Quality Podcast

Dr. Rochelle Cook is an adjunct professor at the College of Continuing and Professional Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Dr. Cook has experience in engineering and process improvement roles in the manufacturing and healthcare sectors. She's a certified professional in healthcare quality, a six sigma master black belt, quality engineer, and project management professional....

Christopher Chidzik is the principal economist at AMT, the Association for Manufacturing Technology. 

Suzy Teele is the chief strategy officer for the ARM Institute. The institute aims to strengthen U.S. manufacturing through innovations in advanced manufacturing technology, particularly robotics and AI, and prepare the workforce to work alongside these technologies.

Andrew Davison is an experienced quality executive with more than 20 years working in the medical device industry. He has performed over 250 audits both domestically and internationally. And he's a senior member of ASQ, holding ASQ certifications in auditing, engineering, and inspection. He's also the ASQ Audit Division chair.

Emily Elizabeth is managing director US at MTL Precision and she recently wrote an article for Quality. Sponsored by

Michelle Bangert, managing editor of Quality, sat down with Sainyam Arora, our 2026 Quality Rookie of the Year, at the MAX event in Nashville. Sponsored by

Dilip Shah is the president of E=mc3 Solutions, and he sat down with Michelle Bangert at the MAX Show in Nashville to talk about his presentation there and more.

Denise Hall is the president and CEO of Peak Performance, which is a workforce training and consulting firm helping manufacturers achieve operational excellence. Peak Performance also operates the U.S. Smart Manufacturing Institute, which is part of a global network of institutes. She sat down with Michelle Bangert at the MAX Show in Nashville. Sponsored by

Heather Wade is our 2026 Quality Professional of the Year, as well as the president of the Heather Wade Group. 

Lucy Roche is an ASQ-certified Six Sigma black belt with a master's degree in chemical engineering and a PhD in systems engineering.

Trevor Campbell, Sales Development Manager of Microscopy at Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions, discusses artificial intelligence, microscopy, and a new manufacturing report deployed by Zeiss from the MAX Show in Nashville.

Thomas Balch of Hexagon talks with Michelle Bangert, managing editor of Quality, from the MAX Show in Nashville, TN.

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.