David Schwinn is a full-time professor of management and leadership at Lansing Community College, and a part-time consultant in the college’s Small Business and Technology Development Center. After graduating from General Motors Institute, completing an MBA, and serving in a number of leadership positions at both GM and Ford Motor Co., Schwinn was granted a leave in 1984 to support a national community colleges project based on the work of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Schwinn worked personally with Dr. Deming for many years. As a part of the community college project, David, his wife, Carole, and his colleagues developed two comprehensive training programs and trained trainers in the U.S. and abroad. They have helped to develop community quality initiatives around the world, and have been consultants in the quality industry.