Peter Theobald

Auditor manager

Peter Theobald is the auditor manager for NQA USA and a TS 16949 lead auditor. He takes a pragmatic approach to quality believing that people are the most important part of any process and that the creation of a quality management system is basically about understanding risks and applying common sense. 

Mon, 03/23/2015 - 09:41
Deming’s 14 Points and Their Influence on ISO/FDIS 9001, Part 2 A successful QMS is built on principles and culture
Mon, 03/23/2015 - 09:41
In part one of this two-part article, I began an evaluation of Deming’s 14 points, and how they influenced the final draft international standard (FDIS) version of ISO 9001:2015. Part one provided an overview of Deming’s first seven points; in this…
Deming’s 14 Points and Their Influence on ISO/FDIS 9001, Part 1 Out of the crisis and into the standard
Tue, 03/10/2015 - 16:21
In 1982 the late, great W. Edwards Deming condensed more than 50 years of innovation and experience into a book designed to be a wake-up call for U.S. industry. That book was called Out of the Crisis (MIT reprint, 2000). At that point in his career…
If Santa Claus Hired a Quality Manager There would be some changes around the North Pole
Mon, 12/16/2013 - 09:50
Now that the holiday season is upon us, my mind turns to gift buying, parties, overindulgence, and of course, Santa Claus and his North Pole operations. We know that Santa does an incredible job of delivering scores of gifts to good children all…