Dear Members,
We are pleased to invite you to the Windsor Section membership meeting, March 2026.
SEMINAR
CERTIFICATION - BEHIND THE SCENES
AN INSIDER LOOK AT AUDITS AND CERTIFICATION DECISIONS
Speaker: Bobby Satheesan (Senior Project Manager - Bureau Veritas Certification North America)
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Plasman - 635 Sprucewood Avenue, Windsor, ON, N9C 0B3
What You'll Learn
- Demystify the Certification Process - Understand how accreditation bodies, certification bodies, and ISO standards work together
- Master Audit Fundamentals - Explore the complete audit lifecycle from pre-planning through closure, including Stage 1, Stage 2, surveillance, and recertification audits
- Write Effective Nonconformities - Learn the correct approach for documenting audit findings with clear requirements, findings, and objective evidence that drive real corrective action
- Navigate Critical Decision Gates – Discover the administrative review, technical review, and certificate decision processes that determine certification outcomes
- Optimize Your Audit Timeline - Learn how complexity/EA codes, employee count, and audit type impact planning and execution timelines.
Speaker Bio:
Bobby Satheesan brings over 13 years of auditing expertise to his role as Senior Project
Manager at Bureau Veritas Certification North America. In this capacity, he oversees the audit
delivery on global multi-site QHSE certification contracts and manages the ANSI/ESD S20.20
certification program. He also champions various auditor competence improvement initiatives
within Bureau Veritas.
With a master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from King Fahd University of
Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia) and a Graduate Certificate in Business from Vancouver
Island University (Canada), Bobby has spent his career fostering business growth through
strategic people management, specification selling, and QHSE management systems
implementation and auditing. He has also led several operational efficiency improvements
projects across automotive, oil and gas, marine, defense, and energy sectors.
His scholarly contributions to the field of tribology of hybrid epoxy nanocomposite coatings,
polymer chemistry, and biomedical engineering composites feature in peer-reviewed scientific
journals, book chapters, and international conferences.
A holder of the CMQ/OE credential, Bobby is also a member of the American Society for Quality
(ASQ) and serves on the executive committee in the role of Education Chair for the Windsor
415 chapter.
Registration Link:
- Please register using the link below to secure your spot. Space is limited!
https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/asqwinsdor415/certification-behind-the-scenes
Fees:
- Member: S20
- Non-Member: S25
- Student: $5
Payment: E-mail Money Transfer
- Kindly remind you to send the participation fee to the e-mail address below.
harrispj1234@gmail.com
Recertification Unit
We look forward to seeing you there for an engaging and informative evening.
Best regards,
ASQ Windsor Section Executive Committee