Kevin Posey

Kevin Posey has a wide variety of technical and quality assurance management skills, and is a recognized expert in the application of the ISO 9001, ISO 19011, and ISO 13485 families of Standards.  Kevin represents US industry on the ANSI Technical Advisory Group to ISO/PC 302 that is currently reviewing and revising ISO 19011 for Auditing of Quality Management Systems.  Kevin is also a voting member of ANSI’s ASC Z1 Committee which is charged with review, modification, and adoption of international standards as American National Standards.

Kevin is a quality and regulatory executive manager and leader with over 26 years’ international experience in quality management, product development, manufacturing, and regulatory approval for medical devices, in vitro diagnostics, defense and aerospace, mining and exploration, as well as industrial equipment and controls.  He also consults, trains, writes, and speaks on quality management, auditing, innovation, and medical devices. Kevin holds an undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering to which he’s added an MBA in international business. 

Kevin has co-authored two books in the Quality arena; The Executive Guide to Innovation, and The Supplier Quality Professional Handbook.  He has been an instructor and course developer with the ASQ Learning Institute since 2009, teaching multiple courses and topics including the Certified Quality Auditor Refresher, the Certified Calibration Technician Refresher, Medical Device Import/Export, as well as Supplier Management and Auditing.  Kevin is the Education and Training Chair as well as Treasurer for the ASQ Audit Division, a founding member of the Innovation Division of ASQ, and an ASQ Senior Member, with certifications as a Manager of Quality and Operational Excellence, Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor, Biomedical Auditor, Software Quality Engineer, Calibration Technician, Quality Technician, and Six Sigma Green Belt.  Kevin also holds the RAC certification for the EU from RAPS.