About Us

Who We Are:

• Northstar Quality, Inc. provides consulting, training, auditing, and inspection services to help you improve and implement your quality management systems (QMS) & environmental management systems (EMS).
• We help large and small companies become more efficient, with a special focus on working in close 1-on-1 relationships with smaller organizations.
• We bring you insights and a balanced, practical perspective.  We are practicing quality professionals, actively involved in systems implementation, auditing, management, problem solving, auditor training, product inspections, and networking through quality associations.
• Northstar Quality provides services throughout the Midwest and nationally.  Our staff provides training, consulting, and auditing through nationally recognized organizations.

Northstar Quality’s Approach:

• Business first.  Keep focused on the effectiveness and profitability of your business.
• Work quickly and efficiently within the framework your organization.
• We assist you in accomplishing your objectives, hand-off to your personnel, and allow you to carry the ball for on-going success.
• Keep it simple.  Apply quality standards directly as written, without adding extras not needed by your business.  Use our experience to identify innovative methods to minimize documentation and streamline processes.
• Give you value for your investment that you can build on into the future.
• Customer service … after our assignment is completed you’ll have someone to call for the quick question or the 10-minute discussion, so you can get the answers you need at no additional cost.

Our Capabilities:

• Quality management systems (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100, FDA & medical, Safe Quality Food (SQF), ISO 13485, ISO 22000, ISO/IEC 17025, etc) implementation, documentation, and auditing.
• Environmental management systems (ISO 14001) implementation, documentation, and auditing.
• Explosive Atmospheres Management Systems (ISO/IEC 80079-34) implementation, documentation, and auditing.
• Continual Improvement tools and processes, statistical tools, problem solving, customer relations.
• Quality tools and training: QMS understanding, internal auditor training, QMS implementation, FMEA, SPC, Gage R&R, supplier management, problem solving tools, QA methods, etc.
• Inspection, gaging, calibration, & measurement services
• Industry expertise includes:  Automotive, electronics, ESD, explosion environment, medical, agriculture, construction, aerospace, food processing, military, industrial goods, consumer products, metal working, foundry, welding, forming, machining, molding, tooling, packaging, distribution, plating, finishing, and heat treating.

Northstar Quality’s Personnel:

• In addition to being RAB trained and certified as QMS Lead Auditors, we also hold ASQ certifications including Certified Quality Manager, Certified Quality Engineer, Certififed Biomedical Auditor, and Certified Quality Auditor.
• We are a team of experienced quality management professionals, having over 100 years combined industrial and quality experience.  Biographies are available on Personnel page.