R. Dan Reid is Omnex Inc.’s director of standards and consulting. Reid, an ASQ Fellow and ASQ-Certified Quality Engineer is first delegation leader of the International Automotive Task Force; a member of U.S. Technical Advisory Groups for quality, environmental, and OH&S management systems; a trainer for ISO 9000, ISO 14000, OHSAS 18000, AS9100, ISO 13485, ISO 17025, and VDA 6.3; and serves on the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) board of directors. Reid led the supplier development administration at GM, and served on the Chrysler, Ford, and GM Supplier Quality Requirements Task Force, which was responsible for QS-9000 and ISO/TS 16949.