24 years experience in the quality assurancefield which includes over 10 years with IQS assisting over 50 businesses achieve and maintain quality management system registration
Certified Quality Engineer through ASQ since 1989.
Completed/passed RAB accredited ISO-14001 Lead Auditor Course – QAI, Indianapolis, IN May 2005
Completed/passed RAB accredited ISO/TS 16949:2002 Lead Auditor Course – Stat-A-Matrix, Farmington Hills, MI September 2004
Completed/passed RAB accredited ISO-9001:2000 Internal Auditor Training – Quality System Consultants, Warren, MI September 2001
Completed 2 day ISO-14001 Internal Auditor Training Course – BSI, Windsor, ONT November 2001
Completed/passed 5 day, RAB accredited QS-9000 Lead Auditor Training Course – Excel Partnerships, Cincinnati, OH October 1997
BA Management of Human Resources - Spring Arbor University 1994
AAS Industrial Engineering - Kellogg Community College 1983
Larry Penrod
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
Twenty years in quality assurance
Ten years experience in quality audits for Fortune 500 company
Instructor of SPC for Hocking Technical College (Neslonville, OH)
Project Leader numerous DMAIC efforts resulting in substantial cost reductions
Graduated June 8, 2007 - Associate’s Degree in Industrial Technology from Ohio University, Lancaster
120 hours of audit training with qualified auditors including those from two difference registrars
Assisted in the upgrade of one facility from QS-9000 to ISO-9001:2000 and is rapidly coming up to speed with the process-based approach applying and auditing to the standard
Will soon be qualified to work on his own as an auditor as well as consulting for full system implementation
