Paul Polesnak joined Franklin Bronze Precision Components LLC, Franklin, Pa., as quality assurance manager. He comes to the company with over 32 years of experience in quality and management systems, continuous improvement and Lean/Six Sigma activities. He is a certified quality engineer and has held roles as a process and methods engineer, as well as a senior supplier quality engineer. As quality assurance manager, Polesnak manages the ISO 9000 Quality System; develops, oversees and implements process control and plant continuous improvement activities; and directs all auditing functions. He earned a bachelor's degree in metallurgy at Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from Youngstown State University.
Related Glossary Terms
- process control
process control
Method of monitoring a process. Relates to electronic hardware and instrumentation used in automated process control. See in-process gaging, inspection; SPC, statistical process control.
- quality assurance ( quality control)
quality assurance ( quality control)
Terms denoting a formal program for monitoring product quality. The denotations are the same, but QC typically connotes a more traditional postmachining inspection system, while QA implies a more comprehensive approach, with emphasis on “total quality,” broad quality principles, statistical process control and other statistical methods.
