User:DennisArter

Dennis Arter is an independent consultant and trainer. He instructs large and small firms in the fields of quality auditing and quality systems. Dennis has served clients in the fields of government, manufacturing, chemicals, energy, food, research, aerospace, finance, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and health care. He has been auditing since 1975.

Dennis Arter has presented his course on quality auditing to over 8,000 people since 1980. He is the author of the classic text Quality Audits for Improved Performance. Dennis is an ASQ Fellow, recent Board member, and active in the ASQ Customer-Supplier Division.

Arter has a degree in biochemistry from the University of Illinois and is a licensed mechanical engineer. He was on the team that developed the ASQ Certified Quality Auditor program and holds a CQA charter certificate. He has traveled extensively throughout the USA and Canada, as well as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the Peoples Republic of China. He resides in eastern Washington State with his wife of 35 years.

January 2005