Navin S. Dedhia is a quality consultant; a former ASQ National Director; Fellow of ASQ; Recipient of the ASQ E. Jack Lancaster Medal and many Testimonial Awards; Past Chair/Trustee of the ASQ International Chapter, past Chair of the ASQ Inspection Division and ASQ Silicon Valley Section (#0613). He has worked at Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc., at San Jose, CA; at IBM Corporation E. Fishkill, NY, and San Jose, CA, facilities. He is a member of the International Academy for Quality (IAQ). He is a RAB/QSA certified QMS Lead Auditor. He is ASQ certified in four quality discipline fields, which are Quality Engineer, Reliability Engineer, Quality Auditor and Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence. He has published a number of papers and presented at many national and international conferences. Dedhia has served the community by holding various positions in many organizations.
What has been the impact to the lifescience industry from the various evolutionary stages of quality assurance?