The Original "Introductions" Thread started in 2001 and split off October 2009

[Lauren]

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

[yoram]

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

[Renshu]

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

thanks and great to be part of the forum.

Frank A.

[lori00]

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

[Renshu]

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

Frank

[Marc]

Welcome to the Cove forums, folks!

[KimLoree]

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

[gaboring]

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