Tom Taormina, CMC, esteemed quality consultant and long-time contributor to Quality Digest, has passed away. He is survived by his wife, Midge, and their three children. Recently, Taormina was working with Quality Digest and a consortium of others to design a certified training program for quality professionals, called “Quality Master,” a five-level program to address the future needs of the profession.
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Taormina was an expert in the ISO 9000 series of standards as well as an expert witness in product liability and organizational negligence. He wrote 20 books on the beneficial use of standards, and worked with more than 700 companies throughout his career. In fact, he was one of the first quality control engineers at NASA’s Mission Control Center during the Gemini and Apollo projects.
Jeff Dewar, Quality Digest CEO, shared his thoughts on the man whose influence so profoundly shaped the quality industry.
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Passing of Tom Taormina
I was so sorry to hear of Tom's passing, and I pray for his wife and surviving family. Tom was a consultant for a number of companies for which I performed ISO 9000 audits for ABSQE during the late 1990's. I was always amazed at his stamina and attention to detail. He would drive 500 miles from West Texas in time to attend his client's ISO audit in the Houston area by 9:00 a.m. Not only did he appear rested, but had fascinating reports of his mobile Ham radio discussions during his drive to the audit. His later books on Internal Auditing, and ISO applications were educational, informative and inspiring. Tom left an exceptional legacy to the operations management organizations. His professional example will provide valuable guidance to the Quality Assurance professions for years to come.
Hugh Gillogly, former ASQC, and IRCA lead auditor.
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