Michael Mills, who writes for isoTracker QMS software, has been involved in quality systems in large and small companies for close to 30 years. He's a member of ASQ and ISO TC 76 and has audited to ISO 9001 since 1996. He's also written several articles for Quality. His latest is “The Seven Quality Management Principles.”

Nasrin Azari is the president and CEO of Floodlight Software. She sat down with Michelle Bangert, managing editor at Quality, to discuss transitioning from manual operations to a well-structured digital format.

Gary Cox is a continuous improvement consultant, speaker, and author based in Nova Scotia, Canada. He spoke with Quality on getting started in continuous improvement.

Welcome to this joint ASSEMBLY Audible and Quality Q-Cast podcast episode! Get a preview of the upcoming ASSEMBLY Show, co-located with SMTA, through this collaborative podcast with Greg Vance of Rockwell Automation and SMTA’s president of the board of directors. Here we discuss how electronic manufacturing has changed over his long career, business travel around the world, and upcoming industry events you won’t want to miss. Greg and SMTA will be joining us at the ASSEMBLY Show in October. Learn more about the conference program.

Andy Nichols is a managing partner of Quality Nation Incorporated with more than 40 years of experience in quality. He's been involved in implementing quality management systems since 1985 and has experience with many quality standards, including ISO 9001.

Michelle Bangert talks with Marcel Minutolo, professor of strategic management at Robert Morris University. He's also taught and conducted research in Chile, Tajikistan, Taiwan, China, Israel, Slovakia, and Spain. He's a former military intelligence company commander with multiple deployments and has written several popular articles for Quality.

Dr. Johannes Vrana, author of “The World of NDE 4.0,” has more than 20 years of data science experience and more than 15 years of experience with sensor technology. He is a doctorate in the field of NDT and he's also an ASNT level three.

(Image courtesy of Dr. Johannes Vrana / graphics by BNP Media)