Dr. Armand Feigenbaum - Quality Guru and Paul Steel

Below is a cherished photo with my boss Dr. Armand Feigenbaum ("Total Quality" Guru). We are shown at Pirelli Brasil where I was project leader of Val's Total Quality Management System consulting project from February 1982 through March 1986.

  Dr. Armand Feigenbaum (originator of "Total Quality Control") and Paul Steel (Project Leader) at Pirelli - Sao Paulo, Brasil 1982

I learned more during my five years working for Armand (Val) Feigenbaum than any other period in my life. He foresaw the future of total integrated systems of management and operational processes and put them into practice far before and beyond the accomplishments of his peer Quality Gurus. Having worked side-by-side from day one with Dr. Edwards Deming in launching and implementing his program at Ford and its 10,000+ suppliers and having interfaced extensively with Dr. Joseph (Joe) Juran and Phillip Crosby, I am in a good position to make this judgment.

Dr. Feigenbaum's brilliance in transforming organizations to levels of excellence is a perfect fit for any organization especially those using the EFQM or Baldrige Criteria.

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In addition to Dr. Feigenbaum, I am also proud of my association with Dr. Deming, Dr. Juran and Jim Harrington (standing behind Deming and in 2009 photo below) shown in this classic Quality Guru photo given to me by Howland Blackiston (who co-founded the Juran Institute) in appreciation for my facilitating access to China's quality leader.

090524 Dr James Harrington and Paul Steel - Dubai

I am especially indebted to Dr. James Harrington for his strong support since we first met in Tehran (Click to see photo of us after our historic meeting with the Leader and Cleric of Iran's High Committee of the Iran Supreme Council). This memorable photo (above) was taken in May 2009 at his Harrington Middle East offices in Dubai.

Paul Steel's Recent Major Conference, Seminar and Symposium Links

Dubai EFQM Baldrige Best Practices - Paul Steel          Paul Steel Business Excellence Conference  2008 Paul Steel Baldrige Education Excellence Conference  2008 Paul Steel Health Care Excellence Seminar  2008 Paul Steel Baldrige Health Care Excellence Seminar 2  2008 Paul Steel Business Excellence Symposium  Baldrige Public Sector Seminar KL Malaysia April 2008  Baldrige Systems Engineering Course Bangkok Thailand Paul Steel April 2008  Thailand Quality Award Seminar-Paul Steel-TQA 

 

The Baldrige Award Criteria have truly expanded internationally as evidenced by these photos of several enjoyable experiences. Please click on the links and photos below to see some of the many interesting people I have worked with and some of the enjoyable events that I have been fortunate to participate in:

Bahrain Brasil (Brazil) Canada Denmark
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) India Indonesia Iran
Italy Japan Kuwait Latin America (Puerto Rico)
Malaysia Mongolia Nepal Netherlands (Holland)
New Zealand Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia
Singapore Thailand United Kingdom (UK) China

 

Having served as a Baldrige Senior Examiner in three decades, I enthusiastically welcome the opportunity to contribute my Baldrige Award and other quality awards experience to your organization's success as I have done for organizations in many countries throughout the world and on more than 245 international training and consulting assignments including:

Summary of Paul Steel International Consulting Experience

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2,040+

 

 Contact me directly for more information on how I can serve your organization.

Paul Steel 2008Paul Steel - original 1988 NIST Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner, longest serving active member of NIST Board of Examiners. 2009 NIST Baldrige Senior Examiner trained, EFQM experienced, and a management systems consultant since 1981.

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I am pleased to announce my recent reappointment as Judge/Examiner for the Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO). In this role I review applications from the winners of most Asian national quality awards.  Paul Steel