Experience

Like most auditors and consultants I did not start off in quality management let alone all the other standards I now find myself auditing and consulting on.

My first career was in the textile industry working as a designer. You might well have come across some of my designs in fashion, sailcloth, aerospace, automotive and even vegetable netting.! Life as a designer was nothing if not varied even running an in-house printing company, organising trade fairs and writing and producing the in-house magazines for several organisations.

My last “proper job” was in quality management for a global automotive company, I jumped ship and joined SGS as a Lead Auditor, leaving 16 years later as a Senior auditor having expanded my repertoire to include environment, health & safety, social accountability, Legal standards and being an in-house trainer.

In the following years I added energy performance management and collaborative working systems to my toolbox along with some quirky standards such as chain of custody for high value diamonds and LEGO compliance, while working for a number of certification bodies.