Robert Kaphengst serves as president and chief executive officer of Dimensional Control Systems Inc. (DCS), which he co-founded in 1994. In addition, Kaphengst is a frequent industry speaker on the continuous improvement of product quality through processes including GD&T. Prior to co-founding DCS, he was with General Motors for nearly 30 years where he drove manufacturing process improvements. In his last 10 years at GM, he was responsible for the dimensional management process and the use of GD&T within the truck division. After leaving GM, Kaphengst continued to serve as a contractor, responsible for dimensional problem solving at assembly plants. Kaphengst is a widely respected pioneer in the application of GD&T. He has taught several hundred classes on the subject at companies across North America, South America, Germany, and England.