Why QIF Matters

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Ray has worked for Lockheed Martin and its predecessor companies since 1985. Ray is a Quality practitioner serving program quality and supplier quality technical lead at various capacities. Ray is a Coordinate measurement specialist with over thirty-seven years combined experience in the quality organization. Ray has been involved with QIF since the inception and has helped develop the architecture and many aspects of QIF and DMIS technology. He has GD&T Level-4 and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certifications. He served as the treasurer of the DMSC (Digital Metrology Standards Consortium) for over ten years, has served as representative for Lockheed Martin on several other standardization activities for many years (I++, DMIS, QIF) and is the Chairman of the Quality Measurement Standards Committee which oversees progression to ANSI and ISO for the DMSC standards. Ray has also created and led two global collaborative groups for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control; CAV/DISCUS FAI and the CMM Programming teams. Ray attended Dallas Baptist University. He currently serves on the board for the Lockheed Martin Management Association and chaired the Quality Mission Success Golf Tournament for 8 years that brought in over $40,000 for local charities.

Ray enjoys golfing, traveling, cigars, drinking wine and spending time with his family.