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

[yvettelloyd - 2004]

Newbie here, so I thought I'd chime in and add in my information.
1. Yvette Lloyd
2. Regulatory Affairs Manager
3. Medical Devices
4. Sensormedics (VIASYS Healthcare) in Orange County, CA. A great place to be because we're 20 minutes from the Pacific coastline and 1 hour away from the ski slopes!
5. 9 years. Prior to that I spent a number of years in research.
6. My high regard for Corporate Ethics. Seriously, someone has to bring morals to a company, so it might as well start with RA/QA! My current employer here has employees with really high morals...I am not so sure I can say that about previous employment!
7. People perceiving that quality applies only to the people working in RA/QA.
8. Make preventive action a less amorphous concept so everyone could understand the value of the process.

 

[mjflkitty]

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: Kitty
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Auditor
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Information Technology
4. Company you work for and location: Trend Micro
5. Length of time in quality function: less than a year
6. Something personal that sets you apart:mysterious
7. Your pet peeve in quality: variable satisfaction
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? be strict on it

 

[Geishy]

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 : Maryse
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do : Quality Manager, doing all what a supervisor, a director, and coordinator can do but.. I'm alone.. have pity!
3. Industry you're in or have been in: plastic parts
4. Company you work for and location: Plastiques Yamaska, Quebec near Montreal
5. Length of time in quality function: 10 long years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: boastfulness
7. Your pet peeve in quality:
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? : more changeable

 

[Jerry G]

New Member

Name : Jerry W.

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do : Now - APQP Quality Engineer, before -- Quality Manager and Plant Manager for a couple of small companies
3. Industry you're in or have been in: Automotive Supply base for ever, I think.
4. Company you work for and location: Dura Convertible Sytems - Adrian, Michigan
5. Length of time in quality function: So long I've forgotten when Quality became a profession.
6. Something personal that sets you apart: I play a decent game of golf and beleive it or not, find time to play.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: That the practitioners aren't as practical as they should be.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? : Begin teaching quality concepts in elementary school so they're not so mysterious to the masses later in life.

 

[dskohli]

1. Name : D. S. Kohli

2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Director Exports

3. Industry you're in or have been in: Automorive & industrial products manufacturing company. Forged, Cast & Machined parts, Sheet Metal & Press Job Works, Rubber Molding, Extruding components.

4. Company you work for and location: KKR Private Limited / New Delhi - INDIA

5. Length of time in quality function: In business since 1994.

6. Something personal that sets you apart: Friendly & Open Relationships with business counterparts, not just looking at them as casual customers but making them a part of the business to provide complete satisfaction.

7. Your pet peeve in quality: Hmm so thats the problem with the Quality !!

8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Oh No .... Not again.... Pleaze !!

Best Regards to all friends,

D.S.Kohli
Director Exports
KKR Pvt Limited
New Delhi - INDIA

 

[okanay]

1)Okan Aydar
2)Q.A. Manager
3)Automotive and truck
4)Ergun Hidrolik-Turkey
5)8 Months
6)I like to listen music.
7)Nobody wants to understant the quality is not just responsible of quality department.

 

[uk2china - 2008]

Hello to all
I am impressed with this site

1) - Les Misselbrook
2) - Managing Director
3) - Automotive, Electronics, Lighting, Telecomms
4) - LJM Products, West Sussex, UK
5) - Always have been
6) - There's only one of me
7) - There have been a few
8) - Remove barriers between departments

Regards
Les M.

 

[buran73]

Let me introduce myself

1. Name: Davide Zamboni
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Quality Engineer
3. Industry you're in or have been in: we are active in both medical device and automotive part manufacturing
4. Company you work for and location: a 70 people firm in Switzerland
5. Length of time in quality function: nearly two years
6. Something personal that sets you apart: flexibility and 4 foreign languages
7. Your pet peeve in quality: making production people aware of the importance of Quality - really not that easy here!!
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? A heightened attention for Quality principles in Technical High Schools and Universities.

 

[Russell Goodwin]

1. Name: Russell Goodwin
2. Job Title or explanation of what you do: Software Quality Engineer though currently doing software testing.
3. Industry you're in or have been in: High technology. I have done software and firmware testing as well as hardware and software support, and sales support. In a previous career I worked with youth, in outdoor recreation / education.
4. Company you work for and location: A transnational software development company, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
5. Length of time in quality function: 8 years though not all at this company.
6. Something personal that sets you apart: Not your average geek, I bring a wide range of interpersonal, physical and mental skills to the table from my many diverse previous jobs.
7. Your pet peeve in quality: Lack of recognition of importance of quality in Software, companies “bandaiding” problems instead of fixing the root causes.
8. If you could change the world of quality, what would you do? Make it standard that QA Managers, QA Directors, or VP’s of QA actually know something about Quality. Can you imagine hiring a CFO that did not know about accounting? Why on earth would you hire a QA manager that did not have at least some basic training in Quality!?

 

[Wes Bucey]

Welcome to all our new Covers!
We all hope you find what you came for and stick around to help answer other folks' questions.