Stanley H. Salot, Jr., is the founder and president of HSF Mark Alliance. He is an acknowledged expert in business and quality process management and is active in U.S. and international industry standards development bodies. He serves as president of the Electronic Component Certification Corp. (ECCC), the U.S. representative of the International Electrotechnical Commission Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components (IECQ). Salot co-authored the international standard for electronic components, QC 080000—Hazardous substance process management system requirements.