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First, I would like to thank the 50+ clients that have believed in my company and enabled me to keep the business going strong heading into year 11. A special thanks to the number of customers that have been with me in various capacities since day one; your loyalty is greatly appreciated. I am also proud to announce a 100% certification track record with my clients across the international standards of AS9100/ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, IATF 16949, and MIL-PRF-31032.
The company was founded September 30th, 2013, so while the actual 10-year anniversary was last September I am extending the celebration as there will be a special anniversary offer extended to all of my clients over the past 10 years. Separate emails will be sent out to these clients with details, but a summary of the offer is outlined below. 
10-year QMS Upgrade
Every year I make changes to my core Quality Management System that improves, simplifies and increases efficiency. The system is also updated based on the constantly changing auditor preferences and interpretations of the standard(s). This will be a one-time QMS upgrade that incorporates all the improvements over the past 10 years and that can be accomplished over a one-month period via onsite and online meetings, including training to the new upgrades. Typical results are a 40-50% reduction in procedures, forms, tasks, etc., with an ROI of only 6-months or less. The number of clients in any given month will be limited to allow appropriate time to each client, but the offer will be extended as many months as needed to accommodate all that are interested.
Once again, many thanks to my clients in helping to achieve this milestone, and I look forward to the next ten!
Steve
Contact me for all your quality needs
Steve@tracQMS.com
920-841-3478
PRESS RELEASE
The Right Approach Consulting
March 5, 2024
Hanover Park, IL
Elite RF receives ISO 9001 2015 Certification
I am proud to announce that client Elite RF, an industry-leading RF amplifier and generator manufacturer, has received certification to ISO 9001: 2015 from certifying body IAPMO SCB. The entire management staff put in a tremendous amount of work to make this certification happen, as evidenced by receiving zero findings in their initial certification audit. A special shout out to Deep Patel, VP of Operations, for spearheading the project internally and inspiring a quality culture throughout the organization.
Ami Patel, Chief Administrative Officer & Partner, stated: “Quality is important to us, and getting ISO 9001 certified validates Elite RF’s commitment to maintain a healthy quality system and assure we meet all customer requirements. Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority as stated in our Quality Policy, and ISO will help us hold that promise to our customers. Receiving ISO certification will help our customers know they are in good hands when ordering RF amplifiers or generators from Elite RF. Also, special thanks to Steve Williams of TRAC for his guidance through our ISO journey.”
About Elite RF
Elite RF has a profound understanding and years of experience in RF/microwave power amplification technology. They focus on 3 product categories – RF Power Amplifiers, Solid-State High-Power Microwave Generators, and RF Ablation Medical Devices, as well as custom RF solutions. The company works diligently toward meeting the needs of its clients in industries such as medical devices, aerospace, military, quantum computing, particle technologies, communication, plasma-based applications (such as lab-grown diamonds, and semiconductor processing) plus many more. Please reach out to them at sales@eliterf.com to discuss your RF/microwave product specifications and they will closely collaborate with your team to develop your idea into a working product.
For more information go to: http://www.eliterfllc.com
Contact Steve for all of your QMS needs.
Steve@tracQMS.com
920-841-3478
In conjunction with the IPC, join me on this live Webinar Wednesday, March 13th, 2024. Sign up using this registration link to the webinar https://www.ipc.org/event/importance-good-pcb-design-package
Topics Include:
- Customer Service Representatives Are Not Engineers
- Netlist does not match the manufacturing data
- Impedance stackups do not meet impedance requirements
- Not using the appropriate material set
- Customized CAM adjustments
- Designer not understanding fabricator capabilities
- Inheriting a design from a competitor
- Overdesigning a PCB
- Unmanufacturable designs
- Lack of designer/fabricator engagement
Contact me at:
Steve@tracQMS.com
920-841-3478
Continuing with the second in my 3-part interview with ASC’s John Johnson, formerly with Averatek, on the patented A-SAP process that allows PCB manufacturers to produce sub 25-micron (1 mil) pcb trace and space designs with perfectly straight side walls.
Click here to read the entire article: https://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1512857-design007-dec2023/45?
Contact me for all your quality needs or to schedule your own company marketing interview.
920-941-3478
Steve@tracQMS.com
Read the first in my 3-part interview with ASC’s John Johnson, formerly with Averatek, on the patented A-SAP process that allows PCB manufacturers to produce sub 25-micron (1 mil) pcb trace and space designs with perfectly straight side walls.
Click here to read the article: https://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1511130-design007-nov2023/59?
Contact me for all your quality needs or to schedule your own company marketing interview.
920-941-3478
Steve@tracQMS.com
Good leadership always makes a difference; unfortunately, so does bad leadership. This leadership truth continues as we wrap up this series on leadership with the last of the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: The Law of Legacy.
What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind once you’ve moved on from your leadership position? For most people, legacy is all about what they have personally achieved; their successes, awards & accomplishments; in other words, the things they leave behind. For leaders, these things are certainly part of their legacy, but their lasting value as a leader is in the people they leave behind…
Read the rest of the article at http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1494936-pcb007-mar2023/89?
Contact me for all your leadership and quality needs.
Steve@tracQMS.com
920-841-3478
Good leadership always makes a difference; unfortunately, so does bad leadership. This leadership truth continues as we will be talking about law 19 of the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.
Timing is Everything
How often have we heard this throughout our lives? Too often to count I would suggest.
We don’t have to look around us very far to find examples of both good timing and bad timing. In the context of leadership, there are really only four outcomes for any decision and the first three are a result of poor timing: … Click here to read the entire article http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1479191-pcb007-sep2022/89?-3478
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Steve@tracQMS.com
920-841
Early in my career I had no idea what I wanted to do; I got into this business because printed circuit board manufacturing was the family business; back then it was just a starter job and I had no idea that it would turn in to a 47-year (and counting) career path.
After years of working, hearing both internal and customer complaints and noticing what things work and what did not, I began to find my groove and decided to position myself to make a difference and change the things I could influence. Click here to read the rest of the article http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1464867-pcb007-apr2022/77?
TRAC is here for all your quality & leadership needs.
Steve@tracQMS.com
920-841-3478
Press Release
March 17, 2023
West Chicago, IL
I am pleased to announce that client American Standard Circuits has achieved certification to ISO 13485 for the medical device industry. This latest certification adds to ASC’s AS9100 Aerospace, ISO 9001 Commercial, IATF 16949 Automotive and MIL-PRF-31032 Military certification
President and CEO, Anaya Vardya commented, “This certification represents a great deal of work and dedication from all our team members, along with Steve Williams of TRAC. They all put together a tremendous effort to reach this goal. It is my understanding that there are very few printed circuit board companies that have earned ISO 13485:16 Medical Certification which makes us stand out as a preferred medical electronics circuit board provider. As we continued to grow our medical business exponentially, we felt that this certification would go a long way in establishing our leadership in this marketplace. Now that we have made the investment in time and people to accomplish this certification we look forward to meeting and working with even more medical electronics companies.”
For more information about American Standard Circuits’ services or to ask one of their technology experts a question go to http://www.asc-i.com
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