Exciting times are ahead of us, as you may have heard over the last few months, DQS is launching our Academy to provide training in addition to our existing auditing services. Over these months, we have worked hard to set up a website to register, pay, and take courses, an initial set of course offerings, and develop a group of highly experienced trainers with extensive industry experience. We are excited to continue building and further developing our offerings.
Let’s start off with our upcoming content. The DQS Academy is excited to announce that in 2023 you can expect to see programs concentrating on the Automotive and Cyber Security standards in addition to the Quality, Sustainability, and Food programs that have been a success since the Academy’s 2022 launch. Courses will be available in blended learning, live instructor lead sessions and webinars, and self-paced eLearning formats. These courses will provide learners the opportunity to access the expertise of our experienced and highly sought-after auditors. Additionally, students will be able to supplement their auditing skills with supplementary offerings including a popular Soft Skills course to lead into our internal auditor trainings and a series on Lean Tools to help bolster the implementation of the various standards.
Over the next few years, the DQS Academy will be working to certify a number of our courses with Exemplar Global and expanding our offering into lead auditing for our various standards. Be on the lookout for updates on this certification in upcoming newsletters along with additional offerings developed in conjunction with other DQS offices worldwide. For our latest course listings visit https://dqsacademy.com/catalog/index.
Our experienced and highly qualified auditors who provide the training for these courses continue to be our focus when looking to provide you with the best possible service. We’d like to take the time to introduce you to three of our instructors who will be teaching in the first quarter of 2023.
Michael Cienian
Michael Cienian is our ISO 9001 instructor and also will be hosting our soft skills and lean tools courses. Michael has over 30 years of industry experience in Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality, with 20 years as VP of Quality Assurance for the leading producers of window covering products. He is an ASQ Senior Member, ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Operational Excellence and an ASQ Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt. He has served as a WFA Examiner (Baldrige) and is a Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2015 through Exemplar Global. Michael was president of both the WCSC (Window Covering Safety Council) and the AERC (Attachments Energy Rating Council) organizations.
Jerry Skaggs
Jerry Skaggs is our sustainability focused instructor covering ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018. Jerry has over 40 years experiencing in environmental and management systems for design/construction of solid/hazardous waste facilities, wetlands and hazardous waste remediation projects, spill contingency plans, and potable and wastewater projects. He has also spent 26 tears auditing for chemical/pharma, general manufacturing, energy, transportation, mining, foundry, semi-conductor, wood products, and government (DoD) sectors. His auditing experience includes ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 9001, RC 14001, RCMS, EPA/OSHA, RMP/PSM, Maritime Security, and American Association of Railroads, M-1003 specification.
Sandeep Pauddar
Sandeep Pauddar is the IT sector manager and data protection officer for DQS Inc. and one of our instructors for ISO 27001, ISO 27701, and more coming soon. Sandeep has more than 25 years of experience in telecommunications and IT security, project management, internal and external audits, and technical training. He has certification as a lead auditor for ISO 27001 and 27701 and has worked extensively with our internal IT department to stand up our own ISMS and CMMC compliant systems over the last two years.
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Beth Gatewood
She is a qualified auditor for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 with certifications in project management and ITIL 4. She grated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in business concentrating on project management and finance. At DQS, she has been involved with our implementation of the ISMS standard and getting our systems up to CMMC level 2 since early 2021.
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