Hossein Lotfi

Lumileds

Hossein Lotfi is director of technology development and quality at Lumileds in San Jose, California, where he leads technology development and semiconductor quality and reliability. A certified IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 lead auditor, he holds a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering and has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications and patents in semiconductor and photonics research and development. You can connect with him on LinkedIn.

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You Don’t Have a Quality Policy Until You Live It Most quality policies are laminated, not lived

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We use mission statements, leadership principles, and quality policies to define our culture and to shape how we work. But while these documents are impressive on paper, they often remain too vague for action and fail under real-world pressure. Why…