Chad Kymal is an international trainer and   consultant whose broad experience includes TQM, setup reduction, technology   assessment and inventory analysis, statistical process control, and quality   function deployment. After graduating from the General Motors Institute Chad   spent a number of years working at General Motors and KPMG before founding Omnex   Inc. in 1986. Over Chad's successful career, he has served on the Malcolm   Baldrige Board of Examiners and has received numerous quality achievement   awards, including the Quality Professional of the Year award by the American   Society of Quality Automotive Division in 2005 . In addition to Chad's   Bachelor's degree from GMI, Chad holds both a master's degree in industrial and   operations engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the   University of Michigan.

In his role   as Chief Technology Officer, Chad is instrumental in determining the strategic   direction of the consulting and training organizations, as well as the product   strategy for the software company - Omnex Systems. Chad personally led the Omnex   team that helped Ford Motor Co. rewrite the QOS methodology. He assisted Ford   Motor staff write the QS-9000 requirements and he conducted the first worldwide   witness audit for the same. Under Chad's direction, Omnex has worked with Lucent   Technologies, Philips Semiconductors, Magna, and most of the Fortune 500   companies worldwide. Omnex provides more than 50 training courses in subject   areas ranging from APQP to Six Sigma and has 15 offices   worldwide.

In addition to founding   both Omnex and Omnex Systems, Chad is also the founder of AQSR, one of the top   five rated quality system registrars in the United States as rated by Quality   Digest. AQSR specializes in providing auditing services in ISO 9001, QS-9000, TE   Supplement, ISO/TS 16949, VDA 6*, AS9000, and the ISO 14001 series of   international standards.