MEMBER MEETING

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST

Dr. Catherine L. Martin

“What Would Deming Do Today?”

Description/Abstract:

Dr. Catherine Martin will present the quality management philosophies of the leaders of Quality and examine their individual contributions to modern practice. W. Edward Deming had many roles in his life, and he helped shape and define the field of quality as we know it. To some, Deming was a mathematical statistician, to others, he is known for being a distinguished author in the field of quality in business. To Deming, the collection of data was a necessary component of quality control. He famously said, “without data, you’re just another person with an opinion.”

Deming lived on the frontier of a revolution in computing that changed all industries. While we do not know what he would have specifically done regarding the evolution of statistics and the rise of data science and Artificial Intelligence, we do have a general idea of Deming’s opinion on data and quality.

This presentation will focus on the contributions of Deming that helped shape current thinking in quality management and the principles of total quality as it relates to Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Biography

Dr. Catherine L. Martin holds a Bachelor of Arts in biology from the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, Master of Science Degree in Quality Systems Management from National Graduate School in Falmouth, Massachusetts and Doctor of Business Administration in Quality Systems Management from National Graduate School in Falmouth Massachusetts.

She is a senior member of the American Society of Quality (ASQ). Catherine was the ASQ Los Angeles Section Program Chair from 2005-2007, ASQLA Secretary from 2007-2008 and ASQLA Vice-Chair from 2008-2009. She is certified as a Quality Auditor (CQA) and Quality Engineer (CQE) by the American Society of Quality. She is trained as a RABQSA Lead AS9100 Auditor and is a Six Sigma Specialist.

Catherine’s diverse background gives her a unique view of quality from several industries and an opportunity to study the best practices and winning strategies of other industries to improve performance. Her professional experience includes working or consulting in aerospace, biotechnology and healthcare. She has worked as a quality professional at Raytheon, Genzyme Genetics, Impath, and OncoCare, for which she was a co-owner. She received the Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems Excellence in Quality Award in 2008.

Catherine is especially proud to be a graduate of the National Graduate School Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) Program in Quality Systems Management. Her dissertation project was to develop a forward-looking and risk-based approach to auditing. She created a risk management quality audit program and support tool for aerospace and defense companies

Meeting ID: 849 3283 2424

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