Keith Callow, Quality Management System Consultant &Technical Expert ·         A career quality professional with three decades of continuous work in Canada as a Product Assurance/Quality Manager and Consultant ·         Exceptional skills in creating quality programs and the associated documentation ·         Experienced in auditing quality assurance programs and specifying and obtaining corrective action ·         Experienced Configuration and Data Manager ·         Consultant to companies seeking ISO 9000 certification ·         Broad engineering background both in electrical, electronic, mechanical and manufacturing engineering ·         Experienced in reliability, electronic parts and materials programs for satellite and other high reliability projects ·         Excellent writing and verbal skills   EMPLOYMENT   Canadian Experience   1994 present   Product Assurance Consultant on the Radarsat 2 Satellite Project Contractor to EMS TECHNOLOGIES, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Québec   Quality Consultant for the development of the Canadian Military Materiel Acquisition and Support Process Model Contractor to Department of National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa   Engineering Consultant on Sinclair Electronics antenna failure investigation Contractor to Quality Matters, Kanata, Ontario   Product Assurance Consultant on UHF Antenna Project for GEOLITE Satellite Contractor to EMS TECHNOLOGIES, Nepean, Ontario   Subcontracts Product Assurance Consultant for the Ku Band Communication System for the International Space Station Contractor to EMS TECHNOLOGIES, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Québec   Product Assurance Consultant for Quality Assurance in plant and at major subcontractors and for Configuration and Data Management Contractor to COM DEV, Cambridge, Ontario   Product Assurance Consultant for a Canadian Space Agency satellite system (Mars Thermal Plasma Analyser) Contractor to COM DEV, Moncton, New Brunswick   Product Assurance Consultant to SPAR AEROSPACE, COM DEV, QUALITUM, VALE HARMON, AGC, ADVANTECH, ANACHEMIA and CANADAIR Defense Systems Division (Montreal Region Companies).  Worked on Product Assurance/Quality Assurance issues including process control and preparation for ISO 9000 registration    1988 1993 RADARSAT Product Assurance Manager SPAR, Satellite Division Directed RADARSAT PA program within Spar (Prime Contractor) and at subcontractors in Canada, USA and Europe.  Job included the writing of numerous plans, specifications and statements of work and investigating and documenting major nonconformances.   1982 1984 Quality Systems and Audits Manager SPAR, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Satellite, Government & Commercial Systems Defined the divisions quality (product assurance) system and audited its implementation Wrote the divisions QA Manual and Policies and Procedures Manual   1977 1982 Quality Assurance Engineering Manager SPAR, Government & Commercial Systems Division Directed Quality Assurance Engineers (16) on all space programs including ANIK C, SRMS (CANADARM), SARSAT, ANIK D, INTELSAT VI, G STAR, L SAT (OLYMPUS), INMARSAT and BRAZILSAT.   1972 1977 Manager, Quality Assurance Programs RCA Limited, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Québec Directed QA Program Engineers on all space, government (military), and commercial projects including: SATCOM, CTS (HERMES), ANIK B, ANIK C, TDRSS, and SARSAT   1969 1972 Quality Assurance Engineering Manager RCA Victor, St. Henri, Montréal Directed QA Engineers on all company projects Wrote QA content of ANIK A proposal and prime contractor QA Plan.   1968 1969 Quality Assurance Engineer RCA Victor, Technical Products Division, St. Henri, Montréal Quality Assurance Engineer on ISIS A and ISIS B satellite programs.   European Experience   Test Engineering Manager STANDARD TELEPHONES CABLES (ITT UK), Radio Division, London, England Directed Test Engineers involved in test planning, test equipment design/manufacture and writing test procedures for 44 different airborne and ground based navigation and communication equipments.  Traveled widely in Europe as the STC member of the ITT International Test Equipment Standardization Committee.   Supervisor Test Operations STC Limited, Radio Division, London Responsible for 3 test areas (60 testers), test instrument calibration (9 techs.) and test support (6 engineers)   Designer Special Test Equipment STC Radio Division, London Designed electrical, electromechanical, and mechanical special test equipment (STE)   Post Graduate Trainee ITT UK/Europe     LoyaMed.