Quality Podcast

Antigone Sharris is a full-time faculty member of the Engineering Technology Team at Triton College. She is also faculty lead, NFPA Fluid Power Fast Track Hub Site; faculty advisor, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society; and mentor to the Team 2151 Robotics Team.

Senthilkumar (Senthil) Thiyagarajan, PhD., is a supply chain analytics professional at Medline Industries, specializing in digital twins, supply chain optimization, and Industry 4.0 technologies. His research and publications span supply chain management, Lean Six Sigma, Quality, and digital transformation. A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Senthil actively serves in leadership roles within ASQ and IIS...

Keith Bevan is the education chair of the Coordinate Metrology Society.

Ron Hicks is the chair of the board of directors for the Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS).

Keri Ginn is an NDT ASNT Level Three as well as a senior quality manager at AAR Government Services. She's an expert in NDT quality management, supplier audits, and business analytics and she's recently written an article for Quality about recruiting the next generation of NDT professionals.

David Ryeson, Kaushik Shubhank, and Dr. Jan Nöcker of the Boston Consulting Group have written for Quality about AI and Quality 4.0.

Bennie Caldwell is the director of quality at Bullen Ultrasonics. He oversees the full spectrum of quality operations, including quality engineering, CMM programming, calibration, and final inspection. He also recently wrote an article for Quality.

Priyank Patel is a quality expert in the med-tech space, focusing on surgical robots. He's a senior member of ASQ with ASQ certification. He holds the ASQ Pittsburgh Section Program Chair and is the ASQ Supplier Division Education co-chair. He also supports the ASQ Lean Enterprise Division as an expert and is involved with the ASQ Measurement Quality Division.

John Kane is the president of Wyvern Industrial Technology, as well as the vice president of the Executive Committee of the Coordinate Metrology Society.

Cindy Farrer is the senior services manager of quality and supply chain at the Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership. She's an accomplished leader with over 35 years of global experience in manufacturing quality and supply chain management.

Bob Ferrone specializes in integrating industrial design, engineering, quality, manufacturing and environmental management systems for improving environmental and economic performance. He's worked on ISO 9001 and 14001 implementation with numerous private and public sector clients, including successfully guiding them to ISO 14001 certifications.

Tom Miller is a purchasing quality and project management leader with decades of success in the automotive arena. He's also implemented the APQP system currently utilized within the Ford Motor Company and he wrote an article recently for Quality on the subject of APQP.

Richard Rahn is the president of the Leonardo Group, and he recently wrote an article for Quality related to digital twins.

Lou Ann Lathrop is an ASQ fellow, ASQ board of directors’ treasurer for 2025, and past chair of ASQ Automotive Division. She also recently wrote an article for Quality about Dr. Deming's teachings.

Eric Hayler is a Lean Six Sigma Master Blackbelt and principal of the Hayler Group. He's also an adjunct professor of business analytics at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He has led continuous improvement efforts at BMW manufacturing, as well as Amazon. He's a graduate of Rutgers University and holds a PhD in solid-state inorganic chemistry. He's also a lo...

Erik Nieves is the co-founder and CEO of Plus One Robotics. He's been in the industry for more than 30 years, and he also serves on the board of directors of A3 and is a frequent speaker and contributor to public policy and robotics. Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

Michael Byrnes is the executive director of certification operations at ASQ and spoke at The ASSEMBLY Show about unlocking your potential and how ASQ certifications accelerate career growth and talks with Quality about certifications, and in particular, how certifications enhance people's careers, benefit the collective community, and really add value to society as a whole. Sponsored by: MAESTRO:...

Syed Ahmed, a senior member of ASQ, shares his thoughts on the future of quality. Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

Kelly Allan of Kelly Allan Associates is a longtime member of the board of trustees of the nonprofit Edwards Deming Institute and talks to Quality about Deming and quality. Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

Michelle Bangert talks with Girish Gopalakrishnan, North America senior manager of continuous improvement at Case New Holland, about connected frontline workers at The Assembly Show in Chicago. Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

Jenna Schoettker is a senior accreditation specialist at A2LA and has been in the industry for a long time. She's been working with Quality on a few different projects. Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

Jerome Lopez is the director at a French metrology organization called the College Francais de Metrologie. Cosimi Corleto is the managing director of STIL Marposs.  Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

Victor Taylor is the vice president of manufacturing at the award-winning Nissan Canton vehicle assembly plant with more than 20 years of engineering and manufacturing expertise. He's also written for Quality about his EV journey. Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

Sai Ranjith is a quality engineer with over eight years of experience in the medical device industry. He specializes in regulatory compliance, risk management, and product lifestyle quality. In addition to his technical work, Sai has a Six Sigma green belt and is a certified ISO 13485:2016 Medical Device Auditor. He actively contributes to the quality community through ASQ, serving as the program...

Ben Linke is the vice president of Industrial Products and CEO of Waygate Technologies at Baker Hughes. He recently wrote an article for Quality about Kaizen. Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.