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Dr.Sittinath Sanpanich is a senior professional in productivity improvement and HR management, he has more than 20 years of experience as a senior executive and a management consultant in these fields, this include many senior managerial positions such as director of Consulting Division and Human Resources Division (Lean Management/ Manufacturing/ Operations: Productivity and Quality Improvement) at Thailand Productivity Institute (National Productivity Center) (Outstanding Project – Productivity improvement for SMEs in Thailand, in co-operation with International Labor Organization –ILO), Assistant Vice President Operations at Padaeng Poongsan Metals Co., Ltd., Managing Director at Thai Disposable Products Co,Ltd., Senior Consultant at Frost & Sullivan (Thailand) (Outstanding project - Thai Airways Suvarnabhumi Airport - Business Transformation Project of Thai Technical of Thai Airways), HR Senior Consultant at Kasetsart University (Outstanding Project: Strategic Planning and Logistics Manpower Planning at State Railway of Thailand/ Project: System Development for Public Transportation and Parking Management, Suvarnabhumi Airport), Senior Consultant at Watson Wyatt (Thailand) Limited  (Outstanding Project: “Productivity, Lean Management and Human Resources Development” Manpower Planning, Airport of Thailand (Public) Co., Ltd.). He is also an invited professor at NIDA (National Institute Development Administration) Bangkok, Thailand. He is currently an outstanding trainer and instructor for Productivity Improvement, Lean Management, TQA (Thailand Quality Award), TQM, Benchmarking, QCC, Kaizen, Human Resource Management to many leading organizations in Thailand.

Bob Umstad has extensive application experience in Aviation Safety and Quality Systems for ISO and AS standards acquired through training and hands on experience while developing and establishing new systems
o High calibre aviation manager professional with strong leadership and commercial acumen over 45 years.
o Capacity to lead development and implementation of new programs and initiatives, maintenance programs, multi site management,
o Extensive operational management experience across multiple maintenance functions on fixed wing, rotary wing aircraft, UAV, Composite and Metal Fabrications.
o Extensive experience in multiple aviation regulatory requirements, certification and standards specifications (EASA, FAA, CASA, DGTA Indonesia, ADF AEO/AMO) and awareness of Singapore Civil Aviation Regulations and Malaysia and China requirements;
o Successfully transitioned 2 companies into higher level approvals (one company to FAA, EASA part 145, DGTA, AS9110 and the second company into EASA and FAA part 145 and currently maintaining Aviation Quality Management System oversight

As Aerospace & QMS Consultant:
• Travel within the Australasia Region including India to develop, maintain and implement management systems for the Aerospace and the Manufacturing sector including improvements, auditing and training.
• The conduct of audits in Singapore, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Australia and Italy for clients such as Boeing, BAE, GE Aviation, PAIA, Sikorsky, Vector, Cobham and Garuda Engine Shop (Commercial Operations), Raycom, Du Pont, Thales, Yokogawa, Aeroworks, Zodiac and SIIX, .
• Platforms included Fast jet military, Rotary Wing commercial + military, Commercial operations BAE 146, Boeing 717, 737 Embraer 190, -8. Manufacturing disciplines include Surface Treatment, CNC, Composites, Mechanical, Machining, NDT, Electronics, Supply Chain, Aircraft Galley Related Equipment and Chemical Manufacture and distribution. Also includes UAV operators.
• Consultation for companies to achieve Regulatory and or Aviation Standards (e.g. FAA, EASA, CASA part 145, Indonesian part 145, AS9100 Rev D, AS9110 Rev C and AS9120 Rev B).

Major achievements

• Completed the transition training from AS9100 Rev B to Rev C and included further completion of AS9110 Rev A, AS9110:2012 and AS9120 Rev A. Recently to ISO9001:2015.
• Completed training in ISO TS29001 to assess companies that hold API accreditation
• To continue to enjoy being associated with aerospace where I have had experience in operations for 42 Years in Aerospace in Military and Commercial operations in manufacturing, maintenance, logistics, administrative and associated engineering roles.
• Successfully transitioned 2 companies into higher level approvals (one company to FAA, EASA part 145, DGTA, AS9110 Rev A and the second company into EASA part 145).

Gurpreet Singh is a Management & Systems, Control and Assurance professional. He is a Chartered Accountant, Lead Assessor and Trainer with over 30 years’ experience, providing management systems related services to the public and private sector organisations in south-east Asia (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines), the Middle-east, Australia and New Zealand. Lead Assessor and Trainer having done extensive certification assessments in the risk and related management systems portfolio (ISO 31000, 22301, 27001, 20000-1, and 9001) and conducted over 200+ professional training programs. Conducted structural reviews of global BCMS, ISMS, ITSM, ERM programs of large multi-regional organizations in the Telecom services, BPO services, Banking & Insurance services, Hospitals, Airports, and Oil & Gas sectors across countries. Advocated and presented standards at seminars, conferences, and corporate briefings in various industry, management, professional association forums and University management schools in India, Southeast Asia, the Middle-east, Europe, Americas and Africa. He was the Director – Business Risk Solutions, Director – Operations with BSI India managing the India operations of certification assessments and learning and development. 

Dr.Kenny Chan Teik Ken is a Registered Third Party Certification Lead Auditor for ISO9001, ISO14000, OHSAS18001, QS-9000, ISO/TS16949, and qualified as CQA, CQE, CQM, CSSBB, and a registered chemist. He has extensive training experience in management system, continuous improvement & implementation of many QMS standards and as well as certification auditing to a wide range of industries. Other than a PhD. In industrial engineering, he possess an MBA, MSc (TQM) and MSc (Environmental Engineering), coupled with B.Eng (Chemical Engineering) and BSc (Chemistry & Biology). Dr. Kenny also holds Post-Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety Management from UKM. 

D. V. Pai is an Assessor, Consultant and Trainer for Business Excellence, Six Sigma, Lean Process. He is a Lead Auditor, trainer and consultant  for ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 9001. He has more than 31 years work experience in different countries like India, Malaysia, Germany, Sweden, UK, USA, Brazil, Japan, etc. His work experience include Manufacturing Sectors as well as Service Sectors. His firm, Pragma Management Services has provided consulting and training services to various internationally reputed companies like, General Motors, Daimler, Mitsubishi, Yuken, Bateman, Methode Electronics, Federal-Mogul, Weilburger Coatings, PP Payne, etc.

Sumeth Kungsumran is a senior instructor/consultant in Quality & Productivity improvement with more than 20 years of total working experience. Consulting and teaching job began in 2002 with Thailand Productivity Institute and later on with Trecon to leading a consulting unit. Teaching a large number of classes in Six Sigma (Executive Awareness, Champion, Black Belt, and Green Belt) and Data Analysis by Minitab to a wide range of business including Automotive, Electronics, Textile, Tire, Rubber, Machinery, Software, Logistics, Medicine, Building Materials, Paper, Cement, Hard Disk Drive and its components across South East Asia region for more than 30 companies, also coached more than 200 Six Sigma projects. Gaining also direct experience of process improvement in service sector by working in retail and banking business. Sumeht Kungsumran is also a certified Master Black Belt by Rath & Strong.