SimpleQue Hires Blake Russell as Senior Director
Dayton, Ohio (PRWEB) July 31, 2016 -- Blake Russell of Muncy, Pennsylvania, has joined quality and environmental management system consulting firm simpleQuE as Senior Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Deanne Sparr announced today.
Russell serves on the SAE G-14 Americas Aerospace Quality Standards Committee (AAQSC) and is a nine-year US Army Reserve Veteran. In addition to Russell’s extensive aerospace work, he spent over 5 years with Core Solutions as Lead Senior Consultant, providing consulting, training and internal auditing for the ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9120, and ISO 14001 standards.
Sparr has this to say: “We are excited for Blake to join our team as he brings an extensive history of working with the aerospace industry and its progression over the years with compliance to standards. As a result, Blake is already up to speed with the new ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 changes and is staying in tune with the latest upcoming changes to the AS9100 series of standards. He will be a ready and welcome resource to many of our clients.”
“SimpleQue is an industry leader providing ISO and AS consulting, internal auditing, and training services.” says Russell. “SimpleQuE has industry experienced professionals who focus on the success of the client, and that sets them apart from their competition.”
“With his ISO and AS consulting experience, and aerospace industry work experience at Boeing Military Airplane, Bombardier Learjet, L-3 Communications, and Kongsberg Defense Corp, Blake is a great fit for our growing company,” says Jim Lee, simpleQuE President. “We are excited with Blake’s understanding and alignment with simpleQuE’s core values for making quality-excellence simpler.”
After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in business management, with a minor in Total Quality Management at Newman University in Wichita, KS, Russell went on attain his MBA from Regis University in Denver, CO. An ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, and Lean Manufacturing Green Belt, Russell also understands International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) as a former empowered official. Since 2006, Russell has been certified as an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, and is also a certified lead auditor for AS9100 (aerospace) and ISO 14001 (environmental).
SimpleQuE Inc. performs consulting, training and internal auditing of management systems with a focus on quality excellence made simple. With certified experts in ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949 (automotive), AS9100 (aerospace), ISO 14001 (environmental), ISO/IEC 17025 (laboratory), and OHSAS 18001 (health and safety) , simpleQuE can help customers achieve their certification management objectives in the simplest, most efficient, and sustainable manner.
“Quality Excellence Made Simple” is what simpleQuE offers its clients. For case studies and other press releases, please visit http://www.simpleque.com.
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Shirley Kennedy, SimpleQue, http://simpleque.com/, +1 6145569700, [email protected]
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