NZOQ Board Elections 2010
Candidates' Profiles
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Anthony R. Stephenson, photo supplied
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Anthony R. Stephenson
Tony served an Engineering cadetship. He taught at the College of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering in London, worked in Australia with the Australian Organisation for Quality as well as Swinburne College of Technology. He was Team Leader in developing the first Australian Diploma in Quality.
Tony helped develop the platform and infrastructure for the NZOQ while he worked for DSIR; Tony became the inaugural President in 1977. In 1983 he set up International Quality Consultants and helped to set up similar bodies in Japan, India, Singapore, Malaysia, the USA and UK.
He has worked with many Certification bodies in over 10 Countries and Consulted to Clients in 15 Countries.
Tony is a Life member of NZOQ and actively involved with NZOQ committee work. He has delivered the CQA course for the past 12 years and was involved in the initial course planning.
He is a Board member of the Institute of Accredited Business Consultants and SEAANZ as well as Country Councillor for the ASQ. This coupled with international networking keeps Tony active on Quality, Environment, and OSH, as well as Food Safety.
He works with a number of Public and Private sector bodies in New Zealand and internationally:
- Trained Technical Teacher, Victoria.
- B.E. University of Melbourne.
- M.E. University of Auckland.
- Fellow Chartered Quality Institute UK
- Senior Member American Society for Quality.
- APEC Assessor and Trainer.
- Registrar NZ Safety Council
Management Systems are to be developed for cost effective use; he believes in a down to earth Management System and Auditors who understand business issues. Tony tries to stretch CQA students to give over 100%, generally it works! His role to NZOQ would be giving international governance and links and membership value for money.