out the most effective QMS design. :tg:

1. Name - Jessica Chang
2. Job Title - Sales Rp.
3. Industry - Rehab health
4. Located in Taiwan
5. Length of time in quality function - 1 Years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - job hunting
7. Your pet peeve in quality - when someone sit on my bed without cleaning cloths.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - universal language.

Name : Siyad Rahim
Title : QA Analyst
Industry: Power & Water Transmission
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Length: 12 years in Material inspection + 3 months in Quality Management
Pet peeve: Indifference (sometimes) of other Dept. personnel on QMS

Hi, I just came across this site. Was really impressed/excited on the amount of useful information in this site. Hope to learn a lot in the begining and hopeful;ly contribute at a later stage.

Welcome all newbies :bigwave:

Nice to see people from different countries and different continents one after another. Hope you enjoy and benefit from this forum.

Start posting :agree1:

1. Jerry
2. Job Title - Director of Quality Assurance
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Rail car repair
4. Company you work for and location - Rescar
5. Length of time in quality function - 1 1/2 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - I try not to get excited over something I have no control over.
7. Your pet peeve in quality - " we have been doing it that way for years and it was never identified in last years audit"
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - Require gun ownership!!

Hello All !!

Introductions are always a good thing.

1. Bill Krause
2. Senior Quality Engineer
3. Medical Device Industry
4. Drager Medical - USA/Telford, PA
5. 25 Years :mg:
6. one word - COMMITMENT
7. Top management that fails to walk-the-walk
8. Teach, teach, teach all that we interact with of the importance of quality and how it can positively or negatively impact the bottom line.

Hello,

I'd like to introduce myself to the elsmar cove members/

1. Doug Huygen
2. Responsible for Non-conformance documention
3. Manufacturing
4. Etymonic Design Inc. located in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada
5. Rookie
6. Father of 3, loves to fish
7. My pet peeve about ISO is that when introduced it comes across as an obstacle, a hurdle, or an imposing barrier. In reality when written properly it is a blessing


Glad to be here

Doug

1. Mike Manser
2. Internal Auditor - performance-based audits
3. Nuclear
4. 19 years in industry, 3 years in QA/Auditing
6. Playing guitar (hence the handle - fenderbender)
7. Pet peve - Lack of rigour, lip service
8. If I could change the world of quality? hmmmm . . . death penalty for intentional non-compliance!

6. Playing guitar (hence the handle - fenderbender)
...
8. If I could change the world of quality? hmmmm . . . death penalty for intentional non-compliance!

Welcome, Mike! Always good to seee another Canuck on here...unless, of course, you're a Maple Leafs fan, in which case we will never talk again. Just kidding.

I was wondering about the nickname at first and was hoping it was in reference to the guitar and not your driving ability!

Love what you would do to change the world of quality. It kind of reminds me of a relatively recent conversation with one of our top dogs who said "The occasional public execution is good for morale." :notme:

Hello, everyone. Here's my introduction...

1. William (B.J.) Irwin
2. Quality Engineer
3. Thermal spray industry for aerospace components. Have worked 5 yrs. in medical device manufacturing & product development (as a Quality Engineer), and 5 yrs. in electroplating (as Quality Manager)
4. Praxair Surface Technologies, Indianapolis, IN
5. 11 years in quality
6. Resourceful
7. Laziness
8. Make all employees facilitate an external/customer audit at one time or another and feel the pain.

1. Name - Todd Brink
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - Director of Continuous Improvement
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Construction
4. Company you work for and location - Boldt Construction
5. Length of time in quality function - 10 Years
6. Something personal that sets you apart
7. Your pet peeve in quality - The fact that there is an over emphasis on "tools".
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Focus on problem solving, and forget about tools.


Todd Brink

Welcome to the Cove, William and Todd :bigwave:

name : veerabahu
job: quality management consultant ( on my own for the last 9 years)
based: in Cochin, India
Qualification: B.Tech(Mech),ME(Indl Engg)
Lead Auditor ISO9001,14001,27001,22000, and SA8000 consultant.
Motto: try to make a difference :D

Well,

Thanks a lot for llowing me to participate in this forum, I'm always learning and moreover trying to put it into practice.

My Name is Ricardo Salinas, I work for government, however, I'm a freelance consultant, I have experience in the electronic industry which serves the auto industry.
I have working in quality and technology issues since I graduated in Electronics in 1989.

I like focus of Ford concerning QOS' model and approach that's focused on the overall business.

Quality is related to everything, We have to make sure that everyone understands Standards and they are guided to work by.

Best.

Ricardo.

welcome Ricardo.I am also new.Indian.
veera

Welcome (Willkomen, Vanakkam, Bienvenido) to our brand new members in the new year (5th Jan is our 12 birthday).

Please jump right in. Just a reminder - our software has a feature that prevent those with less than 5 posts from posting links. This feature had been effective in preventing many spammers from attaching links and spams here.

If you need to post a link, just post an inactive one. Example xyz<dot>com and after verification, we will fix/edit it for you. Otherwise you may contact Marc for help and advice.

welcome Ricardo.I am also new.Indian.
veera

Dear Veera,

Thank you very much for your message. Let's what we can do, learn and offer.

Best Wishes.

Ricardo

Hi everybody,

1. Name - Irwan
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do - QA Executive
3. Industry you're in or have been in - Manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location - ShinEtsu, Malaysia
5. Length of time in quality function - 3 years

Willing to learn more about quality from this forum.

1. Ibrohim
2. I give consultation in quality n environment ms
3. years ago, worked in cnc machine manufacturer, steel company
4. I hate boss, I am self employed here in Jakarta, Indonesia
5. since 2000 in quality area.

Thank's to elsmar.com, makes this stupid man more clever.

Willing to learn more about quality from this forum.

Thank's to elsmar.com, makes this stupid man more clever.

Hi Irwan and Ibrohim,

The cove is a special place for everyone and be rest assured that your knowledge will be definitely enriched.

Ibrohim's quote would be a very special for all the covers.

Nice to have you both South East Asians and hope that you contribute either by answering or by asking questions soon :)

Hello All !!

Introductions are always a good thing.

1. Bill Krause
2. Senior Quality Engineer
3. Medical Device Industry
4. Drager Medical - USA/Telford, PA
5. 25 Years :mg:
6. one word - COMMITMENT
7. Top management that fails to walk-the-walk
8. Teach, teach, teach all that we interact with of the importance of quality and how it can positively or negatively impact the bottom line.

Hello!
1. Name
Ric Evans
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Senior Qualilty Engineer
3. Industry you're in or have been in
Currently Newspaper Press and Finishing Equipment
4. Company you work for and location
Goss International
5. Length of time in quality function
Combined over 35 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart
7. Your pet peeve in quality
Managements shifting commitments cost over quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
I'd bring back apprenticeship programs for all manufactures. Our knowledge base is retiring soon and no one is passing it on.

Glad to have found this forum. Looks like a very rich resource!

Hi everyone, I've been lurking for a while now and have learned more from this forum than anywhere else! I've been put in charge of creating a quality system and documentation for accreditation. I have no experience with it but I'm trying to learn as fast as I can.
1. Kim Armstrong
2. Quality Newbie big time
3. Libraries (10 yrs) now a testing lab
4. Oregon State University
5. About 2 months now
This is a seed testing lab (grass seeds mostly) and the standard is ISTA (based on 17025). I'd love to talk to anyone who has experience with this. Thanks to all the people here whose suggestions I have already benefited from enormously!

Wow! What a mixture of newcomers to the Cove. We're really happy to see you!:bigwave:

The variety of industries and the global spread is truly amazing. This is a long way from the early roots of the Cove when folks were scurrying to meet primarily automotive demands for QS9000.

We're looking forward to the day when you, too, will be "old hands" and welcoming other newcomers.

thanks sir.i reciprocate your wishes

5. 25 Years :mg:


Time flies when you're having fun! :rar:

Welcome to the newcomers. Don't be shy and feel free to respond in the business threads - you never know when a tidbit of an experience shared here may help someone else.

:magic:hello,everyone
1. My name is Dorothy Zhu
2. Quality Engineer focused on quality system development.
3. automobile Industry
4. PrimeWheel Company. Located in Gardena, America
5. 2 months in quality.
6. Sing and read!
I'm a freshman in quality,i hope can know more things about quality from you
Thanks@Regards!!

:magic:hello,everyone
1. My name is Dorothy Zhu
2. Quality Engineer focused on quality system development.
3. automobile Industry
4. PrimeWheel Company. Located in Gardena, America
5. 2 months in quality.
6. Sing and read!
I'm a freshman in quality,i hope can know more things about quality from you
Thanks@Regards!!

Hi dorothy,

Welcome to you from neighbouring Suzhou :cool:

1. H.I.
2. QA/ Regulatory Manager of a medical device company
3. Robotics/computer assisted surgery, pharma, biotech
4. Acrobot, London
5. 3 years in QA, 5 years in process and validation engineering
6. I'm a people driver
7. Pet peev: Sign and date everything!

Welcome to the Cove HRobot.

7. Pet peev: Sign and date everything!

Would you be for or against "sign and date everything"?

I'm just curious...in my opinion it goes with accepting responsibility.:D

I tell people to sign and date all the time it drives them mad!

I'm new to the Cove, but have been reading through several of the threads and think there's a lot of great knowledge to be shared here. Here's some info about me to help figure me out:

1. Name - Rick
2. Job Title - Auditor Specialist
3. Industry - Defense / Manufacturing (in the past: banking, retail & gov't)
4. Company - Northrop Grumman, Newport News, VA
5. Time - 11 years (previous 12 in engineering)
6. Unique - Auditor + Engineer + Computer programmer
7. Peeve - "I'm not sure where that document is..."
8. Change - Make managers know that auditors are there to help, and make auditors know that they are there to help.

:bigwave:

I'm been browsing the Cove and have gotten alot of great informatilon. The generosity and knowledge being shared is awesome.

1. Name - Liz
2. Job Title - Quality Engineer, Auditor
3. Industry - Aerospace Manufacturing
4. Company - Alcoa Afatening Systems Torrance, CA
5. Time - 9 years
6. Unique - Auditor + Engineer + Blackbelt
7. Peeve - "Fix it next time"
8. Change - Make managers know that auditors are there to help, and make auditors know that they are there to help

Does anyone use ISO 9004? We are ISO 9001 certified, reading thru ISO 9004 goes a step further. Any comments?

1. Name - Rashid Mehmood
2. Job Title - Assistant Management Representative
3. Industry - Home Textile Exporter
4. Company - Sapphire Textile Mills Ltd. # 7 (Home Textiles)
5. Time - 5 Years Ago
6. Home Textiles Products

Hello Rick, Liz and Rashid

Welcome to the Cove - I hope you find what you're looking in this diverse group.

Please don't be shy about posting new topics/questions and contributing to existing threads.

Hello Rick, Liz and Rashid

Welcome to the Cove - I hope you find what you're looking in this diverse group.

Please don't be shy about posting new topics/questions and contributing to existing threads.

Dear Scottk,

Really thanks and yes i know its a amazing site for learning.

thkank you so much.

Rashid

1. Lolah
2. Masters student of Engineering Management
3. soon starting in the automotive industry
4. student
5. none
6. my passion for perfection when its possible
7. yet to have a pet peeve, still quite green
8. can't say just yet what i'lld like to change cos am still learning the ropes

1. Name
The Qualinator
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Quality Technician
3. Industry you're in or have been in
MFG Aerospace
4. Company you work for and location
AFS, Torrance
5. Length of time in quality function
24 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart
Worked in the dark for years to make Quality happen (NDT)
7. Your pet peeve in quality
Companies that want the big quality picture, but unwilling to change...
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Make quality attainable...

Hi Thanks for the link... The Qualinator

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

See you down life's highway!



Eric

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

1.P.L.Narasimhan
2.Management Advisor R&D
3. Textile Machinery Manufacturer
4.Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd, Coimbatore, India
6. more than 12 years
7 go deep down to details
8.Start with right design

1. Laura
2. ISO Coordinator
3. Manufacturer/Supplier to automotive industry
4. Midwest USA
5. 7 years
6. My degree is in Private and Commercial recreation. I'd rather be playing than working, but who wouldn't? Somebody mentioned their pet peeve was people who don't know what their doing, but land the job anyway. I sometimes feel like I'm this person. My people skills tend to get me by, but I often feel like a fake on the job. I've been told its not my responsiblity to know everything but to make sure the people in the know are doing what they're supposed to.
7. Not being able to do my job because we wouldn't want to tell the truth...poor root cause analysis.
8. Production's attitude that QA is there to catch our mistakes instead of "do it right the first time".

Welcome to the quality field Laura. Don't feel like a lone survivor in a life raft afloat in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. A lot of us ended up in the Quality field for one reason or another, not because we wanted to. Welcome to the Cove, feel free to ask for help or give it.:bigwave::tg:

1. Adia
2. Quality Assurance Manager
3. Pharmaceutical/Dietary Supplement
4. Bioenergy, Inc. , Minnesota
5. 2 years
6. ?
7. The lack of management attentiveness to quality.
8. ?

Hi everyone,
here are my details...

1. Antonio
2. Performance Manager
3. Education company, we employ advisers that work with clients on education, career and support issues
4. Uk, Greater London and across England
5. 5 years
6. Background in Psychology, evaluation research
7. "Quality is something the quality team does"
8. Make it a 'sexy' area for people not familiar with improvement and development

1. Stanley taylor
2. Global Supply Quality Manager
3. Global Truck (18 wheelers)
4. CVGRP ( Commerical Vehicle Group) Global
5. 30 years
6. A Grumpy Old Man
7. Lack of Management Support
8. Lock Production and Purchasing in a room and not let them out.

Hello,everyone,

I'm from China. I've engaged in pharmaceutical and medical devices industry for 17 years. I'm responsible for the regulatory and registration issues.

My Name is Suresh
Working as Assistant Manager-Quality Assurance & Internal Audit
I am in Maternity and Child Health Care
am working for LifeSpring Hospital Pvt. Limited
have been into this jobs for 1 year.
love to meditate and listen and sing spiritual songs
am an internal auditor and certified Lead Auditor.

Thank you,

Suresh:agree:

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Hello hellodog from Suzhou :bigwave: and

a namaste to Suresh

Welcome to the Cove and hope see your active participation soon. :D

Maybe it is late to introduce myself.
My name is Soydan
I am an Electric-Elektronics Engineer and working at test laboratory for 2 years (My special standard is 60335-1 and 60335-2-*)
The company I am working for in Ankara/Turkey

I am interested in CE Marking in all directives:D

I found lots of important information,here.
Thanks for all

1. Laurence Favrot
2. I work in Internet Marketing at SmartDraw.com
3. Software
4. SmartDraw.com in San Diego
5. I don't really do quality :)
6. Hopefully I can help answer questions about SmartDraw and learn from all of you
7. The focus on organizing instead of doing
8. Make the tools easier, better, faster

Smartdraw,

What did you not understand about Item 7 or 8, you must have been hidden in the outside world.

I'm not sure if I catch your meaning...

Granted, I don't do quality management. I work at a company that makes a program used for quality management.

Sorry mis read the emial sent to me.

NOTE: I have emailed SmartDraw about our TOS.

1. Byron Liao
2. Quality engineer
3. Industry: Small electric appliance
4. Location: Shenzhen, China
5. about 5 years
6. Optimism, Patient
7. Not familiar with some manufature process, such as injection
8. The training system of my company is really bad, so I hope I become the training process owner and can get enough resource. I make the training plan and monitor the implementation. Or I DO my own business.

:biglaugh:

1. Name M. Halawani
2. Job Title QA Director
3. Industry you're in Pharmaceutical industries
4. Company you work for and location Pharco
5. Length of time in quality function 12 yrs
6. Something personal that sets you apart it's Me :)
7. Your pet peeve in quality
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?

1. Kirsten aka firefly1234
2. Right now, Business Analyst in Risk Management and Compliance Services
3. Financial, Religious (Anglican Archives), Retail
4. Canadian Tire - Canada
5. No time in quality function
6. I don't work in quality???
7. I have lots of pet peeves, but none related to the world of quality
8. Ummm, see number 7

While I can't add much to the discussion around quality, I can answer lots of questions related to the Information Management world. So fire away if you like, and I'll give it my best shot.

cheers
Kirsten :)

4. Canadian Tire - Canada

Kirsten is now my newest bestest friend! ;) Anyone who works at Canadian Tire is part of the greatest Canadian tradition since the invention of poutine (i.e., fries, thick gravy and cheese curds).

There's a restaurant in the town where I live that takes Canadian Tire money at par towards the bill. Can't blame them! Think of all the cleaning supplies they must need and cookware, etc.

Ah...Canadian Tire...my home away from home.

Welcome,
TennQTA:D

Hello, forum...

I've just joined and would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.

I'm Paul Sluder, from Orange City, Florida (bedroom cmmty east of Orlando near Daytona). I live in Jacksonville and commute every day. I work for Creative Catalog Concepts as their Director of Production. We're like a desktop publishing company/ad agency producing mutli-channel marketing for clients and manufacturers in the Educational, Toy and Art Supply industries. Our largest billing products are catalogs and Web sites.

I've been with the company since October, 07, having come from a publicly-traded MRO reseller which also produced catalogs. I've been a Print Production Guru and Print Buyer for most of my 30+ years in the business.

I've joined to get valuable insight into systems and procedures as I will be writing new ones for this company as we move into a new era.

Thanks in advance, and i'm looking forward to all of your valuable info.

Regards,

Paul

Hello, forum...

I've just joined and would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.

I'm Paul Sluder, from Orange City, Florida (bedroom cmmty east of Orlando near Daytona). I live in Jacksonville and commute every day. I work for Creative Catalog Concepts as their Director of Production. We're like a desktop publishing company/ad agency producing mutli-channel marketing for clients and manufacturers in the Educational, Toy and Art Supply industries. Our largest billing products are catalogs and Web sites.

I've been with the company since October, 07, having come from a publicly-traded MRO reseller which also produced catalogs. I've been a Print Production Guru and Print Buyer for most of my 30+ years in the business.

I've joined to get valuable insight into systems and procedures as I will be writing new ones for this company as we move into a new era.

Thanks in advance, and i'm looking forward to all of your valuable info.

Regards,

Paul

Welcome, Paul! :bigwave:

There are numerous documents, templates, etc. posted here that may be helpful in your "endeavour". Just click on the green bar in the upper left corner of the page titled "Post Attachments List" and I'm sure there's bound to be something there that can be used as a guide.

Again, welcome, and we look forward to learning much from you! :agree1:

Hi all,

1. May name is Jomyut R. (yes, my last name starts with an x)
2. Job Title - QA Assistant Manager
3. Industry - Currently: Electronic devices
4. Job in Thailand
5. Length of time in quality function : 8 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart - Learn new things -
7. Your pet peeve in quality - not support from top management
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? - eliminate it by TQM.
:agree1:

Hey Guys.

I won't use the standard intro template only cause it's not a controlled document. :lmao: Sorry couldn't resist it.

I have been lurking here for a while & I'm impressed with the communal help & expertise.

Well done guys.:applause:

Hey Guys.

I won't use the standard intro template only cause it's not a controlled document. :lmao: Sorry couldn't resist it.

I have been lurking here for a while & I'm impressed with the communal help & expertise.

Well done guys.:applause:

Welcome and Goodday Bill,

I'll issue you an NC before some auditors come along and give you a CAR and then we can start arguing and hunting for the 'shall'.

Since you had already got your feet wet, just jump in!

Ok here it does

1. Name: - Stephen Bines
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: - Technical Manager, dealing with the IT side of the company as well as been given ISO:9000 project and I expect I will also be in charge of maintaining it.
3. Industry you're in or have been in: - The company I work for is in the Medical Sector you might say.
4. Company you work for and location: - Due to the sensitivity of the sector my employer is in and what it's competitors might do with this information I'll keep that repectfully private
5. Length of time in quality function: 2 months at point of posting this and and was given ISO:9000 project 2 weeks in!
6. Something personal that sets you apart: - The fact that dispite everything I'm still SANE!
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Hmm...so many potentials!
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Standards free for everyone to see and aim to follow without having to pay someone money to see the standards first.

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Standards free for everyone to see and aim to follow without having to pay someone money to see the standards first.


I SECOND THAT !!!! Been one of my main gripes for a long time !

Do we have to pay for the constitution of our country to know what laws to abide by? so why pay for standards? We (quality comunity) end up helping to write them anyway !

Welcome to all the new users!

Hello,

Let me introduce myself,

1. My name is Akaradech A
2. I'm now is the Senior Consultant & senior auditor
3. My last job that I'd been joining for more than 10 years is the top direct selling inThailand, I'm accountable for the quality area including quality management system, i.e. ISO 9001 & 14001 and the quality assurance, as well as the operation, financial and compliance audit for many of our suppliers.
4. Right now, I do my own business for the services of consultancy, trainig and the audit activities. My company name is A S Wisdom Ltd.Part. Located in Bangkok, Thailand.
5. As mentioned, my concern in quality area is more than 10 years.
6. Accountability and transparency
7. Fraud is always hidden by management team.
8. To change management thinking that quality is the most important and necessity for the whole system.
Sorry for my late introduction, I joined this forum and felt this is much interesting for everyone to share knowledge together that I'll try to do so as well.

Best regards/ Akaradech A

Welcome Akaradech :bigwave:

1. Name: - John Conner
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: - QA Manager, new position created as of 01/08, intend to standardize processes and procedures in an ISO fashion for a growing company.
3. Industry you're in or have been in: - Service industry
4. Company you work for and location: - Sign Company outside Cleveland Oh
5. Length of time in quality function: 1 month at new position but had prior experience preparing for ISO certification.
6. Something personal that sets you apart: - Tend to think " outside the box"
7. Your pet peeve in quality: People's negative perception of quality management. You would think that they were going through an IRS audit.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
No comment as of yet.

1. Name
Steve
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Global Purchasing
3. Industry you're in or have been in
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location
Abbott Laboratories
5. Length of time in quality function
Zero... thank goodness! I give quality folks a reason to exist.
6. Something personal that sets you apart
I've survived for 30+ years in the same company...
7. Your pet peeve in quality
Tunnel vision... lack of focus on what's important, and what isn't
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Introduce peace, understanding and unity among the masses

A big Texas hello :bigwave:to all our new Covers! I look forward to seeing your posts and the knowledge we can gain from you!:yes:

Welcome to the cove, jonathan5225 and SMR551! :)

There are a lot of great ideas here, hope I can help in some way. If I can't there are plenty who are wiser than I. We are all here to learn from each other. :cool:

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(but sometimes I aint so confused)

1. My name is Anthony Aguhar
2. Administrative Officer focused on quality system development.
3. Cebu City Governemnt
4. MC Briones St., Cebu Ciy, Philippines
5. Just started, 1 year in research and development
6. I love impproving services abd do research studies both tecghnical and out of stuf... i do repair mobile phones..
7. My pet peeve is there's always a better way
8. If I could change the world of quality, I would lie to set an international standards for both private and governemnt offices

My degree is in Industrial Technology major in Electronics Technology.

1. Jim Mathwig
2. Business owner.
3. Have been in residential construction new/remodel/repair with structural emphasis. Now in graduate school combining a wild theology department with psychotherapy and philosophy.
4. Own compnay on hold right now.
5. 28 years construction. Graduate school 1.5 years.
6. I am relational and care about people and how I can encourage/support their life.
7. Quality peeve in construction is failure to develop an eye to match quality with standards for application. Pet peeve in theology is using it to harm people and do violence to their dignity.
8. Know what you are good at and where you need help.

I'm a registered member here but never realised this thread before

1. Name
Rujhan
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do
Specilize in Analytical Intrumentation but QMR is another respnsibility :)
3. Industry you're in or have been in
Providing utility in Oil and Gas and Electronic Industries
4. Company you work for and location
Compressing air....separate and liquified it
5. Length of time in quality function
7 years. Last 2 years I help my company to obtain the ISO9K certification
6. Something personal that sets you apart
Photography makes my left brain works :)
7. Your pet peeve in quality
Biggest Failure in Quality is a mistake that you ignored whenever you found one.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
Quality is a real life. Not only happens in Daily Work

Hi there,

It's afternoon here in this part of the world. Well, let me introduce myself fist since it's been about 5 months I'm here without any single posts :o

1. The real name is Mohd Zakrey Nor
2. Operations coordinator
3. I came from a Marketing company, then goes to sales, then goes to construction, then goes to customer service and now in Manufacturing.
4. Manufacturing of consumer goods, Malaysia
5. My 7th year in this company, never been in any quality department, not even before this. I'm a certified lead auditor since for ISO9001, certified racking safety inspector (SEMA/ SESS) and one of my function now is as a 5S trainer.
6. Speaks the truth
7. Quality is a routine, nothing new.
8. No comment.

:cool:

Hi,

1. Name: Vella Chetty
2. Job Title: Quality Analysis
3. Industry: Automotive
4. Company Federal Mogul, South Africa
5. Length of time in Quality: 20 years

Hello,
My name is John and I am a Quality Engineer/ QMS coordinator. My interest currently is studying best practices concerning quality systems auditing and reporting. I have worked in the the Quality arena for about 25 years.

Hallo i´m new here and live in Germany.
My name dimitri attig . I´ve just finished with my ing.thesis and
my wish is to work as quality manager and certainly i need some guidances.
thanks:):) :)

Hello, everyone !
I am a Japanese guy who has just joined this place.
I moved to Quality assurance section only four months ago and I am expected to be an translator at inspection from FDA or foreign customers. Tough to speak both languages and understand requirements indeed. If anyone out there, I would like to share our thoughts.
Thanks.

Welcome to all our new friends. We look forward to see your active participation.

To Ugecha, a special welcome because we hardly had any active Japanese Users. I am sure the FDA/Medical forum had a lot to share with you.

Hi :)

I am Saji Varghese presently working as Mananger - Management Systems for a MNC in Kuwait.

I am resposible for Standardization, Certification, Auditing and Maintenance and continual improving the following Management Systems Certifications :

1) ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System

2) ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems

3) OHSAS 18001:1999 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

4) ISO 27001:2005 Information security Management Systems



We are in the process of implementing the ISO/ PAS 28001:2005 Supply chain security standard..

I am very exited to join this group as the info in the discussion is adding value to my profession.

God Bless You all

Thanks and warm regards

Saji Varghese

Manager - Management Systems

Safat, KUWAIT

Hi I am Lauren a Database Administrator in an industrial gas company in Trinidad. While I deal mainly with the IT side of things in the company; I am also an internal auditor (ISO9001) and provide support for our quality management software (QPulse).

This is an excellent forum.:applause:

I have learned so much in my short time as a member.

Thanks so much.:thanx:

Hi,
I am Zafar, from India, presently living in kuwait. I am working as document controller.:thanx:

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 : SARANG GANDHE
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do :Deputy Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in : machine tool manufacturer
4. Company you work for and location : Bharat fritz werner Bangalore
5. Length of time in quality function 2 yrs
6. Something personal that sets you apart : Meticulous approch
7. Your pet peeve in quality :
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? :Multitasking on the shop inspection. Lasser CMM fitted on each machine . digital inspection sheets to be taken. See you on discussion forums------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme::notme:
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See you down life's highway!

Eric:mg::mg::mg:

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1. Name : SARANG GANDHE
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do :Deputy Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in : machine tool manufacturer
4. Company you work for and location : Bharat fritz werner Bangalore
5. Length of time in quality function 2 yrs
6. Something personal that sets you apart : Meticulous approch
7. Your pet peeve in quality :
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? :Multitasking on the shop inspection. Lasser CMM fitted on each machine . digital inspection sheets to be taken. See you on discussion forums

1. Jon B
2. Business Excellence Advisor
3. Currently: Industrial Lubricants, Previous: Tier 1 Automotive camshafts
4. BP Corporate, Naperville, IL
5. 15 years in quality related functions
6. A degree in Zoology and an amateur naturalist
7. Like Carol X, I despise lip service from upper management. I also find silo mentalities extremely frustrating (the organization is a single unit already!!!)
8. No more certificates on the wall. Focus on customer and improvement.

Hello !! welcome to the forum...:agree1:

Myself: N Gopalakrishnan

working as Deputy General Manager Manufacturing (making time switches, PLCs, Electronic / Electro-mechanical timers and switch gears).

Experience 20 years in selling, servicing, production, maintenance, purchase, stores & Projects. Key skills - Applying Kaizen Principles and TPM practices in manufacturing.

Residing in Pune, India.

Current profile: Integration of Six Sigma and Lean in manufacturing.

:cool:

1. Name - Daniel Zoroff (Bulgarian :tg: )
2. Quality Assurance Manager - I have implemented the ISO 9001:2000, now will do the same with TS 16949...
3. CEM - Contract Electronic Manufacturing
4. CEM Company in the town of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria
5. Only 1 year since QAM - newbie :bigwave:
My degree is in Industrial Management
6. I am workaholic mostly, also web designer :) I like my job and I heard only 10% of all people do
7. As Energy said: "No support from Management in Quality initiatives unless an external audit was on the horizon" - true
8. If I could change the world of quality - I would make quality managers in control of politicians.. :read:

:)

1. Stanley Haduch
2. Quality Adminstrator - Keymaster to QMS and procedures
3. TV Broadcast equipment manufactring
4. Axcera, near Pittsburgh, PA
5. 10 years
6. I have worked from the bottom up and I feel it gives me an edge to know "what it is like" at the bottom.
7. People saying "It's not my problem"
8. Make people accountable for their actions.

1. Name: Barbara Carroll
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Quality Systems Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Medical Devices
4. Company you work for and location: An orthopaedic company in England
5. Length of time in quality function: 8 years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Belfast accent
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Ill-informed decision making.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? :Get rid of separate ‘Quality’ departments and functions. Quality should be part of what everyone does. All managers should be ‘Quality Managers’.

hello friends
my name is Hussain
my college is technical college of management
my department is total quality management
stage 4
I'm trying to develop my ability in this field and learn from the experts , managers , technical employees in quality management

thank you so much to gave me that membership in this great forum
:thanx:

1. Name: Laura F.
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Hard Gage Calibration Lab Manager
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Calibration/Metrology
4. Company you work for and location:A calibration company in Wisconsin
5. Length of time in quality function: Almost 11 magical years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Hmm... I can rattle off the Modified major diameter calculation of an American made British thread gage. Thats about it.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: We.do.not.do.same.day.turnaround. period. Don't ask. Don't beg. It's not going to happen. What part of 24 hour acclimation do you not understand????
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? All auditors need to be on the same page. I'm sick of changing things every year because we get some new guy that gets his panties in a wad over some archaic fact in the latest standard that makes no difference in our procedures whatsoever.

I'm looking forward to a having a good place to exchange ideas and perhaps get a few new ones!

Hello! everyone

1. My name is LangTao.
2. I am a standard system manager in a China factory.
3. My factory manufacture electornics part.
4. My factory in China.
5. At work on the quality system for 3 years.
6. Something personal that sets you apart
No.
7. Your pet peeve in quality
No.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do?
-I wish join in the ISO.
-I wish I can establish a curriculum of quality standard implement for China small factory.

Thank you very much, everyone, I will learn more things here and I wish discuss with you.

Hello to Every body,

I am Raghu
Working as Regulatory incharge in an well established MNC,
Currently I am in India.
I finished my B.Tech in Polymers and doing my MBA last semester ( through Distance learning )
I am very much interested in Medical device quality Assurance. Planning to improve my knowledge in regulatroy affairs matters.
I am in need of advises and ideas from the experts and others.

I expect good responses for my questions and answers in the forums.

Kindest Regards,
Raghu