Update to ISO Standards – ISO 9000, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001

Dan Reid

R. Dan Reid the Omnex Director of Standards and Consulting is best known as an author of ISO Technical Specification (TS) 16949, ISO 9001:2000, QS-9000 and the first ISO International Workshop Agreement (IWA 1), which applies ISO 9001 to healthcare. He was a subject matter expert on the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Guideline released in 2014. He also worked on the Chrysler, Ford. GM Potential Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Production Part Approval Process and APQP manuals. While at General Motors, Reid held a number of Purchasing assignments, e. g. Senior Manager, Planner, Business Systems Manager, Purchasing Agent, Senior Buyer at GM Truck, GM Powertrain, GM Service Parts Divisions and the GM Corporate Headquarters. He served on Purchasing Sourcing teams, developed supplier risk mitigation plans, worked on divestitures and financially-troubled supplier management. He also led the GM North American Supplier Development Administration and served on the Chrysler, Ford, GM Supplier Quality Requirements Task Force, which was responsible for the development and global implementation of QS-9000 and ISO TS/16949. Additionally, Dan has experience working with the new IATF 16949. While at AIAG, he led successful project teams for Effective Problem Solving, Cost of Poor Quality and Supplier Management. He also developed a certification process for Supplier Quality coaches, a self-assessment for the AIAG Core Tools, e.g. SPC, APQP, MSA, PPAP, FMEA and a new VDA 6.3 course.

Chad Kymal

Chad Kymal is the CTO and Founder of Omnex Inc. He is the author of seven books and more than 100 papers including several on integrated management systems. Chad is currently on the writing committees for several standards including TC 22/ SC 32/WG 8 for ISO 26262 (Functional Safety), ISO/TC 176 for ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management), ISO/TC 207 for ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management), and PC283 for ISO 45001 (Health and Safety Management Systems). He founded and was the CEO of an Automotive registrar for over 10 years and is familiar with conducting audits, being witnessed for audits, and also evaluating auditors and assessors. He authored and teaches a course for 3rd Party Auditors for Automotive Registrars on behalf of International Automotive Certification Bodies Association (IACBA). This course explains how 3rd Party Auditors audit IATF 16949 in an environment that includes ASPICE, Functional Safety and Product Cybersecurity. He is currently rolling out the course to global 3rd Party Auditors for IATF 16949. Chad has spent over 20 years in system, hardware and software development in various capacities. He assesses and works in automotive system, hardware and software for Agile, ASPICE, and Functional Safety ISO 26262. Chad is also currently an intacsTM certified Principal Assessor for Automotive SPICE.

William Kovacich

Willim Kovacich Bill Kovacich, a retired metallurgist and senior quality engineer from Caterpillar Inc., dedicated 38 years to advancing manufacturing and quality systems, following his graduation from the University of Missouri-Rolla with a degree in metallurgical engineering and later earning a master’s in management. His expertise spans metal casting, welding, heat treatment, powder metallurgy, and quality systems, and he holds a patent for powder metallurgy sinter brazing. A certified Six Sigma Black Belt and IRCA-certified QMS Principal Auditor, Bill played a key role in transitioning Caterpillar to ISO 9001:2015 and trained over 700 internal auditors across multiple continents. He has received prestigious honors, including the ISO Excellence Award and US TAG Colleague of Distinction Award. Bill also contributed to the development of ISO 10013:2021 as a convenor for TC 176.