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	Walter Tighe</h1>
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	<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lead Environmental Management Systems Consultant</span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="~url~/uploads/image/walter_tighe.jpg" style="margin: 40px 0px 20px;" /></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience &amp; Education</span></strong></p><p>Walter Tighe has over 23 years of experience in operational and quality management systems. This includes environmental management systems (EMS) and quality management systems (QMS) for corporations, businesses, and governmental organizations.<br />
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His experience includes design and application of ISO, EMS, QMS, Medical Device, Information Security, Aviation, Space and Defense, and other global standards. He is an expert in various aspects of EMS and QMS applicable at all levels within an organization including executive overview, internal auditing, and training. As a management consultant improving operational and quality system performance, his clients have included Intel, Raytheon, Solon,&nbsp;MedAire, Sandia National Laboratories,&nbsp;Freescale Semiconductor, and Cisco Systems. As a Quality Manager with the Department of Defense, he led the first DoD Kaizen Lean Manufacturing program saving over $6 million in operating costs. As the Management Representative for Siemens&nbsp;Micro Electronics Division, he managed systems implementation and improvement of the quality and automotive&nbsp;operating systems including offshore facilities performance. He is a Registrar Accreditation Board Quality Society of Australasia (RABQSA) Certified QMS Auditor and has performed numerous third party audits to various standards. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt&nbsp;and offers a broad range of experience in the areas of implementation consulting, process improvement, and systems integration. He holds a Master&rsquo;s degree in Business Administration from University of Redlands.&nbsp;<br />
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Affiliations</strong></span></p>
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		American Society of Quality</li>
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		Institute of Management Consultants</li>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Certifications</strong></span></p>
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		Registrar Accreditation Board Quality Society of Australasia (RABQSA) Certified Quality Management Systems (QMS) Auditor</li>
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		American Society of Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of&nbsp;Quality and Organizational Excellence</li>
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		Certified Six Sigma Black Belt<br />
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