A minimum of five years of this experience must be in a decision-making position. If you are now or were previously certified by ASQ as a Quality Auditor, Reliability Engineer, Software Quality Engineer, or Quality Engineer, experience used to qualify for certification in these fields applies to certification as a Quality Manager. Additional experience will be required. It is offered in the English language only. Certification exams are conducted twice a year, in early March and October, by local ASQ sections and foreign international organizations.
All examinations are open-book.
Each participant must bring his or her own reference materials. Use of reference materials and calculators is explained in the seating letter provided to applicants. Mr. Cartin is an ASQC Certified Quality Engineer, IEEE Senior Life Member, and an elected ASQC Fellow. He has held top management positions in Quality, Reliability, and Manufacturing at Westinghouse, Bendix, and Northrop Corporations since 1959. Mr. Cartin has also developed and implemented the California Supplier Improvement Program, a cooperative program that implemented TQM in small business.