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Friends and Colleagues:
Spring has finally sprung in Southern California! I hope that
those of you who live in this area are taking time out from
your busy schedules to enjoy the wonderful weather we are
experiencing.
In this latest installment of my newsletter, I want to share
some information with you about a new endeavor of mine.
I've recently started working with a manufacturer of dietary
supplements, and as a result, have become involved in some
new developments with regards to quality control standards
for this industry.
I also have several speaking engagements coming up this
year in San Diego and Las Vegas, one for the U.S. Navy and
the other for the American Society for Quality. Please see
below for more details on these events.
As always, please feel free to e-mail any comments or
feedback you
may have regarding my newsletter to
joesorrent@aol.com, I'd love
to hear from you!
Sincerely,
Joe
P.S. Please forward this newsletter to your
friends and colleagues who you think might benefit from this
information.
| New Opportunities in the Dietary Supplement Industry |
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Over the years, I have been involved in a number of
reorganizations, acquisitions and international management
system implementations. Recently, I have had the opportunity
to engage with two different companies that are now leading
me down a new path.
In 2005, I began working with CalAmp Solutions, an
engineering prototype company in San Diego, where I
implemented the ISO 13485 Medical device standard. Earlier
this year I took an assignment with dietary supplement firm,
where I am in the process of implementing ISO 9001:2000,
NSF/ANSI 173-2005 Dietary supplements and GMP
requirements.
As of late, I have become increasingly more involved with FDA
requirements, and as a result, have been reviewing and gaining
a better understanding of the pending law recommended by
Docket No 96 N-0417 dated Aug 11, 2003 in Washington, D.C.
Once this legislations passes, companies that manufacture
dietary supplements will need to become compliant with the
new quality standards. I look forward to the opportunities that
this may bring for Lean Quality Systems!
Stay tuned in the coming months for more details regarding the
legislation, and our work in the dietary supplement industry.
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| Upcoming Events |
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I am pleased to announce that I will be
speaking at
the following venues in 2006:
- April 25-27 - The Nondestructive
Test (NDT)
Working Group Conference hosted by the Southwest Regional
Maintenance Center (SWRMC), at the U.S. Naval Station in
San Diego. This year I will be speaking on the topic of
"Non-Destructive Testing and the Inspector of the
Future."
- September 18-19 - The 15th Annual
American Society for
Quality (ASQ) Service Division Annual Quality Service
Conference at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel. At this
conference, I will be speaking on the topic of "The
Quality Representative of the Future."
Please let me know if you are interested in attending either of
these conferences, I'll be happy to arrange for you to attend
my presentations during these events.
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| Our Services |
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Lean Quality Systems, Inc. helps companies adjust to
the changing
business climate, by helping them successfully implement
“Configuration Management” systems by providing the
following services:
- Level III NDT Inspection
- Quality System Procedure Development
- Technical Repair Procedures for Mechanical
Systems
- Training and Development of “Lost Tribal Knowledge” in
Industrial Manufacturing
- Corporate Training
- Welding Procedures and Training
- Non-Destructive Test Inspector Training and
Certification
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| About Joe Sorrentino |
For more than 25 years, Joseph Sorrentino has been
instrumental in
implementing successful quality management systems for
commercial
companies and government agencies throughout the United
States. His
clients have included The Boeing Company, Allied Signal/
Honeywell, the
United States Army Corp of Engineers and the Unites States
Navy.
As president and CEO of Lean Quality Systems,
Inc.,
Sorrentino
specializes in implementing new standard methods for the
corporate
sector and have successfully worked with more than 25
corporations in
the Southern California area alone. Sorrentino and his team
of
highly-qualified consultants are experts in quickly assessing
management systems and processes, recognizing problem
areas,
bottlenecks, and waste. Sorrentino himself is recognized
within the
corporate sector as one of the few consultants who not only
tells you
what needs to be done, but shows you how to do it.
Sorrentino has successfully completed more than 45
advanced military,
university, and commercial courses, which are equivalent to
a four-year
bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (B.S.M.E).
Sorrentino has also written and published two training
manuals entitled
“ISO Joe’s Executive and Manager Overview:
Understanding
ISO/AS
Requirements” and “ISO Joe’s The New
Manager for the 21st
Century: A
Practical Guide to Configuration Management.”
Click here for more information
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