What words cause the most problems in MedTech, and what situations should you be ready to handle when you work in Quality? Today\u2019s guest wrote about these issues in his book and will be talking more about them in today\u2019s interview.
Kevin Becker has a bachelor\u2019s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Master's degree in Reliability Engineering from the University of Maryland. Kevin is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Reliability Engineer, and Six Sigma Black Belt with experience as a Quality/Reliability Engineer, Quality Manager, Director of Engineering, and Director of Quality in the medical device field. Kevin has authored and co-authored published papers in the areas of reliability, probabilistic risk assessment, and measurement correlation and has written a book titled Quality Myths and Lessons Learned.
Listen to the episode to hear what Kevin has to say about ethical considerations in Quality, Quality\u2019s PR problem, and why having a principle-based decision-making process matters.
\u201cCommunication is another issue that is really difficult for engineers. They should be good at it, but they\u2019re not.\u201d
\u201cThe worst possible answer is wrong but believable.\u201d
\u201cI\u2019ve seen some flow charts that have a lot of circular loops, and I don\u2019t think they help make things clearer.\u201d
\u201cThe goal of any company should be: recognize (ethical deterioration) long before it gets to an ethical or, even worse, legal consideration, and then take action to correct it in a timely fashion.
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