Quality Podcast

Paul Kreis is an Organizational Development Executive at Brooks International. Previously he spent 30-plus years in the U.S. Army before joining Brooks in 2019, where he develops executive teams across defense, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, and pharmaceuticals.

Garra Liming, Director, Public Relations and Government Affairs at the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT).

Stephen Collier is Head of Communications at CAQ AG.

Allison Roberts Grealis is the founder and president of the Women in Manufacturing Association, a global trade association focused on supporting, promoting and inspiring women at all levels in the manufacturing sector.

Adam Sklader is the new industry president of manufacturing at ECI Software Solutions.

Tim Gaus is a principal and the Smart Manufacturing Business Leader with Deloitte Consulting. He recently wrote an article for Quality regarding AI and ROI, titled, “AI Is Getting Funded. ROI Still Has to Be Earned: How Manufacturers Can Break Through.”

Jeff Palmer is the vice president of sales and marketing at Six Sigma Concepts, LLC.

Craig Coyle is the founder and CEO of Operation Lead, as well as the host of the Frontline Leadership Podcast. He also recently wrote an article for Quality about frontline leadership.

Jon Reneberg is the lead digital manufacturing specialist at Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership, or MEP. He also recently wrote an article for Quality called "AI in the Quality Department: A Practical Path Forward for Small Manufacturers".

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. She is certified in change management and obtained her entrepreneurship educator certification as well.In her role as an instructor, Dr. Cook discusses education and the changes she has witnessed.

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 IISE, contributing to content management and division-level initiatives.

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 long-time member of ASQ and has served in a variety of roles there, including chair of the board of directors. Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

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: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

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 chair for the Granite State Chapter and an active member of the ASQ Quality Management Division. Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

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.

Jennifer Gray is the senior manager of global supplier quality at Spirit AeroSystems and is very involved with the International Aerospace Quality Group, or IAQG. She will also be speaking at the ASSEMBLY Show this month. Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

Travis Ellinger is the president and founder of Strategic Manufacturing Solutions. He's worked with hundreds of manufacturing facilities over his career, and he's a highly sought after manufacturing consultant with extensive experience implementing strategic solutions that provide significant return on investment for his clients. He has more than 20 years of management and consulting experience and has also worked at Ford, Lear and Wilhelm Karmann GmbH. Travis sat down with Michelle Bangert, managing editor at Quality, to discuss a recent article he wrote for Quality on process capability studies. Watch the video podcast Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

Dilip Shah has over 45 years of industry experience in metrology, electronics, instrumentation, measurement, and computer applications of statistics and quality. He's a fellow of ASQ as well as the president of E=MC3 Solutions. He's an A2LA Workplace Training Instructor, as well as a past chair of the ASQ Measurement Quality Division and a past chair of the A2LA Board of Directors. Michelle Bangert, managing editor at Quality, spoke with him about what's on the mind of quality professionals. Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.

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.” Sponsored by: MAESTRO: The first all-digital, fully connected CMM built for the future.