The ASQ Inspection Division has selected Pharmaceuticals Calibration and Instrumentation’s Metrologist/QA Lead, Fikremariam (Fikre) Woldegiorgis, as the 2025 Chuck Carter International Inspector of the Year.  Woldegiorgis will be presented his award and duly acknowledged during the Inspection Division’s annual membership meeting on Monday, May 5, 2025, in Denver, CO, in conjunction with ASQ’s World Conference on Quality and Improvement.

Woldegiorgis has worked at the Pharmaceuticals Calibration and Instrumentation (PCI) in Raleigh, NC, since 2015.  Woldegiorgis has extensive experience in calibration and management systems.  As a metrologist he performs calibrations, conducts inspections, and provides training on temperature calibration.  He is also responsible for leading implementation of PIC’s ISO/IEC17025 quality management system.  As a quality lead he performs document reviews, quality auditing, procedure writing, and participates with CAPA activities.  He ensures maintenance of the quality management system and inspects end products before reaching the customer.

Prior to joining PCI, Mr. Woldegiorgis worked as a metrologist and held various roles including standards development expert, an auditor to ISO 9001, and was the Quality Manager at Ethiopian Standards Agency.

Woldegiorgis graduated from Asmara University in 1989 with a Bachelor’s degree in Physics and in 2012 earned a Master’s Degree in Geography & Environmental Science from Addis Ababa University.  He is an ASQ Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) and an ASQ Certified Quality Technician.   Woldegiorgis is the author of two books, High School Physics published by Artistic Printing Press and Laboratory Experiments in High School Physics published by Educational Materials Production and Distribution Agency.

He is a member of ASQ and the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM).  He has been actively involved as an ASQ volunteer helping with CCT exam development and serving as a CCT exam reviewer.

Woldegiorgis lives in Durham, NC.   He is married to Zena Takele and has two children Kirubel and Eden.  He enjoys travelling, visiting places, attending soccer games, playing chess, watching television and reading.

The Inspection Division has offered the Inspector of the Year Award since 1974. For a list of the previous award recipients, an award application, or additional information about the ASQ Inspection Division and the award, visit https://my.asq.org/communities/files/folder/158/217.